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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13

they find this economically more and
more difficult, they are effectually
eliminated in the race for higher edu-
cation, and, as a consequence, the
riding school and the high school be-
come more and more ar ich mans
school.
Besides dominating the teaching
force and methods of our high schools,
is entirely prescribed and even the
text books are written by acknowl-
edged riding school authorities.
Now if you will recall that local
high school boards of control are made
up of local capitalists of the smaller
Try and prostituted professionals from
the riding schools, you can readily
see that the most significant period.
the adolescent, truly educative period,
in the life of the individual is pretty
well smothered out by capitalist class
control.
Another set of local capitalists in
our manufacturing cities, who need
cheap skilled labor, stand for doing
away with the orthodox high school
and making the adolescent school a
factory for turning out skilled scab
workmen to break up the labor unions.
So well has the capitalistic educa-
ton done its work in our high schools
that, approximately only 5 per cent
OF the enrolled school population over
leave it alive, that is, graduate: the
95 per cent die in school somewhere,
which means that universal public
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13

The working class of this county,
Is in revolt today against the CAPT al
list system, but don't know it. They
believe they are in revolt against the
Republican party.
Unless they wake up and inform
themselves. that revolt Is liable to
ind expression by turning out the Re
publicans and putting in the Demo
Gratis at the coming presidential cleo
ton. Should they commit this monu-
mental folly they will have four long
years to regret it and to fully realize
the truth of what here state.
In those four years. they will learn
that they have but jumped from the
frying pan into the fire.
Under no}circumstances can or will
the Democrats do anything save to
make bad situation worse. The
Democratic party is not only equally
powerless, but Just as unwilling and
without honest intention as the Re
publicans, to change conditions.
The Democrats are as guilty of Grim
inal deceit when they tell you they
can benefit the working class by tariff
jugglery as are the Republicans when
they tell you that high protective
tariff is passedsfor the benefit of labor
The tariff jdgglery is q humbug
pure and simple. They have been
Sooling the people for many years with
it-both the old parties-and both the
Democratic and Republican leaders
know It as well as do. They know
that the working class can be and will
be-as now-skinned to the Limit un
der . high protective, tarih-for
revenue, any old tariff. no tariff al
all. It is pure bunk, no matter which
party tells you so.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13
VOLUNTARY RAISE in WAGES

Toledo, June lathe Toledo dock
managers. having, become alarmed
over the restlessness and the predict
ed joint action Of their engineers, fire.
men and oilers, have voluntarily
raised the wages Of these men IS per
month. There has been a sentiment,
which was rapidly crystallizing In the
GRATIS mentioned Of combining for the
purpose Of securing an increase. The
employers. as indicated, discounted
the intended action By the voluntary
aaeEeAnM
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13
HOW TO be A SUCCESSFUL
OLD PARTY POLITICIAN
(sy Bert WltIard.)


Employ q competent press agent.
Get In the limelight-
Always greet 9 voter with a smile
and a smoke.
Declare emphatically that a good
trust Is good il It is good. and bad
trust ID bad II it's bad.
Be q radical in q radical community,
and conservative In q conservative
community.
Never offend . voter or a corpora
tion.
Promise the voters anything and
everything before election; deliver the
goods to the corporations after cleo
ton.
Bear In mind that the successful
politician rises to ONCE on the wings
Of promises-to both the voters and
the corporations.
Lose no time with notions of state
craft. They are unpopular.
Adopt as your policies any and all
catch phrases you may hear.
Tell everyone. confidentially. that
you are the greatest man tina: ever
lived.
Don't be afraid of Inconsistencies
and contradictions. Cultivate them
1t takes q contradictory and inconsist-
tent person to be successful poll
clan.
Declare with great gusto that cor
porations should be controlled by their
friends.
Sandwich your speeches with
maxims from old copy books.
Talk long and loud. and loosely h. =.
Be . progressive Republican by
favoring q strong centralized govern
ment.
Announce that you favor a radical
government by conservative politi-
clans.
Have the corporations deliver their
campaign contributions at the back
door.
And remember: Be progressive
when campaiguing-"stand pat" when
in oH1ce.-Hope.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13
Socialism and Education
(By J. G. scott.)

