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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-12-22
SWINE.

For several years about hundred
Of the leading swine breeders of Kan
sas have been holding conferences at
the Kansas Agricultural College dur
ing the farmers week. This year
these conferences will begin on Thurs
day morning, December %, at s o.
clock, and continue all day. There
will be special demonstrations i'm hog
judging and a special demonstration
in the use Of antihog- cholera serum.
All who expect to attend the confer
ence are urged to write to George C.
Wheeler, Manhattan, before December
%, as 1t is desired to arrange for a
dinner Thursday might.
Mrs I C. Movers was over from
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-12-22

Mrs. j. c. Meyers was over from
Fleetwood couple days this week.
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sfs
verely criticized it as it came from
the conventions hands and ex-
pressed the hope that. three or
four. states would remain out Of
the Union until it had been salts
factorily amended. He recognized
the danger in the power con-
ferred on the Judiciary and his
predictions concerning that branch
Of the government have long been
realized. .
Of course the archbishop's adj
vanced age may be responsible
for hostility to new ideas on such
frivolous and such unreasonable
grounds. His friends should have
guarded him from so committing
himself at his time of life as to
blight the reputation he had
earned for progressiveness.
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available here to end similar
blocking by the supreme court.
No matter how the court acts in
this case, its power to interfere
with the rights and liberties Of the
people should be ended. Despotic
power is always Objectionable
whether used tyrannically or not.
While it lasts there is always the
danger Of five men, possessed like
the rest Of us with prejudices and
weaknesses, offering to predatory
interests with enormous financial
power a refuge for their preda-
tory privileges. That must end.
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KEEP THE CHANGE.

Fawningly boosting James j.
Hill, president of the board of d.
rectors Of the Great Northern
railroad, for his recent speech at
Springfield, Ohio, in which he at
tackled the plan for a central
bank under government control
and advocated central bank
privately Notwithstanding
inftely worse-and then BASTARD
ly attacking the editor of the La
Dor World as secretary treasurer
Of the Minnesota State Fedora
ton of Labor, calling him a
poltron, coward and liar, all of
which is perfectly safe at a dis
lance Of $50 miles, is the record
Of the repudiated official organ
of the State Federation of Labor
in it's last issue. We thank you
for the compliment, Mr.. Coin
Guinea.
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SASSY SAYINGS OF
AN ORGANIZER
BY o. f. Bransteter.

I'm Socialist all right but !
amt agoin' to join the party. I was
a Greenbacker, and a knights of La
Dor, and a Populist, and I know jest
how them things go. Jest as soon as
You begin to git strong then a lot of
your leaders begin to trade and COM
promise and sell you out jest to git
jobs for themselves.
Socialism Is all right, If it wasn't
for that, but how're you goin' to keep
your leaders from sellin' you out I'd
like to know?"
"Oh. but they can't. comrade. You
see"
They can't hey? Well I'd jest like
to know how you'll keep 'em from
1t? I'd jest like to have you tell me
how you'll
We'll, If you will just shut up and
give me q chance I WILL tell you,
II you knew anything about the So
clallst party you would know that we
don't depend upon the honesty or in
compatibility Of what you call our
leaders, ....E-
A Socialist knows that there is no
more community of interests between
the working class and the capital
lists politically than there is indus
trtally. He knows that political
party cannot serve two masters. but
that the old parties represent only the
interests of the capitalist class, which
finances, controls and owns them.
And so he has organized an en-
tirely new political party, a party sep
arate and distinct from all parties
controlled by his masters. It is a
party which is financed, owned and
controlled by himself and his com
rades and he has put the best Of his
brains, his energy and his enthusiasm
INTO making it a party which will
represent the working class, and the
working class ONLY. ss 81 !. II. ]. 8.
And 80. in this new party he has
builded for himself, he has taken for
one OF the cardinal principles aad
the slogan Of his party, NO FUSION
mo POLITICAL TRADING S
And therein he has shown his
wisdom. It is good tactics. It is the
/ only possible way ID. which he can
secure his demands--by supporting
and putting into power political
party which stands for his principles
ana for his interests. And more thai
6fnat-1 - IIIa ABSOLUTE an.
ssH
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The summer girl is fading fast
away. =@ ~ .4ss
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5cUR1TY AGAINsT BEING SOLD


