Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-17
SOCIALIST MEETING,
Address by ]. II. Dunbar. Socialist
Candidate for Congress.

A large number of socialists and so
cialistic sympathiZers gathered last
night in grange hall to hear the theo'
ries Of socialism expounded by j. IL.
Dunbar of Hartland, socialist candidate
for congress. Mr.. Dunbar, by his elo'
quenee and clearness, held his audience
from the start, After his lecture an in
formal discussion was held among the
brotherhood and several questions were
asked by those WHO remained and were
answered by Mr.. Dunbar. After being
introduced, Mr.. Dunbar spoke for n
short time on the two parties which
are striving to control the state, Re
fcrring to the republican party he told
of the arguments used by the various
speakers to show how well the republi'
can nominee for governor used his help.
lie then told of the statements of n
school teacher who had taught in Proc
tor that very small part of the pupils
there could speak English and that
nearly all of Proctor's workmen are
foreigners. In employing foreign Ia
Dor Mr.. Proctor is not doing his duty
by the workingman of Vermont. Mr.
Clement is the same sort of man as
Mr.. Proctor. capitalist. Each party
is engaged in abusing the other There
is no choice between the two parties
Both profess to be the workingman $
friend in order to obtain his vote and
that is as far ms their interest goes.
Crime and illiteracy are on the in
crease. They cannot be prevented by
adopting more stringent laws. Inc only
way TO prevent crime is TO educate the
lpeople and allow them TO regulate the
running of affairs. The great question
! is shall man receive the full product
of his labor which. of course, can only
be answered in the Affirmative. Mr..
Dunbar then went on TO prove by re-
ferring TO the statistics of the various
CORPORATIONS that the workingman is
receiving less than onc-fourth the full
value of his actual earnings. II IS not
| lust that capital should do so much less
actual work and receive so much more
In proportion. Labor should take the
production of everything into its own
hands and enjoy the fruits of its toll,
The state of affairs in New Zealand
was used as an illustration. In former
times the land there was in the hands
of few large holders. Labor had no
status But few men could obtain EN-
plovment. Finally the people took the
| land into their hands by the right OF
eminent domain. All coal mines, rail
roads. etc. were run under public own
ership. Now New Zealand is the rich.
est country per capita of any civilized
country. Crime is reduced to a mini
mum. There is not pauper IN the
land. All these good conditions were
brought about by public control. VIII
the workingman keep on year after
wear enriching the capitalist and i'm.
lpovcrishing himself. or will he demand
4 his rights? The socialist party IS on
the increase. 1t has almost doubled
every year for the past few years.
France will be a socialist nation inside
of 10 years. England has many social,
lists in parliament. In a short time the
majority of the German nation VIII De
socialist. The party is on the increase.
Glorious days are ahead. Mr.. Dunbar
closed with fine bit of oratory, ex-
bortinr the socialist brotherhood to
stand by their convictions.