The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
SOCIALISTS
ALL TALK.
Funny Way That Candidate
Lipscomb's Meeting Was Held.
Every bOdy Made Speeches and
Nobody Won the Debate.
KIND THINGS SAID.
IND THINGS SAID
Both POpulist and Republican
Candidates are Gentlemen
Says One of the Speakers-Lips-
comb Doesn't Want EsHOn."

The most unique political meeting
held in Topeka for many a day was the
Socialist meeting which was addressed
by Caleb Lipscomb, OF Fort Scott, the
Socialist Labor candidate for COVER
nor, at Weber hail last night.
The address of Mr.. Lipscomb was not
so peculiar in itself, but after he had
concluded his audience took a hand at
speech-making, and nearly every one of
the 20 auditors made a speech, and some
of them made four or five 1t was of
the nature of a free-for-an. debate be-
tween the straight-out Socialists and
the Populists, but neither side came out
much ahead. It was entirely friendly
and the utmost good nature prevailed
throughout.
by means of small handbills, across the
top of which is printed the Biblical
quotation, and they shall build houses,
and inhabit them; and they shall plant
vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Beneath that is a half-tOned engraving
of himself and family, and then follows
the announcement of the meeting.
The meeting last evening was sup
posed to begin at 1880, but at 8 o'clock
not more than 20 people were present
At that time G. P. Judd, state chairman
of the Socialist party, arose and re-
marked that while the people were
gathering he would sing song. He said
he could not sing much but he could
make noise. He did.
Judge A. A. Carnahan of ConcOrdia,
the Socialist Labor candidate for asso-
ciate justice, was made chairman Of the
meeting. By way of introduction he
said
Socialism stands for the elevation of
the human race. 1t does not expect to
work out the salvation of the rsce-that
is for Christianity and the ministers to
do. If we depart from Socialism we will
eventually come to anarchy and de-
spair.
working mamie must produce some
thing, either with his hand or his brain.
We may not poll a very large Socialist
vote in Kansas this year. All we expect
to do is to poll per cent of the entire
vote, so that we will have no trouble
in getting a place on the official ballot
our candidate for governor is a la
boring man and is entitled to the votes
of ali Socialists. More than so per cent
of the Populist party is composed or
Socialists and 80 per cent of the Repub-
lican party. do not care which of the
old parties win, the candidate of either
of them is a gentleman and can draw
the salary of the office. I hope we draw
equally from both parties
In introducing the candidate for gov
ernor Judge Carnahan referred to him
as Honorable Caleb Lipscomb, and
when he started to speak Mr. Lipscomb
said:
han Of saying Honorable" but not
quite.
1.-THE Republican party stands for the
Capitalization Of wealth and for the
capitalists. Opposed to it is the Demo-
Pop party, sometimes called the fusion
party, but which term the confusion
party. This party is laboring under
wrong idea. Tt is trying to right our
present wrongs by clinging to the old
competitive system, which can never be
done. William ]. Bryan, the champion
of that party. declared that he favored
the destruction of the trusts. That is
not right. We do want to destroy the
trusts but we do want to destroy the
private ownership of the trusts. I am
sick of the word reform" It only
means a patching up of the old system.
Under the competitive system the Ia
boring man does not own the tools he
works with nor a bit of what he pro-
titiOn with machines, 1abOr-saving ma
chimes, and as a result his wages are
lowered to the point of subsistence, and
the point of subsistence will also be
gradually lowered.
The plans of the confusion party to
build state stockyards is wrong because
it is beginning at the wrong end of the
system 1t aims at helping the people
who do not need help at present. They
ought to begin by helping the lower ele-
ments of society instead of the wealthy
Under the competitive system the mid
die class and the smaller business enter
Drises will be brushed ont The little
stores must give way to the big depart
ment stores. because the department stores
can distribute goods better and cheaper
than the little stores can. And the same
thing is true of all businesses"
After he had concluded Mr.. Lipscomb
gave an opportunity to anyone to ask him
questions. and then the debate began. L.
A. Stebbins, George Harrison. E D. VIII
more Gould be ACCOMPLISHED for Socialism ism
by voting the Populfst ticket this fall than
by voting the Socialist ticket and letting