Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-17

men cut no 4 CURE III this country Is sbez
cause we think we know so much when
We really know nething.s When We are
speaker is trying to talk, Greek or latin
We never dream he is talking about
how people get their livlng. And when
we wonder who HE is, instead of see
ing in it that, the way we get our liv-
ing decides our faith and actions to-
ward men and things
tory is another sumner. When the
speaker was trying to- tell us that all
historic facts are traceable to material
things. Things principly pertaining to
our living. So that when there was a
great war it was not over some great
principle or idea but to gain some adj
vantage in money making. -
Words and subjects of the most i'm
portance to as are generally those we
know the very least. about. And until
we aequafnt ourselvks with the differ
maintained and the people get their
living we WILL be unable to determine
which would be the most compatible
with human society AS it is, those
quired possession Of all resources of our
living, so that in order for us to live
we must work for them at a. wage sc
as to be able to buy back enough OF
what we produced to sustain our Ilves
ond that of our families, leaving tt
those employing us the balance, be
that ever so much. This is what eco
no1nists call the iron law@of wages
The Socialist contention is, that thu
government has no right to jeopardizi
the lives and comfort of its people By
permitting any class of individuals t.
own or control its resources of life, lib
erty or happiness. But that the gov
eminent Should hold these things ii
sacred trust for the people and THAI
nave an equal opportunity to enjoy
them. And instead of producing foi
profit we should produce only for use
and the producer should receive tho
full value of his product. AS it is
many of our natural resources are be
coming exhausted and wasted or ship
ed out of the country to people Wht
are outstanding their own resources
ism they would be preserved in the
most economical manner for future
generations.
resources the Socialists do not pretend
to say. This will be a matter for tn,
people to decide when they becom'
ief Reader tI " which of these two system
do you think the mo compatibl
with your life and that your famil.
a Does Do the controller of these re
sources always give u work and pa,
you a. living wag when }you mos
need it? If not h. E are you9to 1--we
Don't you see that under TINS systel
people whose history has ever beer
that Of heartless, soullessstyrrany-
No, they are. not so much as com
PEELED. by the government to give you
work by which you can live nor doe
the government provide 1T when they
Now don't you think us working
class a set Of damned fools for not
changing this state of things in a jif-
~ When We can do so by casting oul
Vote for that political party whose aim
and object it is, to make our class who
10 all the work of the nation; the rul-
ars of the nation The Socialist party
o j part party. &c Every member has an equal
voice IN saying what shall be the pol
icy of the party the majority rules IN
ali things You, AIr. Reader, can have
lust as much to say in forming its sent
Iments as l or any body else Can you
ask for anything more?
L. NJ; McDERMOTT.