The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-11-30
SOMETHING LACKING

political campaigns as the election
returns will show We may blame our
poor growth onto wisconsin il we
will, but the fact remains that we did
not attract enough attention TO the
Socialist cause.
We may rant as much as we like
about vote cacthing, but when the re-
turns come in we are all disappointed
at the results, which goes to show
that we are not sincere.
The Socialist who is afraid that we
might grow too fast does not know
what he is talking about. He does not
know enough about human nature to
realize that it plays SONS funny
tricks. He does not know the Mob.
These are trying times and one can
never tell when the MOB will rise in
all its madness to rob and burn and
kill, Does not history prove this to be
the case? That being so, it is up to
us to, by some means or other, con-
troll that mob. The present authori-
ties would only add fuel to the flames
were they to attempt to do anything,
as was shown in the recent trouble
here in Everett,
That the MOB will rise goes with
out saying. Conditions are becoming
unbearable. The masters greed for
profits leaves no room in his mind
for the crying needs of his slaves.
His one and only thought is for
profits, aye and power. And that fact
alone viii seal his doom. And the
t}oon~of his class.
We Socialists do not want to see
bloodshed, for the chances are that
the prominent ones will be the first
to be picked off by the authorities
should the chance come their way.
Not that we are afraid, but there is
no need for any of US to die for some
thing we could live for.
1t cannot be denied that the masses
are looking for some Moses to lead
them out of the wilderness. And why
should they not look to leaders? Have
they not always been taught to look
for, and. praise, leaders? Have not
their whole lives been taken up il
hero worship? That being the case
what can we expect from them, but
the want of leader?
Their education has been neglect
ed. Their minds are warped. Theil
power to think and act intelligent!
is weakened by the long continuou!
grind in mine, mill, shop and field
They are human machines, and it il
up to the Socialists to guide that ma
chine into the course where it viii
help US win the emancipation tina
we have fought these many years for
1t seems to US that we must qui
talking to the air in our politica
campaigns and get down to where W.
can gain the confidence of the MOB
You have all heard of the confidence
trick, and there is no reason why W.
should not play it because it will b,
to our own advantage and also that O
the Sucker"
We have got to get the MOB fight
ing for or against US. At present, 0,
during election times, it is mostl!
concerned in taking up the cudgels 0:
one or the other of the old parties
The old parties have him corraled ant
he cannot see anything but republic
ans and democrats.
The press absolutely ignores US
and the politicians fail to recognize
US. We are left out in the cold swing
ing our arms trying to keep warm o.
attract attention. We use up more en-
ergy trying to attract attention thar
we do in explaining our issue.
This then leads US to one conclu
sion. We must have the old partie
fighting US. We must have them at
lacking US with all their power anC
with all their wealth. We must be il
the limelight. We must be on the Of
fensive and it will all be to the gooc
Tiff we are on the defensive.
In order to do this we must star
right now We must get our heads to
gether to devise ways and means 0.
being Gin at the finish"
We have got to spring something
that will have some "pep" in it
Something that will unseat the re
politicians and democrats from thei
high horses. Something that viii
loosen their hold upon the reins 0.
power. Something that will make tn
MOB see only two sides to the ques
tion, that Of the worker and that o.
he shirker
We have in mind legislation tina
The plutes would not care to see il
force. Legislation that will be thu
thin edge Of the wedge" to Socialis
power. Legislation that will appeal
yes, we said appeal" to the masses
We must initiate measures for the
farmer, the unionist and the workers
n general. We must demand" Will
al the power at our command, a con