cUR1TY AGAINST BEING SOLD
OUT. 5s5s ~
18th that principle he resists the
flattery and false promises Of the old
parties and detects the traitors and
designing politicians within his own
ranks No traitor, no matter how
willing, can work much injury to
the party 80 long as no votes and uses
his influence to have every other
Socialist vote for the principles, plat
forms and candidates of the Social
list party, AND FOR NO OTHER.
mo trust, no corporation, and no
old party politician will pay very
much to have q man advocate those
things.
Whenever they buy or corrupt q
Socialist leader either national, state
or county. they pay him to support
some principle. platform or candi-
date other than those of the Social
list party" ~
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A GLORIOUS OPPORTUNITY
BY John M. Work.

10y OOAu vVOFA.
Through the joint action of the
Woman's National committee and the
National Executive committee of the
Socialist party, a. petition for equal
suffrage is now being circulated for
signatures.
We Socialists propose to bring
about conditions wherein we can en-
act whatever laws or amendments
we desire, without petitioning any
body. But, meantime, we have to
take the best available means Of ex-
pressing ourselves and arousing pub
lie sentiment.
The Republican and Democratic
parties have not yet championed
equal suffrage. There has been moth
ing for them to lose by it, but they
have let it alone because OF innate
conservatism. There might still be
nothing for them to lose by it If they
championed it at once. But there il
a great deal for them to lose by it
If they do not champion it at once.
For, women are likely to cast their
ballots for the party that is most ac-
tive in giving them the suffrage.
The Socialist party national plat
form declares in favor of unrestricted
and equal suffrage for men and wom-
en- and pledges the party to make an
active campaign to secure the same.
We Socialists want equal suffrage
regardless of the consequences to our
selves. If it would result in tenn
porary defeat and delay for our move-
ment-so be 1t. We would not com.
promise a great principle for tenn
porary advantage.
But, there is no occasion for any
such result. Women are going to se-
cure the suffrage during the next de-
cade or two anyhow. 25;s.:
The best way for us to insure that
they will vote against us when they
get the ballot is by showing indiffer-
ence in their struggle for the ballot.
And the best way for us to insure
that the women will rally to the So
scialist party when they get the ballot
is by making bold and vigorous
struggle to get the ballot for them.
The Socialist party In many coun- i
tries has scared valuable legislation
out Of the old parties by working up
public sentiment to point when the
old parties considered Unnecessary to
their own continued political existence
that they should make CONCESSION
s# In the same manner, the Socialist
party can scare equal suffrage out OF
the Republican and Democratic par
ties. The women will then have the
ballot several years earlier than they
otherwise would. Then they will owe
IT to the Socialist party. And they will
be wise enough to know; It. In the
European countries the recipients Or
tho benefits of remedial legislation
have u ever ncreasing nlmber1s
showed that they recog;liE Fho
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WOMEN WAGE FARMERS
TRIUMPH IN STRIKE
Dressmakers Strike and Win in
New York City.

NEW. YORK, Oct. Standing
shoulder to shoulder, with: .'The con-
Germ of one the concern OF all'' as
their motto, the garment workers OF
New York have gained another sub
stantial victory. In the past the
struggles between the garment work
ers and their employers have been
long and bitterly contested. Now the
garment workers are united and the
struggles are growing fewer and of
much shorter duration. The strike
recently ended, lasted less than q
week and the strikers have practic-
ally gained every one o ftheir chief
demands.
The demands OF the union most
strenuously opposed by the employers,
and firmly demanded by the strikers
follows: The union shop; the aboli-
ton Of piece work: q fifty-four hour
week; half holiday on Saturday; tall
ors to be paid not less than $24; male
helpers, SIS; female helpers SIC; a
fixed pay day and payment to be
made In cash; no home work and no
Sunday work; no overtime after $3.50
p. M; union is accorded privilege OF
having shop delegate and union dele
gate who are to have access son, the
estab 1ishment Of board Of grew
5ances; Joint board OF sanitary con-
troll and q permanent board Of arbi-
tration. nj
An agreement covering all the
above points has been entered into
between the Merchants Society of
Ladies Tailors and Dressmakers Of
New York and Local No. So of the
international Ladies' Garment Work
ers' union.
Some Of the snlalle employers are
still holding out, but their shops are
picketed and the determination f the
Workers to- win - 10 evident that they
are yielding ono BY one. The victory
sof the ladies' and dressmak ars Will
beTcomplete - y IN
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MAKES REPLY TO -
CARDINAL GIBBONS
BY G. III. Ritterskamp.

