The Delta independent., 1902-07-04
THE SOCIALISTS.
Some Of the Aims of the New Party
snd What They Are Doing.

Denver. Colo. June %. 1902.
Editor Delta Independent;-
As considerable time has
elapsed since used any Of your space
and - can probably dig up 4 good
live topic" to discuss briefly will with
your kind permission launch . few
words on your unsuspecting readers.
/, is not necessary to state my political
views. Howeyer Insignificant I may
have been IN Delta, l am vain enough
to boast Of the fact that all who knew
me knew where l stood. I wasa social
ist then. | am a socialist now. Events
have been crowding on each other 60
fast lately that the evolutionist OF res
tsrdey finds that he must evolve rapidly
himself 10 order to keep up with evolu-
tion today. Touse the words OF Father
Hsgerty. the distinguished Socialist
priest agitator, I'VE evolutiopists are
making evolution hum nowadays"
The stand taken by the three crest
labor conventions in this city last month
is Low = matter OF history. This has
been the first break Of organized labor
toward the socialist party. 1t 10 but
the beginning SO leng prophesied by the
socialist "ag;tators" and tho reports Of
those conventions went around tbs
world giving encouragement and hope
to The producing Glasses whose hopes
have been So long deferred.
Colorado has been selected az the
battle field or rather the advance skir-
mish ground in this great movement
and Denver is quite materially the
storm center. Since early in the spring
the people Of this city have bson under
going series OF active agitation by the
sbleet socialist speakers and teachers in
ths entire country and it il pesdless 70
say that thousands OF citizens havs
bsen forced TO give up their false ideas
o. what they thought socialism was ind
accept the ideas promulgated by the
real exponents ri the doctrine. Csp
itslistic newspapsrs and pulpits puid By
cspiislk tic interesis are Tar fron bsinS
capable and cpDpesest seacifen ot 10
ciaiistic ideas. The fact that for moutbs
past such able socialist speakers a. J.
Sti,t Wilson, W. II. Wise. Carl D.
Thompson, Walter Thomas Mills. Eu-
gene V. Debs and Father Hagerty have
been packing night after night Depver's
largest auditorium. tthe CAiissuu,, seat
ing capacity 4.oOol is ample proof OF the
statement made at the beginning OF this
letter. that Iwould choose for my sub
ject = good. live topic.
II 10 not my intention at this time to
enter into any discussion on the merits
Of socialism. You win have plenty OF
good speakers In Delta within the next
three months who will attend TO that
matter and there will be no excuse for
those who honestly wish TO know what
are our tensis- to continue to mis-
represent socialism ae horrible buga-
boo OF dynamite bombs. anarchy and
the doctrine OF dividing up" which last
seems to have such rampant effect
more especially on those who have
nothing worth mentioning.
AT tho present writing Colorado 10
rejoicing IN the marked distinction Of
being the first state in the union TO
have thoroughly class conscious, revo.
lutiouary socialist occupying the guber-
material chair. Some OF Us have begun
to feel the purifying effect already.
But to explain. Governor Ormau 10 out
OF the state on = political wire pulling
expedition aud lieutenant governor
Coates is the acting governor in hi. ab.
sencc. Mr.. Coates 10 4 member In good
standing Of the local branch OF the 60
cialist psrty In Denver.
Nov, Mr.. Editor. I feel that have
gone the limit on your space and will
be little surprised IL you don't drop all
Of this letter in the waste basket. Ifit
should shars such an ignoble fate will
console myself with the thought that it
wss the fret time you ever did treat me
50 cruelty. Tho only object have had
in writing the lettcr has been to make
some attempt to prepare the people of
Delta for what 10 corning. Take my
word for it, you are all going to have an
awakening. Every one OF the socialist
agitators mentioned above arc billed to
speak in Delta between now and cleo
tiou. II will require the efforts OF the
very beet political fakirs" in both the
old parties to combat their influence,
and even then the socialist voto will cut
deep gashes into both the republican
aud democratic ranks. OF course this
makes mo very sorry for some people but
they might just % we'll get used to II
nov. Well, you know I bslisve 10 arc
going to have one more president 10 the
Uoited States aud then socialism.
Sincerely Yours.
VIC. HxNnY.