Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-01-31
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The Daily Farm Journal of Sioux
rails Sd. one Of the official" organs
Of the Eonpartlsan league. recently
published the foflowiug editorial which
is written by the editor Of the paper as
"a statement OF what the Leagile stands
fer ia that state
-Our laws have al been made by the
direction OF the robblng class. when
is the ruling class. and are SO interpre-
tel and enforced By our courts Of state
ard nation 50 as 10 protect the malfaet-
ors and send their victims away with
out redress
The only way out Of this IS 10
change the rules OF IN game;
change the laws Abolish all special
privileges. Take over by the State al
the banks. the money. the public utili-
ties. the markets and all the enterprises
concerned IN the service of the public
'- Take hack the lanl titles the values
OF which the labors Of the people have
created Take them al hack n the
name Of the people. in the one body
called the state the nation
IN ether words democratize the in
dustries and all the means by which
the goods we al need and il the pro
duction Of which fully IS per cent Of
the people are directly engaged and up
on which all the people are dependent
Democratize them 50 that shall be the
common property OF all the people
as our public reads are and our public
schools. our post Offices and our mu-
nicipaI lighting plants Democratize
their control. so that no one class nor
clique shah be able 70 use them for
private gain. but only for the public 1
service and public good Democratizei
the distribution OF the product. 50 that
each worker shall receive back from
the stat in social goods full equivaE
ent for the wealth his labor has pro
duced"
There is nothing new in the system
which the League here advocates as
characterization Of Industries It IS
simply a revival OF the old patriarchal
form OF government, which 10 a large
extent stin prevails throughout Palss-
tine and the other Oriental countries
All productive activity is contributed
10 the common cause ThePatrlarcn
dIspenses the results 10 ali alike as a =
ther provides for his children Does 3
man need a coat or a garment. or food
or anything required for his physical
comfort OF necessity he simply goes
10 the Patriarch and gets it The wants
OF the soldier in our armies are pro-
vided in the same manner He draws
his rations and his raiInent from the Of
fetal in charge. In the patriarchiall
form Of government there can be no
crime unless some man covets another
mans wife Why steal raiment or food
when il can be had OF the Patriarch for
the askinga The Decentralization rot.
talked by the league would be simply
going hack 10 Biblical times and Gus
toms and manners No American d.
sires such a condition here. Even the
BoIsnevike Nonpartisans don't want
such a condition. They talS thar Sort
II rot under the camouflage OF -deu-o-.
,ratfzarIon- in order an appeal 70 the
q ID anarchist elements Of
society. They are criminal at heart and
rish 10 organize the criraiuaI cktssesi
'or the rurnose or riot snl hlcosisnsG
nd anarchy as prevails nos m RiiSs'aa
Their system Of '-demoeracv of indus
ries" exists today in fun working order
II Palestine where IL has existed IN
hanged for many ce lturies- II these
eague howlers want that form OF sov-
rnment lei them so 10 Palestine where .
t Is in use. They win never force it on .
america in any form or under any
arne and no sane perso7 can place the
ughtest faith in their sincerity when
hey make such r claim