cial and industrial problems, simply
sell themselves to those who endow
| It is well known that some of our
best teachers who were not for sale
soon found themselves ready for SAIL
and have been bounded all over the
country as consequence.
Next, teachers for Universities Of
bwer rank, and for all colleges, must,
as rule, take post graduate degrees
in these schools to be eligible for
their work. Now if bright young men
show a marked knowledge of and de-
sire for the surgical application OF
social science to the radical solution
of social problems, if they do not
readily fall in with the theories and
beliefs of those prostituted professors,
they lose standing at once and may
even fail to make their degree, or if
they do pull through, they are not
recommended for a teaching position.
Therefore, on the principle of the sur
yival of the fttest, the teachers in. all
our colleges, normals and universities
of lower rank are adapted by this fact
of survival, to make these schools, too,
capitalistic class schools.
Still, again, all our normal teachers,
and consequently all pubic school
teachers prepared by them as well as
such teachers from our colleges and
state universities, carry down he
same point of view, methods, studies
and text books to our peoples public
schools.
In fact, so far have our colleges and
state universities been dominated by
the purely capitalistic Eastern schools,
that we may class them all together
as riding schools, dominated solely by
one aim, to train youth to ride on
the backs of the producing class. To
the minor part of the students, the
best of the working class youth, the
struggling. ambitious young men and
women preparing simply to sell them
selves for an cas- respectable, soft
handed position, nile they should be
leading their On class to class vic
tory and eeor mic freedom, they give
professional raining. While these are
preparing to ride on the backs of the
producers, the increasing, major part
of the students from the leisure and
capitalist class, the professional cloth |
racks and Intellectual hoboes, are dill
ligently getting 'fcuchuh" the prime
requisite to RIDE GRACEFULLY on
the backs of the producers.
1t is these Riding Schools that domi- |
nate all schools Of lower rank.
For instance, all high school teach
ers must be trained in subject matter,
method and point of view by teachers
in or from these schools.
Again, these riding schools have an
elaborate system of requirements for
entrance" designated as units" a
unit being years work in a high
school approved" by a riding school.
The result of this scheme is first,
that our high schools simply become
preparatory schools for the riding
schools. Second, that by raising the
entrance requirements poor boys
have T. prepare longer and since
s 4
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13


school education, the dream Of the
am
great workingmen's unions Of 1881
and before. who more than any other
class gave US free public schools, h"
been and is dream, indeed.
Capitalistic influence in ourssehoo'
and on education is the blight and
curse of the race. The only curs"f
working class control Of our public
schools, to come only with the rise
Of the enlightened and class. con-
scious workers to political SUPREMACY
ITO be continued
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13
SOCIALIST NEWS
weekly BuIetin)
NATIONAL
Bic Literature Sale.

During the month Of May, 1911, the
National Office received for literature
the sum of $554.79. During the same
month in 1912 the amount received for
literature was $1,076.07.
During the first five months of 1911,
the receipts for literature were $1,842.-
70. In the same period in 1912, the
literature receipts were $5,99959.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13
122,5s9 Members.

The periodical slump in dues came
IN the month of May. the amount re-
ceived at the National Office for dues
in that month being $5,O42.25, as
against $6,79s.15 in the banner month
of April.
The average membership for the
first five months of 1912, as indicated
by the dues received. is 1922. 589.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13
Committee to Meet.

Campaign Manager Barnes has call
ed the Campaign Committee to meet
at the National Headquarters Satur-
day, June 10. The candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President are also ex-
pected to be present, as they speak at
the opening OF the campaign at River
giew Park he following day.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13

The ballots for Referendum B, 1912
the platform, resolutions and constitu-
ton adopted by the national conven-l
ton, are now being printed and will
be shipped to the state secretaries as
soon as ready.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13
Proposed Referendum.

