The Rebel (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. [4], No. 164, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 5, 1914 Page: 3 of 4
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On Labor Day, we working men
pat oures letoa nthe back and tell
ourselves th%t we are the people.
On CapitUi Day, millions of
hone* workingme vote for cap-
ital'a interest and against tbeir
own, while teh capitalist langhs
gleefnlly, and sfys, "What an en-
tertaining and accomodating
damn fool iibor is, anyway."
It ia to the interest of the cap-
italists to keep on exploring the
mmm staking fob so-
cialism.
(By Marlon Louise Israel.>
Of the many forces making Us-
warda Socialism, the two most eon-
spicuous at the present time are
militarism *i>4 feminism.
GENERAL HINTS TO
1. Emphasise the economic Is-
sue in Oklahoma. Draw the
— i In aecordjute# with th* Instructions
nttm HK<m> that t>, int..—tn rit I ^ v.® control of the I, tk„ 8UK K**euUv« Committee, the
the farmer mxd the mtewt. of th.|w«t Tirpm. wUl be powblen>L,,„mb„ u ..«* w«k" im
N0 modern nation could exist interlocked parasites at the county
workers out of the most of the
•1aboH
seats are not identical. Class oon-1 ,-ialist control.
Oklahoma, Ifciriag this week a epe-
sciounesa is the beginning of wls-j 3. It will afford genuine pro-!*'? *'bo m*f* hrJ®Vfr7.'°'
dom on the part of th? worker. Ltion to the ^
Make much use of the fact that factories and on the railroads. *
00 families own half the wealth 3. It will put the courthouse
of the United Statea. machinery in the hands of the. „ . . .. , .
2. Make clear cur immediate worker® in stead of the banker-1,1
ia the organization of one group pwpam for the betterment of the I lawyeMandgrafter-general store
* " " exploitatiin of condiwn of the wage workers and I keeper-crowd of interlocked para-
farming population of Oklahoma, kite* Robbing lanners by due
as set forth in the Renters' and ♦ irooess of law" will get an aw-
Farmers' Program and Immediate| fui jolt when Socialists are n
without its army and navy and
militia and constabulary. Every
civilised nation literally 4'livta by
the sword." The ohjeet of arm-
amnets in the protection of the
state, and its needs a vast amount
of protection. That is because it
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value of Hwir
It is to the interest of the work-
ers to put an end to exploitation.
Exploitation of the worekrs by
the capitalist is the core and es-
sence of capitalism. It must con-
tinue so long as capitalism con-
tinues.
The capitalist are numerically
weak. Their own votes are not
sufficient in number to continue
exploitation one hour.
Exploitation is continued by the
votes of the workers themselves.
The workers walk up to the bal-
lot box on election day and vote
the capitalist tickets.
Therefore the capitalists have
control of all the public powers.
When they use these public
powers to oppress labor, why
should labor complain T Labor
voted for opprwion.
When a capitalist judge issues
an injunction against labor, why
0 you growl T You voted to have
m do it
When a capitalist governor or
president orders out the troops to
.shoot down workingmen and as-
sist th£ capitalists to win a strike,
why do you swear at him! You
voted to have him do it.
When the periodical hard times
come and your wife and babies
. cry for ^bread, why do you ob-
ject 1 You voted to have the hard
times come. ,
\The United States is a popular
government. All statements to the
contrary notwithstnding, the peo-
ple rule. Their will, as expressed
at the ballot box, is approximate-
ly carried into effect.
You get what you votefor.
So long as the workers con-
tinue to vote for exploitation, bul
lets, injunctions, blacklists and
hard times, they will surely get
them.
When they quit voting for their
enemies' interests and begin to
vote for their own, all these out-
rages will dissolve like the mist
before the morning sun, and So-
cialism will begin.
There is no other way.
The Republican, Democratic
and Bull Mose parties get their
campaign funds from the capital-
ists. They are run in the interest
of the capitalists.
The Socialist party gets its
campaign fund from the working
class. It is
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BBS AND SOCIALIST
NEWSPAPERS.
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! What the Socialist flirty m Terns)
and Oklahoma can do /or (JU
Wor^ert of These States if put |
in Power Next Ntmmber.
rati osnos worm
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and Texas under So
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r\jn in the interest of
the working class.
The Republican, Democratic
and Bull Moose parties stand for
the continuation of exploitatictn
military oppression, injunctions,
blacklsts, poverty and all the mis-
•erable retinue of capitalism.
The Socialist party stands for
the abolition of exploitation,
blacklists, poverty, and all the res
•of the wretched retinue of cap-
italism.
The howl which we hear in
favor of the annihilation of the
trustg is the doleful wail of the
middle class. The small capital
ists in the middle class want
smash'the trusts so that they can
exploit labor themselves, insteac
of letting the big capitalists get
the lion's share of the swag as at
present.
