Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-11-06
WHAT is SOCIALISM {?
The Question Fully Diagnosed by DIR. O.
Ferguson

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place, he being the genius who ad-
vanced the square world theory and for
long time published a pamphlet en-
titled "rhe Square World" in which he
vigorously promulgated his theory that
the world is flat and square instead of
being round. The doctor has furnished
the STAR with the following commune
cation discussing the question "What
is Socialism,"
Socialism is equal rights to all and
special privileges to none. Does that
mean dividing up? No. Just the obset.
it means to keep the rich from COM
pelling the Poor to divide there little
projects on there dayly labor with the
rich, and make the rich richer and the
Poor Poorer if the labor earns $500
pur day in the factoryes or workshops
or farms. let him have the $500 pur day
aud not take slOO or $3.50 pur day and
let the coroporations have from Sl.5O to
5000 pur day of his hard earnings to
pay dividdands to the Company he is
working for. just stop the dividing up
and you have Socialism, and not so
many millionares. nor Poupers. why
Was all the Toal Gates toarin down?
Just because it give special privaliges
to few and not Equal rights to all.
but when they were loren down, and
the public had equal right s all was we'll,
that was socialism. but we don't want
to stop at the Toal gates. but give US
Equal rights in all things then we will
have Socialism compleet, and not un-
till then. Our Postotfice System is
mother Social plank in our platform.
now lets go on laying Social plank nn-
till we get every plank layed and Bolted
down to remain forever yes but Some
sayes we are Anarcay. but we are just
the reverse. we want government by
the People and for the people, and not
a government by the classes and for the
asses. Give us Equal rites and liberty
or give us death. compair man with
a large fami!ey of girls and Boys. they
all have Equal rights and all is we'll.
but give one or two Special privileges
and see what an uprore you have. just
so with us. we are a large family Uncal
Sam is our boss and he aught to see
that his children all have Equal rights,
and none special privileges. then all
would be we'll. The Profet Isaiah
profysided of the dayes of Socialism 45
ch 81 Il % vers. he sayes, And they
shall build houses, and inhabit them,
and they shall plant vineyards. and eat
the fruit of them. They shall not
build, and another inhabit: they shall
not plant and another eat. no the rich
now builds houses, and the poor inhab-
its them and payes heavy rents. they
) plant vineyards but the rich eats the
fruits of them. but it will not be so
under social rule, for the earth belongs
to the Lord. no man nor government
has rite to claim the earth, for the
Bible sayes it belonges to the Lord.
then his people should have the rite to
use all of the Earth that they can pro-
duce any thing from. but no one should
be allowed to claim any more than he
can use in some way, but the produser
, is not allowed to have what ground he
can ii but has to give up one third of
all he rases and give it to he who pro-
duces nothing, (but incum.) The profet
sayes it will be different and so it will
; under Socialism. The Socialism is the
J last party that will be on earth, it is to
prepair the way for the Kingdom of
. God. After Socialism then the Mil
, lionium.
: Whosoever Preys Thy Kingdom come,
that thy will be don on earth as in
Heaven, aught to be Socialist, and
help with his vote to prepair the way
for the Kingdom of Heaven upon earth.
Behold, the days come, sayeth the
Lord, that 1 will rase unto David
righteous Branch, and u King shall
reighn and Prosper and shall execute
l Judgment and Justice in the earth
J Jerem. 23-5 that is Just what we want
Judgment and Justice, but it is Just
} what the rich do not want. you re.
} member where the Scripture sayed
they had all things comon, Equal.
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl
for your miseries that shall come upon
you. Your riches are corrupted, and
: your garments are motheaten, your
gold and silver is cankered; and the
rust of them shall be witness against
you, and shall eat your flesh as it wero
fire, ye have heaped treasure together
for the last dayes. Behold, the hire of
: the labourers who have reaped .down
; your fields, which is of you kept back
by fraud, crieth; and the cries of them
which have reaped are entered into the
, ears of the Lord of Sabbath. Ye have
lived in pleasure on the earth, and been
wanton; ye have nourished your hearts,