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Making Progress.

The Illinois democratic convention
adopted planks favoriug direct legis-
lation and public ownership of nc
nopoles.
California democrats and populists
nominated Judge Mcguire, one Of the
leading single takers of the United
States.
Now comes the OHIO democracy en-
dorsing direct legislation and the in
come tax. And still some people are
so blind they cannot see the marvel
Gus progress the reform ideas are
making.
Fifth--We are in favor of an in
come tax. 80 that the burden of taxa
tion be equally and impartially laid
to the end that wealth may bear its
due proportion of the expenses of the
government. and in view of the re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States declaring an in
come tax law passed by Congress I'M
constitutional. we are in favor of an
amendment to the constitution, max
ing a reasonable and just income tax
constitutional.
Eleventh-That as this is a govern
ment Of the people by the people and
for the people. we favor a reference
of all laws to the people themselves,
so far as practicable. under the mode
first devised and successfully prac-
ticed by the enlightened republic of
Switzerland, known a. the initiative
and referendum.
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Some Fool Farmers.

Once upon time some Farmers who
wished to have larger supply of Fish,
organized an association and Taxed
themselves $4,000 year to establish
Il Fish-Hatchery.
After the Fish were Hatched they
were turned out to Sea.
When they had grown Big, certain
Packing Companies Caught the Fish
which the Farmers had Taxed them
selves to Hatch.
These Packing Companies formed a
Trust which charged the Farmers
double price for their Fish.
Then Farmer proposed to his Asso-
ciates that they themselves Organize a
Packing company, Pack their own fish,
and so supply themselves with Fish at
cost.
He urged that as they were already
Taxed to Hatch the Fish. they should
also Catch and Pack them.
But the Association was greatly Dis
turbed. Some cried "Paternalism, =
some cried Socialism," some cried
Put him out" while others shouted
"Auarchy."
So the fool Farmers went on Taxing
themselves for the benefit of the British
Packing Trust
Fin;..
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tation. Meanwhile, until the law can
be so changed, we pledge ourselves to
voluntarily submit to the voters. as
the law now permits, all proposed re-
forms which are endorsed by a major
ity of the delegates in this convention,
and all questions which 10 per cent OF
the voters may, by their signatures
demand to be submitted to the voters.
We pledge ourselves to formulate
and apply an efficient system of gov
eminent of the Peoples party by the
Initiative, Referendum and Impera-
tive Mandate.
We believe that every honest re-
former can unite with us upon the
above plan of action without any
compromise of their conscientious
convictions n.any question, and we
ask every honest reformer to vote
with us on that basis.
*INITIATIvE-A plan by which a Ger.
tain per cent of voters may propose
any law they want and have it sub.
mitted to all the voters by the Refer.
endum.
fReferendum-A plan tofequire all
laws to be submitted to all the voters
for approval.
imperative Mandate-A plan
whereby any public officer may be re-
called from office by the voters.
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Cooperative Glass Works.

Another important DroDo.ition ba.
been laid before our people this week
cmanating also from Pitt,burg. MIR.
John NJ. =. Peter. of thar place i in
the CITY investigating a propo,ition tn
locate in our mid,. work, for the manu-
facture of window glass.
Mr.. -. Peter represents the Window
Glass Worker. Union of the United
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Things I Love.

l like the pretty squirrels, climbing
in the trees:
| like the pretty posies nodding in
the breeze:
Hike the little brides flying in the air;
| like the lovely berries growing
everywhere.
| love the pretty hillsides and the
lovely dells,
With the glossy ocean and the gentle
swells.
Lovely fishes swimming in the waters
blue:
Birds the wavelets skimming Just for
me and you.
| love the little brooklet running
down the hill,
And the pretty waterfall Just behind
the mill,
And the snowy mountains so pearly
and so high;
And the pretty cloudlets floating in
the sky:
And the pretty lambkins skipping
on the green,
And all the pretty dollies that ever
have seen,
And the pretty picture books, yellow,
pink and blue.
My Papa and my Mama. baby, me
and you.-Minnie ).
Equality, Aug. 81. 1898.
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ORGANIZATION
DEPARTMENT

