Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-09-19

le.k Ike a piker when it Gene 10 fag-
niug the whole show,
Nov With the three departments ui
government an dominated mefe az
less by outside influence, and 81 Vide
variance with other, il is nonsense te
say that any such bodies are truly
: representative Of the people. and
worse than nonsense 10 say thar With
E such conditions prevailing thar hey
+ could inleIlgeutIy leglshte teI tie
! masses.
Bat there is still another wrong
/ that We must net overlook, Ne ais
E literally cursed with organizations
F today. | say that in the plural form,
{ Ton here Is the situation IN a nutshell
money Is an organized under one
head, in fact every corporation In the
/ United States today Is working IN
harmony with all other corporations.
a, least under a gentleman's agree
ment and il makes no difference II he
Is a Knights of Columbus, ku klnN
/ klan, Negro, or Jew, so long as he
conforms 10 the tentative agreement
he las the support Of all, but on the
siua Of labor there Is legion OF or
CARNATIONS all OF which are DONG the
same work, but each has a different
way until il is ike hitcaing four
/ good horses TO the four corners Of
Head mired down ~ ,he mud and hy
that method pull the load, By each
one pulling in different direction. ii
could not be done even il We were
+ In harmony, but With all Of Us more
or less class conscious or at least
claft conscious ;he old load is doomed
10 ,lay mired down In the mud IN Z
Ne taeh and seveally learn 10 pull
Together and all n the same direction.
Now gentlemen, call me anything
you like, but please do not call me
Socialist, for socialists as whole try
TO make light of the economic dill
oulties, and TO declare that their CON
cern is not for the socialist state Of
care Of itself, but instead they pay
/ particular attention TO the present as
"a means Of popular propaganda. this
method of appealing TO the faith
Iather than the reason Of the convert
appears to have justified itself by It's
results but, il hardly serves 10 recon-
mend Socialism 10 the student of
economics as a panacea for the all.
ments of the present time
/ Why? Simply because the state
would never be able to perform salts
factory the duties which socialists
would impose upon IT, even though
socialists cling 20 the belief that the
ultimate solution of our economic
problems Is To be secured through the
socialist state, but they ali admit
that il is very remote, and social re
forms must be advocated for genera
tions yet before the country will be
ready To apply the theory.
There l. no doubt that the same old
tactics will be followed in the pres
ent election that has been followed in
past elections, but let me say 10 you
here and now that with harmony IN
the ranks of labor il will be impossi-
BILE to continue the present system,
and If every man now Fighting the
new movement continues to fight IT,
and all those now for il turn against
IL, ii will come anyhow.
OF the candidates of the two old
parties in the field there Is little or
no choice, and il really makes no diff
ference which one l. elected, IL means
Wall street rule. heard some good
logic short time ago, just following
the conventions, gentleman was
talking to some negro laborers who
were assembled to 20 10 work when
the hour arrived; he was telling them
hat II they wished 10 continue 10 be
prosperous they must vote for Cool
idge, when one of the negroes said
" hat difference Is ii going TO make IT
! all don't vote for Coolidge when
the politician answered, you may re
gfet ii if you do not; II you cannot
make any money you may starYe; the
negroes answer was, If ise got 10
starve what difference is IL going 10
make whether my pocket is empty or
has five dollars in it, Brothers, think
il over.
Without going to the trouble OF
even giving a name to the pohucal
parties Of the future upon whose APP
plication of principles will depend the
solution Of the great questions Of to-
day, the case is slowly but surely be
coming a question Of Labor vs.. Capt.
I tall and must be fought along thees
lines, and that Labor will meet the
issue and meet ii a united labor Is the
period to which hope looks forward 70
with ardent joy, so my brothers
awaken from your listless languor.
With these few scattered thoughts
TO give serious consideration, Will
leave the question with you, let "a
each and severalIy look for the best,
be prepared for the worst, but take
without a number what comes. ]
thank you for your kind and undivided
attention.
The following resolution was in
troduced at this meeting by {. W.
Hanson, Div. 548, Of Ladd, H.:
+ Whereas, There is an attempt be
ing made by the Illinois Chamber Of
I Comemrce to force upon the People a
State Police Bill against the viii and
wishes Of a majority Of the Yoters,
and,
+ Whereas, The said Chamber Of
] Commerce have sent out question