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m , 1 f SCOTT COUN-kY KICKER. Pubrtshed y the WORKERS' PRINTING CO. BOARD OP DIRECTORS. Julius Albrecht, J. H. Branam, C. M. Weaver, Solomon Diebold. Bubacrlptlou. per year, $1.00. Six months, 60c. 3 months, 85c. Phil. A. Hafner Editor. Subscribe for the only Kicker. ANNOUNCEMENT. The Kicker Is authorized to an nounce Geo. E. Jacobs as the Re publican candidate for assessor of 8cott county at the November election, 1912. The Kicker is authorized to an nounce the candidacy of Albert Ringo as the Democratic nominee for constable of SylvanlS town ship at the November election. The Kicker is authorized to an nounce o. J. Dannenmueller as tiic Republican candidate for treasur er of Scott county at the Ni em ber election. 19111. SOC1 iLIS C TICKET. For Pi ps! Ii it EUGENE V. DEBS. For Vice-President EMlL 8EIDEI For Qove nor W. .v. WARD. For Lie it " .or RICHARD IIOTHAM For Bta . A r - PHILLIP WAGNER. For S eta ry ' Sta to E. T. BEHRENB. For State Treai n , r W. W. M'ALLISTER. For a ttornpy-General WALTER R. DUNDY. For R R Commissioner F. P. 0 HAKE For Judge Supreme Court No 1 JULIAN A. FOX. For Judge Supreme Court N'j 2 JULIAN LAUGHLIN. JERE MURPHY. For St. Louis Court of Appeals SHERIDAN CARLISLE. For Ccr grese A. F. BUM PAS For State Senator o Nomination). For Representative LEE MASSEY For Sheriff E. J. SLINKARD For Assessor E. L. GRAMMER. For County Treasurer ALFRED P0B8T. For Surveyor 'o Nomination). For Rubl e Administrator A. A. EVANS. For Coroner ALEX HENDERSON. For County Judge. 1st Dist (No Nomination. For County Judpe. 2nd Diet. W. B. GRICE. Fo: Probate Judge (No nomination i Justice Morle.v township JOHN F. LITTLE. Constable Morley township JOHN GIBBS. For Constable Kelso twp R. N. PATE. For Constable Bylvanla twp. 8. 11. HAMPTON. TO BLODGETT READER;. Joe Mackley has agreed to act as agent for the Kicker at Blod gett and receive subscriptions for the Kicker. Parties wisiiing to re new or - ibscr b? can do so conven iently through him. Subscribe lor the only Kicker. T - ILLMO PATRI NS. People of lllmo and vicinity can BUbsorfbi or renew for the Kick er thr:ug.'i either Casjier Miller or E. L. Orammer. NOTICE TO TE tCHERS. We w in not hold the Scott oun ty teachers' association this yea!'. Tile teachers teaching in Scott county this year are requested to attend the southeast Missouri State teachers' Association at cap; Girardeau, Mo October 24, 25 ami 98, 1012. Sfour attend ance at said association will be accepted as your professional work in part. Two days pay will be allowed the teachers for at tendance. Thanking one and all for your service, fours truly. Chas. Harris. Co. Supt. THE DIVIDE UP. When the tenant farmer delivers to hi6 landlord a third or more of what he produces, that alat divid ing up oh. no ! That is KENT, .pace 'Vhen the farmer's wife brings lldswaUbjentS worth of eggs to town ets in exchange 2." cents In the nef shoddy merchandise, that pers appears dinp up oh. no ! shusetts girl Terence is PROFIT ru In her Btoma farmer goes to the Mid reading the dlrow 8100 and. three .hat this lit the Py l('k S102, .tory haB been DTtoiJ Sf ?' -ItV for which the "interest" has teen A Chicago mln not enough nun will abolish rent, in- ud that old rnd profit But the aver- the name of tker don't w-ant that for iplnsterhood nave nobody to use up name of ita s for him.. And it would enough to be 'ove- and "agin religion the way of the n hlmflelf and jer had a property inter Tne balf-siate black slave and saw to U to appear as -was well housed .fed and The peerage b In sickness he got the hard timr('k - the same as a valuable se. jBut the master has no such Interest In hie wage-slave. There fore he turns him out to starve when there is no profit In working him. i If you want to swat the plutes V where they live, vote the Socialist r ticket and agitate. Get busy right now and help to mi 1 swell the Kicker circulation sBMMtsTskis -AtjJiiihi i i iiiiiiilisiiiiisii' sf i iiiisTi Hiiitt4tti SOCIALIST SPEAKING. W. L. Garver, candidate for gov ernor of Missouri four years ago, will speak In Scott county at Oran, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2 p.m. Wylle, Saturday. Oct. 26, 7 p.m. lllmo. Sunday. Oct. 27, Edna, Monday, Oct. 28. 