REV. GEO. CANDEE, NATL ORGANIZE
All communications pertaining to a
ganizing and lecture work should bea
dressed to the national organizer. Red
Geo. Candee, 1917 Detroit Ave. ,Toledq
Ohio.
The following members have bees
commissioned 10 act as deputy organ.
zcrs:
f. D. Festner, SOB Pike St, Coying
ton, Ky.
Rev. L. f. Finley. Brice, Ohio
Marta Bethune Jones, Norcross, Ga
Rev. n. a. Worsley, Sylvania, Wis
n. a. Quale, 5l6 Mifflin ST.. MadisOl,
Wis.
w. c. Lewis, Amethyst, Colo.
n. Grassland, Blue Island, III.
Fred Eichholtz, Edison. Wash.
John Cloak, l0l Harbine Ave, Dsf
ton. Ohio.
Il. II. Hart, 1872 Indiana Ave, TOE
do, Ohio.
Cyrus NJ. Hawthorne, Roseburg, on
Pitt Whited, jackson. Mich.
Tom titton, III Delavan Ave, BI]
falo, n, Y.
J. w. Fairchild, Mizpah, Ky.
Rev. "A. ID. Hale, Haskins. Ore.
G. Bishir, Hutchinson, Kan.
Rev. Theo. A. johnson, RushmoNI
Ohio.
Thomas Hickling, Box lO6. 3 a'
ky, Ohio.
Miss Helen ]. Wescott, Maknaital
Kan.
b. c. c. LECTURE BUREAU.
The following members have express
ed their willingness to answer calls n
lecture in the interests of Sociah@
and the Brotherhood. For terms, dates
etc, write direct To lecturers:
Miss Helen Potter the noted imPr
senator. Hotel Pelham, Boston, Mas
Mrs. Marion II. Durham, Bulinglo-
Iowa.
Levi S, Lewis jl2 Hamilton ST. Az
bany, N. Y.
Mrs. Clara G. Hoffman, $40 l'ial@
Building, Kansas City. Mo.
Mrs. Katherine l.ente Stevenson NJ
Temple, Chicago. III.
Mrs Josephine l.. Church, l6Js DonI
St. Toledo. Ohio.
Rev. J. stitt Wilson, % w. Chieag
Ave, Chicago, m. nj,
Mrs. l.. G.. johnson. 1923 Foresi'lu'
Ave, Fiat %, Chicago. III
Bundles Of 10 or more to one addres
for one-half cent Per copy,
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in operation. The pay roll of the
establishment would average about
1000 per month. The Glass Workers
Union is one of the oldest and strongest
labor unions in the country, and is
made up of the highest class of wage
workers. Its members have already
established cooperative plants at vari-
Gus points in the east, all of which are
in successful operation. - Port Angeles
Tribune-Times.
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DIRECT NOMINATION


of apportionment, whether the vari-
Gus precincts land so the counties)
shall be granted representation &C
cording to the fusion vote. or accord
ing to the last straight populist
vote.
While it is "none of our business"
how our populist friends conduct their
family affairs, yet, in the interest of
good government, which must begin
in the primaries, we make the sug-
gestion that each precinct be given
influence according to the
NUMBER WHO ATTEND THE PRIMA-
RIES.
Retaining the present test of party
membership, let them:
|. Provide for nomination of all
candidates. state, county, township,
city, by petition to the central COM
mittee.
,. Let all primaries be held on a
certain day, say the first Tuesday in
September.
3. Let each primary be supplied
with printed ballots. as the state now
supplies ballots at the general cleo
ton, the only difference being that
at this September balloting all candi-
dates and voters must be Of the popu-
| list.
I. Let the ballots be counted, the
precincts making returns to the coun-
ty central committee and the county
central committee making returns
to the state central committee.
). Let each voter be allowed first,
second and third choice.
Is. Let planks for the platform be
submitted in like manner, each plank
to be petitioned for and voted on sep
arately.
This plan will of course abolish all
conventions, except such as are held
for conference merely, thus prevent
ing trading, logrolling, etc, and Sc
curing
Populists are making great efforts
to secure direct election of United
States senators. Here is a reform,
identical in nature but vastly more
important, which can be had for the
asking.
VIII the populist party adopt it,
and thereby introduce direct gov
ernment," that is, direct selection OF
candidates and direct choice of plat.
forms into their own party.
Let the Ellensburg convention
adopt the reform.
|. There will be no need of talking
about appointment" for each pre-
cinct will be given influence in pro-
portion to the number of populists
who attend and vote.
,. Having chance to vote directly
on every candidate for nomination in
precinct, county, city and state, there
will be large attendance.
3. Those who oppose representa-
ton" in favor of ''direct" government
as populists profess to do, should com
bine to win for their party the honor
of abolishing corrupt representa-
ton" Il. e. "convention') government
within their party, for delegates tc
county and state conventions sell out
and mis-represent their constituents
quite as often as do delegates to city
councils and state legislatures.
OF course, THE baser sort" of poll.
ticians will oppose this reform, as they
do all reform but it will win its way
in spite of them.
Now we meet in a county school
house, to elect delegates to the county
convention, to elect delegates to the
state convention, to elect delegates
to the national convention: to nomi-
nate candidate to please the devil.
Very much like THE house that
| lack built"
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BIC. C. Buttons.

