The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-10-21


ernment? How far have we stray
y. away from the principles and
sacred traditions of the founders
of this republics
The Non Partisan League and
| the Farmer and Labor party have
some statements in their plat
forms, with which we can not en-
tirely agree. But no less per-
son than Rev. Doctor John A.
Ryan, professor Of Moral Theo-
logy at the Catholic University in
Washington, ID, c., specialist in
all social questions, and therefore
director of the Social Action De-
lpartment Of the National Cathol-
ic Welfare Council, writes to me
under date of October, 18th, that
he thinks the n-Partisan Lea
que and the Farmer and Labor
parties in their declarations of &C.
onomic and political principles be-
yond serious objections. "Cer-
tainly,'' he writes, they come
much closer to an adequate state
ment of desirable principles and
measures than do the platforms
of either Of the old parties. The
practical question before MS, but
a fairly satisfactory program as
against one, that is empty and fu-
tile"
The September Bulletin of the
National Catholic War Council OH
page Is, says, as | have stated
above; 4" Social unrest is wide and
deep but people in the u. S. have
mot turned either to socialism or
Ito communism But no one can
be certain of the future. For ou,.
social unrest may easily grow to
revolutionary proportions, unless
concerted and far reaching action
| is taken to right the economic
wrongs, which are the soil from
which revolution snring." In the
face of such conditions, whieh r~c
lundeniable, what person of sound
intelligence can in the coming
elections vote with a good con.
science for one of-the old parties
Both the old parties, Republicans
as well as Democrats, had for the
last thirty years their chance. to
show what thew are. We all
know that they are nothing but
screens for the invisible govern
ment Of Wall Street, and shat
I.Wall Street governs through
| them. And therefore he must be
a fool that expects any better
'lment of conditions from them. He
i that votes for any Of the old two
parties, votes for capitalism. And
we don't want that country ruled
i by capitalism any more than by
socialism. For none Of those two
can make our country prosperous
and happy, but will lead to slav-
|ery, ruin and chaos. Capitalism
/ is built and is thriving on usuary,
practiced in such systematic
and heartless way and to such an
extent that it undeniably belongs
| to that class of crimes which are
crying to, Heaven for vengeance,
| Some say the Non-P Partisan lea
! que and the Farmer and Labor
| Party cannot come out victorious
at the next election, and | do not
want to throw my vote away. My
i dear friend, do not throw your
vote away if you use it to make
the protest against the misman-
|agements of the last six years and
|of. former times as strong as pos
sible? Do you throw away your
vote if by it you encourage and
Iuphold those well meaning peo-
Iple, who with out the support OF
1.-THE money power are unselfishly
struggling to right the economic
lwrongs, to prevent the extinction
of the middle-class, and to save
Iour country from the dangers and
horrors of revolution and chaos
Indeed, any laborman, any farm
er,, any small business man, or
any belonging to the middle clas-
ses. who under our present con-
ditions votes in the next election
| for one Of the old parties, he must
either not know what he is doing
or else he votes against his con-
science, against his state Of life,
against his country and against
humanity. That is my honest,
sincere and mselfish view Of the
things Signed,
FatherA. w. Rompe,
III Pastor at Nezperce, Idaho.