Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 28, 1905, Page 6

| | | __| j_ ol —— LED DULLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE ———S atered In the Postofice at Grand: Rapids, Minnesots, ax Second-Class Matter Cc. FP. McaponaLp has been pub- lisher and editor of the St, Cloud ‘Dimes for thirty years. In the last issue of the Times Editor Macdonald grows reminicent and tells a brief story ofthis paper’s-cureer during the past three decades’ The St. Cloud ‘Times has constantly improved with age, and if we may judge from the bright editorial coldmns of the paper the editor is growing old very slowly. THE city of Crook jines. ‘Lhe council, jibrary board and some of the citizens are engaged in a family row. erection of a public library. aod as result there may library in Crookston. a Carnagie power Lo execute. ATTORNEY GENERAL YOUNG suled that each county in the state, the under the law, shall furnish county attorney with tund forthe purpose of investigations... The amount so nor wore than $1,000. as an inquisition fund for the use of 2 4 tive or successful u is in hard. Andrew Carnagie hay offered to contribute $12,500 for the ‘The Local authorities «and ¢itizens cannot ugree on a location forthe building be no Tt would be in order to organize an ex- ecutive committee ip that town with has a contingent conducting ap: proprjated shall not be less. than $500 The Itasca county commissioners set aside $700 ized furce that may be directed. A ready hundreds of thousands agricul- tural workers have pigerall the fleld inthe pastin the Populist movement, and so these forces are available. "Phere is toduy, as there always has! been, a class struggle. .'Dhe socialists | do not make it, we are’ sometimes accused of setting up class hatred? We du not, -wesdo net even make the class struggle. It is a natural and inevitable struggle ‘of the oppressed against oppression. What the social- ists do is to interpert that strnggle, to direct it to its proper yood and give it the proper, the effective and the peacetul methods. We say to} the trudes unionists, the populists and to all the workers of the world that the stratagic: point in this struggle is the ownership. of the means of exruing ativing, the natural resources Uhat all must use. ‘Lo se- curetlie common ownership of these this must’ be the good of the class struggle. Iu this the workers of the farm and factory, the workers in the mines and ia the stores, Lhe workers in the publie schools and on the great daily papers, the workers all have a commoasuterest, and may therefore unite. Move over the socialists point oul to the trades uniovist< and others that. there is n6 hope for victory for then as long is they use such weap- ons as the strike or the boycot aloue. They bave au intinitely more power- ful weapor lw use, viz: Their ballots, their political. power. We are told that the capitalists have the advant- age of us, they own the pail roads, the mines, the forests, ete. ete.. they coutrol the legislatures, the courts and the militia. All this is tpue, but itis also true that there isn’t a single power that the capitalist class of to- day hold that they do not hold by and With Lbe consent of the working class. They have the power of the state in their hands because the working class persistently and blindly vote the same Licket Lhe capitalist class do. When Mr. Spear. It's safe to wager that} the working class shall marshal their he'll give sume polifieal enemy a political power into a farty of their seven hundred dollar benefit before}OWH for collective ownership, then he gets through with the year’s busi- ness. Ir is reported that a bill will if the Minnesota legislature to abol- ish capital punishment. Review hopes that such a will not only be introduced nge a law, The taking of human life by legal proes murder—a relic of barbarous, past. Punishment by death for crime is not so severe as im- prisonment for life and *yét the in- be introduced during the present session The Herald- measure but will is ouly legalized the black and the victory may be guilty aud peace- fully achieved, ‘This, then, must be the methodiof the truggle, viz: Phe Workers of the world must unite in the socialist’ party, independent and distinet from-all the capitalist parties, in # political party of their own, for a political programme of their own to capture the powers of government, seas to inaugurate tbe collective ownership of the