The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-23

to be obtained Had the Democratic party been
In shee same position and condition the Re-
publicans the Democrats would have done as
the Republicans did. and today would be in the
same condition that the Republicans are in.
Socialists take a different view of politics
Socialists say: We have just cause, we are
working for the elevation OF the workers, we
are fighting the battles Of humanity and with
us there Is such thing failure; we are
bound to succeed sooner later. and we
educate the workers by word and through our
press three hundred and sxty-five days to the
year, and every fourth year put in an extra
day. Every great movement passes through
three stages as It goes on to maturity. First 1t
passed through a stage where It is received in
silence, and It's future opponents would not
deign to give il the least notice. The Socialist
party has passed through that stage In the
State of Virginia. II has now entered tho sec
ond stage where 1t gets the merry ha! Ia! when
1t goes after the bare bone: 1t Is now ready
for siege Of redecule, and after that the next
and last stage is open opposition. We have
given the elephant a gall busting walop and
we expect in the future to begin perforating
the pel of the Democratic donkey. Then the
fun VIII begin in earnest The donkey will say TO
the elephant. come and help me- for am
sorely beset by our mutual foes. the Socialists.
and when the donkey and the elephant Join
forces there win issue from that pair a political
uonstrosity known the Good Government
league or the Citizens Party and there will be
no more donkey and elephant. This reconctlia-
and sections whenever the Socialist gain suf-
ficIent numbers to win in a three-cornered fight.
wish to explain TO some of the Simple Simons
how it is possible for party to poll more votes
and yet lose out as In Milwaukee, where the
Socialists polled three thousand more votes when
they lost than when they Suppose a town
Of five hundred inhabitants has hundred
voters and the voters divided into three
parties say thirty-three Democrats thrty-thrce
Republicans and thrty-three Socialists. In this
case the hundredth man could throw the election
to either party. Well, in this case shall say
he votes with the Socialists and they win. Mr.
can't elect them IN Virginia, and you don't posi-
! lively object ! shall make them win paper
Well as I said the thirty fourth Socialist wins
and the Republicans and Democrats join forces
and with sixty-six votes they win and divide
/ the spoils The thrty-fourth Socialists are again
! out and viii not win again until they increase
their voting strength to hfty-one by reducing
the votes Of the opposition to forty-nine.
Mr. Editor, this explanation is not for your
enlightenment, but Is for the benefit, education
and edlhcation of some people that haven't as
much sense as have, There may be very few
| IN tina fix but Tn bet there some
! Mr. Editor, you have bean SO nice and kind
to mo In the past I scarcely have the heart to
Of conscience that are the results OF opposing
Won and to obviate any opposition in the future,
/ hereby extend to you a hearty and continuous
invitation to join the Socialist party.
r. A. TYREE