Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-02
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Q14efo0Co or G0e people.
Second-That Socialism holds out
no hope because it wants the "whole
cheese" In q lump and invades the
sanctity Of the home and the robs the
farmer.
Well, now let's see. ..
The pursuit Of wealth is natural
propensity. IF this is the cause, nat
IRE must be changed. But this is not
the cause. The unrest Of the people
and the hardship they are burdened
with are due to the tact that they are
denied the opportunity to acquire
wealth, and consequently suffer at the
hands of those who possess the means
to wealth, /. 9. the machinery of pro-
duction. agree with him that the
high protective tariff is a colossal
fraud, and that the Indifference of the
people is grievous calamity.
But Brother Cheeley rejects the gos-
pei of discomfort and the propaganda
Of the revolution that seeks to remedy
the matter, and offers nothing on his
own part. ut is not what YOU amt
but what you is'' says the old negro
philosopher, "dat makes you count
In de world" If the present system
is wrong, give Us q better. TO simply
says this Is bad and that is wrong,
"butters no parsnips' at all.
As to the second proposition, that
socialists want to get It all In one
lump, he is entirely Incorrect
The socialist party demands, first,
that the people own the government
and govern direct (who Is more en-
titled to govern), second, that all pub
lic.utilities- railroads, telegraphs, tele-
phones, highways and waterways Of
travel, mines, and the ''capital" por-
tion Of the land-be madethe the prop
erty Of all, operated by the people
and the fruits Of such operation be en-
joyed by the people that other utili-
ties. not now considered public utili-
ties be made public as fast as they are
all monopolized by''gamblers and spec
ulators.' Does Brother Cheeley's
philosophy offer a better solution than
this1
As to the home, what constitutes q
homer A loving father and mother.
loving and intelligent children: good
will, kindness, generosity; health,
cleanliness good clothing and good
food flowers, music, fresh air :; virtue
and morality.
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one willing to work reasonable time
each year. Are those that do not
work entitled to any consideration?
Socialism will still provide for those
too old or infirm or those too young.
Does Brother Cheeley offer anything
like this?
There is such thing as common
sense. Would 1t disrupt the home for
every man to get enough for his labor.
to be able to better olothe, feed and
educate his children. Would 1t invade
the sanotity Of the home for every
fair girl to have mirror or piano2
Would it be immoral and un-C Christ
like TO make 1t possible for this fair,
sweet girl to. live q pleasant, honor
able life rather than go to the dens
Of shame that disgrace every city in
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Brother Cheeley is afraid that So
oialism would bring immoral tenden-
oies into the home. What he fears In
this respect, is just what Capitalism
Is doing now. Brother Cheeley Is hon
est, of.oourse, but grievously mistaken.
He confuses Socialism with Commun-
ism.
He thinks Socialism will make all
wealth common. Not true. Only cap
ital will be colleotive-private wealth
will be all those things that are used
individually and man could, under
Socialism, live in a log cabin, mile
from q neighbor, If he wanted to, and
eat dry bread and drink meal coffee
(every one to his taste). On the other
hand he would be able to en- joy
(which the workers don't now all the
advantages of hotel life. In the words,
everyone would be able to live as he
saw 6t, for that is private matter
for him to regulate.
Do the people enjoy these privileges
now under the capitalistic system.
No. We find men striking by tens
of thousands for more food and cloth
ing; we read Of them freezing on the
streets and roads for the want of
houses; we read Of them killing them
selves because they can't find work
we hear Of q woman In Chicago kill
ing herself and child because she could
no longer bear to hear it cry for
bread hundreds Of fair haired, blue
eyed, rosy checked girls from Nor
way and Sweden were lured to houses
of shame In New York and Philadel-
phia last year, the agents getting q
certain sum for each girl secured.
This isthe wayCapitalism invades the
sanctity of home.
The farmer is robbed of his cotton
in the South, his wheat and corn In
the West his home Is taken by high
interest mortgages and he becomes q
tenant, then one more robber is add
ed to the list in shape of rent, and
finally he and his wife and his child
rem are driven to the factories and
sweat shops.
Go to the houses of shame in any
city. Inerview the poor girls,
and IS per cent will tell you they
once padded barefooted In the brooks,
picked berries and drove the cows,
when father had homo and mother 8
heart was glad.
But the gamblers and spectators
(under Capitalism, not Socialism,
came with their interest, their profits
and their rent and stole from father
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