means of production and distribution, Program of Socialism: “Out. of those above_ fundamental facts con- yiserning the present social life, the socialists draw up their program. And from this standpoint soci ry way be detined as follows: Huence va humanity is far more) 4. ‘Phe collective or common owner- brutalizing. Wipe it off the statute} ship of the great means of production books. and distribution, This would include How in thunder did ™ Jen learn all th Read ary McFad- has bo sa News and Comment column Duluth New jaarry their equals. in Pribune:—"Few women Some of them become the wives of men who are a 400d sort, and who, if carefully’ man- pulated, will deyelop into agreeable busbands. Others marry men mistake their pig-headedness for de- sision, stubbornness tion and prejudice for judgement, Women who marry men of that sort usually so couduet their affairs as to ad the husband to believe they are masters, and a really companionable,| 9 egual man for whose defective intel- ligence no allowances have to be made js a rare specimen. SOCI iTbe following is @ portion of ‘an address del red at Village hall last summer by Jtev. Curl D., Thompson, and is published by request. The address is tou lengthy to admit of its publication in the Herald-Review in one issue, but it will appear in instaillments.— EDITOR HERALD-REVIEW]) [Continued from last week] LISM ” In the third place socialism isan aligument of forces to secure the peaceful transition to the couparative commonwealth. We comtemplate a great change at once the question arises, bow? The answer must be found io the forces already at work in Society, What are the forces avail- able? If one takes a thoughtful look at the present situation he cannot fail to see very gréat and very power- ful forces at work, which, if properly organized and directed could easily achieve the victory we seek. It must be remembered that in great historic movements, in the last analysis and as a rule the force that is mightiest ip determiuing the direction of class movements is tube force of economic interests. But this force is to our advantage, because every day the money class grows smaller and the property less, working class grows larger and socialism which would secure the owner-ship of the means of production and distribution. is therefore in accord with the economic interests of the constantly increasing number of the people. Already the Trades upipn movement, over 2,000,- va what she y about marcied men in ber the who for determina- railways. telegraphs. express compa- nies, m s, forests, end all large factories and means of production.’ All public utilities, practically all Lb® wealth used in production. at least, all the large aggrigations of capital. Itisnot contemplated that all wealth should Le collectively own- ed. Many of the small means of pro- duction, Lh jack-knife, a pen, wheet= borrow, a catpenters kit, and even stall factories tay be safely left in private hands. The principle to establisb is, that all wealth, the own- ership of which enables the owners to exploit the people, should be col- lectively owned. Whenever.an aggri- gate of wealth assumes that nature it must then be socially owned, fact- ories — in short —all public utilities. The democratic management of the industrial and economic life. It ‘is objected tu public owyership that it would increase the opportunity for politieal corruption, boodle and graft. It certainly would undef the ent political arrangement, and is exactly why socialism is the one solution of the problem of politi- cal corruption. ‘The cause of boodie and graft is ube private ownership and manipulation of public — utilities. Socialism, by abolishing private ownership aud manipulation for priv- ate profit destroys the cause of politic- al vorruption, and to do this socialism fuust, first of all get the powers of governwent oup of the hands of the monopolies, corporations and capital- ists and put it back in the hands of the people, the working class. More- over, socialism will give you the initi- ative and referendum and the imper- ative mandate in order {that the peo- ple may nodonger be at the mercy fof disreputable politians. The incliative gives the-people the power to in- troduce and pass a bill they want if the representatives don’t doit. The referendum gives sis power to veto and defeat a bad bill, and the im- perative mandate gives us power tof rewove an official from office at orce )if