The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-03-12
Judge Robinson
On Socialism
BY Justice J.. e. Robinson

February 2S, 1920. BGlshevism and
Socialism are commonly used as terms
of reproach. A Bolshevist is a. per-
son reckless of human life and read
to destroy or confiscate property. In
this country there are no real Bolshe,
visits, only class of professional
holdups and class of irresponsible
sleuths who live by preying on thei"
felowmen, holding them up and by
force or intimidation, robbing them Of
valuable liquors necessary to save
the lives Of themselves and their fam
lilies from attacks of flu and pneumon-
ia. A death or thousand deaths for
the lack of flu medicine is of no CON
Germ to sleuth Bolshevist. His me.
thods are in no way different from that
of regular highwayman Under co.,
and claim Of right he acts as Judge,
juror and eXecutioner. In the name
of the law he defies the law ond the
plain words of the constitution which
forbid any such holdup, search or seiz-
ure. Those plain words guarantee
that no person shall be held up and
deprived of life liberty or property
without due process of law. In a
land of law and liberty there should
be no sleuth Bolshevists. The law
should not be SO administered as to
make it odious. T."
The Socialist is an endless talker-
a harmless person with empty pock-
cts. He can safely whistle in the
preserce of a robber. Most every child
is born Socialists. because it does
not know the distinction between mine
and thine and it feels free to help it.
self to any ME. And as some people
"row up, they remain big children.
However. in a society Of law an dor
der no thinking man is real Social
ist. because he is neither a wolf nor a
bee. He does not have either the bee
system Of killing the lazy drones, nor
the old Peru system of lashing men to
make them work His system is work.
or starve: root, hog, or die. Man does
not sow that others may reap the har-
vest. He is selfish and self-interest
is the handspring of industry and cap-
ita] Before the days of industry the
toi]er was a beast of burden and n
virtual slave. He dug the ground m
stead of blowing it,; he sowed the
grain by hand. cut the harvest with a
sickle. threshed it with fail and took
it on his back to, the mill: He stood
in the market place, ready to work
for few pennies d day. and lived
shevist will have occasion to weap and
wall their wanton destruction of
wealth. When a person earns moro
than he spends. he gradually accunu.
lates wealth and becomes small cap
italist. He uses his savings to earn
more wealth. and in that way becomes
a larger capitalist and learns the
MEASURE of saving and accumulation.
So easy is it to ACQUIRE and so obvious
are it's ADVANTAGES that any person who
goes through life. as a hand to mouth,
without any capital. must be a mental
or physical defective. He should
learn Of the bee and the ant. There
is no impossible gulf between labor
and capital. Commencing life with
empty hands. every man has to get a
start as a, wage Garner. He must
work for those who have scrimped and
saved and thank the Lord for an op.
portunity to earn honest wages. With
out farming or business outfit
or some capital, no man can employ
himself or make anything out Of land.
The American Indians had to live by
hunting: they. had all the land bo.
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific, but
they had no means to make use of it.
= Last year the State Borad of Equa:-
ization was the Governor, State Audi
tor. State Treasurer, Attorney Genera!
and Commissioner of Agriculture.
This year the Board is the Governor
Commissioner of Insurance. Commits
sioner of Agriculture, the State Treas