Montana news., 1905-11-01
Reasons for Being a Socialist

am a Socialist because believe that the earth belongs
all and therefore should be held and used for the benefit of
all Private monopoly of the wealth which the earth
contains robbery of the many for the very doubtful advan
age of the few.
am Socialist because l belve that nothing should be
sold for less than its cost reasonable labor and that nothing
should be sold for more TO give less than awning foss
rob the No man has any right to grow rich at the
expense of any other
of labor abor and therefore all the people must
all the tools of labor order that all the people may be free
In industry democracy and liberty and inseparabe
there be industrial by the by the
few there freedom for ALL but here also there must
government of the people by the people unless government
am Socialist because believe that orderly system
of industry owned by all and administered for the welfare OF
ALL is better than the anarchy of unorganized individual effort
dominated by the favortes of fortune the srewd the
scrupulous in the interests of individual wealth and power
industry organized and controlled by the few whether
for their selfish qualifications of autocrac
for all than that should profit by the general disorder
that the few who able either in themselves or in their
circumstances should organize things to suit themselves
Socialist because believe that only through the com
ownership of the common wealth. and the common man
agement of the business the highest individual
efficiency be secured and the largest ends of individual and
social life be realized unorganzed industry is wastefu OF
goods Industry organized for private profit is wastefu of
men When every works for himself there is waste in
production When the work for the few there is waste
in distribution When all work for all there will be wealth and
leisure for all The organization OF the commsSary depart
ment of in the interests of the whole army mulple
the efficiency of not only in relation to that depart
ment but in relations to those other ends for which an army
chiefly exists. poorly organized commlssary department
That neither eat nor ngt Inc social
ganzaton of industry for the both bet
ter living and a better life.
am Socialist because believe that industry organized
and unorganzed the of which private profit
vaby result in the aduteraton of foods and goods in
tnua contentious with labor and the corruption of govern
There must needs be profit in all of these long
private enterprise is allowed to control the of life
and individuals corporations compete with each
other for such renumeative traffic Common ownership will
make it to the interest have all products pure and
honest provide comfortable conditions for all of
labor and to safeguard the integrity of which is
chiefly mpered by the existence of powerful aggrega
tons of private capital seeking egtmate returns through
corrupt legislation else by lax administration of the laws
am Socialist because believe that the inevitable alter
native public private monopoly and prefer the peoples
trust trust owned and controlled by few
of the people 1t is longer question of public ownership
free competition but rather of public ownership
money ogarcy The unmsakable, the irresistible drift of
things toward combination and the question whether
very few shall the combination of industries and com
mand their increasingly powerful profits whether all the
people shall combine in the interests of all
[ am Socialist because ''now is the accepted time
to-day is the day of salvation''
Then to side with truth is noble when share her wretced
crust
Ere her brings fame and profit and It's prosperous
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