In the course of his jubilee SER
mon delivered at the cathedral in Bal
timore. Cardinal Gibbons is quoted as
expressing unqualified disapproval Of
three important political propositions
which have commanded a large share
of public attention, namely, the cleo
t1on OF United States senators by the
direct vote of the people, the initial
tive and referendum proposal and the
recall of the judiciary.
The cardinal is quoted as saying.
THE election of senators by the votes
OF the people involves the destruction
of strong bulwark against dangerous
popular encroachments To give
to the masses the right of annulling
the acts Of the legislatures is to sub
st1tute mob law for established law
To recall a. Judge because his
decisions do not meet with popular
approval is an insult to the dignity,
the independence and self respect OF
our Judiciary : : The constitution of
the United States is the palladium of
our liberties and our landmark in our
march OF progress. It's wisdom has
been tested and successfully proved
after trial Of century and a quar-
ter. It has weathered the storms of
the country which is passed, and it
should be trusted for the centuries to
come. What has been good enough
for our fathers ought to be good
enough for us. Every change, either
in the political or religious world, IS
not a reformation. Better to bear the
Ills We know than fly to those We
know not Of. Do not disturb the po-
litical landmarks of the republic
Our answer to Cardinal Gibbons is
brief. We will merely state the facts
In the case and leave it to the INTEL
hgence of the American people to de-
eide for themselves.
The election of senator's by the
votes of the people does involve the
destruction of a strong bulwark
against popular entertainments. AS to
whether these popular encroachments
are dangerous, suffice it to say that
popular entertainments have always
been considered dangerous by those
whose interests were endangered by
popular education and self govern
ment. - bst:e
The cardinal is afraid to trust the
masses. He insinuates that law by
masses is mob law. Now, the word
masses" in America lis a sysonym
for 1.-THE people," 1.-THE public" 1.-The
sovereign people,; The masses are
the creators: of our legislatures and
yet the cardinal would deny the pub
lie the right to annul the acts of its
legislatures. Let the cardinal remem-
Der that governments are instituted
among men deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed"
On the recall of the judiciary Car
dinal Gibbons agrees with President
Taft. To recall a judge, the cardinal
thinks, would be an insult to the dig
nifty, the independence and self re-
spect Of our judiciary: President Taft
thinks so too. No doubt Judge Gross
cup would have thought so had this
principle of popular government been
Instituted against him.
1t does seem strange how fearful
men high up in church and state are
Of popular: e1croachments upon the
established order of things. How So
ljcitous they are about the dear old
C0nsittuti0nl --.r j. r-.-
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SHALL WOMEN WORK.
BY John M. WORK.

