SOCIALISM,1 UNIONISM, POLITICS
Prominent Socialist Discusses
Conditions Which He Says
Confronts Farmers Union
To The Newark Journal:
In The Journal of March 8, one
brother worker, a Farmers Union
man, has jumped on me with both
feet for trying to give the farmers
a little advice, or in other words
to elect representatives from their
own ranks to make laws for the
interest of the farmer and other
laboring men—for all working
men that get their bread by the
sweat of their face; for their in
terest are almost identical, and yet
our Farmers Union accuses me
of meddling with their buisness.
Now I am aware of the fact that
the farmer as one of the most
oppresed classes of laboring people
on the face of God’s earth, and in
m.v sympathy for them, and see
ing them begging for what they
had in their own grasp, moved me
in my heart to oiler a few kind
and brotherly suggestions, but
where I fell down with the Mr.
Farmers Union Man is when I
told them that the only hope for
the laboring man, let him be a
farmer or any other working map,
•was by and through the Socialist
party. Oh! that word Socialism!
jNow Mr. farmers u mon Man,
1 want to ask you a few common
sense questions. First, what is a
Farmers Union, and for what pur
pose was it organized ? How,
when and where do you expect to
obtain any material benefit from
it? I have been in favor of Union
ism or organized labor ever since
I have been a man, and have be
longed to quite a few organiza
tions, the Knights of Labor, the
'Wheel, the Farmers Alliance and
the great hobby of all of them has
been: “Keep out of polities,”
and the result is the leaders have
always been some “smooth duck’’
who has been smooth enough to
keep the common herd in ignor
ance, and blind to their own in
terests and when the proper time
come, would sell out the whole
push and then the organization
would go out of business.
You say your organization
stands aloof from politics but seeks
to unite the tillers of the soil into
one body to check the speculators,
money sharks, trusts and com
bines and the big eyed politicians.
Now Mr. Farmers Union Man,
pray tell me how.
In the state of Colorado the
farmers have a uuion and they are
well organized. They have been
raising large qaunities of sugar
beets. Now listen: The farmer
had to sell his beets to the Sugar
Trust. See ? And t^ie poor little j
weakling of a sugar trust was not
paying a living wage for beets,
so the organization demanded a
living wage for beets. Then what?
Mr. Sugar Trust closed down the
mills and refineries and quit busi
ness in Colorado. Now the Sugar
Trust can not do that very long,
for it is only capitalized at about1
one hundred million dollars. Now
Mr. Farmers Union Man, under
Socialism the workers would own j
the beets and refineries and we
would go right ahead making
sugar and all parties that done
.any useful work would get the
full proceeds of his labor, but the
drones and parasites would be |
culled out.
Yes it is a fact that the farmers
have been cast oil into oblivion.
In the year of 1905 the farm pro
ducts of the United States were
bought by the speculators for the
sum of three billion, six hundred
and thirty-six million dollars, and
sold again in less than four months
for seven billion, three hundred
and thirty four million dollars.
Quite a nice little profit, eh? They
more than doubled their money in
four months. Nmv those specu
lators, trusts and combines don’t
mind to go into politics; no not a
little bit, and when they go in,
they go in to win, and, my dear
brother, while they haven't got
the votes amongst themselves they
always manage to get there. Oh!
yes, there are good men in both
the old parties, but that kind is j
never put in office. If it was not
for the good men that we, the
“Socialist,” are getting out of the
two old parties we would not have
any “Socialist party. We don’t
want any of those corrupt politi
cians. And you said there were
igood men in the Socialist party,
if they had a party. Didn’t you
know that we had a socialist party?
The late Mark Hanna said,
some time oerore ne aiea, mat in
the near future the Republican
and Socialists parties would be the
two contending parties. We ex
pect to elect a president not later
than 1912, if not in 1908. Be
tween the two last presidental elec
tion we gained from 89,000 to
over 400,000, or over 500 per cent,
and we have gained at a much
greater rate since. We have one
weekly paper in a little town up
in Kansas with a paid subscription
of over 294,000. We also have
several daily papers, and other
weeklies and monthlies too numer
ious to mention. Yes, we are a
party, and an intelligent party on
education and political economy,
a broad minded party, one that
can give a reason for the hope we
have in us. The Apostle Peter
says (1 Peter 8-15) “But sanctify
the Lord God in your hearts; and
be ready always to give an answer
to every man that asketh you a
reason of the hope that is in you
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Now my dear brother, I will
quote an editorial from one of
your old party papers as follows:
“That Socialism is an issue or
propaganda that will have to be
met by the people of this country
is becoming more and more ap
parent, as the cause gains a strong
er foothold and forces the attention
of the public. As a proposed
remedy for the many evils, such
as bribery of legislators, courts
and congress, lying and deceptive
practices in all lines of business,
the combinations of capital and
the formations of trusts which
compels the people to pay enor
mous tribute to a few individuals,
the insignificant proportion which
the laborer gets of the wealth which
he creates, growing out of our
modern and complete system of
industry. The socialistic propo
sition, which proposes a remedy
by offering a system founded on
the brotherhood of man. and elimi
nating the many incentives to
vicious practices, is very likely to
appeal strongly to a large class of
American people, especially as
time progresses and the evils and
in justices pointed out continue to
flourish.”