Local Deer Island, Socialist Party
of Oregon, IA members in good stand
ing, requests seconds for the follow
ing motion:
'9Tnat a special assessment of ten
cents be levied to raise a fund to help
prosecute the fight for Free Speech,
Press and Assemblage."
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13
Campaign Committee.

AS instructed by the national con-
vention, the National Executive Com
mittee and the candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President (Debs request
ed to be excused from voting) have
elected from the candidates placed in
nomination at the convention the fol-
lowing Campaign Committee: o. F.
Branstetter, W. E. Rodriguez, A. M.
Simmons, Seymour Stedman and Carl
D. Thompson.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13
Assignments Of National Organizer.
and Lecturers. -

Prudence Stokes Brown, June 1923,
California, under direction of the State
Secretary. John C. Chase, June 1923.
Alaska. W. L. Carver, June 1923!
Missouri, under direction of the State
Secretary. W. c. Hills, June 1923,
Nevada, under direction of the Stale
Secretary. Lena Morrow Lewis, June
1923. Alaska. J. E. Snyder, June 49,
%. The South, at large. Florence
Wattles. June 1923, Indiana, under
direction Of The State Secretary.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-13

The state convention of the Social
list Party of Tennessee, will be held
at Nashville, July 4.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19
Napoteon's Model Library.

Napoleon once tried to make list Of
all the books in the world which were
worth preserving. He believed when he
sat down to his task that thousand
volumes would suffice. but the list
grew under his hands and ultimately
included 5000 volumes. Even SO, how
ever there were omissions Of which
Edmund Gosse. as well as the general
reader, would have been likely to COM
plain. When the emperor came to
look over his first list he found that
he had unaccountably left out the
Bible. In his second list he forgot to
mention not only Vergil and Shake
speare, but, very curiously, Moliere.-
Westminster Gazette.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19


l. man who has travelled in Japan
says OF the feats Of native juggler:
"He took an ordinary boys top and
spun It In the air, then threw the end
OF the string back toward 1t with such
accuracy that 1t was caught up and
wound itself all ready for the second
cast. BY the time 1t had done this 1t
had reached his hand and was ready
for another spin" The paper butter.
flies he made by help Of fan to alight
wherever he wished. The spectator re-
Queated that one might be made to set
tie on each ear OF the juggler "Gentle
undulati0ns Of the fan waved them
slowly to the required point and there
left them comfortably settled"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19
Fam. Dickens Gave Bath.

Bath is city for which the Dickens
lover ought to have a peculiar affec
tion. Dickens stayed frequently In
Bath In his early days, when engag ged
on reporting work, and his tobacco jar
and beer mug are still piously preserv.
ed at the Saracen's Head. About six
miles from Bath is the tiny village OF
Ptckwtck, through which Dickens Of
ten passed, and he bestowed the name
upon his most famous creation. Many
Of the scenes in "Pickwick" are, 1t will
be remembered. laid in Bath. There Is
at the present moment-or was untiI
quite reeently-a tradesman in Bath OF
the name Of Snodgrass.-London Chron-
fefn
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19
Origin of the Cat.

In Arabian legends the cat is traced
back as far as Noah and the ark. It
is one Of the animals that came of the
ark, but did not go on. Puss' origin is
accounted for in this way:
During the time the ark was floating
about over the tall mountains mice and
rats became an intolerabIe nuisance to
the people on the great vessel and
they complained to Noah that every
thing was being literally devoured by
the pesky vermin. That august per
sonage forthwith called the male lion
to his side aud began to stroke his
back, whereupon the great beast
sneezed, and. 10. full sized cat was
blown from his nostriIs!
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19
skyrooksts Before ounpOwd.r.

1t matters very little in the long run
to the small boy when. how or where
fireworks were first made and Of what
they are made now. But the fact re-
mains that the despised heather Chi
nese first made them and used them
and that civilized communities did not
know Of them until the fourteenth CEN
tury. The skyrocket was FIRST invent
ed toward the close of the ninth CEN
tury and at that time was used, so 1t
is said, In India and China In war.
That was long before the invention, OF
gunnowder.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19
REV. HAMMoND'S STROKE.
At Close of Powerful Sermon for
Righteousness.

