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Judge Ed son's Managers are Stooping to Low Politics—Carry ing on a Personal Campaign— Have no Regard for Private Se crecy and Resorted to Fabrica tions and Untruthful Statements. The campaign between J. Adam Rede and Judge Edson for the Republican nomination for congress is attracting •w i-de spread attention. The Bede manr agers are resting their claims on their candidate's qualifications and on the great service he has rendered the party Their campaign has been clean and vig orous, on the other hand Mr. Ed fon's managers have carried on one of the foulest campaigns ever known in this district. They have violated per sooal confidence by printing private WORK FOR WOMEN HOW A WOMAX STARTED CRUSAD1S FOR INION LABEL SHOES. Insisted I'pon Having Nothing Else But Inion Label Shoes From Union Clerk—A whole sermon in Her Work—C'nnsed Store to Install a Fall Line of Inion Shoes—Work for Women. An incident occurred a few weeks since which serves for a good illustra tion and a few remarks. A young lady, the wife of a union man, went into a department store of this city. She vis ited the shoe department, sought out a union clerk, and said to him: "Do you keep union stamped shoes?" The clerk hesitated a moment with a surprised look, and said: "Oh, yes, here are two lines," and he showed the two lines of union stamped shoes, both of which were cheap shoes. The young lady wanted a pair of $3.00 or $3.50 shoes, and in all that great shoe department the best .shoe was $1.75. The clerk po litely showed the shoes and as politely escorted the lady to the main aisle, but before parting he said to her: "I wish every Union man's wife would do as you have done this afternoon, we would then be able to sell none but union stamped shoes. This great firm Is not oposed to union goods, we will keep what the public demand, I wish the women were all like you. I thank you for what you have done this after noon." There is a whole sermon, a trade union sermon, in those few words of that shoe clerk. The young lady did not buy any shoes in that store, but it is safe to say the clerk informed the manager why. Consider for a moment the power of tfiat one woman in that great store. BEDE FOR CONGRESS CONTEST IS EXCITING WIDE SPREAD INTEREST letters, have lied about the contents and have prevented the meaning in order to influence the voters. They have resorted to personalities and un truthful fabrications, never urging their candidate's fitness, but always at tacking Mr. Bede. Every candidate for the nomination for congress in the nine districts of Minnesota has come out with a platform with the exception of Mr. Edson, is the judge afraid to announce his views or do his managers This was but an individual effort. Sup pose we had an organized effort, what then? The possibilities of organizing and exploiting this fertile field of union label agitation are immense. The re sults are mighty and far-reaching, and this unorganized force is the one pow er we lack today. The organization of women label leagues is at once the most important and far-reaching effort to be accomplished. Let us not delude ourselves. The facts are that only 10 per cent of the w»-es of union men in America are demanding union goods to day. Can we realize this costly and mighty mistake? It is the indifference and the un thinking and unorganized unionism COUNTY TREASURER. I L. H. WHIPPLE, is a candidate for renomination. If faithfulness and merits are entitled to consideration Mr. Whipplt should be again chosen for county treasurer. Those who have business in isi office l:now full well how it is conducted. It is a source of much pride to every citi B*B to know that the treasury depart VOTE FOR J. B. MIDDLECOFF, Republican Candidate for Judge of Probate Organize the women, our wives, and direct their purchasing pov^r, and you will accomplish nothing short of a rev olution in the trade union movement. The label is distinctly an American in stitution. It is the most powerful weap on we can use today, and yet we are using only one-tenth of the power. We have said, and we repeat, that the full use of this gigantic power in one year would add 50,000 members to the Shoe Workers Union, and not less than two wish to straddle all issues as some political renegades do. Are there no good qualities that the judge posesses that they could advance without this ruless mud slinging The sentiment is, however moulded and Mr. Bede will receive the strong est Republican endorsements ever given a candidate in this district. Be on hand at the polls Sept. 16 and use every ef fort to have your friends vote for him. For a Second Term. responsible right now a tremendous increase that is largely for the lack of in organization. ment of the county is managed as care fully as any bank in the city. This has been the feeling of the people ever since Mr. Whipple has held the office. He is an old resident of the city, and has always been a public spirited citi zen His renomination will give con fidence and satisfaction to all. BEDE COMMITTEE. million members to the American Fed eration of Labor. The thing to do, is to bend every ef fort to organize women's label leagues organize even if you have to do it with only three or five members to start with. At our recent convention pro vision was made to place a lady organi zation in the field for special work in this direction. -If you wish aid in forwarding this great work write to headquarters at once and the general office will render every aid possible in this direction. Let each local take up the matter at once and lay pians for agigantic label agita tion. It means victory. Act