be betrays us. When a candidate is nominated for office by the socialist party, he files his resignation from that office along with his acceptance of the nomination. If elected his resignation is in the hands of his con- Stituants, an¢, therefore, if he vio- lates the pledge he made or the prin- neys, Etc. ‘3 Investigate and Buildings, Sidwalks, Ornamenal Fencing, Chim- RINE Sele EEO Re I eaeaoorrrrern—n Oe _Manufuptured at Grand Rapids by, J F. FREESTONE & CO. * The most substan- | tial. and -ecomic building material ever plaged on the market, _Be Convinced. eiples upon which he was elected, his coustituents simply telegraph to him and say. You've resigned, come home! With the powers of government in the hands of the p2ople, with the initiative and referendum and the imperative mandate in their lands, it will then be perfectly safe to proceed to inangurate collective own- ership, and at the same time the people are there by also guaranteec the control of their economic affairs, and given voice in the things that concern Lhem most. 3. Politieal democracy must be supplanted by industrial democracy. Socialism seeks to establish a cooper- ative system in the place of the com- pitive system of iudustry. ‘Toney haye argues that competition is the life of trade, Dut every where the monopoly and trust eliminates -ompetation aud are demonstrating the superiorit of the principle of cooperation. If the elimination -of competition proves advantageous to tbe trust, why would it not for the people? Let us learn the lesson they bave learned. Is it bot true that competition, the brute struggle for the self has been tle ouly, or indeed the chief method of progress? Now we find the first two stars sang together inthe firmament to the time when the first animal motper brought forth her young, and covered them in tbe west, to Ube time | when the last hufsau mother sat rocking her child in the cradle those sleepless nights, to the time when Jesus expired ou calvary — then ii all these have been, another,“a higher and holier principle, that of tbe] Sat alone in the ae when ne house struggle for the life of others. ‘Ne te eae ie was at ne te The farmers dues nod Lelieve inp e™ drew seats, and all but he | competition clse, he would Jet the weeds grow with the corn and let the tiutese survive. We would ‘turn his sheep Oub with the wolves, and let the fittest survive. He does no such thing. He even dehorns his catile, taking off their organs of competition, The horldculturist. does Bob believe in competitions Lv ix’ by artiticia selection that be took Lhe little wild yrass Oub of its Competitive environs ment an the plains of Russia, and eliminating competition, produced the wheat. More over competition is wastetul. Every unnecessary store that is operated to keep up competi- tion — every unnecessary raii-way train, every unnec vertising matter, isa waste of energy, and it comes out of the labor of the people at last. Professor Ely has estimated that au anvual saving of 200,000,000 dollars could be effected by the management of the rail roads of the United States as a unit, That 100,600,000 dollars has been wasted by the competitive telegraph business. 400,000,000 dollars is wasted annually on unnecessary advertising. 7 Prof. Ely is not a socialist, either. Others have placed this estimate at 2000.000,000 annually. You can find Ely’s figures in socialism and social reform by Ely (p. p. 16 f. f.). ary page of ad-| We have learned the lesson of com- petition in a few things. We have no competition in the post office, nor in the public school system. and so [ never find any advertising uf yp stamps, or of public scheols. You ba found out how to save yourselve ail that unnecessary waste. And furtber more competition as a principal of social life is immoral. It puts man to fight against man in his effort to earn a living, and that destroys frater or social relations. In chureh we talk and preach and pray about brother- hood. In the-fraterual order we talk about it, soin the labor union and we go Lo the society event, the oyster pper, the card party, danee, or what ever it nay be, we put on our finest. clothes, aud our sweetest smiles; we bow and scrape, and to see the people on such an vecasion one would think that the brotherhood of man was really here. But the next day we go out to the business of life, and there its different. There it is “steel cui steel,” “diamond flash diamond,” and “dog eat