The following account of how Rev.
Hammond was stricken with paraly-
sis at Converse. Indiana, last week is
taken from the Converse Journal
Rev. ]. T. Hammond, of the M. e.
church, suffered stroke of paralysis
Immediately following his Friday
evening sermon in the revival services
here last week. His entire left side
is affected and with eyes closed, he
lies in a semi conscious condition at
his home. He cannot speak above a
whisper. His temperature remains
at normal, however, and there is hope
that he may live ana recover to some
extent his activities in life.
Rev. Hammond's sermon Friday
evening was strong plea for right
eousness. Indeed some pronounce it
the strongest sermon they had ever
heard. One very peculiar coincidence
was the story of Bishop Hudson whe
died from paralysis stroke immedi-
ately after the delivery of an effective
sermon.
There was no outward evidence of
the attack on Mr.. Hammond so far as
the audience was concerned. Some
members of the choir, however. no
ticed an abbreviation and change in
the call for closing song service and
that the PASTORS splendid bass voice
could not be heard. Rev. Reeves
asked to pronounce the beneditcion.
Many went home Immediately and
did not know of the sad happening un-
til the following morning. After
dismissal the large form of Rev.
Hammond sank into his chair and he
complained of a pain in the right
side Of his head. One or two vain
efforts to arise. the terrible tragedy
of aff1iction was apparent. He was
lifted to his feet and said he believed
he could walk unassisted. These were,
his last words aloud. He was carried
to the parsonage next door and DR. :
Kimball who was present administered
to his relief. DIR. Brooke has since
been assisting in the case.
Rev. Hammond has been here only
a short time, having exchanged pull
pits with Rev. C. ]. Graves. He
came from Morris. Minnesota. He
is man of large build, weighing
considerably over 200 pounds. He is
46 years old, strong in his chosen field
of labor and together with his wife
and four children has struck popular
chord. not only with laymen of the
Nd. E. church but with everybody with
whom they have come in contact here.
Relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
mond live principally at Hamilton,
Indiana, at which place both were
reared. Mr.. Hammond's parents are
not living, his father having died as
the result of paralytic stroke at the
age of about seventy years. Mrs.
Hammond's father is here, also a
brother of Mr.. Hammond, of Hamil-
ton and another brother from Ohio.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19
Mcclure Announces His Re
moval to Up-to-Date Store.

A most remarkable feat was per-
formed in the coolest weather-that
was in the moving of the ]. H. Me-
G1ire stock to the Glass Block store,
next to the postoffce, which makes
one of the finest, up.to date stores
this side of the twin cities. The
store has a floor space of 5, $40 square
feet with the ell entrance on Sixt
street and magnificent dry base
ment. Mr.. McGuire's city ideas have
added most wonderfully to the ar
rangement of this store by his spe-
cializing of various departments. It
has always been his hobby in the neat
ness of his store and he most certain
ly carried that hobby into effect in
his new location. Everything is ema-
culate, and the smell of fresh paint
and the newness of the fixtures makes
it the pink of perfection. 1t will be
week or two before he gets entirely
settled. Although there has not
been hitch in business, his moving
at night left him in position to
handle the trade without snspending
business at any time. The arrival Of
new spring goods will soon loom up on
his shelves at the most lowest prices
that will be comfort for every one
in Stevens county to select from.
Mr.. Mcclure extends a cordial in
vitation to the public to call and be
at home in his new store, for it is
equipped with all of the most up-to-
date modern conveniences, also has a
neat rest room with nice chairs and
tables in the center of the store. con-
Ivenient to the soda water fountain.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19
His Worry.

Clarence said the American heir
eSs hesita tingly. 81 think that you
should be told at once how my father
made his money. Our business men in
this country have methods which to
one of your pure soul. whose motto is
'Noblesse oblige.' cannot but
"Cease. Maude. cease" said the
young lord reassuringly. Tell me no
more. However he made his millions
can forgive for your sake. But-er-
has he still got them all right?'-Lou-
don Globe.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19
Methodist Church.

