The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-30
COUNTY, $ D. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 80 ,on NUMBER 20

platform OF 1908. We ind In l1
some good suggesiions-somo thai i 4 II
have already been adopted In this
state, but we find many things
that appear visionary and imprac-
tical. It demands that the govern
ment shall furnish employment
for all unemployed; shall loan
money to the states and to munici-
palities without interest for the
purpose of employing idle laborers,
and shall donate money to labor
unions for the purpose of support
ing men out of employment,
very nice Utopian idea, but the
platform makes no suggestion as
to how the government is to get
this money. This platform also
demands that all land shall be
owned by the government. II our
friend Upton ls a socialist in prln-
ciple ne is not in practice, eise hs
would not have endured the hard
ships of fourteen months residence
on claim in order to get individ-
ual title to the land.
| The new socialist mayor OF
Schnectady, N. Y. says he is in
sympathy with the Debs idea OF
socialism. One of the socialist
mayors in Ohio says the people
need not be alarmed, as the old
method of governing the city will
not be radically changed. Nothing
very definite in these declarations
The writer refers to Milwaukee as
a city where socialism is proving
; beneficial. Perhaps this is true
We observe that the brewers union
endorsed socialism in 1908, and as
Milwaukee has large brewers
,, union perhaps it has been an I'M
!, provement to give them control.
, We talked with resident of Mil
waukee few weeks ago and he
; said there was no such thing as
: Sunday observance in the city,
the only difference being that there
!, was little more hilarity notice,
able on the streets on Sundays
than on any other days. Just now
the mayor of Milwaukee is defend
ing himself against impeachment
charges alleging malfeasence in
!, Office and it may be we'll to sus-
pend judgment on the merits OF a
. sociolist regime in Milwaukee un
til this case is settled. Mr.. Up
ton says the socialists instruct
their members how to approach
men of different classes with such
. arguments as will appeal to them
and their Que object is to make
socialists" This confirms our
original editorial that it is all
things to all men. This dodge can
be worked successfully by minor
ity party which has no responsible.
ity to put its theories into practice
but should the socialists ever be
required to apply their theories
they would find that the suckers
that they had caught with the
different kinds of bait wouldn't re
lish eating out of the same dish
after they were caught. In Other
words they would be just as mucf
divided in their application OF
: policies as the republicans and
! democrats now are. We have reat
= some articles on socialism that Up.
pear quite rational, aud we have
" also read such auarchistic sheets
as the Appeal to Reason, whIo
- seems to possess neither reasol
nor common sense. In fact if ou
"observatlons" ever convince u
- that the policies advocated by th
- Appeal to Reason are to be put in
:, to effect we will take to the "cyc
lone cellar" and will see that it
we'll barricaded to protect US from
:: the mob rule that will surely fol