The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-12
10 All Socialists Of
Pierce County

Owing to the somewhat conflict.
ing stories which have recently an
Peared IN the local papers. we be-
thousands of Socialist voters ~
Fierce County. Those whose siS-
natures are appended to this state
I mennt, ana c VINO compose the County
County ticket as the Committee
were able to reach on short notica
desire to explain that the differ,
arisen T IN the may IScas seem to have
are over the much mooted question
of party tactics, and will be salts
Iactorily settled within the party
organization org ;;,l,as and not through the
The attitude of the Socialist
Party on political and economic
questions has been well defined in
The unbearable abuses of capital.
Ism with its child-slaves foul
tenements, it's merciless exploita-
ton of the producers, its dynamite
planters and Eun-men, are now al
to the, militant Socialist press. To
speedily and effectually crush this
monster of Greed is the problem
only natural that honest differ
ences of opinion should arise as to
the best course of action to pursue.
All the terrific hubbub that the
capitalistic press would have you
believe is going on within the
ranks of the Socialist Party indi-
Gates nothing except the growing
pains of young and vigorous po-
fitical giant, Like all aggressive
the Socialist Party is made up of
men and women of profound con-
victions, and it is only by threshing
councils that the membership can
be fully enlightened on important
measures.
The party is stronger today than
EYE Its prosPPe efts for victory In
the Democratic or Republican par
ties. The state ticket, headed by
Anna Maley for Governor, towers
If we carry Pierce. County it will
mean victory, for the State ticket.
1t is worth all the honest effort you
can put into the campaign:
once and for all time, that we arc
fighting industrial slavery and not
our comrades with whom we may
happen to disagree on a matter Of
party membership is fully capable
of solving problems infinitely more
perplexing than methods of carry
ing on our propaganda. The Re-
have eagerly seized upon a matter
which will readily adjust itself in
the course of time, and are seeking
to inJure the prospects of the So
cialist Party by playing it up for
all that 1t may be worth Just before
the election. These ultra-capltalis-
tic sheets gloat over our seeming
differences and view with unholy
joy the prospect OF our elimination
from the political field.
We are not allowing our forces
to be divided by wholly irrelevant
issues. We have the enemy scared
to death in this County because our
ticket is going to win. Socialism is
In the very air. Stand firmly to
your guns. THIS is OUR YEAR.
Yours for the Revolution,
VIM. G. RAVE, Nominee for County
Clerk; HOMER 7. BONE, Nomi-
nee for Prosecuting Attorney; 3.
e. WUERCH, Nominee for State
Senate, 9th District; T. F.
BURNS Nominee for County
Sheriff. JAMES SUTTON, Nomi-
nee for County Commissioner.
Nominee for Justice of the
Peace Tacoma Precinct; AUGUST
EINHAUS, Nominee for County
Auditor; r. v. HoYT. Nominee
for County Treasurer; .u
PIERCE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE, SOCIALIST PAR.
TY.
VIM. c. Rave, Secretary.
F. r. Johnson.
David Mcpherson.
]. e. Sinclair.