Does it make any difference to
you whether the bandit who rol
you carries a rifle or a pistol 1
No.
Well then, it doesn't make any
difference to you whether the
RepubliacnB or Democratic ' or
Bull Moose party wins. No mat-
ter which of them wins, you have
to hold Up your hands and be
stripped of the bulk of the value
«f y>our labor.
of people for the
another. The thief Jwbo enteral
my house at night can ply his
trade more successfully if he is
equipped with a good "automat-
ic," even if he seldom has to use
it. Armies and navies are to the
modern state what the automatic
to the thief. When the state
ceases to maintain an armed force
it can no longer continue to ex-
ploit its people.
No state was ever satisfied with
exploiting its ow npeople. Ths
8 an additional reason for arma-
ments. If Chna does not open her
doors to American capitalists, we
will force her to do so. But
our army and navy are powerfu
enough, we shall not have to; use
them." Hence, every commeroia
nation must have a bigger army
and navy than the other nation,
and if one adds a battleship, the
rest do likewise. The increase 0 ^
armaments keeps pace with com
mercial expansion.
There is a limit, however, to this
increase, determined by the abili
ty and consent of the people to
pay for it, and when they are too
heavily taxed they rebel. When
nation reaches this stage it must
tl0 one of two things—yield to its
people, and thus lose its power of
subjecting them to exploitation, or
plunge into war, to temporarily
check the increase of armamenta
among its rivals. Either eourse
leads inevitably to Socialism,
ism, to say nothing of the immense
growth of Socialist sentiment
which anti-military propaganda
accomplishes. Militarism destroys
itself, and the state that livea by
it. In these days of war, of panic
and of theatening famine, this is
the one high hope, that capitalism
will exhaust its last strength in
his almost universal conflict, and
the period of reconstruction which
ollows this War will.be the begin-
ning of the new order.
Militarism is a negative force,
making for Socialism through the
deal rue ton of capitalism. Fem-
nism is a constructive force. Mili-
tary power exists for the sake of
property alone. Feminism puts
life above property. It values
hildhood above armaments. Mili-
tarism keeps the people in the
power of the ruling class. Fern
inism stands for the complete
freedom of individual, economic,
political, social life. Like all con-
structive forces, it works slowly.
The feminist movement will not
4abel it self Socialist for some time
ito come. One reason for this is
"ecause Socialism has so long been
presented as a destructive force.
The overthrow of capitalism has
been emphasized at the expense of
the construction of a new system.
We have accepted the fight
against the old order rather than
the buijding of the new. And
woman, whose inherited viewpoint
is essentially constructive, has
been repelled by this rather than
won. Nevertheless, the whole
trend of feminism is humanitar-
ian, and the simple release of the
constructive, conserving spirit
of womanhood and motherhood
for world activity is itself a pew-
erful contribution to the progress
of Socialism.
Labor Demands of our state ^plat-| control St the county seat
of the tat« to doable the menberahip
of the party. The comrades of the
movement ia Grrnuujy In a aimilk*
of this
fear, added 110,000 to the membenfcip
in that country.
The time ia ripe for securing aa
additional membership ef 15,000 in
thla state. Capitalist gambling in
"heat and settoa, the rattan see «f the
Democrat j primary nod the greats
school book steal wbleh the worker*
will be made aware of this fall, all
tend to add to the dlsgwt already
existing with present conditions. Peo-
ple are ready to hear the Socialist
mmage. Let'a go after them, com-
rades, and make "Red Week" V>f
Oklahoma a eluding hot time for the
toe the next f W
of eastern W
danger of a Lndlow
that time. We are a«4 going W «*?
what ought to happen to tlM miner
who votes for WUHama or IteW* We
could however, make * mighty food
guese as to the amoeaf of InteWgene*
ho possesses. The
not vote the tickot of kls
fall, IS conspiring with
against his wife and ebUdnm.
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form and in the statement "WhatI 4. The use of justice courts in
Jthe Socialist Party Can Do for the cities Sa. instruments for exploita-
Workers of this State if Put inltion by the small capitalists In
Power." Oklahoma and Texas will cease.
3. Show clearly that the Demo- 5, tfonien raked by taxation
crat, Republican and all other] #D(j heed issues will aid the cause
parties exoept the Socialist party 0f the workers instead of filling
are the parties of the capitalist the coffers of the exploiters.
class of Oklahoma; that the inter-1 6. State oil and gas resources.
estg of the working class lie in es-1 *il| be developed by the state for pr14"1'* and the Don*.
raping all exploitation, in employ-1 th# benefit of its citizens and not 0et **b* toT th<l L,ttle 01,1 App®*1
ing itself and being master of its f^ pr|vate profit. A1 Jennln«, u now W f • mlKht-T
own eoonomic destiny. Show that 7. By taxation of lands held for howl *bout tb* t,WtfoB.,t#al carrtefl
this political party is owned, fi-(speculation and by absentee land- 0,1 th# TJ)enl0<;ra* P*rt the '*Ht
nanced and absolutely controlled I lord* the land will be open to I prlm*rr- asserts that he really
by its membership, the workers otithose* who are ready to work upon Iran flrit and thnl wmiara* who WM
the sUte. ht short, our renters' i« W g thMm d«y.
