The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-08


of the Socialist party. If. the ideas
of the Socialist party as presented
| by him ever come true this certainly
1 will be an ideal place to live Ac-
cording to his idea person will not
have to work very long until enough
wealth has been accumulated to rest
! for The remainder of his days.
/ In part Mr.. Caldwell said: "The
/ principal issue between the two old
parties today seems to be whether
| Mr.. Roosevelt shook more money out
of Wall street than did Mr. Parker
| FOR the present campaign. The issue
IS rather late one, but they are
using it just the same Mr.. Bryan
lost his two campaigns because he
was representing a class of capital
ISIS who could not put up as much
money as could the capitalists on the
other side. 4 vote for either of the
two old parties Is a vote for capital.
When will the laborino man wake up
and cease placing a ballot in the
ballot box which places a club in
he hands Of his master? This win
ter when you are living happily on
your diet of snow balls and fried
prosperity I hope you will think of
how You voted in the election
Mr.. Caldwell then gave history
Of the trusts. He said: "The trust
is here and we have to realize that
it is and we have to realize that the
trusts are the result Of COMPETE
tom
He blamed the Spanish war to
capital and claimed that all wars
We're caused by the interests of cap
ital. Mr.. Caldwell invited questions
from his audience and a number
were put to him, some of which
were:
Observation-Disclosures will the Social
ist do when they are in power with
oeople when they are fifty years
old? Send them to the poor house
Answer-"We will arrange things
very carefully for the old people |
and if necessary we will pension |
them, but if the social system comes |
in power we will have all the profits |
Of what we produce and We will have |
no poor people,
Question Will we have to paw |
rent?'
Answer-"If We own as we pro-
pose to do all our own industries
and our own land, do not think we
will be likely to charge rent"
Question-"What about the L.
quor question?'
Answer-"S Socialism would re-
move the profit end Of the saloon
business so then there would be no
temptation for man to drink. Pow
erty is not the cause of intemper-
ance, but intemperance is the cause
of poverty
Question:" ease we should
elect president, how would We get
control Of the industries go
Answer-ffWe would do the same
as Abraham Lincoln did when he
freed the slaves. Just simply take
them We do not intend to pay for
something that is already ours by
right Of producing
Question-"W What will YOU do
with people who are too lazy to
work 20 80. ~
Answer-''They will either l.,
pend upon charity or starve to
death. | am thankful to the tramp
that he is a tramp under the pres
ent laws. Because if he does not 60
to work we are all right. but if he
should decide to go to work that
would throw one of us out of a po-
sition and then We would have 10
tramp and he Is better tramp than
we are.
Question-':Will You build am
more battlesbirs 20
Answer-"Whe We remove cap-
ital we will destroy the cause of
war, so we will not need the battle
shins.'
Mr.. Caldwell harrangued both the
candidates Of the other parts and
ended by mixing an appeal 10 al
those present TO vote for Eugene Y
Debbs for president.
A collection was taken up durinn
the evening to support the Soeialis. |
party.