, 1904-12-19
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1t is not necessary to 20 into a deep
study Of the election returns to dis
cover that the socialist vote is not
growing in those localities where the
people depend upon Individual effort
for their maintenance. Nor Ia 1t grow
ing among that large class of wage
earners employed by the railroads OF
America. In the big cities. where
there is a large foreign population,
there has been a notable increase,
largely due, no doubt. to ignorance OF
the real principles Of the party.
In Wyoming. there was an increase
Of the vote. owing to organization in
counties where there was no effort
put forth two years ago. but in the
counties where there was IN organiza.
ton two years ago there was no In
crease in the vote at the last election.
In Albany county. for Illustration, the
vote was practically the same. in spite
of the fact hat the party leaders made
%herculean efforts to awaken interest
in their spurious doctrine. even going
into many Of the country precincts.
Farmers and ranchiaSn generally re-
ject the policy Of having the govern
ment W all and dole out all for the
benefit of the people. They prefer to
depend upon independent individual eff
fort, enjoying the fruits Of their toll
in proportion to their ability to man
age and to work.
The same thing ID true or the rail
road men. Under the present system,
they are paid in proposition to the Ia
Dor and the responsibility. Men show
ing special attitude = given an op'
portunity to advance In the service.
while those who prove to be drones are
permitted to drop down and out. The
entire system of discipline is calculat-
ed to bring out the best there Is in a
man and cause him to work foc the
Improvement Of the service. the bet
terment of his conditioa in lie, the ed
ucation Of his family md the general
welfare Of the community. When a
man furthers his own interests and
builds for himself . beautiful home and
a place in society. he II at the same
time Just as certainly raising the stand
ard of all mankind. Take away the
incentive for individual effort, permit
the home to become . common home
for the use Of all, throw all the earn
inxs of all the people into one common
fund, and there is little left to aus
the Individual to labor and to hope. II
the individual knows he will be cared
for on the morrow without effort or
care on his part, II he knows his chill
dren are to be cared for by the state
and that all win share equally In the
common fund. without Independent &C.
ton, then his usefulness is impaired
and he ceases to be the force for good
that he would otherwise be. Examples
are given us on every hand. Million
aires SOM are greatly handicapped in
the battle OF life. With great wealth
behind them, they do not put forth
the effort exercised by the poor boys
OF the nation and consequently the
rich and the poor are constantly
changing places. The rich man of to
day is the father Of the poor man OF
the next generation. How often has
Judge Groesbeck been heard to say.
1T is but three generations from
shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves"
In the language OF Old George era
ham. 1.-THE boy Is entitled to a chance
but he Is not entitled to q cinch."
The socialists cannot succeed politi-
cally. for the simple reason that their
doctrine assumes to guarantee to all
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