Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-03
from Sundays Daiiy.)

lecture at the New State theater las,
night dealt almost exclusively with
the phase of the Socialist philosophy
known as "rhe Class Struggle. "
There was a good and attentive au-
dience and IL gave strong applause
to the speaker when he declared tina,
the working classes need expect no
benefits from the Democratic party
and especially from that party in
Arizona. In part he said.
The people of today are living in
the greatest age in history. Social
ism is the greatest subject Of the
age Its magnitude and scope is OF
greater import than any question of
political or economic nature that
ever agitatcd the world. Socialism
is primarily a working class move
ment II is organized by the work
ing class and moves on with ever
accelerating speed toward that final
goal tina, means the emancipation Of
the working class from industrial
servitude. Ii understands the basic
motive behind human activity. II
scientifically analyses the predomin-
ant cause that make classes in So
ciety II analyses the interests of
capital and labor and discovers that
the theory that they are identical is
lie. But on the other hand learns
that these interests instead OF being
identical are antagonistie. This be
ing true, the Socialists wage their
propaganda in large measure around
the historical fact of the class strug-
gle. Our agitation along this line
is not for the purpose OF arousing
class antagonisms and hatreds. as
has been charged, but for the pur-
pose of intelligently interpreting for
the first time historical condition
that has existed since the first dawn
of civilization"
Basng his arguments almost en-
tirely upon the theory that society,
governments. institutions and indi-
viduals are moved by their economic
interests. he did not give TO the
carly settlers and founders of Amer
lea and our present government the
credit that is usually accorded them
by Fourth OF July orators and patri-
otto sons OF revolutionary forcfathers
Regarding the American constitu-
ton he said "No one. il he will las
aside all prejudice and look a truth
squarely in the face. can deny that
the American, rs well as other gov
ernments has been from Us nccp
iion class government The con
sttution Of the United States was
drafted behind closed doors. It's
trainers we're men who held in open
contemp; the idea Of majority rule.
The constitutional convention met
only eleven years after the Declare
ton Of independence was signed.
hrt very significant was the fact
that only six Of the hfty-six who
signed that historic document were
present az the conventions delbcra-
tons. Conspicuous by their absence
were such men as grand old Samuel
Adams. Thomas Jefferson. Thoma
Paine and Patrick Henry. The re
stricted suffrage Of the time per
mitted only very small per cent OF
the people 10 vote upon its adoption.
And these were the property own
ers People withou, property were
given no voice or vote But even at
this the constitution was adopted by
very small majority. To insist
that our American constitution is a
class document is not contrary to
the facts. That is, backed up by the
supreme court, is powerful bull
wark Of Capitalism. has been demon
s,raied time and again" The idea
OF loyalty and reverence for the
American constitution has been
ground into the people until IL has
been deemed almost sacriligious 10
question lis AVAILABILITY The people
however. are beginning 10 face the
truth and analyze this document and
the supreme court for their true
worth Organized labor. as well as
rnorganized, has been gouRed time
and again by these two strong arms
81 capitalism
Following his attack upon the Su
preme cour, aud the federal csSnsti-
triton Mr. Brewer took up the ques.
ton Of organized labor. He said
AS early as l74l there were frail
efforts at industrial organizations and
n walk-oui occurred in New York
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