Pocahontas star herald., 1912-10-04
agID9llaa Of Sail aver

erops have failed aud The socialls'r
have gained, oBy Grab" les ST"
we Dem G Gratis and R.pabh"n'h
and all Sc urg-lyylas OF Au'ea',.""
DAYS, who are able to take or hor
row your county paper let me tel.
YOU that tle Socialists have game"
wonderfully here in Randolph eoun
tv, For governor wc increased our
vote 70 and one third pei cent over.
two year. ago, aud $40 aud three.
seventh per cent over four years
ago. We have also made good
gains all over the state; even The
figures Of the good old Arkansas
Gazette gave Randolph county 1870
Socialist votes aud did not report
some counties at an, We gained
20 per cent over two yeats ago
Randolph county ran behind Clay
Lawrence and most of the other
counties of the state, but You, you
little Democrats that are thinking
of running for some Office two years
hence, get your nose in line with
this column. ] want 90 give YOU o
Whit Of political atmaphsro.
Practically an lhe voters of ue
county who vote were usi upm Che
primary bcuu.a those wao vote
want to have a say about aho sHa.I
hold the county oiics and iani
men are not prone 20 affiliate chem.
selves with q party until 1t has a
fighting chance TO wins but ohscr
yation proves beyond doubt, that
the Socialist sentiment iu this coun
ty doubled my vote with more to
spare that / had left after doubling
the vote Of Nickel. was present
when the vote came in; heard the
,elated gossip of the old line polIti-
clans about the Democratic victory
aud all the like of that; they re-
minded me Of a bunch of Buns
bunked with on the banks Of the
Gavin the Kansas City bottoms,
not many years ago. Like most
politicians, we tried TO satisfy our
wants by the "Beg Method" and
the greatest Joy felt in the camp
always came with the guy who
"sniped" the makins that went to
satisfy the cigarette fienos but our
camp was broken up like yours will
be. know you have your exist
'nce by the free gifts Of the people,
Z did we, but public sentiment
<against us in the parts we
<quented; so it's with you. Not
Since the days of Albert Pike has
enthusiastic support been weaker
in the Democratic party of the state
than il is at present; knownothings
quit 1t because of its oorruptness;
learned men fight il because of its
insane policies, and every Demo-
cratic vote getter that comes on
the field two years hence will be
met face TO face by young warm
blooded Social st, who can defend
every phase Of our philosophy,
from the public ownership Of Pub !
lie Utilities to the private owner.
ship of collar buttons, an orator
who can sustain every indictment
made by the Socialist party against
the present system, from the mur
der of helpless women and children
in the factories to the stealing of
negro votes in Arkansas. You
class conscious, you noble two
hundred aud nineteen, get your.
selves INTO the organization; make
no mistake; this is a real fight; If
we had the educating facilities, the
power to mould public sentiment
possessed by the capitalistic system,
the Leaf ch fanged parasites of the
Now, would change their form like
hail-stones in hell; but we have
them not, so we must build up our
own press by the aid Of our good
neighbors, who are looking for a
solution Of our present problems.
Yours for a peaceful revolution,
LUTHER EUGENE Johnson.
STRAY STEpR- Has bppn nj my farm