The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-25
Socialist Meeting.


are being robbed on every hand.
While we are willing to admit that
some people do seem to have more
than their share Of this worlds goods,
and others are short on many OF the
comforts of life, we haYe sometimes
| looked ut our more prosperous neigh
Dor with an eye of envy and wondered
why fortune or something else had
favored him more than we.
1t does seem that dame fortune is
rather capricisus la bestowing her
favors. Many hard working man is
scarcely able to keep himself and
family In comfort to say nothing of
luxury while his neighbor, under the
same circumstances and seemingly
with no greater ability and not SO
much industry grows wealthy.
We suppose, unfortunately for our
selves, we belong to the class that
was born to be psor. We have never
blamed the government for our con-
dition or considered our more prosper
Gus nelghbor thief because he has
outdistanced us In tho great race for
wealth.
He simply seems to have developed
that propensity for gaining wealth to
higher degrees than have we. We
i'm nI fn lab
fifteen or twenty hours per day to lay
up surplus Of wealth that would
only be worry and vexation to us
after we have used all that can pos
slbly add to our happiness or pleasure,
neither have we been OF that class
that deny themselves all the little
luxuries Of life az they go along, that
they may be able to accumulate a
large fort1ne. We simply don't think
we were born with the wealth ac-
cumulatiDg instinct, the industry and
economy necessary to accumulate
wealth, We often think it would be
very nice to be wealthy and then we
wonder IL it pays. For our own piece
Of mind we argue that it don't.
The Socialists seen to argue that il
is a sin to possess great wealth and
we are inclined 60 agree witch them
where the wealth Is obtained by
fraudulant means.
We never have felt 1t any great dis
grace to be peer but have bitterly
realized its Inconvenience at times.
The Socialist would have US blame
the government for our want Of
ability or inclination to get rich.
Somehow we esn't see thIogs just that
way. We do not see what is to be
gained by going about over the coun-
try trying to make people dissatisfied
with their condition, infiame the
mind with discomfort and envy aAd
prejudice the people against tkeir
more prosperors neighbOrs and against
the greatest aGd best government the
world knows.
1t may be fUa for the Republicans
to listen to these fellows while they
lambast the Democrats and equally
amusing for the Democrats while the
Republicans are taking their turn
Tkese fellows say some pretty cute
things and picNre an ideal condition
Of life, when wealth will be more
equally divided and we will have 90
wealthy men and no poor men.
When all laborlng men will be EN-
ployed at all times at haHssome wages
and short hours. When she laborer
shall work in kid gloves and his wife
and daughters eress ia silks and
satins aBd entertain IN the parlor
while the servants do the work in the
kitchen.
We like the theory first rate as III
sounds good. but it has never proved
a success ia practice.
We believe with our Socialist
friends that there are many trRSts and
uaholy alliances OF capital that need
lckGlhbluB DoCduSC OhSs ak NDuliOilCu
by selfish men who are inclined 10
deal unfairly with their fellows, but
we do not belleFe with the Socialist
and the Democrat that their property
should be coniseateG and the manag
srs imprisoned without a hearing
We believe these fellows should be
yanked up before the courts aDc
punished as any other criminal and
made to respect the laws OF the
country.
Ifthere are not sufficiently stringent
laws now on the books we want our
law makers To put them there and |
then we would like 10 see Roosevelts |
and Briscows at the head OF every |
executive department and the laws
enforced.
Ii the people would arise to the
necessity OF not elsctIng corporation
lawyers and corporation sympathizers
TO legislative offices and elect the
politician, who is usually
out for a rake of, TO remain in private
life, laws could be made and enforced
that wsuld protect the people 10 their
rights aud give the greedy grasping
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