Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-05
Socialism.
CLIO, ARK, March "a, 1906


would drop our selfish character
istics? that there would be no
grating, no desire to accumulate
or to get the better OF our neigh
bor?"
The above are fair questions,
and deserve careful answers. AS
to government, it must first be re-
stored to it's original character,
ga government of, by and for the
people," In fact, great corpor-
alton in which every citizen is a
stockholder. If a thousand men
combine their labors, each shar-
ing equally in the result, as well as
in the labors, must confess that
1 can't see any signs of paternity
or paternalism. Neither do | see
where paternalism would develop,
though the number of people be
multiplied by one million. But II
this vast body of people banded
together for mutual benefit have
no rules or regulations governing
the individual action, or having
. such rules, have no power to en-
force them, they are of course OF
no benefit. Therefore they must
have power to enforce their rules.
This power we call government.
How can it be paternal? When
the people again possess this
power, through the initiative refer
endum and imperative mandate,
they can have any rule or law
they may desire. Under Social
ism the people will be the govern
ment. Then the government car
do anything for the people tine
government that the government
(the people) may desire. Ii hav'
ing somebody do something for III
is paternalism, then we are nov
having the paternalism OF capital
for are we not constantly reminded
that we can't do certain things TO
ourselves as we'll as capitalists cal
do them for us? How often ar
we informed that the P. 0. Depart
ment is not a paying institution
and that we ought to have som
\ one manage it for us?
A AS to the selfishness of huma
II character-are we not creatures
Y environment? Let me call ths
II illustrious statesman, John l
n Altgeld, to witness. On page
a of his book, "Live Questions"
a find the following table shown
4 prime causes of crime, on bas
Y of FIVE hundred men:
HOME INFLUENCES.
, Lost father at five years and under.
). &C ten years and over flve.. ....'
fifteen years and over ten. =
Lost mother at five years and under...''.'
ten years and over f1ve.....
.s fifteen years and over ten
Lost both parents at five years and under.
ten years and over five
Never knew home. ....,....... ...'''.'''
Left home at ten years and under ....'...
fifteen years and over ten...
:" eighteen and over htteen...'
md
!" twenty-one and upward. ....'
without home influence at IL ana uhder'
SCHOOL PRIVILEGES.
Never went to school. ol.,.........,.,....,....
Went to school years and md less less: ;.'''''
10 I" and over 5.........
Read and write very imperfectly .....:.:..
with higher attalnmentS.
Learned to read and write in prison.
HABITS.
Frequented saloons. .............,..........'
Drunken habits. ......................;.'
Drunk at time crime was commltteu.''.'
Gambled .......,. ....'....''''''.'''''.'
Carried concealed weapons. .............'
AGE AT FIRST PENETENTIARY CRIME.
Twenty years and under.
Twenty-Five and over twenty. ,.........
! q ysa'rty years and over twenty -nve......
~ ~ years and over thirty. .............
Flfty years and over forty.
Sixty years and over fifty. y................
Seventy and over sixty................'.
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