The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-07-24

farmers must live On rented lano; anu
nav rent to the land lord; and what
h has left after he~lS done paying
the rent he must sell to the many
t,nsts. at trust made prices, anu
when he wishes to buy he must BUY
from a trust at trust maze price,
making it plain that the worker has
nothing to do with the prices thaG nc
must sell or buy The worker prodac-
cs and the trusts set the prices ootil
WAYS. Very much like the darkes
trap, it catches both going anu COM
ING, hence the poor farmer IS the Worsl
r1uped Of all laborers. You take ti:$
farmers condition in full-glance over
mage four of volume five, 19OO census
report-the average income OF the
farmer annually are less than S4o9,
from which the farmer must hlfe all
Inc help NEEDED on the farm, pay taxes
buy farm machinery, educate the cMi-,
drer. buy clothing, and not to say any
thing of the many other expenses
which are endless in number. Then we
will wonder why the farmers boys ana
girls are leaving the farm and gong
to the city. They are being roDneo
pevond reason, through the private
ownership of the means or life. Inc
| land has been taken and is complete
lv monopolized, therefore, the major
| itv find themselves in 4 world where
thew must live in some other man 5
house, work some other mans land
and divide with some idle owner for
The privilege to live on this beautiful
land If nIentv. Now did the creator
intend that majority Of his people;
should be denied the right to live and
use so much of the earth as they
should need? And that they should be-
come the toiling slaves to the SOFT nan
ded master class? Not so. Yes we
see every day the farmers boys drove
from the farm to the city. they on!
lump from the frying pan INTO the
| fire when they reach laborcrs gate.
they have built up hopes of better
things but alas, there they find thou!S-
| ands of others that have been VIC
TINS to the present system of private
owned matter and the handling OF the
means of life. What is the cause that
we have permitted 4 system to exist
that allowed few to own the wealth
producing devices, that is the tools o!
production? Now it is an undlsputHble
fact that if | own the tool that you
must work with in order to live, |
own YOU. Yes you become my slave,
that gives me the right to set the
| price of your labor not only the right
| TO set the price on your labor, but |
have the power to exploit certain
part of your labor and convert IL
| 10 ms own use. then why dO not own
you? When your very life depends
On me, hence you produce all, then |
taka all and hand YOU back Just
enough that YOU may live; YOU can
only work when say wor k, then YOU
can only live when | say live. hold
that no man should own more land
than he can use, and that all Shoulu
have free access to the means OF llfe.
Do YOU know that if it was possible
! that there would be thousands die for
the want Of breath. If we could not
pay the price for air, there would be
an American airbottling association
and an air trust formed for profit,
Every other necessity Of life IS bot
tied, and out of reach of the working
class. Now the time is here when We
must work out our own salVatlon; the
3rd day of November. next, Will DC
a good time to make a showing. WllI
YOU do it or will YOU still remain the
| begging slaves which we are or will
we demand freedom? lam waiting
YOUR answer at the ballot box