dog,” everv wan for hin self aud tbe devil‘take the bindmost and the devil takes the most of us. | Continued next week. Distingaisaed Repres su At the openin of this session of the {legislature Representative H. E. Craig ef Snerburne county wasyaccorded a distnction that seldom. falls to the lot of our std liw unakers. He was given his first choice of seats, as the ‘oldest memmher. Another unusal thing jis that he is the only’ man that ever withdrew from the hall until they were called in to pick out their seats, Representative Ciaig did not take a front seat but chose one as nearly as possible to the one he had tor three terms in the old capityl. Representa tive Craig is 69 years of age. © Many jot is Grand Rapids friends will be | pleased to read of the distinction thus shown the venerable representative from Sherburne county, Mr, Craig has made aunual visits to Tasca county fora number of years where he enjoys fishing and hunting with his friend and former colleague, D. M. Gunn. Wanted—Man and wife to keep house at the farm home of J. M, Eastwood, ‘trout Lake. Going wages | paid to man for chopping wood. | inquire at this office or of J. M. East- ; wood at Trout Lake. ‘Two two-room houses, one three- room house and one five-room house H. S. HUDSON. D, COSTELO | "DENTIST. —Offic. in First National Bank Building.— GRAND RAPIDS. MINNESOTA Moose Hide Mittsand Moccasin, what I have, Ipay the highest Garments. WM. WBE dermistery and Buck Skin Ware of these goods. \ Also fine Rose, Rugs and Matts. Cali and see HIDES and DEER SKINS. I have secured. one of the Ablest Taxiaermists and Furriers _u the State of Minnesota Ido Tanning and Fur. Dressing and repairing of fur I have nad 46 years of experience. To advertise, what you have got and what you éxpect to get is ¢ quite a differ- encein the program I don’t advertise Tanning which I can not do. The people of Minnegota well know my ability in the business that ] bave been engaged in at Grand Rapids for 12 years, and I will coutinne ithe Furrier’s Taxi- of every description. Genuine 1 have in store a large ameunt market price for FURS, PFLTS, ITZBbL. FURNITURE vig stock carried is‘not greatly reduced ‘in appearance. Prior to taking inventory we will offer bargains on a large line of goods that should attract public attention, We enumerate a few pieces here: LADIES’ WRITING DESKS GEORGE F. KREMER. Deas! Exclusively In . While the ioliday trade has been up to our expectations the \ ee LEATHER COUCHES ROCKING CHALRS. COMBINATION CASES LIBRARY TABLES LEATUER CHAIRS DESK CHaIRS CENTER TABLES SIDEBOARDS DINNING TABLES PARLOR CABINETS BOOKCASES DRESSERS MORRIS CHAIRS UNITED CRAFTS PIECES CHILDREN’S CHAIRS CHLIFFONIERS . Deater in FURNITURE TE Corner Leland Five. end Fourth St Storey & Travis he Taxidermists -re prepared to Mpunt Birds, uimils, Fish, Game Heads of POS OOS ‘kinds. Fur Rugs and Robes ade to order. eS We guarantee all work Strickty Meth Proof ; Call and ket our prices on dl classes of work iu ‘Taxidermy SISF SBSH SLSVSISS SVOLSMSVSWSVSISISMSLSLSLSISLES |. GID" S$SAY, PA, WHY ’ DON’T YOU WEAR THE MENOMINEE SEAMLESS? peSleletee ‘ a bull’s eye when he spoke. make shoes which put the corn- cure dealers on theranxious seat, We cure corns by fitung feet scientifically. way to cure corns is to prevent their growth in: the first place. The Menomince Seamtess Union Made Shoe wear, Grand Rapids - S%e" Sensibie boy, that. He made We S2S2 SMe" BTET ee! the best ‘The fo SSSSSlu: SST ST ECS TE Is easy-to- eisy-to-buy, easy-to-sell, For Sale By J. §. KURTZMAN, The Shoe Man GUARANTEED TO OUT-WEAR Minnesota ! 8\Y SHOE ON THE MARKT" VISCO SLVSFS IPS PCSVSSVSLSIVSCSLSIGLPSl SLSLSLSLVSS se { SASVSSSSSVSLSLSVS ISVS VSVSO#- SISFSVSISVSVSVWESELSISISVSIES Pioneer Meat Market, | f é f , j THOMAS FINNEGAN, Prop. || Fish, Game, Fresh and : Poultry. etc. Salt Meats ASK ANY OF OUR WILL TELL YOU T CINDS ARK KEPT at Butter, Eggs, Cheese and Canned Goods ODD FELLOWS’ BUILDING, LELAND AVENUE., ij GRAND RAPIOS. % TIME TABLE CGrreat Worthern Railway Company = i a READ DOWN STATIONS . READ UP . | West Bod, rela East Bud. | Bust Bod rest Bre Train No. Train No, Ne 25, 13. i. 6. a ; 9:30 A. M, | Leave DULUTH ‘Arrive} 6:30 P, M.| 7:10 A.M. 10 ** bs Cloquet <3 Dts * 4 PM Fioodwood 3:50” 8:05 A.M Hibbing 6:40. — BP, M. Re Swan River 39” $4 ““ GRAND RAPIDS 2.48 eS Deer River 2:38" f oe Cass Lake 1:6 .* . ‘For further particulars call on 1 _— GC, L. FRYE, Agent. |