4. Appeal to those whose eeo- farmera- program will be put iu 'n« th6 Pnm"r?' lh<
nomic interests sre sen ed by the I operation. not rftn
Socialist party program; that is, g, RjgiJ state control or stale w«n* int0 capitalist Demo
chiefly to tenant farmers and operation of elevatrjrs, gins and Icrtt eourt to P'°™ ln *d(,ltion tbnt
wage workers. Ui muis will eliminate a great wuiiams !>« < ahout thirty thousand
5. In attacking 1 the "good Lraountof robbery and explolta |<,ona™ *0 ss^ate the nomination in
man" nonsense that is so preva- tion of the workers of the state. ot thousand, permitted by
lent in Oklahoma, do not leave the 9 Courts will be compelled tj '«*• Of course the court, owned by
impression that Socialists are care- h^rpret the law in the interest of the machine, stopped Jennlng*' in^
less in selecting their party nom- If the workers instead of the bsiik- vestigatlon by injunciion. Thus doe«
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inees. Our representatives are prs an(j corporations. capitalist law prevent the invostiga
just as "gootl" and as "honest" 10. Workers in stores, mills, tion of violation of the law.
as there are to be found in the factories and on street railways Owat doings, isn't it Jennings
state. Our guaranty of govern-1 .vjh have state encouragement to Maimed nil along that the party he
ment in the interest of the wort-1organiae for their own protection.Ibelongs to, was and has been man-
ers is founded on our party organ-1 j can al>olisli or alter alljiRfl by a buneh of croks. Now he is
OUR REM.
Our biggest sub
this week is B. F. Ezzell of
cios, Texas, who arrived kere with
12 Donka to whom w« will feed
the fodder of facta for the next
40 weeka. After thsje have di-
gested the troths that w# tell thsjr
will bo able to stand ereet sa men
who talong in the army of the
revolution. J. A. Barnes of Mt
Pleasant, Texas, were riffftt in be-
hind the man from
There is one thing that
this week with sorrow, vis., the
ladies are not sending in ehtbe
with the frequency that waa their
custom in other days. If the* wo*
men of the south could reallBft
that htc Socialist uiovemsikt
means more for the men than this
office would be swamped with the
sub lists from the sex. Look over
the pagee of this week's Rebel and
if you don't find more informa-
tion tion as to conditions existing
in the south today and particular-
ly as to the effecte that the pres-
ent war has on such conditions
that the Socialist movement
tiou aa to conditions existing
than csn be found in
any other southern paper /
then never send two-bits to thla
office. If however you realise
that we are the one paper of gen-
eral circulation of the south that
turns on the light in the dark
).lace« and thus shows the path of
freedom you should send in the
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ization and its control of its mem- haWfl for ejeetment an ! thus pre more certain than ever that he was names of your neighbors accom-
to
hers in addition to their personal vent the helpless and oppressed I telling the truth. Socialists not only
integrity. from being thrown upon the roads know the deviltry of the Donk but
6. A rapid enumeration of the I or streets. they ai o know the remedy.
crimes of the Democratic party 12. Will prevent the collection There is a lesson in this appeal to
against the state of Oklahoma will ,,f excessive farm rentals. The every miner of Oklahoma. If the
be very effective but should be • Hnus" system ih*; now obTiiiusl Socialist ticket is elected in Oklahoma
made secondary to the economic hn Texas for instance will be im- this fall, there will be no Badwin
issue and the Socialist program. 1 possible.
7. Socialists are concerned with 13, Could operate packing
the economic issue, with the bread houses and flour mills for service
and butter pr<tylem. They are I an(j for profit, thus keeping
working 10 do away with war, pOv |oWn the cost of living.
erty, disease and all exploitation. 14 Could make laws in the in-
Socialism takes no stand on mat- Lerw,t 0f the masses and not us
ters or religion, leaving that to the at present in the interest of the
individual conscience. classes.