A recent writer who takes a look
forward into the future has the fol-,,
lowing to say, among other things
about what he sees in the co-opera-
tive commonwealth.
II do not SEES one hovel, or one
woman or child at work in mines,
mills. factories, offices or fields
object to the idea that women are
not going to work in any Of the in
dustries. ~. :.
Being q somewhat prolific writer
myself, and knowing how easy it Is to
find fault with anyone's writings,
have no desirs to be hypercritical.
Furthermore, the writer of the above
has written lots of good stuff. But;
this Is too tremendous an error to-
overlook. 1t is also an all too common
error, and it needs to be pointed out
for that reason. <%%
To be sure, we inten to abolish the
long hours and the undesirable con-
ditions under which women work at
present. -s~- s. ' = ~ 3
So also we intend to abolish the
long hours and the undesirable con-
ditions under which men work at
present. &t::-' -
But we do not intend to prohibit
men from working altogether. as".
And It is just as ridiculous to sup
pose that we intend to prohibit wo-
men from working altogether. .>
Possibly the women will not choose
to work in the mines But, in my
humble opinion there will be millions
of them working in the mills, fac
tories, offices. and elsewhere. And
they will work in the mines and fields
If they so desire. ..,- Il
It would be fatal to our prospects
Of reaching the women with the mes
sage of socialism If we were to give
the millions Of age earning women
to understand that we do not intend
to let them continue to earn their
own living, but propose to compel
them to become dependent upon men.
They prize what little independence
they have, and they want more Of It.
It would be equally fatal to our
prospects of reaching the women with
the message Of socialism If we were
to give the married women to under
stand that they must remain depend
ent upon men. 1t is one Of the most
hopeful signs of the times that they
are chatting under the CALLING chains
of dependence. ::
Moreover, If We really did intend
to shut women out of the industries,
socialism would not be worth having.
Even the rather pitiful measure Of
economic freedom secured by some
women under capitalism is exceeding
ly wholesome and beneficial.
But, it is one of the greatest glories
OF socialism that it extend econo-
mic freedom to all women, and ex--
tend 1t to them in abundance.
Far from shutting women out Of
the industries, socialism will do Just
the opposite.
1t will open up to every woman a
full and free. opportunity to earn her
own living, and to receive her full
earnings. s~~. - -,
This means the total cessation of
marrying for a home. e..
1t means that there will be no more
prostitution, either inside or outside
Of the marriage relation. -
1t means that the sex relation be-
tween men and women will be raised
to plane Of purity which can scarce
ly be imagined under the present de.
grading and impossible conditions.
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THE AUSTIN DISASTER.

Inc disaster at Austin, Pa,
where through the bursting of a
dam, one hundred and fifty peo-
pie lost their lives, was primarily
due to economic conditions. This
is shown by the remarks of a
number of the survivors, of which
the following is a fair sample:
1.-THE consensus of opinion in the
town almost always has been that the
dam was unsafe. People have been
made, because the Bayless Pulp & Pa
per company mill, supposed to be the
largest of it's kind in the world, was
the life of the town."
That is, workers in the mill
were afraid to complain for fear
that they would lose their jobs.
The possibility Of death by drown
ing was not as bad as the greater
danger by starvation.
1t is useless to denounce the
Bayless company. The individu-
ais composing that concern were
no more negligent than nine
tenths of those denouncing them
would have been in their place.
1t is useless to denounce the
state officials charged with the
duty of inspection. The most
conscientious inspector is unable
to protect people from economic
conditions they insist on uphold
ing.
To have put that dam in. con-
dition so that it would have been
strong enough to resist an unus-
ually large flood would have cost
considerably. To have forced the
Baylass company to stand that
expense might have forced the
shutdown Of the mill or it's re-
moval from the town. Would not
public sentiment in Austin have
overwhelmingly condemned any
inspector who would have caused
such a catastrophe?
AS long as an economic system
is maintained under which work.
ers must depend on the favor Of
a few privileged ones =. for a
chance to earn their living, so
long will it be vain to devise
ways and means to protect them
from dangers from which they
might, under different conditions,
protect themselves. ID.
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Money talks, but it don't yell at "
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Some people always make hay
while the sun shines tomorrow.
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ARCHBISHOP IRELAND AND
POLITICAL PROGRESS

