The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-02-05
Here is Where a Socialist Lands
Very Hard on Poor Old
ThOS. T..


ThOS. E.
1T has been quite spell since any Socialist
plucked up spirit enough to tackle anybody.
They have been so split up among themselves
that they've had no fouts to fling at outsiders.
The appeal to Reason has to lean up
against a post to crow, and The Menace is so
busy digging the post up, that | really do
believe that Fred Warren may yet be forced
to work for living. That would shore be a
terrible thing, for Fred took it into his head
land whereas Wayland could have squatted
over doodle hole, any old day, and called
up an editor equal to Fred
But read this letter, and read it with care:
it is what you might call characteristic
Socialist deliVerance:
Poyen, Ark, Jan. "a, 1914.
Dear MIR. Watson I working man, and
am too poor to subscribe for your paper, but
sometimes get copy of The Jeffersonian, and am
always glad to have the pleasure of reading it.
[ used to be subscriber.
I know that you opposed to Socialism, and
l, myself, have never voted anything but the
Grape juice ticket, but want to ask you this
question. The Census Bureau states that the
average emplOye produces $1,000 a day. Now, if
a man with the two hands God gave him, assisted
by the intelligence with which God also endowed
worth of the necessities of life is the system that
pays him, say one-fourth of what he has pro-
duced, right? His employer furnishes only the
tools with which the workman tolls, and he gets
three-fourths of all his slaves produce in return
for allowing them the use of tools Wouldn't it
be better for workers to own these tools, and get
the full product of their labor? The price the
individual owner OF these tools paid for these
tools has long ago come back into his tills yet
he continues to prod his slaves along, giving them
One-fourth, while he takes three-fourths of what
how h0xy1 o11r ,o;erI,+
always been Democrat, and used to think Bill
Grapejuice, and such men Woodchuck Wilson,
were the peoples friends, but am beginning to
think little more for myself, and I am going to
quit voting for such men some day, and begin
voting for the man who says every man should
be the recipient of the full product of his toll
am, Tom, help me God
I confess that [ am curious to know how you
will answer my question, asked above. You
evidently opposed to Socialism, and you evil
IDENTIFY opposed to employers taking all the
employe earns, judging from your writings, so I'd
like to have your answer, if you'll be kind as
to answer. My half-brother takes your paper,
and he has promised to send it to after he
has read each copy, so will see the answer if it
appears.
I have wife and one child, and though I am
only 80 years of age and am strong and healthy,
and energetic, [ am forced to even forego the
pleasure of subscribing for such papers and
magazines yours to try to pay off the
bills contracted two years ago. during a siege of
sickness. [ say something is wrong, and [ am
beginning TO DeHeVe tnaC the SOCIALISTS remedy
is the only true remedy. | have noticed that you
complain of the same evils that Socialists do yet
if you have definite, tangible remedy, I've never
seen it in print And, just another question
Tom. If you DO have a remedy, what party
indorses your remedy? And, Tom, please give
your remedy for the conditions that confront us
today-the conditions that you and I and the
Socialists get SO hot about some times.
/ like you, Thomas God bless your honest old
red head, and l am actually asking you these
questions with the hope that 1 will get real
information that may be of benefit to me-
If you publish this, please don't my name
have desire to have my neighbors jump
me for being dog of a Socialist
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