The arrival of Socialism in this
country and its rapid growth are
facts and as the agitation forces
increase, it is not difficult to re
alize the force of the prediction ac
credited to Mark Hanna, that soc
ialism will be an issue ip a very
few years. Now, my brother
working man, you say Socialism
is no “Panacea.” In the first place
what do you know about Social
ism? Why do you condemn a
thing that you dont know anything
about ? Did not the Jews denounce
and condemn The Saviour, and
even crucified him for teaching
some of the same doctrines? He
taught the brotherhood of men,
and that man should not live for
self alone, and that usury (interest,
rents and profits) are all wrong,
and that it was not right for one
class of people to live off the labor
of others. And many other grand
teachings along the line of brother
ly love, justice toward all man
kind and special privileges to
none. Yes, brother, we have a
party and a platform founded on
justice to all, and we advocate a
Republican form of government,
to be managed on Democratic
principles, for all the people and
not a priviliged few. And we
have some of the best talent and
brainiest men and women in the
world today in the Socialist party.
Some of them have tried to get
some of the big men in the two
old parties to debate the subject
or contention of Socialism. Win
J. Bryan and some the leading re
publicans have been ottered ten
thousand dollars to debate with
Wilshire,Hhe audience to be the
judge. Denouncing a proposed
social order without investigating
it merits or demerits will not stop
anything. Investigation is emi
nently the proper thing. If the
cause is right it will lead the in
vestigator to its acceptance; if
wrong it will enable him to intelli
gently and successfully cope with
an alert and dangerous foe. Safety
lies in the diffusion of knowledge,
in letting the light of truth shine
forth. Without enlightment and
intelligent action, all is danger,
darkness and chaos.
Now brother I want to quote a
few lines from the late Robert G.
Ingersoll, spoken more than 15
years ago, a man who did not be
lieve in the Bible, but did believe
in justice between man and man,
on the subject, “Is there no Pity?”
“Capital has always claimed, and
still claims, the right to combine.
Manufacturers meet and deter
mine prices, even in spite of the
great law of supply demand. Have
the laborers the same right to
consult and combine? The rich
meet in the bank, clubhouse or
parlor; workingmen when they
combine, gather in the streets.
All the organized forces of society
are agains; them. Capital has the
army and navy, the legislative,
the judicial and executive depart
ments. When the rich combine it
is for the purpose of exchanging
ideas; when the poor combine, it
is a conspiracy. If they act in
concert, if they really do some
thing, it is a “mob;” if they de
fend themselves*' it is treason.
IIow is it the rich can control the
departments of government? In
this country the political power is
equally divided among men. There
are certainly more poor than rich;
why should the rich control; Why
should not the laborers combine
for the. purpose of controlling the
executive, legislative and judicial
departments? Will they ever find
how powerful they are? A cry
comes from the oppressed, the
hungry, from the downtroden,
from the unfortunate, from the
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Some Bargains in Desirable Farm and City Property
Offered by Craig & Henderson
No. 2. 80 acres good bottom land 4 j
miles N.E. Newark; half subject to I
overflow, balance above highwater;
40 acres in cultivation. Fine land and
a bargain.
no. 37. 2 acres nicest residence ,
property in north part of town; good 1
well and garden on place.
78. Nice five room house and acre
of land in Magness; house nearly new
and all improvements good.
80. 500 acre farm half mile from
railroad station and post office; 200
acres in cultivation; 100 acre pasture;
six houses with good barns; half mile
from school and church house; over a
mile of river front and good ferry
landing on the farm. Grows i bale of
cotton and 50 tj 60 bushels corn per
acre. Good property and a bargain.
Price $8,000. Easy terms.
84. Good small farm of 60 acres fine
bottom land, 28 acres in cultivation,
balance in pasture; good 3 room house
and barn. Price $1,200.
No. 69. Good farm of 86 acres, 45 in
cultivation, located 6 miles northeast
of Newark; good three room box house
tine cistern, good barn and orchard of
50 bearing trees; good white and red
cak timber on land not in cultivation.
Located near church and school house.
63. 70 acres three miles north of
Newark, 50 acres in cultivation; one
3 room and one 2 room house. Good
upland and and a bargain.
85. 64 acres good bottom land, one
mile from railroad station and post
office, half mile river front; 35 acres
in cultivation; good 3 room house and
small tenent house; tine water; 29
acres in pasture. Price $1,280.
71. 141 acres line cane and timber
land on Black river 3 miles north of
Paroquet; on river front.