Lapel buttons of beautiful design
bearing the letters b. c. c. are worn
by our members to advantage. Blue
buttons, for the children. white for
women, and red for men. at 20 cts.
each, Gun buttons IS cents per pair.
order today, National Seoretary's
Office, Edison, Wash.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-09-10

The platforms which are being
adopted in the various conventions
throughout the nation indicate the
speedy victory of several reforms.
among which me direct legislation, eX-
emption of homesteads of 5000 or less
from taxation. Torren's system Of reg
istering land titles. national income
tax, and public ownership and opera
tjon of natural monopolies. Reformers
are getting better informed and so are
beginning to see that a proposed re-
form can cure but one evil-that We
need many reforms instead of a single
panacea. This makes Il union OF forces
possible.
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LETTERS FROM MEMBfp

Enclosed | send you 81 as dor. /.
on machinery fund. l wish I w,a Y
to do more, and l hope every ons
our 1895 members of the B C G win'
likewise. C. w w..
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-09-10

The government has paid three
million dollars for telegraph services
since the commencement of the Span
ish war yet the telegraph companies
refused to stand their war tax of lie.
on each telegram. If the people ever
get their eyes open, they will build a
few lires of their own. Chicago Elk
preSs.
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The Steamboat Fund.

L ne steamboat Fund.
Please put me down for S. on d
insurance fund and 80 cents a mon
for the steamboat fund. Rest assw
that shall do all in my powerI
assist the noble band of pioneers
Washington, for that is why | ID
New Jersey nine months ago. | Il
just commencing to get on my feI
again. but | have done some cd
work since | landed in Utah. I'd
also local organizer for the L. Z. al
instituted Branch 307 in this cil
three months ago. We have alrea|
% mem ber5 and doing a hourishJ
business in our depository. If we I'd
assist you any by the purchase
goods we would be pleased to dos
Our object is to help the workersl
every possible way. | hope ever
member of the b c c will respond 4
the best of their ability to the steam
boat fund. We win soon have It'll
they only do so. win start to payc
my membership fee a. soon as 20;
sible. My best wishes to you all
Fraternally yours,
Geo. w. Clifton,
Salt Lake City, TIA.
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Municipal Ownership in Kansas.

Statistics recently compiled by Labor
Commissioner johnson make an inter-
esting showing as to the results of mu-
nicipal ownership of water-works plants
in Kansas. Reports were from thirty
two private owned and twenty-six pub
lie plants. The average metre rate
given by private plants per 200 gall
Ions is 73.S cents, while public plants
gave an average rate of 27.S cents. The
public plants furnished water for five
hydrants without cost to the city. but
in the towns having private plants the
authorities had to pay an average rate
Ol S46.19 per hydrant per year. which,
considering the number of such hy-
drants in the public ownership cities.
means a saving of 81 ,S24 to those cities.
\ comparison Of six public and six pri-
vate plants of similar characters. in
cities of similar size. show that the me-
tire rate for 900 gallons at the private
plants is 29.5 cents. while at the public
plants il is PIG cents. \ big point in
favor Of public ownership in these cases
ia that the private plants only furnish
ed $40, 900 gallons in twenty -four hours
compared with 4.S4l,000 gallon. in the
same time by public plants. The aver
age cost OF construction of the plants
for each thousand gallons furnished
was So cents in the case of private
plants. and POS cents in the other.
Topeka Advocate.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-09-10