The regular services will be held
the coming Sunday to which the pub
lie is cordially invited. Morning wor-
ship at the 1890 hour. Sermon
Theme, "The Reward of Secret
Prayer" Special music by the choir.
Sunday school at II o'clock noon,
Young peoples service at 6 80 p. m. !,
and evening worship at 7:3O. Past
or's theme Drifting" Music by
the choir. Strangers are welcome.
Everyone invited to worship with us.
Calvin ]. Graves, pastor.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19
Congregational Church.

Regular services next Sunday as
usual both morning and evening.
There will be special singing at both
services. At night the chorus led by
Miss Eckes will sing.
10 :3O-Morning Service, Real
Values" is the subject.
IL 2:0O-Sunday School. Come and
bring your children.
6 :3O-Christian Endeavor.
7:3O-Evening Service. "a Fool
in the Sight Of God" Special Music.
Come.
Prayer meeting on Thursday even
ing at Z 100 and chorus meets at 8 :O0
A. r. Larson.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19
City Engineers Report.

City Engineer Cole submitted de-
tailed report of the road taxes col
lected and expended by himself with
itemized vouchers showing to whom the
money had been paid and also the
taxes worked out under his direction.
His report showed that he collected
in cash 1858. 72, and that he had dis
bursed 1858. 18, and that there was
worked out under his direction
$245. 10. The rest of the road taxes
were returned to the court house to
be collected as delinquent road taxes.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-01-19
SCHOOL BETTERMENT.
Discussed by Superintendents at
Mondays Conference.

Eight county superintendents and
a number of country editors were in
conference at the agricultural school
on Monday evening to formulate
plans for betterment campaign for
the county schools. State Supt. C.
G. Schultz was also present. Some
definite plans to improve the country
schools were decided upon.
The company were entertained at a
substantial supper in the school dining
room, and after the supper was dis
posed of, the company were favored
with couple of vocal solos by Miss
Mott. The program of discussions
relative to the betterment of the
country schools was then taken up.
ALI the school men and nearly every
one else present were called upon and
contributed their ideas to the discus
sion.
The talking was not of the speech.
making order, but soon became an in
formal discussion in which the gues-
tions presented were given serious
consideration.
Out of the many avenues for i'm
provement and methods Of improve
ment for country schools suggested, it
was finally decided to concentrate
effort along three lines, and COM
mittee of the superintendent was
appointed to carry on the campaign.
The three lines along which the COM
mittee will try to improve conditions
are as follows -
|. The betterment of physical
surroundings of the school with espe-
cial attention to the planting of trees
and Improvement of outbuildings.
Several speakers spoke the lack Of
trees about the school buildings and
the. condition of the outbuildings.
Plans for the right kind of an out
building will be prepared by the agri-
cultural school and furnished to the
superinfendents.
2. The better equipment of teach
ers.
The better adaptation of the
eo1zsS of study.
The discussions were. summed NJ
AMI closed BY State Snpt. Schultz,
whocommended the superintendents OF
the plans they had formulated, anG
spoke of his pleasure in finding the
sphere of usefulness which the West
Central School of agriculture was fill.
ing. He said it was not Morris
school or Stevens county school, but
school for this entire protion of the
state. and he was pleased to find thai
the school men of this portion of the
state were looking to it for leader
ship.
Besides the local school men ane
editors and others interested. those
in attendance were state Supt. G
C. Schultz, St. Paul; Supt. G. c.
Torgeson, Pope county; Supt. E. M.
Granger. Wilkin county Victor Knut
son. Todd county; Supt. A. ]. Kittle
son. Lac qui Parle county Supt. Lu'
A. Olds, Yellow Medicine county
Supt. Anna Swenson, Big Stone coun
ty and Supt. Lille Thorson, Swif
county and Editor w. A. Simonton, 0:
Glenwood.