The representative., 1900-04-26
POPULIsM NOT DEBIsM.


preach anything to get them" Id.
i POPULIsM NOT DEBIsM.
D. T. Wilkins writes the Missouri
World and asks the following questions
I A Populist, if he understands tn,
true principles, is a Socialist also, ant
why not get right down to bedrock ant
inderse Debs?"
To the foregoing question Paul Dixor
makes the following able reply:
The foundation of the Peoples party il
the money question. Populists want jus
nnanclal system so that the people can pay
| their debts and taxes, and have somethine
left. A large increase in the money vol.
! upe and government loans at per cen,
| Wall bring prosperity to the people, Gov
ernment railroads and equal rates to all
Will make this prosperity lasting.
make Uncle Sam an heir to all estates
! in excess of $1O0, 900 to each heir
FIX a reasonable limitation on the
amount OF land one person may own
| Extend public ownership as experience
! snail dictate to be wise. Here is prac-
| tical reform that will give to labor it's own,
/ that will give to the Industrious man pros
perity, that will let the lazy lout do with
/ out.
IneSe reforms are almost within our
reach, and may be enjoyed by men now
Old. Socialism is in the far future; it can
| only come with baptism of blood and
Will be enjoyed not by the people of to-
day, but by the survivors of a long, deadly
strife, which certainly cannot begin for a
century And when it is attained it will
be an experiment only. 1t has been fail
ure IN families in all the worlds history
from the time Of Cain. The stern author
ity OF father, and the gentle loving in
f1uence OF mother have never been able to
satisfactorily appOrtiOn the work of fam
lily of children. What must the trouble be
when the family of half dozen is in
creased to millions? We now have trouble
as to which son shall go to town in the car
rage after something, and which shall
stay at home and bore post holes Under
socialism who will decide who shall wait
on the soda fountain, and who shall clean
entrails at the slaughter house? Who will
De public doctor on salary, with perhaps no
call for week, and who will hop clods in
the hot cornfeld? How many doctors will
there be, and who shall fix the limit? Who
shall say that this man may do this, and
that man must do that? Who will deter
mine whether a man is sick or deadbeat?
What is to be done with the shirkers?
II there is to be no money, then how is the
Industrious person to be rewarded in ex-
cess OF the good-for nothing? What in
ducement is there to be for a man to do
AAo oAoAc, WudI lOTI0lL III ne does not do
1t! Oh, but you say this is not the social
ism of today. 1t is taught by the recent
issues of the Appeal to Reason, the only
socialist paper of any considerable circu-
lat1on Read its recent numbers, and you
viii lsee 1t advocates the government TAX
Ing charge OF all business, even to culti-
waiting the soil.
Under socialism no money would be
needed; there would be no debts; and no
private property to buy or sell, and there
fore no medium Of exchange would be re-
quired. Hense socialists ignore the money
question. do not give the question of pay
Ing the great debts public and private.
even passing consideration.
Radical socialism is far in the future.
and 1t will be doubtful experiment when
reached. and the radical socialists are those
that are now In evidence through the Ap-
peal to Reason paper and Debs' candidacy
for president. They utterly ignore the
money question, and in thus doing they as
much as say. abolish all private prop
erty. for without money reform and with
tial prosperity. Good brother Populists,
give your earnest attention! The great re-
forms proposed in the Omaha platform are
now accepted by almost enough people to
carry the day. We can easily gather to-
gether our forces, temporarily scattered by
the willy enemy. Their trick to mislead
and divide us is becoming known Our
dark days are in the past. Each coming
day must be brighter than the day before. |
Let us not give up our glorious cause so |
near triumph.
We join Brother Dixon in his appeal, |
Good Brother Populists, give your
attention. Mr.. Dixon has not |
the objects of the Social |
Democratic party or the utterances of !
the Appeal to Reason. He has not un-
duly magnifed the obstacles in the path
Of Socialism.
Socialism has, indeed, fatal weak
nesses and Mr.. Dixon has pointed out
some of them that every reformer should
consider. Socialism falls down
before every one of these obstacles.
Scientific money and private ownership
of private utilities is demanded by the
POpulists and solves all these troubles.
It is nonsense for Socialists to claim
hat all these troubles resting upon lazi-
ness and selfishness are mere trifiing
letails that will work out their own
solution and proper adjustment under
Socialism. Under Socialism laziness be-
zones the largest pebble on the beach
md selfishness becomes good sized Sec
md.
Who shall ride to town and who shall
Itay at home and bore post holes is q
that must be dealt with in a
sensible way. Something
more than theory Is required for the
Of such. problems.
Give to each member Of society alike
mt Of great public storehouse filled
nth the necessities and 1uxuries Of life,
nd Ill would want to "wait on the soda
ountain" and no one could be found
rho would "clean entrails" Private
Of private utilities as q re-
Eard tor unpleasant toll = the only in
entive that will overcome maA's natural