Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-02
IDEALISM VS..
!. PROPERTY. j.
3By George B. Kline. }

No one doubts the con fiict now rag
ing. It is in the air; all rae satisfied a
change is impending; even the old
parties speak of It nda re trimming
thtir sails to meet it. A new party
with Roosevelt ia it's head was born
IN a day. Its leader is like John the
Baptist of oAd-a denunciator of the
ills of society, but without any pro-
gram to teach these ills. He has made
the diagnosis but he lacks the remedy,
all his as well as the cries of all
parties are reform, bear less hard on
the backs of the Worekrs, but not one
word for them to get off the backs Of
the workers. All these reformers are
trying to lop off few branches of the
tree of capitalism, but not one word
that it should be destroyed root and
branch.
Withall the so-called Progressive
party has helped to make the issue
plainer-has helped to clear the track
for the real issue-it is now so clear
that all men can read the signs of the
| times.
The issue on one side is property
and on the other side MAN.
The clash, as in olden times, is be-
tween materialism and idealism,
| where property is gathering unto itself
three-fourths of all productivew ealth.
The great mass of workers have, no
proprietary interest in their work.
They congregate in masses at the call
of some enterprise. That completed
or the banks breaks and the workers
are scattered to the four winds, willing
to accept any wage to tide them over
until some other vast enterprise calls
them some where else. This vast loose
mass of workers is ever ready to-
be strike breakers, not because they
wish to but because they have stom-
achs that must have food. n
We feel the rising tide of Iife-s ne
cessities. Cent by cent is added in
anticipation of the workers to do this
anticipation of the workers asking
more wages, thus compelling the work
ers to do this very thing. This now
has become circle and no party ex-
cespt the Socialists have a plan to stop
it. -
| The Kingdom of self respect as
wei as for the interests of all other
workers, in which men will accept
idealism as against property and will
vote for program by which society
Eas a whole must own and operate the
things society needs for its very exis-
ltence, program that will give the
worker all he produces is the only one
worth considering.
| 1t is the power Of money in the
hands of the captains Of industry used
to control politicians and bosses that
is adding insult to injury and keeps
the enemy of labor in the saddle
The worker, be he artisan, farmer or
laborer, who will vote for any party
other than the one controlled by the
workers themselves, votes to enslave
himself.
Did the eRpublian party or the
Democratic Or the so-called Progress
i've party consult the workers in max
ing their nomination? Do ny oaf these
parties hold the resignation of their
candidates in advance? Not on your
life.
The candidates of the Socialist
alone is compelled to give designations
as soon as nominated, which is the
only guarantee that will carry out
what theN are sent for.
The platform of the Socialist pasty
alone is made by referendum of the
party members.
1t is Idealism against property. The
good Of the people against the selfish
ness of the capitalists. Take your
lchoice.