The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-04-27
socialist Column
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A labor meeting was announced II
The Republic for several weeks thai
there would be a melting for the pur-
pose OF raising money to assist IN the
defense Of Meyer Haywood and Pet
tfbOne, now in Idaho JaIls charged
with murder, Of which they are IN
nocent. This appeal to the people OF
CTCOdland was a failure They stayed
away, and by this inacuon said IN
sentiment, you can hang Meyer and
Haywood as soon as you please "
course the people OF GOOdland, be
ing capitalists, knew that the preceQ-
ent Of hanging q man because ne be-
Ionged to a union, would not effect
them It would, however endanger
the liberty OF working men, (that Is,
common labOrerS). should they al any
time refuse to obey the dictates Of CAPT
tai Just shoot or hang them this IS
a free country Cd for US capitalists
But some one says, why did you
not get up a charity ball. and you
would got considerable money! Char
ity, nothing There would have been
no charity about it, whenever you
have to appeal to mans selhshness
in either a ball or an oyster supper
to get money If there IS not enough
big heaFtedneSs and bravery 70 come
out and help because it IS a pleasure
and an honor to do so, when honest
men are in danger, then there is no
manhood or decency in US
What do you mean by bravery?
We are not towards
Yes, you are; you was afraid some
one would think you was a socialist "
Socialism will be popular some day
even in GOOdIand. Then you will ali
want to get in the band wagon. You
viii then say, We have believed in it
all the time.
Yes, the old Pharisee believed in
Christ, but did not confess him for
fear Of the Jews; that is, they did not
act You believe in socialism, but did
-
meeting for fear Of the capitalist
That is fear Of your jobs Some day
it may be your necks. It is Meyer
and HeywOOd's necks now
But you cannot see any danger;
three feet ahead Of your nose is so
means American liberty is a thing Of
the past, and a man is a mt subject for
the gallOws If he dareS to oppose CAPT
talism- Hang US tomorrow We VIII
oppose capitalistic tyranny as Ong as
We can lift our voice, or freedom IS
established
This country is not dependent on
GOOdland- Thank goodness, some Of
the largest papers in the country see
a grave danger staring American
manhood in the face and have taken
hold Of this matter in a-manner that
would make your hair stand on end
The Cleveland Press, which is the
headquarters for the ScrippS-McRea
league, which controls besides the
Press, the following daily newspa-
pers: Cincinnati Post, Toledo News
Bee, Toledo Times, Columbus Citizen,
Akron Press. St Louis Star-ChrOnicle.
Kentucky Post, and Los Angeles Re
cord. The Press editorials are syndi-
Gated, appearing simultaneously in all
the papers Of the league and reach
ing all the readers Of their enormous
combined circulation, which IS estt-
mated at three million each day.
The Hearst papers of New York,
San Francisco and other places have
also taken a hand to see whether a
man can be hanged to please en-
thrOned capital or not The above in
terest alone viii reach from four to
five million readers every day, besides
an endless number Of large dailies.
And what are you doing in Good
land2
The Appeal to Reason announced
March 10 it would issue a special
Rescue Edition." and in thirty days
received the cash for 25553,OOO copies
which was scattered in every state in
the union, while you was taking a
nap in GOOdland-
You talk awful loud in the social
ist column Have to talk loud to
awaken you when you are asleep
But this is not all, boys; did you
know we have got President ROOse-
welt stirred up nOw2 A box called the
Jungle written by Upton Sinclair,
exposing packing house filth, has
stirred him from center to CiTCumfeT-
ence. See Chicago Tribune. April 10.
You may turn up your nose at the
inSigni6CanCe Of the socialist column,
but let me tell you in less than three
months you will see the newspapers
stirred in this country as never before.
The editors are beginning to see that
human liberty is at stake, and are
even now beginning to speak in no IN
certain sound. Will you wake Up2
We want to tell you in this column
10 -E--nT-
see to it that innocent men are not
hung to satisfy mOney-making trick
sters. Our Thirty. life, and free speech
are in danger Of being taken away,
and as the Cleveland Press says: 1T
behOOveS all patriots to feel vitality in
tereSted in the miners case at Boise,
1t is a national affair. 1t is the most
important matter before the nation.
Every citizen should use what in
duence he or she has, hOnOrably, to
secure for these accused men a fair
trial"
Do you see that? 1T Is the most i'm
pOrtant matter before the nation"
Dare we be silent? Your silence viii
soon be broken.
Not all the power Of municipal,
state or United States government was
able to get John D. Rockefeller, bill
HOnaire, into court to merely tell the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth With the miners it is
different The money and machinery
Of two great states and a great rail-
road corporation are devoted to kid
napng them upon the veracity Of a
self-cOnfeSsed murdered, and the am
bilious demands Of private detectives;
and the governor OF Idaho walks the
streets OF his capital city announcing
that Meyer Haywood and PetubOne
are guilty.-C1eveland Press.
Can you see the difference between
the way John D. Rockefeller and a
poor miner is treated2 Two kinds Of
law, one for the rich, another for US.
Great free country, and a fun dinner
pail,
Now comes the objection to Gorkey
on account OF his having a woman not
his wife. We do not know whether
this IS true or not In either case It
does not affect the teaching Of So
cialism any more than Judas affects
the teaching Of Jesus. You would not
condemn the teaching Of Jesus on ac-
count OF Judas, and If consistent you
could not condemn socialism or ac-
count OF GOrkey GOFkey would not
be mentioned IL he was a republican
or democrat, because they never,
never, 90 such things-OnIy the So
cialist-
What a small telescope some. people
look through Only see one rotten
thing, where they could just as well
see a million good ones, If twas not
for their own inclination IN see S0r1e