Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-08-20

vestigate. Most revolving con-
ditions were shown to exist.
Whole families were found
crowded into one and two room
apartments, while not only the
women, but little children not
much more than babes, were
found working in filthy, I'M
hygenic quarters, he'll ping to exc
out a scanty living for the family.
Over crowdiDg was shown to be
the rule not the exception. In one
case seven adults and wen chill
dren 81 living" in q dark, middle
room, and large, bare rear room.
The daily press also tells US,
that since October, thousands OF
entire families have been out Of
work, as a result, they have used
up all their savings, not their
proportion-S7 900 as above-but
a paltry $50, all they had been
able to save during those years OF
boosted prosperity. The presi-
dent of the association for improv-
ing the condition of the poor, r.
F. Cutting, says: Il cannot re-
member such condition existing
before. Not even in 1893 and 1894
did the depression persist so long"
While, according to Senator For
aker, on July l, $4,000 skilled
workers are out of employment
here in Cincinnati. Presumably
the number of the unskilled was
greater vet. These illustrations
of unparalleled" prosperity have
been duplicated all over the
country, no section has escaped the
blight. There has been q tremend-
ious exodus of those who could not
find employment, half million
J more having emigrated to Europe
) then have emigrated here.
Why the depression, why the
blight? This marvellous" pros.
perity seems to have been wonder.
fully efficacious in keeping the
toilers poor. This ''unprecedented''
prosperity seems to have been
monopolized by few. They
! have gone on piling up millions,
; but the larders of the workers, it
, seems, have accumulated nothing,
d so that they now face starvation
as their reward for the part they
o took in producing "widespresd'
- prosperity. The bottom has drop
: ped out of their "full dinner pail
, Again we ask why? You say
!! Regardless of politics, once thu
manufacturers of this country joil
y universally in the movements, de
y preston will cease" Who ar,
d they to sell to? How can tn,
u masses buy when their savings ar
's gone? With wages reduced, hov
are they to pay monopoly prices
e and yet live? How are you goin(
:, to bring prosperity to the toile
, without destroying monopoly an,
special privilege, using the force
pump won't alter conditions, thu
> people want something more tina
~ wind. Why not prick the monope
:. ly bubble, let out some of tn
;, wind and water, bring tn
:. necessaries of life within the pnl
. chasing power of the people? Tn
q crop Of millionaires may not grow
a but an equitable distribution ,
ID the wealth produced according
20 the part that each has contribute
a to its production will bring happ
:, ness to millions and issue
70 natural, therefor lasting, instead ,
the "force-pump" prosperity yo
propose.
Let us clip the talons of mono
he oily, uproot special privilege, ar
err economic conditions will impro,
Sc so nightly that all will he able
he enjoy the comforts of life and MOI
t. will have to toll such long hou
ed that life becomes burden.
ia Finally, firmly believing in Il
re fundamental democracy
I'd, American institutions, we have
90 more right to dictate how our er
ow ployes should vote than they ha'
ers to ceerce us.
nd Yours truly,