Gunnison news-champion., 1902-07-18
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thsaehis aud containing s~sny eiasss-
,az isscas. o. eerts4aly ~il hsrs b.
oas - hear snd thins about plane fos
ahe .,etserHsapi Il hasssaity. even II
sober thasghi FogaFas usany u shs-s
plsa- ~ visionary aH& in.pEseticab.s
The -Fesker started b. detailing
the ssages 81 riaiosic aaa I.sisrepre-
-cntsliou threagh ~hich she u.ovo
asni bad passed snd srzuad shat "a
ceuld noS b. successfully met only By
convincing arguments of iseg sna
isgie. Iie then outlined dhe prins.i-
ples ef the proposed He~ party, show-
ing he~ che ideal government ~as
based on the broad foundation OF
democracy, liberty and humanity and
ho~ far be present system fell short
/ >pcaking vt the railroad robl,ory he
IA y ioaed caring & lawyer IN Mont-
re-c declare thai d the hold-ups vors
cap ured be sould be- in favor ct
striugng them uP g. The uearest Tree
~If I we've after hold-upsr said Mr.
" Use. Il would 80 after she great Big
ones first and take The wHcrs Of rail-
roads who are holding up he people
every day. The place 10 striug them
/ up is at che ballot box lie yividly
/ Illustrated The small value OF human
lite in capitalists ccnters, mentioning
/ the striking coal mIuer- Of PeBusyl-
yania y ho are compelled 90 subsist
ON the magnificent sum OF seventy
nine cents day in these lines OF
trust meat and general high prices.
Yet they kindly piled up msIority
tor trust supporters of 2su,o00 al the
last presidential election day Ia Penn.
- lvania.
lie aBall zed the cause a. being the
inability OF private indi, iduals TO OBJ
tain the tools wherewith to do busi-
ness, and said that socialism woaid
cure the condition by removing this
cause.
Space compels us TO omit longer
| quotations from his remarks. Ger
talnly be laid down no principles of
civic liberty OF ideals of human
progress that any American. republic
can or democrat or socialist would
not agree with.
As TO causes and methods we must
disagree. As theory socialism is
attractive, bat in practice il must
break down just AS ali plans for OBJ
tanning perfection at bound brenk
down. Perfection is not attained
that way any more than the child
grows into the man over night.
Many of our institutions are social
istie, such as public schools, the post
Office and our ownership OF public
building. la that sense every Amer.
IcaR is socialist and no one need
fear the word. Such socialism il
growing. Every year more institu-
lions VIII be merged under govern
ment control. The lsthmian canal
and the irrigation bill are Two not.
able examples in the last year. The
plan OF taxing railroads just like
other people Is also sociaiistic. The
Rush bill giving Denver home rule
and providing ior public ownership
OF public utilities is another The
eight-hour law IN mines and smelisrs
is movement toward public health
and happiness. The Australian land
tax may OF may not be beneficial, but
the people want to try 1T, and that i
soeialistie in its tendency. The coal
weighing law, and the seini-lnonthly
pay day are Others suggested or
adopted by the last legislature. In
deed, we are getting the good things
OF socialism just as fast as We are
ready for them, and some think. a
good deal faster. Certainly ms fast
as il is safe TO try experiments.
! Colorado is now leading The van
with plans for the betterment of
lsboring classes ard the general up
lift of society and politics. Amy such
movement as the socialist labor party
is like one of the leaders in a six
| horse term daI ting If Tor a sh,.rt cnt