The copper era., 1906-05-17
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE
LOYAL.

LOYAL.
Evidently the Clifton socialists are
not the same kind that we have in
Globe, and Clifton has reason to be
? thankful for the difference. Clifton
ties would not tolerate Hickey, the
evolutionary agitatOr, who was
''orator of the day. here on May ],
and a committee of Clifton socialists
repudiate his kind in a communica-
ton published in the last number of
the Copper Era.
''We deplore,' they say, "the fact
that sometimes the manner and Ian
guage of these speakers is not just
what it should be, and is therefore
apt to create an impression that the
socialists have very little regard for
the feelings of the people, or for
common decency. In the
future it will be one of the duties of
local Clifton to instruct the speakers
that may be assigned to this locality
to confine themselves to the present
ing of socialism in such language as
shall give no offense."
The Clifton socialists are earnest
in the belief that socialism will cure
the evils, as they sec them, of the
present competitive system, but they
have the intelligence to see that the
radical change which they advocate
can not be brought about by revolu-
tionary methods, but only, as they
admit, through the ballot box They
know very well that denunciation OF
the government of the United States
and disloyalty to the flag, instead of
helping their cause with the mas ses,
will inevitably result in reversal of
sentiment that will destroy any
possibility of socialism as concrete
political tenet evailing in this
country.
No political government that is
hostile to our form of government
can hope for success. Demagogues
and foreign agitators may excite the
mob, but the loyalty and sound sense
of American citizenship may be re-
lied upon to overcome Sedition and
preserve the integrity of American
institutions.-Bel
The ERA believes that the above
represents the sentiments of the
socialists of Clifton, who, as a ella SIS
are intelligent, law abiding citizens.
Like the populists of old they have
many good ideas, which by agitation,
will doubtless be adopted by both of
the old parties. After the populists
had educated the people along GER
tain lines of reform their platform
was stolen by both the great parties,
and all the poor pop. had left was his
whiskers. One trouble with the
socialists at the present time seems
to be that they haye such a great
variety of ideas or principles. The
extreme socialist advocates an ideal
form of government for an ideal
people in an ideal world. Possibly
t he time may come when the people
can be educated up to their high
ideal, but that will be centuries
hence. The ERA is free to confess
that it knows very little of socialism,
but it does not, and never will, ap-
prove of any party that would even
in the slightest manner, cast re-
Election upon the flag of this country.
The flag stands for all that is good
under the constitution. 1t is n OF
responsible for corruption in politics,
in our legislatures nor in the congress
of the general government. That
responsibility rests with the people
the voters. Corrupt rascals can only
get into congress by the vote of the
masses, therefore the voter is indi-
rectly responsible for the very state
of affairs of which the socialists COM
plain. Socialism, if conduc ted in the
right manner, will have a beneficial
effect on the people of this country,
as it will attract their attention to
the many grievous wrongs that are
being done, and it will create a
greater independence among voters.
But socialism, which would tear down
the stars and stripes, and destroy
national patriotism, has a tendency
towards anarchy, and will most
i H.
such ideas. We believe in the initia-
tive and the referendum, as it is a
great safeguard to the people. I'm
der the present system we elect men
to the legislature and to congress
who know nothing of the needs of
the people, but they make our laws
and the people must accept them as
they are. All laws should be sub
mitted to the people for their ratifi-
cation after they have been passed
by the law makers. If they are good
and the people want them they can
then ratify them, and if not they
can vote them down. There is no
question but that the workiugmen,
who are the bone and sinew of the
country, should have larger repre-
sentation in our law making bodies.
They should have shorter hours of
labor, and above all, better school
facilities. There is no reason why
every child who desires it should not
have d collegiate education, and thus
be given an opportunity in the race
for life equal to that of the child of
the rich man. All reforms can be
accomplished under our present from
of government and without Destroy
ing the patriotism of the people and
their love of the flag, the glorious
banner of the free, for which every
true American should consider it an
honor to pour out his life's blood.
THE ERA always did say that John