People's voice., 1900-12-20
/. A Great Opportunity.

Mars is inhabited and that being an old
er planet than ours higher state of civ
ilization has been reached than with US.
That as the principles Of geometry are
the same throughout the universe they
must be known by the Martians the
same as by Us and that it would be posi-
bic by constructing immense geometric
figures of earth to attract their attention
and oTen communication. We would
respectfully suggest this as part of the
next Republican program. 1t would be
less absurd than its Philippine policy and
as the majority Of those who vote the Re-
publican ticket are ready to take any
thing offered and say it is the proper
thing this could cas- ly become immense
ly popular. 1t would be the manifest
destiny" Of the G. o. P. to accomplish
this greatest of all achievements. It
would not involve the loss OF life. It
would give an opportunity for "jobs"
in the way of beef and other contracts,
appointments of sons Of illustrious ances-
tors, some new variations in the tariff
and other methods innumerable such as
only Republican boss can devise to loot
the public treasury. The amount that
could be expended would be limitless
and as nothing Of the kind has ever been
tried before the G. o. P. would get all of
the glory. The possibilities in the way
of scientific discovery incidental to such
a great work and the stimulus given to
scientific investigation, to say nothing OF
the great amount of labor furnished and
the benefits to the laboring man, would
be incalculable. The small matter of an
increase in taxation to raise a billion or
more OF dollars for such an enterprise
would be a matter of small consequence.
The G. o. P. is great OH new schemes
for taxing the people and as 'our debts
are evidences of our prosperity" and as
"the more the consumer pays for what
he uses the more prosperous he is" as
evidenced by the wonderful prosperity
of the present time, prosperity" and
"con6denc1" would become universal and
permanent. The trusts would increase
their profits indefinitely. The coal oil
and other universities could be endowed
as never before. Millionaire wives
could be furnished to all the broken
down sons of royalty in the old world
and the G. o. P. campaign fund could
be multiplied indefinitely. These are
but few OF the possibilities of this great
scheme. The fact that the wages of all
kinds of labor relative to the cost of liv-
ing would constantly tall as they have
been doing for some time, would be a
matter of SIN i Consequence in compari-
son with the graiid possibilities of this
great scheme. A whole state like Kan
sas covered with immense mounds of
tremendous height-wlat monument
to the genius of the c. @. P. How pos
terity would look with awe upon such
achievements. By the side of this the
ship subsidy bill and 0 er steals which
will go through this c agress would pale
into insignifcance.
To Chester and other corporation tools
whose business in congress will be to
plunder the people ior the benefit of
their masters this plan is respectfully
submitted.
A study of these tables will readily
show the truth of the statement made in
these columns few weeks ago that the
value of the product of days labor in
this country today is over $500. The
great fortunes being accumulated are the
result of division constantly going on.
A dividing up OF the product of labor
and taking Of share of what belongs
to the laborer by those who control the
machinery of production. If any of the
above statements seem unreasonable send
for the books quoted from and investi-
gate for yourself.