The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-22
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By L. Ernest Harper.

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Chas. n. Fletcher, the well known
Patent Medicine Mgr, says: In
FAINT morality is frightful. We can
hardly realize that OF all tho children
born in civilized countries, twenty
two per cent, or nearly one-quarter,
die before they reach one year; thirty
4 seven per cent. or more than one-third
before they are five; and one-halr
before they are fifteen"
| We might also add from good
authority that big majority OF these
children die by the slow process or
cruel starvation: from lack Of nutr1.
ment. Nor would Mr.. Fletcher's
Castoria for which he is famous Till
the requirement. Only wholesome,
| unadulerated food, fresh air and sun.
4 shine can.
Oh. how precious the life of the lit,
tile ones! and how black the record
Of capitalism! Yet many Of the work.
ers who worship at It's shrine, not
| thinking of the awful results that
must surely follow.
las We SOW SO shall ye reap" and
\ the harvest is certainly bitter one.
Always it is the children Of the work.
ing class who suffer the pangs of
hunger-who die by the inch. Al
ways 1t Is the children OF the work
ing class who go to make up this
record of the dead, and all that cap.
italism may hold full sway.
| For shame on such civilization
that claims its victims by the hund.
reds of thousands, a vast number OF
which fill premature graves in a Pot.
ter's field!
Indeed We should not boast Of civil
ization; for II such be true civiliza
ton. personally, / would much pre-.
fer to be a savage.
But such Is not civilization
The world knows no c1viliza ton
only raging conflicts and eternal wars
Wherever capitalism has laid its
cold and bloody hand, the lot of the
worker soon becomes an ard rous ono
Where can we find a civilized people?
We find that hideous monster capital
ism. Civilization so-called, therefore
is barrier to real progress and q
forerunEer OF the exploitation OF the
working class.
Only as free people can we make
for progress. Always where we fine
liberty throttled, do we find degener
acy in all Its horrible FORMS
And we Americans, said to be the
most highly civilized people in the
world, have only TO glance at oul
( iy,Po t1ls
observe our place In the race for prog
ress(?)
How can we hope to be real mer
and women. how can we hope to main
tain even our present standard o
manhood and womenhood? (if we cal
truly call ourselves such) when hal
the children born die before they
even have a chance to live?
II the attention given to breeding
fine cattle, horses and hogs wal
glen TO breeding strong, healthy ant
hearty children, we might begin t.
talk OF our progress. But there ism
so great a profit In breeding strong
and sturdy children as there is II
breeding fine cattle, horses and hogs
and capitalism, you know, is concern
ed only in profits
Workers, are you going to continu,
to cast your ballot in the interest o
your master? If you do, you deserv,
to be skinned, but what a pity TO
your children who must suffer desti
tuition and death because Of your act
ion at the ballot box
This Is a serious matter on which
you should reflect long, ever remem
bering that there is only one way ii
which you can cast your ballot ant
cast it against the masters, and tina
is for the Socialist party, the oi1,
political party in existence made VI
OF and financed by the working GLASS
(The workers finance the old parties
but they are owned by the masters
What are you going to do abou
your babies? Are You going to vote
to continue a system that has pre-
destined your offspring to an earl,
grave? How silly If you do!
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