The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
The Benefits That will Accrue the Tillers of
the Soil at the Hands of the Great Party
of the Workers of the World
Great Capitalistic Monopolies Keeps Farmers Nose
to Grindstone no Matter How Much Wealth
His Labor Produces-Socialism will
Free You From the System.

Perhaps no class of people work so
hard and so long and SO honestly, and get
50 little return for their labor as the
farmers.
The farmers and their families are hard
a, il from sun to sun, the long year round
producing wealth by their unceasing toll.
But the railroad companies, the grain and
stock gamblers. the trusts and combines
and middlcncn. and land sharks and
money-lordS. get the lions share out of
your earnings, and keep your nose to the
grndStonc no matter how much wealth
your labor produces
Everything you have read in the capi-
taist controlled papers, has misrepresen-
ted Socialism to you During the present
campaign are going direct to the far
mcrs and talk to them about Socialism.
and We know that when you understand
what Socialism really stands for, you will
turn to our cause. and join with the
wage carncrs in the mines, mills, factories
and the general industrial field and vote
against the present system of injustice
and robbery. Especially does this apply
~ hd4i''n !ia '''uiilyN pOllllCrtI SOE-
rupuon. graft. prostitution and betrayal
Of the people by the professional political
Eraftcrs OF both old parties puts even
Tammany Hall into insgnificance. And
practically the same conditions prevail
Throughout, the Elkins Davis domain.
lct us state right here the object of
Socialism. and we know you will all agree
with or purposes at once. however, you
may disagree with some details.
We Socialists want every person to
have an inalicnabIc opportunity to make
good living by putting forth his labor
Jus, aS every child in the State is
guaranteed the undisputcd and inaliena-
Die night ui access to Il school house, and
riEnt to use its equipment, in order to
Ee' IN education, so we Socialists de-
mand that every ablc-bodicd person
should be guaranteed the undisputed and
naiicnah'r right of access, either land or
10 machinery, or to both. in order to put
forth his labor and to make a living by
;ha, labor
No". farmers OF West Virginia, we are
sure that You are ready to fight at the
polls for that simple demand of Justice
iof yourselves. Your children. and your
nc,ghbn-s.
AND "a contend as Socialists that any
condition Of privilege. or monopoly. of
trusts and combines or transportation,
"' o""NinE. or moncy-lcnding. or land
'h'S'"""n iHai denies that guaranteed
opportunity or binders it, ought to be
abolished
H"a E"a surely know that the present
system actually does deny that opportu-
"'''. "r. D.. II does not deny it. it permits
you '' "Nn and uSc land in the country
'''' f... ~..n 10 work with machinery in
"' 0i. but on such conditions that
""'' s"t count your annual income, the
railroads and Mortgages. and controllers
'''" ".'-.-or- Of The money-power, have
..'"1s the slave of their power And
,..'-l" t"a haze labored hard. and pro-
--. 81. '..a. BE You actually have little left
'.' .'' pay Tie taxes levied upon you
..' system to maintain unnecessary
.'"''''@ '.' roll in luxury at your ex-
Your roads remain impaSs-
.- ..sr glaring injustices to be
Do .mG You have been legally
..- masters of High Finance
"s .s their millions and billions
-.E from sun to sun on the
..."r sons and daughters bat
-'0ont wage in the city, are
'. best in a state of insecurity
lard and get little They
. reap enormous fortunes
not made by labor. but by
~ larmcr. and exploiting the
ga;nbing with what other
pegp~
zen Tor that. We Socialists
., 'Hatcc inalicnablc opportuni-
... ."r#"n 10 make a living.
".pnd thing we Socialists
..-ry man should have what
-al.ld be secure in the pro-