The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-06-29
Socialism Inevitable
CContinued)

the AANlElR the fanny are LEAGEaAG4
to the shelf, and women, girls and
boys employed in their place
In 1900 there were over twenty-eight
million women and girls in this coun-
try, over ten years Of age over
100000 were compelled to work for
wages, over 100000 in factories
alone Fifty thousand children under
IS years Of age are thus working in
the state Of Georgia alone The mills
Of the south are filled with children
Forty-five years ago we had four mil
lion negro slaves, Of both sexes In
1900 we had 5,329,SO slaves OF the
female sex alone Today (1sO6) We
have still more So that now there
more white female slaves over ten
years, than we had cOlOred slaves OF
both sexes IS years ago Black SlaV-
cry was wrong. Is white slavery
you blind as to what these facts
mean2 Where is your hearth Can
you not hear the agOnizing vail Of
these five million white slaves who are
own dear children? And why these
slaves2 Why are men not employed
TO do the work done by these women
and girl slaves2 Because the greed Of
force them to il. And you call this
free country with over five million fe-
male slaves in IL, to say nothing OF
the slavery Of men and boys? II this
is a free country, may our eyes never
behold one where slavery exists. Do
you wonder men are opening their
eyes to this awful aspect and are
CRYING out for relief as they see their
loved ones ground up into dollars for
J. PierpOnt Morgan to buy $4,000
dogs with2 And for some woman to
have a $500 operation performed on
her dog?
Not long since a mine commenced
to cave in. The foreman shouted at
L.
out never mind the men" This is an
actual fact But you see, my friends,
mules and dogs cost money, sacred
property they, but the poor White
slaves, what about them? II mans
inhumanity to man" is not seen in the
labor Of these five million white fe-
male slaves, permit US to be blind
that we may not behold it where il
can be seen. And all this to keep up
the present iustful, lying, hypOcritical
thieving system Of capitalism We are
living under. To put up all kinds OF
adulterated food in fruit and yege-
table FORM to put up putrlhed meat,
to make fine leaf lard out Of cholera
hogs, to feed these white female
slaves on, and kill them of. "Oh, We
generation Of vipers, who hath warn
ed you to flee from the wrath to
Gomez" Do you think for minute
that the man is heartless who wants
to turn away from this awful and
terrible sight2 Do you for an instant
think socialism could be half as bad?
Do you know what socialism is? The
encyclopedia Brittanica says social
ism is the ethics Of Christianity Does
not the "ethics OF Christianity in you
revolt at the picture Of these white
women and girl Slayes2 If so, just in
proportion as you revolt Just In that
proportion you are socialist Is II
bad to revolt against this condition.
If not, it's not bad to be a socialist.
Some of the biggest and most self
sacrificing hearts in this country, are
wrapped up in the bosom Of socialists,
who would, empty their last cent out
Of their pockets to send literature to
you, that you may see the glorious
beauty of socialism, and free these
women and girl slaves from the in
human bondage they are held in by
the heartless greed Of capitalism,
whose soul is not as large as the dol
lar they crave.
Now, let US look over a short re-
capitulatiOn Of what has been said in
these four articles
We see how competition in the
retail trade forced the manufacturer
to sell so close he had to quit business
or cooperate That is form the trust.
Then we see how the trust corner
ed the crude material he manufactur-
ed for your use
Then every little while the trust
would raise the price on its goods
until il has passed percentage into
grand larceny and ought to be in the
Then the trust killed competition
by cooperation
Next the trust owns the United
States senate and makes it impossible
for you te have a law passed in favor
OF a working man, or to elect United
States senators by popular vote,
with no recourse in court
How competition made your house
door in structure, but high in price
on account of cooperation or trust
lumber.
Also the ''raiIrOads'' keep three
sets Of men, one on the 60, one at
work and another coming
Next the lumber trust will drive the
contractor out Of business by taking
the contracts themselves
The coal merchant and other retail
dealers will be driven into the ranks
ness.
In all these things the trust has
demonstrated the powerful effect Of
cooperation being the life Of trade in
stead Of competition
Then, how the socialists propose te
transfer the principle Of cooperation
into national and government owner
ship for the benefit OF all the people
instead Of for the few
Right here let me quote a part Of
Republicans and Monopoly"
The house Of representative on
June 4 adopted a resolution looking
to the establishment by the govern
ment Of an armOr plate plant The
extOrtfOnate prices charged by the
armOr plate trust for its products have
made the ownership and operation OF I
such a plant by the government a nee
essity- To allow corporations to hold I
a monopoly Of things indispensable to /
the government and thereby to fleece
the public as the armOr plate trust /
the powder trust. the beef trust the /
coal trust. the steel trust and others 1
have done, is an objectionable sin /
and shame. '-GOOdland Republic, /
June p.
The above is socialism throughout, /
and fits nicely in our recapitu!atiOn, /
also acknowledging the probability 4
and the inevitabiIity Of socialism, anc /
lust as we have said. the trust has the 4
element OF self-d sstrUctto-l in il, fore /