The Harrison times., 1912-03-02
Reply TO X. X X
ALIMo BEACH, Ten FEB. 26.

gument instead of dishing out a lot
of unwarranted assertions inten-
tionallv misleading statements and
foolish absurd and false charges as
so many do, including the st, Louis
Republic Of which am a reader !
believe he is honest in his views but
he lacks information. Thousands Of
other dcluded people are in the same
condition, and don't fall out with
them or blame them only for lack
of real and careful investigation to
get the real truth, 1t usually takes
much investigation and proof to
overcome training and environ
ments, and doubjy so with Social
ism, which is so immense and far
reaching and so different from the
present selfish gaugng, gratltng,
| labor robbing and enslaying system
under which we now exist, mot
liyc) Next | want to say; Social
ism wants to take nothing unIustly
from anyone, but only to stop that
and cut out injustice and give justice
and Just rights to all and we court
investigation; and if you can show
any injustice in Socialism we are
lust rs ready to cut it out as you
are, for we stand strictly for hu-
manty and the good Of ALL We are
opposing the bad and working for
the better in al things and for all
the people socialists, democrats,
and all,
Which is best, the good Of all or
unjust special privilege Of the iews'
The rule Of the whole people or the
privileged few, the producers or the
non producers X, X, \, seems to
be very solcitous about the poor
old farmers condition under Social
ism. How about it now, could So
cialism make it any worse, as he
! is now paying heavy tax and pro-.
fit on everything and being skinned
out of the larger part of what he
produces and is already having to
compete with capitalized farming
equipped with modern machinery
and cheap labor,
Y, y, X, thinks the old farmer,
after building and fixing up his
house or farm is liable to have some
lazy triAing fellow move in on him
and make life uncomfortable or per.
haps root him out. Say, where did
YOU get such an idea as that? Not
from Socialism, But, my friend
did YOU ever think about who built
the great fortunes, the factories,
railroads, machinery, etc and what
lazy, good for nothing fellows have
moved in, taken possession and
rooted out the builders? And again,
who created the mines, timber, oil,
coal and land too1 o, you say
capitalists have got possession OF
these and with capital have deyel'
oped them, How did they get in
possession and where did the cap
ital come lrom2 From the heritage
Of the people; through gifts, special
privileges, profits, rent and inter.
cst-most Of it legally or illegally
stolen,
\, says, "Thc very fact that a
man with energy, industry and
economy, knowing that what he
Thought, planned and worked for
on his farm would likely not benefit
| his own children, would tend to
make that man careless and indiiler'
cnt for his family In other words
! Socialism tends to destroy the fam.
ily."
Another attempted application Of
the present system to Socialism, but
under Socialism the opposite would
! he true, for the man and his children
would be more secure in thcirhomcs,
possessions, productions and earn
ngs and proceeds much greater
| than now,
Land holdings under Socialism
/ differ from the present system in the
| limit it would put upon such hold.
| ings, MS is clearly shown from the
| land plank adopted by a referendum
vote of those identified with the So
cialist movement in the United
| States. kindly ask you to print
| that plank which is MS follows
"Thcrc can I've no absolute prt.
yatc title to land, All private tItlcs,
! whether called fee simple or other
wise, are and must be subordinate
60 the public title, The Socialist
party strives to prevent ana rom
being used for the purpose OF cX'
| plotting and speculation It de-
munds the collective possession, con-
| troll or management of land to
whatever extent may be necessary
| 20 maintain that end, ltis not OPP
| ,,.,l Z, The nppunutlpu and noe