~~Ss~oo> - SS~ SSS0ASSOs~
Archbishop Ireland is the latest
prominent character who has pub
licly announced his adherence to
reactionary political views. He
has taken occasion to denounce
not only the initiative, referendum
and recall, but the direct election
of senator's also. This is to be re-
GREETED more for the bishops own
sake than for that Of the pro-
gressive measures he condemns.
The time is no longer distant
when all Of these reforms will be-
come part Of our fundamental
law in spite Of all reactionary op-
position. The archbishop has SIM
ply denied himself a place among
those prominent ones who will be
remembered for wisdom and
courage displayed in opposing
predatory interests at a time
when such opposition was useful
in. fastening the deliverance of
a plundered and oppressed people.
The reasons given by the arch
bishop are of kind that few Of
his reactionary comrades will care
to repeat. The constitution that
was good enough for the fathers
should be good enough for u.s." is
the weighty argument which the
Associated Press attributes to
him. If that is good reasoning,
then it would have been equally
good to have said to the "fath-
ers:" "The government of Eng
land, which was good enough for
your ancestors, should be good
enough for you." It would have
been just as good reasoning to
have said to the Puritans who SET
tied New England, to William
Penn and his Quakers, to Lord
Baltimore and his Catholic emf
grants and to other early corners:
Europe was good enough place
for your fathers and ought to be
good enough for YOU" It might
have been said to the first Christ
ians: "The religion that was good
enough for your ancestors should
be good enough for you" It
might even be carried back to the
cave dweller who conceived the
first primitive improvement. If
his argument is good argument at
all it means not only that progress
in all lines must now stop but
that we should actually go back
to as rude and barbarous condi-
tons as may possibly be imagined.
But historically it is not true
that the Constitution was good
enough for fathers, = at least
cot for all Of them. Jefferson se.I
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GROUNDS. His friends should have
guarded him from so committing
himself at his time of life as to
blight the reputation he had
earned for progressiveness.
DIRECT LEGISLATION AND
THE SUPREME COURT.
The Initiative and Referendum
case is now before the Supreme
Court of the United States. In
this case monopolistic corpora
ton Of Oregon, seeking to escape
a tax on it's franchise has ap-
pealed to the federal court. The
tax was authorized by a popular
vote on initiative petition. The
corporation opposes it on the
ground that it believes that the
clause in the Federal Constitution
guaranteeing each state a repub-
ican form Of government forbids
the Initiative and Referendum.
Probably no one knows better
than the attorneys making this
plea how absurd the contention
is. The guarantee Of ''repub-
lican form Of government" was
not intended to perpetuate dele
gated government, but to guard
the states against reversion to
monarchial rule. But just as the
Fourteenth Amendment which
was intended to guard the rights
of Southern negroes has been per-
verified into a prop for monopolis-
tic privileges, so the corporations
now hope to pervert a clause in
tended to be a defense against
despotism into a means of fasten-
ing it more securely on the Ameri-
can people.
Should the court decide that the
Initiative and Referendum are
forbidden by the Federal Consti-
tuition then all the progressive
measures that have been secured
through them will be wiped out Of
existence. AS long as the decision
will be allowed to stand future
progressive legislation will be ex-
tremely difficult, if not impos-
sible.
But it is not the technical legal
merits Of this case that deserve
consideration so much as the Sit
uation that is disclosed by the
mere fact of such suit being
brought and the assumption of
jurisdiction by the court to pass
on the validity Of measure of
this kind. Five men, majority
of the court, have the power to
turn, not only the State of Ore
gon, but every state in the Union
bound hand and foot over to the
mercy Of predatory interests.
Should the country escape this
calamity it will not be through
any power Of the people, but only
through the grace and mercy of
these five. men. Ninety million
people must stand helpless and
with abated breath while five
men decide. Such a situation is
anything but pleasing. It is ex-
ceedingly humiliating to those of
us VINO nave been trying to con-
vince ourselves that we have the
freest government on the face of
the earth.
Of course, should the court re-
fuse to be gracious to it's humble
subjects, the American people,
there will still be a legal way out.
The next congress will probably
have a progressive majority ii
both branches. The next presi-.
dent will probably be a progress
i've, not middle Of the road
progressive" as we now have, but
a progressive who favors progress.
The membership Of the supreme
court can then be increased and
q reactionary majority changed
I 4,su.. = 5gs
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that has scared. that remedial legisla-
ton out of the old parties.
So-grab these petitions and get
busy. Give every woman and man in
your community chance to sign.
Let's hand a petition in congress
that will make their eyes bulge.
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whats that you have in your
hand?" asked Mrs. Gimlst, of her
husband, as he brought home a roll
of manuscript. := -
brains, madam" retorted Mr..
Gimlet, pompously Are you surprised
at the fact?'' E So
mot in the least" she replied, II
knew you didn't carry them in your
head"