La Junta tribune., 1912-05-25
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Some time ago the public press
stated that the mayor Of MiI~au-
kee. who was elected ~ 4 socialist,
while showing friend the sights OF
that city first showed him the slums
and then the fine residences In the
wealthy portion of that city and com
Ing to vacant palatial residence
that cost 100000 he said: III |
had my way about It and had the
power l would take those poor people
who arc living and suffering In those
miserable shacks down there and put
them into that fine building and let
them enjoy themselves. Why should
4 fine building like that be vacant"
II that mayor had the power and
had done 30 II is safe to say that In
less than year the inside Of that
residence would look like the slums
and the shrubbery and flower beds
on the outside would look like the
grounds around the slums. covered
with tin cans and empty bottles.
When that mayor made that state
ment he simply lied. He would do
nothing Of the kind. All he was
trying to do was to make himself
solid with the people In the slums
who had votes so that they would
vote fo- him at the next city elec-
ton. Only this and nothing more.
The worst enemy the poor and
ignorant have in this world are peo-
pie like tina, mayor-blind leaders OF
the blind. whose only love for them
is lip-iove. and whose sympathy never
reaches their pockets.
a pcddler who stayed at my room
Ing house told me that he was a so
ciaIist. told him there were some
things in socialism that ! believed
In and practiced, that believed 1t
was the duty OF the strong and the
prosperous to aid and assist the
weak and the unfortunate. and
added. believe that Is the funda-
mental principle OF socialism.
NO" said he. the fundamental
principle OF socialism is To keep the
corporations from exploiting the peo-
Pile"
Wen. | said to myself II they were
TO exploit you they would make
water haul. for he had already t"lf
me that he had nothing except the
clothes he wore and the few trinke's
he peddled Those who make the
most fuss about the corporations have
the least to exploit.
Some people seem to have very
confused idsg about the rights OF
property. Their idea. ~ near AZ
can get II from their conversation.
IL this: "Your property IL mine.
but mine is my own" They want
the hard working and saving people
for their slaves.
I entered this valley twenty-five
years ago broken down In health and
with about five hundred dollars In
money. Since that time have
made million dollars worth OF
health and $4,000 or 100000 worth
cf property. Now good health has.
or ought to have. market value.
There Is millionaire In New York
City who has n standing offer OF
million dollars to any doctor or spec
ialist who will restore his eyesish'
TO it's former condition. and Tom
Scott. tn. great railroad president.
lust befor. his death said. Il enter
I'd the railroad service when boy
with splendid health. and at the age
Of fify | Am broken down In health.
with n ruined constitution. and ]
would che rfully give away all my
wealth. which is estimated at $1,000
900. n could be- restored to my for
mer healthy condition"
Coed h aith then has market
value aud II 40 there are good man
miilionaircs walking about town with
only clothes enough on To cover their
nakcdncss. presume. however. some
Of them would cheerfully part with
some OF their million dollar health for
n little ready cash.
I said had accumulated some
'bropcsty In the list twenty-five years
but that was dofe by III. hardest
kind OF work. the closest economy
and only n fair degree of good man
Agcmcnt know \ number OF men
In the valley who hav. made t~'c"
that amount In the same time and
know som. In La JuntA who have
made much more In less time,
claim that II any man has not sue
cc.dcd he has no one TO bism" but
himself except In cases of sickness