The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-20
RI. DIAL ZIEI EXPL AIMS
OBJECT OF SOCIALISM.
President Of the Lynch Local in Clear,
Conclusive Manner, Answers an Ar
tcle Appearing in the Northwestern
Aqriculturist.
LYNCH, N. d., April 10, 1904.

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LYNCH, N. d., April IS, 1904.
Editor Independent:
Not long ago there appeared in the
Northwestern Agriculturist" letter
from = resident Of Oklahoma and ar
editorial answer relating to socialism
and as the editors reply was entirely un.
fair and untruthful, and as many Of ouI
farmers here are readers of that paper
and some Of them may have gotten a
wrong impression of what socialism is
from that article, take this opportuni-
ty to reply to its main arguments and
assertions.
In the first place We working people
sho.h always consider whether an edi-
tor is man of wealth himself or hired
and paid by man or men Of the wealthy
tho ruling class and then we shall
bcttor know how much to depend upon
what he may have to say for or against
u political party whose only mission is
justice to the working class for our ma
lion. The fact that We have two classes
tho laboring and the capitalist-can-
not DO denied: no more can the fact be
evsded that they are and must be at war
NTH each other and that sooner or later
ono or tho other must bic vanquished.
The sAgriculturist" is edited and issued
for the capitalist class who have manu-
featured goods to sell and not-as some
may have supposedly the interest Of
the farmers or other laborers. In the
krst of his article, Editor Collins says,
referring to forms of government: "By
their fruits We shall know them" So
cialism rs such has never been tried so
that while all competent judges are
Iorced to admit that the theory and logic
Of socialism and socialists are correct
thsy are certainly unable to point out
even one evil fruit of socialism and we
socialists. To the many socialist read
eers OF THE fNDEPENDENT, let me say
that We are fortunate in having so fair
minded an editor as is he of this paper,
Who is willing to allow the people to dis
c,lss those public questions in his col
umns. We socialists have gigantic
task OF education before US but it must
-t,s done. therefore let US never be dis
c0araged. We have right and truth and
Justice on our side and we shall soon
win.
The rapidity with which our party
grows is in exact proportion to the ef-
forts Of our members to lay the truth
before the pes,ple. The time is in sight
when the church people, both Catholic
and 50 called Protestant, on the other
hand, can cite numbers of socialistic re-
forms tried by others more popular
governments than ours-and proved OF
true worth and if our present extremely
and successful Industrial system is
Judged by that rule, then it must be I'M
eonditionally condemned, for its fruits
are bitter and disgusting, as the lives OF
de majority of the toilers of the world
attest.
He says Socialism implies that the
government shall be the whole thing,
and we ask, would he have us infer that
m his opinion il will be better for Rookie
teller and perhaps few other million
aires, OF possibly billionaires, to be the
whole thing The sure end Of our
present system is the ownership of the
earth by comparatively few men and it
appears to IT'S socialists that the people:
IS majority, must not lose their grip
On the ownership and control of the
earth it they expect to remain here un-
til they leave it. Socialism is for the
ownership of the earth by all of the PEG
pie instead of by a small part of them
and We shall be pleased to read an ex-
PLANTATION why the people should not
own operate and control all property
upon which the lives OF all of the people
depend We socialists object to a few
men being able to dictate such ruinous
pieces on labor and it's products that the
majority of the useful workers live, of
necessity, in poverty and distress.
Socialism does not simply that all
property shall he held for the common
ase of all 1t implies that the people
who do the work shall do the ruling in
stead of the ''drones," and nothing will
he held by che government under So
csalism except what majority of the
voters decide should be so held for the
good of the majority.
He says Gin the one there is too much
government meaning socialism. How
en- there ever be ''too much govern
nent" while it is administered in the in
.trrest of the majority?
It would be "too much with our enc
xsisss the capitalistic class in control,
hut when socialism obtains. our legisla
Ozs and executives will be socialists and
sur government will be administered for
the majority of the people. At present
sur laws are made for the advantage of