Insist that the workers must 15 The corporation commis-
not be drawn into religious con-Ljon conl<i he made a powerful
troversies because these matters weapon in the hands of the people
take the attention of the workers for their own service and protec-
away from the bread and butter ^jon
problem and thus keep them divid- jg state school funds and state
td on the industrial field. money could be used to benefit
8. Talk and, insist on "Red the workers instead of enriching.
Card" organization every where, hankers and ^politicians.
at all times. The Socialist party J7 The further acquisition of
of Oklahoma must come out of the
1914 campaign, a thorough fight
Felti jail birds operating in this state
panied with 25 cents each for 40
weeks and the result wift be that
we will be many miles further
towardse the co-operative com-
monwealth in which war shall be
learned no more. Get buity and
send in your subs for this is time
that tries men's souls.
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FREE
ing machine covering every coun-
ty of the state. Explain carefully
the need of a party of the working
class organized as the Socialist
is.
Don't think that the $30,000
that the state will spend for the
special session of the legislature,
hat will do nothing has been lost.
Humor is an asset in the affair^
of men and the Donk are pulling
off yards of it at each session.
For instance: One Donk from
Central Texas arose and said, and
no^f we quote the ✓Houston Post:
We cannot do anything because
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HARVEST.
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7hile workers are payiu? i'ov
for the folly of their rulers and
for the commercial expansion of
their nations, the gunmaker standp
back and laughs. It is his harv-
est. From the bjoqd of the work-
ers he coins millidns. But there
ia no need to worry lest he should
get within range, of one of the
; guns himself.
The wisest gink that has showed
up at the present legislature is a
lawyer from El Paso named Ilud-
peth. He says that the legislature
was in session four days before
he learned anything about it. He
missed the first sessions and if
he had missed them all nobxly
would have lost anything. He is
owned by the whiskey, railroad,
corporation crow^. Hurrah for)
the Donk.
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Isn't it likely that a man should
be bored for the hollow horn or
examined for- ti|a aimpiea who
lives on a farm, tills the soil un-
der the durning heat of a Texas
August sun and then votes for a
pussy-footed lawyers in the elec-
trically lit town surrounding the*
courthouse square and goes to bed
with the idea that the aforesaid
PF lilly fijigered gentleman is
going to legislate iiL his interest.
The Rebel will believe it when
some of these mush headed Donk
lawyers pull a beH cord on °'d
Betsy about 2.00 P. m. on an
August afternoon.
ing becaui
to the la
raw cotton ia subject
if supply and demand, let's go
home." This youth overlooked
the fact that within the sound of
'lis voice in that same building the
Waters Pierce Oil Co., dropped
dow™ $1,700,000 hard iron dollars
violating this Isw of supply
and demand;, the Standard Oil
Company has made hundreds of
lillions by putting this alleged
tural law on the hum, the steel
• it and every other trust has
fractured old S and D until there
is not a bone left whole in hsr
hide. But when it comes to help-
ing out the actual farmers in
Texas out of this crisis then S
and D is resurrected from the
rave. The Rebel now arises,
swings his typewriter around his
hfafl three times and yells, Hur-
Donk, hat may Ood
in his infinite mercy pity the
Donk followers." _
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If rny of you half starv-v' rmt
ere can beat your way on the rods
or in a side-door sleeper get to
Austin at once and take a look
at yqpr. representatives from one
of the wooden seate in the galler.
f you can find an actual farmer
out of the 143 fellows that are
tting down below on the big
•go* I will sell The Rebel .for 15
h and promise to eommit sui
cide fifteen minntes later.
natural resources by private eon-|
cems can be stopped.
18. Coal can be mined by the
state and after paying the miners
a living wage, can be sold to the
people at cost of production and]
distribution.
19. Pure food laws can be en-
forced; full weight compelled;!
free administratis of the law
)ut in force and the general
lenlth of the masses guarded by J
phvsicians employed by the stafc
20. It will enact a decent de-
ion law for Texas and Oklahoma. I
21. It will provide for thj rr-|
call of elected officials.
22. It can take over the tele-1
phone monopoly of the state.
23. Tt can provide free text I
>ooks for the children of Texas |
and Oklahoma.
24. It can eleminate the ' Jok-
ers" from statutes and sthate con-|
stitution.
Tn general the administration of
public affairs will be for the pub-
ice service and public good and
not for private profit.
Victor Hugo, as long agof as
1849, uttered a prophecy that now
seems as certain of fulfillment as
it was beautiful. He said:
A day will come when a cannon
ball will be exhibited in public
museums, just as an instrument or
torture is now, and peo-
ple will be amazed that
such a thing could ever
have bees. A day will come when
thew two immense groups, the
United Stateg olAmri"* and f lijf,
United ^States of Europe, will be
seen placed in the presence of
each other, extending the hand of
fellowship across the ocean, ex-
changing their produce, their in-
dustries, their arts, their genius,
clearing thp earth, peopling the
dessert* ... . and uniting
for the good of all, these two ir
resistible and infinte facta, the
fraternity of men and the power
of God.
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