Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-10-10
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Tho Get rich quick" man, like IN
proverbial poor. Is always with US
He Is always wracking his brain foi
some scheme that viii look good "a
suckers and hide the bait, at the same
time make bait that win look tempt
ing enough to lure the iargest possi-
BILE number OF victims
At the present time the most profit
able field for this form OF sport seems
20 be that OF the professional organ
izer." Professional takers have dis
covered that the people have become
inoculated with n mania for being
organized" and from the various
schemes being worked over the coun-
try It would seem that the supply OF
organizers" Is scarcely up 70 the de-
mand by the various classes OF persons
who want 20 be organized"
The demand for "orga1ization" seems
to rest upon the agitation for class
warning upon class. There seems TO
be no limit to the number OF classifica-
tions upon which 20 base an 'organiza-
ton" and an soon as professional
Organizer" has selected the particu-
lar clans OF people he deems himself
best qualified TO ''organize" he pro-
ceeds TO work out a system OF lodges
and grips and signs and passwords
and serlos OF big and little officers
and especially fix the DUES TO be paid
Its the DUES" that most interests
the ''organlxcr. Cut out the DUES"
and there would be no organizers" on
the job.
Tho mania for being Organized" In
not confined to any one class OF citi-
sens. One "organlzer" specaiizcs on
railway workers. with many sub divis-
ions. Another takes steel workers. an
other hotel cooks. Others select the
farmer and others base their selection
upon race prejudice and proceeds to or
ganixo 4 race war. Whatever the ma
ture or name OF the organization" IL
rests for It's success on PREJUDICE
The prejudice OF class against class.
and race against race
Two OF the most conspicuous cx-
ampies OF the successful work OF an
organizer are remarkable for the
similarity OF their methods. In fact the
similarity Is so striking as to lead to
suspicion that their head organizers"
might have formed an "organlzers"
union. with possible division of the
spoiIs. The two "organizers are" are
A. c. Towniey and the Niger who has
bee1 "organiziug" race war In the
south. Townley has a gripping pass
word Wen stick. the niger ..as one
equally as fetching I'VE have just be-
gun" Townley appeals 10 the farmer
TO make war upon the business man in
town. who. so Townley says. does not
work but is a lazy loafcr rohbilg the |
farmer OF his just reward and giving !
nothing In return. The Niger makes /
tho same appeal 10 his black followers /
as against the whites. Townley holes |
before his followers rs reward, the /
soft snap" OF the other fellow. as q I
fake evangelist holds out the pleasures /
OF heaven TO induce HIS converts TO
come through with the cots of the
realm. The nigger holds before his
victims the easy life OF the whites. In
the Same mancr
The niger seems to have outclassed
in the variety OF good things
he had 20 offer. For a paltry $40 n
OF Townley would be Instruct
"a by such experts as Ray McKaig as
20 how 20 vote. For $50 the Niger
would sell seat In cong sss For
800 Townley would sell member the
Of buying his mercha adisel
ft'V fRf nun f'' W e-S' Atit HfhEtt
nc store Townley started with the
would sell a member real farm OF
white man, and for s25 additional the
was sold a license 10 kill the
white man who owned the farm. The
nigger organizer" assured his victims
hat the government at Washington ,
was behind the enterprise and would
protect him In possession OF the farm
He probably got that idea from the
Mooney easel Townlcy rests his case :
n that line by instructing his followers
o paralixe the government by bowling \
frame up. put up job" and similar q
expressions borrowed from the /. w. w
md kindrer orders. II SENS that Mr.. 4
rownley lacks the self assurance of MS !
elbow worker in Arkansas. along this
me r
However. In spite OF the criticism OF I
hose outside OF the two "organiza-
IONS" both OF these "organizcrs" have r
act with degree OF success that viii
lake htem the envy OF all othes men OF 4
heir profession and win raise up
multitude OF imitators 20 afflict the if
md.