Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16

You don't believe the Labor Socialist
class" are really trying to take away the
savings and property OF the thrifty. Home
Owning class" do your
Probably there VIII be a loud chorus of
wails and entreaty when the new laws 20
INTO effect and the Home Owners wake
up TO find themselves bound hand and foot
and trimmed OF their savings and prop
erty by the deft hand Of the Labor-socialist
class and according 60 laws passed
while the EOms-owlsrs slept. ana which
the courts must execute.
Impossible" you SAP. but the game IS
on and the Labor-Socialists are right nov
actively at work before congress and the
various state legislatures. and viii estab-
lish these laws quickly unless stopped
Their plan is based on one principle.
II any man has worked and been econo-
mical and seif-denying and has bought =
home, take it away and divide up the pro-
eeeds among those who are unthrifty.
drinking. profligate or simply failures"
Take this money away from the man. who
has IT,
Give it to the man who hasn't
But this must be done cunningly and
by passing some shrewdly drawn laws
The Labor Socialists are working hard
to frighten and force public men to pass
at least a dozen bills, esch OF which has.
away down al the bottom, a plan to take
away a part or all Of the thrifty mans
savings and give them to the unthrifty.
They VIII surely succeed unless the
home owners wake up and protest in
numbers enough to win
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age reader says
Naturally. because the average reader
seldom examines bills offered 10 congress
reads Of these bills they look harmless
enough.
Some viii only wake up when. under
the new laws. Of the Labor-socialists
succeed in having the bills passed. they
find their property and savings ooze away
and the courts pOwerless to prevent
This is a contest between the unthrifty
class trying TO wrest money. property
and power from the HOMECOMING class. .
Now. let the reader sort out the dlf-
ferent characters In society and as they
are defined. locate each man IN one or
the other Of these Glasses" One class
earns and saves and the other seeks 70
I
The disseminated. surly and hotch work
man tranping from one job 10 another.
The Labor Ag1tator.
The man who poured acid in the mouth
Of an independent WorIgingman in Chicago
after he had been beaten unconscious.
The steady. well trained mechanic who
owns q home.
The tramp.
The professional criminal whose picture
the police keep In the rogues' gallery.
When you see him reading a newspaper
Sn a saloon, you can not only name the
newspaper that nourishes his criminal
instincts, but can accurately locate him
IN his class and probably make a close
guess al what ticket he votes.
The Successful Merchant.
The WeH-Trained PhyEician.
The wild-eyed-dirty-finger-nsn chap over
has second pot OF beer
The Labor Socialist
The Farmer.
The Minister Of the Gospel
The Anarchist
You see you can Pick them out and put
each one IN HIS class. There are only
two Glasses" One thinks thoughts Of
hate. jealousy ana revenge. seeking money
II cues mol earn properly which taE been
earned BY the sweat Of other brows. and
In disappointment and anger. these social
failures" naturally tend towards disorder.
lsE-bFeakinE and q general upheaYal in
which they hope 20 take away the savings
u the other class
The members o. the other Class think
thoughts q work. sturdy. WeIl-dire~ted.
intelligent work: work which brings good
Pay. because IL is good service 20 man
kind. The sober. responsible Locomotive
BnEineer The Skilled Mechanic. The
Farmer. Merchant Doctor. Lawyer.
Banker. School Teacher and Minister.
The capable. successful and well esteemed
among these belong % one class Tie
failures belong 20 the ether
Ths "HOfne-OWning' class seeks pace
steady operation % Industries. Protection
for every man who wants 10 work. and
guarantee q hls Tigllta 70 enjoy the lTlllt