Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-06-17

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archy and pessimism all
''lOok alike" to him, and
mud isn't a circumstance to the clear
ness OF his mental vision.
don't care who writes the name of
a party if they will let me write the
platform.
Some men seem to treat their minds
as the proverbial houskeeper does her
"spare room. They are afraid to let
in the light for fear it will spoil the
carpets and furniture.
If those who aver that principles
are everything and name nothing will
trOt out some names that mean the
same as socialism and cooperation, |
for one am entirely willing to accept
them.
Plutocrats don't like "The Man
with The Hoe the poem not the pic
ture. Their organs are unanimous in
their adverse criticisms. They think
they hear note Of discomfort in it,
and discomfort is the bugbear of their
lives.
The custom of holding competitive
examinations for appointment to the
military and naval cadetships has
been ignored by our present republican
congressman, "Plums" are too scarce
to pass around among the common
herd.
am for public ownership Of mono
poles, but not for the kind with
string to it. don't care so much for
the quantity as the quality. Give the
people public ownership for use not
for profit and they will soon decide as
to the monopolies it should apply to,
and there wont any of them get away
you bet.
A correspondent of a plutocratic
journal signs himself "EX-Sociahst"
1t must be 4 queer kind of socialism
that "ex'-e5. AS the struggle deepeus
plut0cracy will doubtless offer greater
inducements to repentant socialists(D
who will relate their sad experience
while wandering from the fold of the
true faith.
1t is 30 to /" that the silver ghost
will decline to walk; the tariff propo-
sitiOn has long needed embalming.
The ayes and noes may be seriously
taken on the question of controlling
the uncomfortable trusts, and the de
tails OF expanding, but the battle be-
tween the people and plutocracv is
moving up to the center of the stage.
Look out for ducks!
These "ex-socialists' are going to
be q great menace to our propaganda
and consequent boon to the capital
lists who are moving heaven and
earth to obtain obstacles to block the
path to industrial freedom. When q
man is thoroughly grounded in the
doctrine OF socialism he can 50 easily
expose its weakness, Just as a thor
ough mathema ticiancan demonstrate
that two times two equals five. Great
graft.
The "Mossback" may indulge in
gasoline jags Though there be those
who think his daily potatiOns are hui
man Olood) but no one would ever ac-
cuse him of describing it in such pyro-
technic English as the Colony Notes
Musings" ascribe to him. Nor did
he ever carry two heavy pals of wa
of water 10 rods down hill to creek
as it is whispered the Colony Notes
man did when the laundry was
thought to be on fire.
Those fellows who are banking on
the conservatism of the people are go
ing to get left withmuch leftnesS some
Of these bright days. Poor cyclists,
they imagine they have a corner ON.
new ideas and that the people, crop
ing in outer darkness, would be blind
ed but for their care in letting the
light out only through a few little di-
rect legislation chinks or municipal
ownership with a string to it key
holes. They are so afraid of being
radical that they are neither fish, flesh
nor fowl.
Some foohshly tender-hearted peo-
pie are kicking because sick people are
arrested and throwninto Jail, and are
clamoring for stricter medical examin-
alton of suspects. Why, dear people,
it is only this lax observance of the
law which gives the penniless sick any
show. Plain DRINKS have rights
which the laws are bound to respect
among which are the right to food,
shelter and care; but the sick have
not. The reason for this is that there
is money in making people drunk but
not a cent, directly, in making them
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