The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-08-25
Have Grown Weary of Being Betrayed by the Old
Party Tools of Capitalism and Will Register
Their Votes Against Them
Socialism Stands for the Betterment of Conditions
of the Wealth Producers and Their Freedom
from Political and Industrial Bondage

The Socialist campaign in Kanawha
county starts off with bright prospects,
the people are becoming tired of being
feeced by the professional politicians
whose methods of graft and loot have
been shown up to some extent at least
during the past few weeks, and in placing
real w0rkingman's ticket before the
wealth producers we will give a brief
outline of what the Socialists do and ex-
pect to do.
In the Socialist movement the man
does not not run for the office. The
Socialist makes his compaign for the
working classes and the producers of
wealth in mine, mill, factory and on the
farm. He makes his campaign for
Socialist principles and Socialist measures
on behalf OF the workers.
In this election the Socialist candidates
are standard bearers of great move
ment for the freedom of the workers
from the damnable guard" system and
from the calling chains of wage slavery
and political bondage. 1t is on that
ground that they appeal to you and not
as mere candidate for office.
They are fully aware that up to date
many workingmen have not voted the
Socialist ticket. They know that the
capitalistic press, professional politicians
and others enemies of Socialism have
misreprcscntcd Socialism to you.
Indeed some of our Comrades have
often hurt our Cause in your eyes, by
their very zeal in your behalf, as they
seen you dragged to the polls to defeat
your own interest. 1t has grieved and
enraged them and then perhaps they did
not mnce words when they described
such shame In some cases these
things have prejudiced you against the
great Socialist movement which lives
and throbs and labors, the wide world
over for YOU and yours.
SO We want you to take a good hon.
est square look once more at this social
iSt movement and what we stand for,
and let us fairly meet your doubts and
answer your questions. And you will
generously overlook the past mistakes in
our zeal.
In the first place we as Socialists
acknowledge and boast of the great debt
the world owes you. For nearly one
hundred years the Trades Unionism has
been the only buffer between the iron
heel OF capitalism and the toiling multi
tudes
Trades Unions have raised the STAN
dard OF living. They have resisted the
oppress"r- They have pleaded the
cause OF women and little child
ren and though the ranks have been
dNided at the polls, they have main
tanned a jIIhtlAg unity of the workers in
'he economic struggle in the face of the
most dreadful odds.
Chons have been fighting the class
struggle in the industrial world, and
nave suffered hunger, and privation,
"no se"Tl and the blacklist, and the
.'up "i The guards" and other thugs.
]N'd though they have fought their way
FI''"'E IL a thousand battles, many
ana NARY q time they have eaten the
o'''c' aa.' of defeat. The ranks have
D''" shattered. but they have closed
"'''' 1873 again and bravely faced the
S"1Et. .e au"T And now in all the ad-
''.','' s"l1trics of the world the actual
"0'''r'rHent of organized labor have
'o,'i"-sl economists and thinkers to
a'N'''s' ledge that Trade Unionism has
o','' a"a is one of the greatest factors
!" hdE"s' progress.
''.' A' future is yours. The workers
y" u. '"EH and in the shop hold the
u'S''''.' w '@ "' the country in their hands
"| P.T.eo2ng our forms of organization
as '' include the last and the least
ana "s eompleting that solidarity ir
p'".'-. Ecuon. for which l make this
S'r'.+.. 'ad by making the Wisdom o.
80. 7''rnce as revealed in Socialist
,io.Na' he program of your politica
you can conquer the countr,
'.' a Justice and Human Freedom
- alone can. Not because yo,
or angels or the acme o
GOODNESS. or wisdom, but be
.-' workers are the one basic anc
'I' -, lass in human society on which
all else rests. "