The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-07
TALKS ON SOCIALISM
O.. G. Clemens Predicts q Great Future
for the Labor Party.


for the Labor Party.
Mr.. G. C. Clemens of Topeka, candidate
for governor on the Socialistic Labor
ticket, made an address before an audi
ence in the Zeininger hall, on Market
street, last night. The audience was not
| as large as was anticipated but all SEEM
| ed to appreciate the remarks of the
| speaker. Mr.. Clemens has a very queer
pronunciation and 1t requires some time
| for an audience to get accustomed to his
mannerism. He is an impressive appear
ing man and has a very good flow Of
language.
Mr.. Clemens was introduced by ex-Gov-
ernor Lewelling, who, in his Introductory
remarks, said that he and Mr. Clemens
were old frisds and that he was glad
| to say that he was much interested in
I the cause which he was championing.
! He referred to the Populistic party, to
his connection with it and said that in
many ways the Socialist party was SUI
| perior to what that had been.
| After being introduced to the audience
Mr. Clemens spoke to them in pleasing
way of his trip to Wichita and Of his re-
cepton here. He also made mention of
his audience and stated that although
it was not as large as anticipated that
it would not necessarily deter from hav-
ing an enthusiastic meeting. After his
preliminary remarks, he commenced the
address by giving the old parties several
hard hits and told of the many mistakes
which had been made by them. He ex-
planned that the Socialist party seemed
| to be an unpopular cause, yet it was
growing and would eventually become a
power in the United States. He referred
to the Socialistic party in Germany and
Of the things which had been accomplish
ed by them in very short time. He
said: "It does not take long for crowd
to change its views and it viii not take
long for more permanent idea of So
cialism to become established in the
United States. One of the principal
things in the political world was to see
things as they are and not as some one
tells you they are. Be yourself and not
someone else; be original and not copy
after something else. This Is what the
Socialistic party is trying to do. To have
a party entirely different from the others.
1.-THE problems Of today are not the
problems of a hundred years ago. 1t is
true that we look back with pride to
Washington and jefferson, yet they were
confronting problems entirely different
from the ones of today? They knew
nothing of telephones, electric lights, OF
the great machines These are the re-
suit Of a hundred years of advancement
What is the interest of the politician
in politics? Is it for the good OF the
people or is 1t for their own gain? They
fail to appreciate the labor problem
Something must be done to solve the in
dustrtalist problem. The time has come
when a laborer can hardlyown his own
tools He simply stands before machine
and makes one simple motion ali day
long. He never sees the result of mis- Ia
Dor after 1t leaves his hand. He is only
part of a great machine. He does not
own one part Of the machinery and has
no financial interest. When he drops out |
some other unfortunate fills his place |
These machines cost thousands Of dol !
lars and he can not afford to purchase, |
even portion OF one.
The carpenter still exists, in a sense, |
but he does not work as he formerly did |
At the present time he is only employed |
to put together the products OF a sash |
and door factory and can hardly own his |
own tools
Everything in the universe should be |
run by natural law. Society Is nat |
ural institution and It is governed by |
natural law. Every man is a brother to |
every other man You canno; be happy by 1
yourself; you must make some one else /
happy TO secure happiness yourself |
Make happy society and get your hap |
piness from it.
The world should try TO obey the nat |
ura law. Instead Of watching out for /
individual interests we should watch out /
for the interests Of every one.
The manufacturer OF machinery said |
that it should be for the benefit OF man |
kind. 1t takes the place Of many labor |
ers. They are turned Of, and the ma
chine continues to do their work. After |
a time the machine IS secured Dy a sell /
fish fnan. or q grasping firm and the ben
eft which rightly belongs TO the labor /
er is converted into the pockets CT the /
capitalist.
IF you believe that every man can get /
work when he wants it, where have the 4
hundreds OF harvest hands come from
who are now travelling over the country? |
Did they give up good positions 10 come
into this state? Do they want 70 work
or are they tramp? Today a working
man Is not worth a sent This country
has a super<7uity % mer. yet It Is =
good place for men with capital The
United States have expanded, yet tha
word comes back that there r. no de-
mand for laboTers. Yet II is = good place
for capital.
How is the industrial problem 70 BE-
solved7 There are Only two large par
ties lefs and they have not been con-
fronted with q more fundamental Issue
since the war between TIE north ard
south. They claim thar people are throw
Ing their votes away by Fogtng for the
Socialist party. Tc1 can rot throw Il
away. for you are voting for the future
The time WI come when TIRE Socialist
party viii De q power for good IN his
nation TIE lsbs-t1g cases have right
20 De recognized and ozss ot tke IDEAS
uro.niaEu. e the Socialist PARTY Il .azs /