The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-12-01
THE FIGHT is ON.

! day. Its editors and literary prosti-
tutes reported the sad story of Soc
iahst election returns, but, of course,
not without appropriating character
istic methods. Their long tiresome
and heavily adulterated editorials"
tearfully deplored the wonderful gains
made by the workers party. In other
words, their sophisticated sentiments
were expressed and accompanied by
the usual weeping and wailing and
Sna shinS OF molarS so prominently
| connected with the editorial sauctum
OF every up to date capitalist blunder-
buss. Every one of them loudly pro.
claimed taat talk against Socialism
Is no longer sufficient to thwart its
growth, and further. that from now
on the older political parties must re-
sort TO "acticn" and fight, OF course
leaving the casual reader entirely in
the dark as to what the action will
be and as to how the fight Will be
waSed. Evidently their grand Christ
Ian principles are too strong in them
TO expose wha. they would like to
do to Socialism and Socialists.
Talk against Socialism proved
failure-as the 1910 election returns
show. How sad, And to think that
huge sums of money were expended by
capitalism to down it, Isn't it awful
Look at the physical, mental and ma
terlal cost to certain patriotic theolo-
gians, lawyers and writer's as a re-
suit of their Gisputations incongruity
Isn't it fierce? Feed your eyes ont
the tons. veritable mountains Of di.
seased literature sent broadcast BY
capitalists to defame it! Isn't 1T
enough to even melt a stone? Figure
up, II you can, the enormous expense
to capitalism in its madness 10 wipe
out truth and Socialism; add to II
the brain" work used and the time
appropriated to carry on the treach-
cry; compare il to the Socialist vote
Of 1910 and look at the result. 1t
shows that in spite of all. Socialism
advances steadily. 1t proves that cap
italisnl with all it's wealth failed miser.
ably in its ragary to injlue Socialism
and unconsciously succeeded in pro-
noting it. 1t proves that the workers
are commencing to realize the truth.
and the consequences are they are
learning how to vote and hurrying
along the dawn of newer and bet
ter era
At last capitalism is worried At
last the older political parties are
reused from their slumbcrs and
dreams. At last the capitalist press
admits the uselessncss OF talk, and at
last it fears the strength of Socialism: |
So now for action and fight TO Pre-.
serve the tender hide of capitalism.
Let the sons. and mothers, and
daughters, and fathers, and neces.
and nephnws. and cousins and uncles
and aunts. and relatives. and friends
and money OF aristocracy cease play
ing to the grandstand and devote all |
of their attention to Tie workers in /
the blcachcrs Let everything and |
everybody touching on or appcrtaininr
TO uppishnesS come down to :he level
OF the workers for reriod covering
tho next two years at least. Let all
interested parties appreciate the nee
eSSitY OF this fight, the only action |
available to renew the love and re-
spect due us from our slaves. TO bring
peace to the troubled waters. to draw
the wool over the eyes of fool voters !
once again and thereby crush the !!
life out of Socialism. Let everybody .
remember that two years is not 4
very long time when We take into con-
slderation the prosperous four years !
to follow next presidential election +
Let all desirable citizens answer our |
holy call to arms and fight as they
never fought before. for the honor OF
their homes. and children, and wives !
and country and everything else good
and noble. including poor old capital
ism. Let the trusts and corporations !
reduce the prices of their goods in |
favor of the workers. Let the prices
of beef. bread. beer. and butter. and .
all things necessary and unnecessary
to tickle the palate of the working
class, go down as low as posi- Bile Let
the courts throughout the land favor
the workers and labor organizations
at every opportunity. Let the po!isi- !
Clans. professional men and churches,
and all artists who know how to
bleed and fool the workers success
fully, cCme- forward as true friends