Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-08-01

what he needs? IL the. governments
takes the land will the farmer get
wage checks for the days he works, or |.
will he get the full vslue ,of what he
produces, being left to root for him
self If nature refuses to cooperate
with him to produce harvest?
fmopey is to represent work done.
what will the government do to pay
the sick and aged, who produce MOTH
ing? A~s
These questions are not asked in a
spirit OF levity. They are questions
that the socialists must answer If they
ever expect to get the majority of the
American people to adopt their
theories.
Furthermore, would request Mr..
Thompson not to, talk so much of the
ignorance exhibited by people, myself
specially included, regarding social
ist principles. 1t is his duty to en-
tighten us, Socialists are very fond
of pratipg about how. ''scientific''
their system is, and when we want to
have that ''science'' simplified so tn at
people with ordinary brain capacity
can grasp it they lift their hands in
holy horror over our gross ignorance.
Remember that you cannot revolution
ize our habits of thought. The go
cialist system must be measured in
every line by the present system.
Mankind is used to progression by
regular steps. 1t cannot walk with.
out having something to plant it's feet
upon.
AS Mr.. Thompson's entire article
on socialism and the wage worker IL
based on his new money system,
cannot answer him on that until the
haze has been removed so can see
what that system is.
AS to the 'argument" that popu.
alism is dead and socialism is alive,
cannot accept his figures as conclus.
i've. Populism leaped from nothing
to party casting 1,50o 900 votes, IL
one campaign. Since then we have
had no measure of how many popu
lists there are still in existence. Mos
of them voted the fusion ticket, bu
that did not prevent them from enter
tanning populistic principles. Nov
they have learned that fusion was 6
mistake. They have taken steps for s
union of forces. Thousands who hai
become discouraged by the split viii
now rally round the standard
Whether they will show any YER!
great strength In the next campaign
will depend upon circumstances
Many people are satisfied to leav,
things as they are as long as times
are fairly good. They do not realiz
the danger that turks in our financia
system until the evil results are upo,
them. There are rumors of trouble il
the financial world now. If the ques
tion of financial legislation is forces
into the next congress people will b
made to realize that our present finan
cial system Is not safe, and then tn
doors will be opened for a discussion
on this important subject. The re
pub lican party will very likely try t,
stave off all discussion and acton
until after the campaign, and if the,
succeed In this and can keep off seri
Gus financial disturbances for anothe
year no reform party is liable t.
make very rapid Roadway. But /
cannot be STAYED off forever. Tn
danger is there all the time, and some
time it will come so plainly befor
the people that they will be forced t.
think and devise means for not onl
alleviating the sufferings but remov
the cause.
At any rate we feel that it will b
easier to accomplish reforms that an
tagonize only small minority tina
to accomplish q revolution that vii
antagonize all property owners.
A. o. FORsBERG.
PIANO VOTING CONTEST