The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-19
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1908.

The Jab the PILOT gave the Mdni'o-
voc Tribune last week struck the sour
rilous penny a-liner and the bunch of
Socialists back Of ii with the force OF
hurricane and shattered the whole
shooting match. On Saturday the bo-s-
mortgaged, dyspeptic organ reganed
its equilibrium and answered back.
The retort is the same old stereotyped
argument usually advanced by the Trlo'
une, that the PILOT IL behind the
times, that il is a corporation defend
er" and "buttress of capitalism, and
so on and so forth. But the Tribune has
always viifird everybody who has oppos-
ed the fallacious doctrine of Socialism
1t preteuds to stand for principle, right
eousness, Justice. good will to fellow
man, and 80 on, but ~ a matter of fact,
during the three years Of its ungOdly e3
istence it has descended to scurrilOus
personalities to such an extent that 1t has
di-gusted everyone who takes pride IN
the development Of Manitowoc. Ia.
deed one of the most prominent citizens
and benefactors Of the city had to in.
woke the strong arm Of the law to throt-
tie the irresponsible organ.
1t seems the article on the failure of
government ownership Of railroads in
Belgium and Switzerland was another
severe twist of the Tribune's tail. The
article was taken from the Evening
Wisconsin, a conservative, reliable pap.
er, and by mistake was not credited,
1t put the Tribune sage" digging up
statistics and he claims to have discov
cred that he could travel on the railroad
in Hungary, 9i4 miles for 81 20, third
class Well, what of that. II he were
in Hungary he'd have TO walk anyway
for he wouldn't have the two dollars
and seventy cents. If he will now con
tinue his research and ascertain what the
fare Is TrOm Manitowoc IN Paterson, N.
j. where there il large tribe Of his
kind, and birds of "A feather flock tOgeth
er, you know the PILOT will furnish
him ticket, first class. on condition
that he will promise to 60 to Paterson
and ncrer return 20 ManitowOc. OF course
we should require that he give good
and sufficient bond for the fulfllment of
the promise The Tribune did not un.
dertake to disprove the statement that
h., - =. u 4
was proving disastrous experiment and
that the deficit on last years workings
WAS 81, OOO 600, but merely remarked
What if there Is a deficit 1t would.
mt make much difference 10 Socialists.
of course, for as "a rule they are not tax
payers
The Tribune saws: Some day Amer.
ca will wake up 10 the possibilities of
public ownership of everything that il
used in common. No sonny, the Amer
can people will never change from the
American idea and the merican system
to the lines suggested by Socialists The
American people will ever stand for the
principle TO insure every man his own
and will never stand for the theories of
Socialism, including the distribution Of
wealth and the destruction of individual
ownership. We believe there are lila in
the existing system of government tina,
may be remeded but we believe that the
remedy should be applied and the cure
effected without departure from the
American system. In general, where
Socialism has been tried il has proved a
failure and the people Of this country,
the best country on earth, the land of
the free and the home Of the brave q"
will never Jump out Of the frying pan
into the fire
But there IL no use wasting powder on
the Tribune aud Socialism. The Tri.
bune will peter ont in the course of
time aud Socialism il on the dpclin.
The indications are that the complete
returns will show that DR.. Debs has not
received ~ many votes AZ be did four
year, ago,