now! AN INDICTMENT OF THE COAL BARONS. The coal operators in Pennsylvania are showing that spirit in dealing with their late employes that incites to vio lence and is productive of a sentiment of class hatred which finds expression in the principles of anarchy. In this re spect the operators are encouraging the growth of anarchy. Men denied justice will commit injustice in retaliation. The working people of France were op pressed, and the revolution was a nat ural result, and in the blind fury of the hour carried to execution the in nocent as well as the guilty. The op erators have no sound reason to reject the appeal of their employes for a hear ing of their grievances. In doing so they are acting not only against the ghts of the workingmen, but against the obligation they owe to the whole people. The companies which control the mines have for years been favored by government legislation. Through this advantage they have had practically to contend with no foreign competition they have been able to control the home market, and through this monopoly, at the expense of the people, millions of dollars have been diverted to their treasuries. Neither the workingmen nor people have shared in their monop oly. They have violated, as far as pos sible every principle of a Christian civ ilization in dealing with their employes, and have ignored the interests of the people in their greed, drawing from them all the "tariff would bear" short of a popular uprising against their ex actions. Their power should be broken, and the people can do it, and we hope the present trouble will result in 'the overthrow of their tyranny and ras cally power.—N. Y. Unionist. DOES IT PAY? Comparisons In Honrs and Wages of Wage Earners Carroll D. Wright, United States commissioner of labor, has issued the following comparisons in hours and wages of union and non-union workers in this country: Bakers—Union men work 70.5 hours a week average daily wages, $2.05. Non-union men work 96.4 hours a week average daily wages, $1.79. Bricklayers—Union men work 51.5 hours a week average daily wages, $3.80. Non-union men work 57.4 hours a week average daily wages, $2.17. Carpenters—Union men work 35 hours a week average daily wages, $2.53. Non-union men work 58 hours a week average daily wages, $2.13. Cigarmakerfc—Union men work 47 hours a \yeek average daily wages, $2.27. Non-union men work 53.8 hours a week average daily wages, $1.65. Horseshoers—Union men work 48 hours a week average daily wages, $2.65. Painters—Union men work 48 hours a week average daily wages, $2.50. Non-ur^on men work 57 hours a week: average daily wages, $1.80. LABOR PARASITES WHO HEAP THE BENEFITS THAT OTHERS SECURED. Labor's Right to Organize In Belns Preached From Pulpit, Stage and Platform—The Man Who Takes Another's Job I'nlalrly li Despised By Employers a* Well a* By ..Labor. All Wa«re Earners Must Unite. This is the age of trade unions. The •laboring people of all crafts beiong to them. The spirit of independence, pro tection and combination has spread to all classes. The ri"ght to work under more favorable conditions is being preached from pulpit, stage and plat form. It is publicly acknowledged that the labor question is the most impor tant one that confronts us at the pres ent time and yet, knowing all this, reading it in the daily press year in and year out, hearing it discussed on the street cars and in public places, we have men who are so blind to their on interests and welfare that they fail to see the necessity of belonging to a labor organization or union of their trade or calling. They reap the bene fits that the union man fought for they rob him of his rights they steal from him that which he sacrificed so much for—shorter hours of toil and more pay. Yes, they evemtake his place and thus prevent him from vyorking under better and more favorable con ditions. Such men as these are a hin drance to prosperity, a detriment to mnnkind and enemies to trade unions. They are known as "scabs" an^ as such are dispised. The very word "scab" hurts their finer feelings, if such they have. They gain everybody's ill-will. No one has any respect for them, even those who employ them in times of strikes look upon them as inferior be ings, have no confidence in them, and are only too willing to part with them just as soon as they possibly can. They are traitors to labor. They cannot look you straight in the face, for they know in their hearts they are "wrong." They try to justify themselves by tell ing you that "Self preservation is the first law of nature that they must work to keep body and soul together, and the wolf from the door. Oh! what miserable, paltry excuses. What about the union men and women, perhaps in more straightened circumstances, who sacrifice time, labor and money that better working, economic, industrial conditions may be established who are ever ready and willing to give a kind word and a helping hand to those who falter by the wayside, who whis per: "Be brave to their fellowmen." "Take up the thread of Hope again" And whose ambition is to see the "Brotherhood of Mankind" firmly planted and maintained from the East to the West and from the North to the South. Are these people to be sacrificed to the greed and selfish motives of in dividuals devoid of all principle and honor? I say, No! A thousand times, No! You who are on the outside take heed the day of retribution is at hand labor organizations are becom ing so powerful that there is no more room for such as you In this free country of ours, with all its great re sources. You have your choice of two things: either join the union and abide by its rules and teachings, or skip