70. Nice home of six acres and good
four room house one mile west of
Newark; nice young orchard and good
water; improvements good. Would
make an ideal suburban home.
83. Fine bottom farm of 80 acres,
33 acres in cultivation, two good hous
es with barns and good water; half
mile from railroad and postoffice and
mile from school and church house;
grows bale of cotton per acre. Price
$20 per acre; one third cash, balance
to suit.
88. Good lour room, bouble box
house and half acre of land in Mag
ness; good barn; nice location.
101. 160 acre creek bottom farm (i£
miles from Newark, 1 mile from post
office and school; 100 acres in cultiva
tion, balance good timber; 1 four room
frame house and small tenant house,
barn and other outbuildings; cystern
and spring of good water; land in cul
tivation is good creek bottom land
and produces well.
103. 120 acres fine Oil Trough bot
tom land, all in timber except twenty
acres which has been cut off; 3 miles
from postoffice; 8 miles from Newark;
land lays well and when put in culti
vation will be worth $40 per acre; land
adjoining grows bale of cotton or 50 to
75 bushels corn per acre, and will also
grow alfalfa; land is inside of fencing
district and has good timber on it.
108. 60 acre farm li mile north of
Magness, 40 acres in cultivation, live
room house, good well, barn, smoke
house and other outbuildings; 12 acre
orchard, consisting of 250 apple trees,
1650 peach trees, 12 pear trees, 20 grape
vines and tine lot of plum trees; six
acre pasture under fence.
112. Good live room house and acre
of land in north part of town; good
barn, smokehouse and line well of wa
ter, all nearly new and in good shape.
82. Good farm of 120 acres, ^lf
mile from raiboad station, postotfice
and school; 20 acres in cultivation;
good house and barn and good water.
Will be sold cheap. Price $2,400, one
tliird cash, balance in 1 and 2 years.
90, 60 acres tine cut-over rive r bot
tom land, very high and seldom over
llows; can be cleared very cheap and
will make a tine small farm; river
front with railroad running across one
corner; half mile from station and
postoffice. Price $10 per acre.
79. 411 acres tine White river land
near Jacksonport; 70 acres in cultiva
tion; 2 houses; tine cane pasture of
150 acres fenced. Only one mile from
railroad station, postoffice and church;
one of the linest pieces of laud on
White river.
86. Good bottom farm of 165 acres*
half mile from railroad station and
postoffice and mile from school and
church; good house and good water
57 acres in cultivation and balance in
pasture; will grow 50 to 75 bushels o
corn per acre; good timber on land not
in cultivation; mile of river front.
Price $20 per acre; one-third cash bal
ance in one and two years.
100. Good five room house and
three acres of land in north part of
town, all fenced and in cultivation,
tine well of water, good garden and
barn, good orchard for family use,con
sisting of apples, peaches, plums,
grapes and black berries. Very desir
able location.
93. Good small farm of 48 acres, 35
acres in cultivation, 6 miles n. e. of
Newark, mile and half from school,
church and postoffice; good three room
box house and small barn.
95. Ten acres nice residence proper
ty in northest part of town, four room
box house, small barn and good well
of water, 100 peach trees, 25 grapes
and 12 plum trees; good property.
97. Good two room box house and
two lots, with good small barn; near
school building.
98. Good farm of 80 acres, 60 acres
in cultivation, one two room log house
and one two room box house, good
well of water; located 8 miles from
Newark, half mile from postoffice and
one mile from school and church; a
small orchard for family use.
94. Good two room box house and
acre* and half land in north part of
town; good well, fine garden and good
small barn.
106. Farm of 40 acres. 1 mile from
Magness, 30 acres in cultivation, good
house and barn, tine well and good
spring on the place; nice young orch
ard of 150 apple trees, 60 peach trees
and several pears, plums and grapes;
also live acre pasture under fence.
107. Tract of 680 acres timber land
east of Newark; enough white and red
oak timber on land to pay for it, and
will make good farming land after
timber is cut off. Price $7.50.
99. Tract of 3,000 acres fine B lack
river bottom land, 350 acres cleared,
9 houses, big barn;2 miles river front;
4 miles from railroad station and post
office; all under fence; one of finest
stock farms in the county.
109. Good 39 acre farm adjoining
town, with 26 acres in cultivation; six
room* house, tine water, good barn and
other improvements and 13 acres in
pasture. Very desirable location and
will be sold at a bargain.
I
i 113 Good farm of 160 acres three
! miles from Charlotte; 45 acres in cul
| tivation, good four room house with
J good barn and smokehouse and good
■ well of wates; good timber on land
j not in cultivation. Price $450.
Craig & Henderson
NEWARK, : : : ARKANSAS.
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Phone No. 30 Phone No. 61
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Office with Newark Drug Company,
Front Street. Phone No, 17.
Office hours S to 12 a. m., and 1 to 5 p. m.
Deeds of trust and legal blanks
for sale at The Journal office.
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