AS YOU would have him do to you;
Wed then adopt this equal plan;
For while the world was made for
man,
IT'S clear upon a single glance,
Twas also made for elephants.
Nova conned my picture book as well:
The hardest words | couldn't spell,
But mamma told me what it was,
Rugged out so nice with masts and
spars:
And tho it hid its modest head,
felt that well it might have said
"Who's furnished like the Nautilus?
I'm sure the world was made for us. !"
But mamma says it isn't true:
Folks don't think now as they used
to do,
That these small creatures row and
sail,
Yet for boat they use their shell.
So well it SUITS that Just the same,
They think the world was made for
them.
Hattie-A ticket complimentary,
A leaf the breezes waited me,
Enticed me forth one perfect day,
TO hear the woodland opera.
For orchestra, the streamlet bright,
The waving Dough, the zephyr light.
For chorus all the winged throng,
That fill the forest with their song.
The whistling oriole appeared,
The fairy, fitting humming bird,
The linnet, brilliant, soft and free
"a tasteful improviser he,
The cheerful, warbling, chatting
wren,
The robin with its plaintive strain,
And, charming songster of the spring,
Chatfinch of parti-colored wing:
The feebly-lisping cedar bird
Came more to hear than to be heard;
The startling sang an aria:
The beating screaming neighing jay,
With soft love-note graced his lay,
And joined the general harmony
The studious. music-loving thrush,
The goldfinch from thorny bush,
The initiating blackbird, too,
Their tribute brought, while out of
view
The lark, of wild and varied song,
Scared, singing. high above the
throng.
The dipper, too exclusive far
TO join this chorus of the air.
Seized on momentary pause
OF which I've ne'er OWNED the
cause.
And from the margin of the stream
Pealed forth halleluiah hymn.
The theme of all. lis JOY to live!
In chorus, trio, recitative
Each carolled forth as clear as words,
"The universe was made for BIRDS"
Aunt Maryland God said, Unto you.
behold
give this fruitage manifold:
And unto every beast OF earth,
And everything that creepeth forth,
And fowl of air and fish of sea,
a table is prepared of me-"
And God his beauteous works beheld.
The heavens and earth with glory
filled:
Creation all before him stood:
He saw that it was very good.
All-O Lord, how manifold thy works,
In wisdom hast thou made them all.
The earth is of thy riches full.
So is the great wide sea, wherein
lnnumerable things abide.
Both great and small, which wait on
thee.
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Is a Worker.

Please send me the neces,-
papers for organizing a branch Of /,
B &C. | have been talking and i,
tributing Socialist propaganda h
about one year as much as dan
considering I am earning my living
a monopoly-owned city, and | cal
stand it alone any longer. mu
and will have branch here. lndu
trial Freedom for Aug. 13 is a HI;
mer. and it just makes me sick
think | can't be with you. H. MD.
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s. s.. |.

Organized as an immigration and
employment bureau to give inform
alton ana assistance to those who
desire to come to Washington to
assist in soCializing the State with
the ballot and do not care to go into
cooperative colonies. Enclose
stamp to C. H. Swigart. Secretary,
Edison. Wash.
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The Right Kind.

In accordance with a vote of /
union | herewith remit son
sciptions for 10 copies for one vo,
Fraternally, r. A, PeikaN
Butte, Montana.
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B c. C Steamboat Proposition

After reading carefully vour ;.
sons for having a steamboat 7 Az
it is as necessary for you to b,r'
steamboat as it would be for 4,
to have web feet, situated as vop !
and to back ny opinion | heron,
enclose 81 for the steamboat fund
Christian Tutn.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-09-10