away to the land of no strikes, no la bor organizations, "no good,"—to the juugle's of darkest Africa, among the apes, where you belong. COAL TRUST. Can Block Necessary Constitutional Amendments. A trust, without conscience, has ob tained possession of the country's sup ply of coal. This trust controls abso lutely one of the nation's necessities— a necessity almost as absolute as1 water of air. Within the last twenty-four hours the president of the United States has publicly declared' that these trusts are beyond the reach of the law, and has suggested a change in the consti tution to reach them. (Any twelve states in the union caij prevent a Constitutional Amendment. The trust can easily purchase twelve states—which disposes of the Consti tutional Amendment idea.) The Coal Trust, in the middle of the scene, possesses all the nation's supply of coal. On one side are the men who dig the coal. On the other side are the citizens of the nation, to whose existence the coal is essential. To the coal miners, on its left hand, the Trust says: "Unless you work for prices which I fix, and consent to give up your union, you can't work at all." To the public, on its right, the trust says: "Unless these miners work at prices to suit me. you—the nation—cannot have any coal." D00LEY ON THE LABEL "Did ye say 'Wot's the union label?" Hogan? Listen t' me fer a short space and ye'U know. "Th' union label, Hogan, is a sign that th' trusts don't make everything. T' use the words of what's-his-name, th' label is th' bright an' shinin' stor that shows t' th' world the strength of th' workin' man ah' also a club t' knock th' divuls out in th* scab fac' trys. When ye see th' label on th' shoes ye buy ye can make up yer mind that tth' man that made thim had pie fer dinner last Sunday. When ye see the same on yer clothes ye know that ye won't ketch the smallpox from wearin' thim. Whin, Hogan, ye see th' label on the paper yer read, ye know that no matter whither its Raypublican or Dim mycrat or Middle of th' Road Prohibi tionists, th' gang Set it up had a few pennies in their pockets Saturday night. I tell ye, Hogan, 'tis a great thing. Whin ye go t' buy yourself a hat, Hogan, don't let th' man tell ye that ye look nice in that wun, sir, until ye's looked fer th' hatmakers' label. 'Wot good will all this do ye,' d'ye say, Hogan? "Hogan, ye're an ass. Don't ye see that whin th' gang gets paid $10 a week they' can pay ye fer more groceries thin they cu'd on $6. Hogan, ye're a dead head." STOVES $1.00 for 90 cts ARMSTEAD AGAIN STILL. MAINTAINS THAT HE IS A TRUE FRIEND OF LABOR. Takes Issue With Trades Assembly Committee in Their Statement to the Voters. Says he Pays His em ployes on Every Holiday, and Not for Political Purposes—Satisfied With His Record. DULUTH. MIINN, Sept. 5. 1902. W. E. McEwen. Duluth. Minn: Dear Sir:— I have read in the Labor World the circular published in answer to my communication of a few, days ago, and in reply desire to submit the following: In my communication I showed the stand' taken by myself on" the Question of a shorter working day. and having taken that stand when I did shows very plainly that it was not taken for politi cal purposes. And I desire to say now, that whether or not I succeed in be ing elected sheriff of St. Louis county, the nine hour day is an established cus tom in my plant that will be continued. The shorter working day is something that laboring men everywhere are striv ing for and longing for. Then why should not a man ^ho favors their idea be commended by wage earners, even though lie has in the remote past dis agreed with some of their actions. How many of the laboring men of this city got paid for their time when they laid off to celebrate Labor day? The men working for me got their wages for that day just the same as any other day. And my men have been MILFORD PALMER, Candidate for Register of Deeds. Who is a candidate for the Republican nomination for register of deeds in the primaries on Sept. 16, has resided on the Mesaba range, St. Louis county, for ten years He has been a staunch Republican all his life has been dep uty county attorney for the Mesaba range city attorney of Virginia for eigiht years, and mayor two terms. Mr. Palmer*® high character and fair dealing with fellowmen has made shim hosts of friends on the rang« and In the city, who feel confident of his nomination. TfOKT STROKE That can be made by anybody is to get their Wood Heating Stove now, our line is the largest and for 30 days we will give a discount oi: 10 per cent if you mention, about this ad. Helleu Hardware Co. VOTE FOR Republican Candidate fer Re-Eleetion ae County Surveyor. paid for their time every Labor day since I have been in business, and not simply since I became a candidate for sheriff. That being true, it cannot be said that my action this year in paying them for Labor day was done for politi cal effect. My men ijever have worked on New Years day, Decoration day. Fourth of July, Labor day, Thanksgiving day or Christmas. And the time lost on any of these days has never been deducted from their wages. Do you know of any Jfcmpjloyer, who poses as the especial friend of organized labor, who treats hie employes any better? I have not advertised these things be fore for the reason that they were not done for the purpose of booming busi ness or to curry favor with any organi zation, but they were done, as my actions prove, because I believe that "the la borer is worthy of hire." In my communication of several days ago I stated that "I was willing to stand or fall in my candidacy for office on noy record as an employer, among those who know me best, and that none know