The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1903-02-06
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wise. attempts an answer to the article
in last weeks INDEPENDENT under the
caption "Is Socialism Dead?" He saws
the letter will not attract much atten.
tion and then proceeds to lay himself
out in a column good measure) reply.
No. no, the Democrats are not worrying
about Socialism-no, that's a mistake,
it's the Utes.
But 20 come down to strict facts,
Democrats letter contains more
bigotry and downright ignorance con-
corning Socialism than it has been the
misfortune OF yours truly to come
against in many months. This excerpt
is where he exhibits such dense igno-
rance: He can find that 90 per cent Of
the American people object to the hold
ing in common of all their household
effects. The thought OF living under
one common roof. dipping into one
common flour sack, hold horses, cattle,
wagons and harness in common is too
absurd for any one to advocate
Yes sir, we'll go you one better and
say 100 per cent OF the American people
are against any such procedure, but
what OF it? What has that got to do
with Socialism, Where do you absorb
your Socialism from anyhow? Don't
you get it FROM Democratic newspapers
and do you think it is to their best in
terests 10 tell the truth about Socialism?
Now this is where he exhibits his
colossal bigotry. After airing his
ignorance to the amusement OF everyone
who has learned the b of Socialism
he i'm mediately takes the floor to teach
Socialism to Socialists. Ys gods, now
wouln' mt that jar you?
No, you don't Mr.. Democrat, Social lists
have no objection whatever to your
being an evangel of Democracy and you
can even tell your Democratic friends
that the Democratic party is "kind OF
Socialistic" il you like and you can make
them believe it if you can. but whenever
you attempt to tell Socialists what
Socialism is you wi meet with the most
vigorous protest from most harmonious
body OF Socialists you ever did butt into.
Study Socialism il you are opposed TO
it. but don't try to make people believe
Socialism is what you think it is. There
are plenty OF publications and pamphlets
on real Socialism. Democratic papers
are not publishing any Socialism; they
are simply trying to steal enough Social
ist thunder 10 elect their ticket two
years from now.
But in all this jumbo OF error and
false conclusions Democrat" stumbles
onto one gem OF truth. He says: But
as to adopting the complete Socialist
platform both parties democrat and
Republican, refuse" aud why do they
refuse? Democrat" has quoted from
the Socialist platform, let me quote some
more. 1t says: To the producer belongs
lieve in the complete abolition OF the
wage system.
Here is the reason why the big capital.
talistic Republican and the little CAPT
talistic Democratic party refuse to ao
cept the full program, and they don't
| accept it because they couldn't exploit
labor any longer and il they didn't do
| that they couldn't be capitalists any
longer and that is Just exactly what
Socialists want-everybody TO work for
what they get and not rob others rs the
capi talis,s are doing. For further in
formation see Rockafeller Morgan, Car.
negie. Scbwab. etc. ETC.. and by the way
let me say that the last quoted plank is
the brand OF a real Socialist platform.
II platform contains this plank you
can just rest easy it's Socialist plat
form. II you don't find this plank rest
just as easy, it is bogus and only sub
stituted rs something just as good" and
worth only the attention OF such we'll
known Socialists as d. b. Hill, Grover
Cleveland and W. r. Hearst. Certainly
the working class is becoming too in
telligent to be fooled by such artful
dodges us Socialism from capitalistic
sources and whatever millionaire is nomi-
mated on 30 called Socialist platform
under the name Democrat, for president
next year. the people will not be fooled
at all. Tho Socialist press Of the country
is widel y scattered, able and aggressive
and This Democratic game is already
forestalled.
Socialists deny that the Democratic
party is in any manner committed to
Socialism. 1t wouldn't make any differ
ence il the Democratic party favored
government ownership OF railroads, tele-
graphs, telephones, mines, factories. oil
wells and in fact every public utility il
they still favo red capitals 8 owning the
government AS they do now they would
be anti Soc iaIist just the same as they
are now with " few Socialist catching
pIanks in their platform.
Socialists are always pieased to debate
the SO things but they insist upon de
batting Socialism as it is outlined by
standard authorities and not as this or
that individual may guess it is. We
are pleased to have Mr.. Democrat de-
vote space 10 this subject and we will
continue to hope he will get hold Of the
principles right.
We will debate this question at all
times on the public platform, in the
press or on the street corner and il we
are wrong we want to he shown. But
bluff and buster don't convert worth
cent. We want argument. Now il you
or any OF your friends think they can
make the author of this article look like
a plugged quarter 10 public debate on
the Socialist question you can. no doubt.
get something doing by addressing