The Puget Sound country offers the
immigrant a greater variety of climate,
soil and products from which to select,
in locating his future home, than any
other part of this country.
For an ideal home, with a good COM
Portable living, in an almost perfect
climate, with plenty of leisure. the
islands offer unlimited opportunities.
Good land can be had very cheap,
where almost anything can be raised.
The finest of fruit is grown, and fruit
farming is becoming the great industry
of some of these garden spots. although
grain and hay are produced in abund-
ance.
The day is not far distant when the
islands of Puget Sound will become
famous for the high quantity of the
flower bulbs which they grow, the bulb
business is simply in its infancy in
these islands.
On Orcas island this business has
been carried on so successfully that the
bulbs raised there not only rival but
surpass those of Holland. The soil aud
climate of this island seem especially
adapted to bulb growing.
Almost perpetual spring reigns here.
The winds from the Pacific temper the
heat of summer and the cold of winter.
Flowers bloom almost the entire year.
Fifty different varieties have been
plucked out of doors on Puget Sound at
Christmas time.
Have a fruit farm of 100 acres in
Carroll county. Ark. for sale, or will
trade for land in Skagit county, Wash.
This farm is !! miles from p. o. and
store, & miles from county seat: plenty
of timber and water on land. This
farm is owned by a Socialist who
wishes to dispose of it and settle in
| Washington.
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Like Miss Mason's Letter.

Like Miss Mason's Letter.
Our union likes the tone of Nj
Helen Mason's letter in issue of 4
18th: also the information n,
Equality that they had financial !,
tonomy, and setting that forwar3
gain members. This union vO.
against autonomy; but had it he
worded financial autonomys
would have voted for it.
I. Kicking
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-09-10

Make yonr letters shorter, and
print more of EN-.
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ltisimpossibie to prevent corporate
discrimination and oyercharges but
through public ownership. Palliatiyes
are delusiye.-San Francisco Star.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-09-10

The question of public ownership of
public franchises can be settled by di-
rect legislation. An important issue
is imminent, shall the government own
the railroads or shall the railroads
own the government.-Sel Reliance.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-09-10

The Shylocks are greater foes than
the Spaniards, and will cost the ma
ton more, in this struggle.
If it be good thing to have the
postotiice department transport four
pound package tor the same price to
all parts of the country why would not
the same rule apply to an eight pound
package? You wonder why? we'll why
don't you wonder why?-Living Issue.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-09-10

Bundles of 10 or more to one address
for one-half cent Per copy.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-09-10

Parker-For me, because my mood was
sad,
Nor field nor brook allurement had:
So from "A shelf favorite book
To while Il weary hour | took.
| must have slept, for, staid and sage
An elephant from out the page
Stepped forth, and in an accent hoarse.
Babe me attend to his discourse.
II represent race" he said.
"That's peaceabIe and quiet bred.
Deep in the jungles we abide
Sufficient there the food supplied:
But often from the forests verge.
In evenings GOODNESS we emerge.
When searching for cooling lake.
Thro tangled thicket. brash and
brake.
With tusk and trunk path we make,
That man nor AK dare undertakes:
Yet when we walk upon the sward,
The slightest fence we aye regard.
Nor trespass where this sign is shown.
That man the Enclosure makes his
own.
And yet, alas. the tusks we wear.
That such rich endowment are.
BY sordid man are reckoned wealth:
Alas! We murder us for pelf,
O that 10 human kind were given
Toknow that rule devised of heaven
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-31

''The Men Bshind the auns.'
The cool head and the steady hand,
The foot that never runs,
The ere that guides tho nve-nils shoA
The men bohind the guns.
Hsrs's 10 thsm, in the battles raga,
When sh0lls fall hAilBbons fask
And men fall faster; not = one
Who fears 10 be the last,
Loyal 70 the stArs and Stripes that GloFtfy The mesa
Hsres 70 them. - in W~1thsfing hsAA
Stripped 10 the waist, they stand.
Serving the monster death machines
with sure and fearless hand.
Often they least are hsrNlded who best have carved
their land.
Here's 70 them. when the yiotory's Won.
The fosman's nag hoats white.
All honor TO the ofhoerS
who've led their men Arightl
nut honor. too. DO given thom whose Ncrk hes won
the night
The cool head and the steady hand.
The foot that nsver runa.
The sye that guides the nve1nils shotI
The men behind the gum.
HonnHT JANE.