a man better than those who work for him and meet him most often." I am willing to re-affirm that statement now. You have known me for years, and you know many of those who have worked for me and if you can find a single one, who was not discharged for a good and sufficient reason, but quit of their own accord, who will say that they were not only treated fairly and justly, but generously, I will pay for the best suit of clothes you can have made in any tailor shop in our city. I am satisfied with my record as an employer, and if employers everywhere treated their employers as mine are and always have been treated, there would not be the necessity for organization among wage earners that exists today and the tales of distress and suffering that come from the coal regions would be far less prevalent. The only criticism that any one can make as an employer, is, "that several years ago I discharged an employe who gave a different reason for that dis charge to the reason that I gave." and ray books and subsequent events prove my reason to have been the true one. Very truly yours, JOHN T. ARMSTEAD. UNIONS AND BALLOTS. These, Says Barondees, Are the Workers' Strongest Weapons. At a meeting of the striking garment workers of New York held at Cooper Union the other night Joseph Baron dess, who has been in many hot labor fights on theeast side, said: "This fight you are conducting is not an equal one. On the other hand there are the manufacturers who are com bined in an association to help each other, to pay yau as little as they can and to make you work as many hours as possible. And they are legally with in their rights. According to the law of the land, they are not wrong. On the other hand, there is your union. You may win—I think you will—but how long will the fruits of your victory last? In junctions have been granted which deprive you of the right to breathe, to live, to strike, to do al most everything. In heaven's name, what is the next thing? Let them not be surprised if the people should re sort to violence to obtain their rights. If you can show me a policeman who has ever fought for a union man against a scab, I am willing to be come an agitator for and not against the' police. But you can't find one they are always on the side of the scab." "Supposing the great American Fed eration of Labor," he said, "announced that, because of the injunctions, be cause of the oppression of the working classes in athousand ways, labor would have a party of its own and the vote of the entire labor classes of America would be cast for its candidates, what would the pdliticians say? Next to trades unions, that is what you need, a party of your own, and then you can sweep all this injustice aside." STOPS THE COUGH AND WORKS OFF THE COLD. Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No Cure, no Poy. 25 ce»*a. $1.00 for 90 cts PRISON BROOMS. In many prisons and jails the broom industry is carried on to the detriment of the free broom makers. Brooms were formerly made in New York state un ||er the prison contract system. Since {hat system has been abolished three ilroom companies of that state, the Amsterdam, the American and Gardner broom companies all report 20 to 30 per cent increase in business. This proves that the prison contract system not only harms free labor, but free business likewise. When both busines and labor organize to abolish this damnable sys tem it will be a back number. The fight should be made from both ends. to ClTRE A COLD IN ONE DAT. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. 25 cents. *1* DR. J. D. BUDD, Candidate for the Republican Nom ination for Representative from the Fifty-first District. Dr. J. D. Budd, of Two Harbors, who is Considered almost a certainty for the Republican nomination for one of the representatives from the Fifty-first leg islative district is one of the most af fable of men. He is also a man of keenness, decision and ability. In his profession—that of a physician—Dr. Budd has been a very successful man and as a business man his progress has been marked. Dr. Budd has the en dorsement of the Republican county convention of Lake, his home county, for the nomination as representative, and of the Commercial Club of Two Harbors, there having been not a single dissenting vote in either case. This shows better than anything else the standing and esteem the doctor^ enjoys among hi sneighbors. Dr. Budd was born in Wisconsin and was graduated from Lawrence Univer sity^ Appleton, Wis., in 1872. PrevioUs to that he served in the Union army in a Wisconsin regiment, enlisting at the age of 16. He is a member and holds the office of post surgeon in the J. B. Culver post, G. A. R., of this city. Dr. Budd has Jjeen practicing medicine since 1879, since which time he has spent 11 years in Michigan, and the last thirteen years in Two Harbors. The only office he has ever held previous to this is that of coroner, his prac tice having- been too large to allow Mm to accept the offices that have at dif ferent times been urged upon him,. It was only after repeated urging that he consented to try for the nomination for representative, but now that he is in the fight he has his coat off and is making a fight for it. It might be of interest to quote th» resolutions of endorsement that tin Lake county Republicans passed is convention a short time ago: "We recommend the election of th* Hon. J. D. Budd, who is personally well known to every voter in the dis trict as a careful, thoughtful and thor oughly competent man, one whom w# can recommend as such without saw reservation, and one whom we will proud to have as our representative Ift the next legislature.