7 p.m. Morley, Tuesday. Oct. 20, 7 p. Dh Blodget. Wed. l:t. 30. 7 p. mi. Lusk's. Thurs. Oct. 81, 7 p. IB. Rootwad, Friday, Nov. 1, 7 p. ;ni. Sikeston, Saturday, Nov. 2, at 2 p. in. ami 7 p. In. Earlle BUnkard, Co. see. THE SUDS Among the hustlers Casper Mil ler, of lllmo. leads the procession . with four subs. Ed. Grnninier. of ' lllmo, landed two and B. S. Curd, ! Morley, J. H. Branam, Vanduser, ' Sol Diebold, Now Hamburg, nrui ! G W. Mlnter of Cross Plains, one each. Fornfelt - Albert Dunger. Morley. H. n Daugherty, Wm. Curnell, Mrs. Mollte Miller. lllmo. John Carlson, W. M, Ir ; vin. Chas. Morrell, Roy Waddell, j. s. Kectee. Benton. R. B. Wade, Chas. Kec- ' Oran - J o Melderhoff, Walter, Albert Rockett. C unmerce. Wm. Canhnm Perklna. Louis Gang! . Ad i m eblsta It. : . 1 . V, 11! s. i ftroi HERE AND YONDER Stck and bond holders, a such, are entirely useless and perform no useful function to society. Why then. i.o lid k clety support then:'.' Anna Could who, by Inheritance, is oue of the principal stock-holders of the Missouri Pacific railroad, has been in France for many years f:ist marrying one no-count and then uuothe . Tnt American work people support her and her counts. And they despise the work people that feci and clothe them. But the work people want it SO and wiJl oto for lour years more of it th i fall. stuip"l at t lie home ol Alphons Max Brennelseen, a victim of the sjchwarts last week a bouncing aw, who was one of those Kelso baby girl. Roth parents are do farmers who had failed to pay his hag well Including papa, poll tax, was In Benton Saturday, i The store of Soberer & Co. at He is a veteran of the civil war. j;tW Hamburg, will begin involc 77 years old, and was held up for ug uo.t Tuesday, a new firm 50 cents to satisfy the demands of i then take charge. "Justice," and contributed fifty Martin Glastetter and son Mike cents to their lawyer. He says I were at Chaffee Friday and Aug the first he knew of the new law . Glaus and Ewald Schindler were was when the constable called toiat Commerce Saturday. served the papers on him. The Louis W ostrich says it is pet single tax will put the lid on the ting cold enouph to'butcher. but ' poll tax swin.Ue. Vote for it. i ho didn't care much about meat Casper Roth of near lllmo was I except on Friday. 1 here Monday advertising the an- So Diebold repaired a flue for nuai meeting oi tuo iwnwri m- surance society at tteiso, oaxur aay. mov, . ne reporieu mai ; Prof. Llndoerfer. a former teach er, would take charge of the Lu : theran school next mnth. to this time Rev. Hilperth has been 'teaching the Lutheran school, but ! he is attending the synod at 1 tenburg this week and there Is no school. 1 The plutes are using some hot arguments in their campaign i ana Sunday with his brother, Al against the single tax. Having hert, near Kelso. nothing at ail to offer the tenant 'armer they tell him they will raise bis rent. The tenant can answer as Pat did when his land lol informed him that he n on I ' raise the rent. "Begora," sail Pat. I wisbt ye would. 1 cant.' Mrs. S. C. Sparks, a former res ident of this county who. for the past few years has been making her home at Monroe, La., was '.sitor in Benton Saturday the guest of Mrs. W A, Miller. Her husband is employed for the pres ent at Morehouse. A letter from Sikeston tu the Kicker says that a -ingle taxer attempted to speak tnere Mondaj evening was Stopped by the Mar shal. The letter concludes: "There were men to hear him who were against tne single tax. but when the speaker was stop ped more than 100 declared for it. " V. c. Bowman. Republican can didate for county judge from the first district and Ralph Bailey. Republican candidate Tor prose cuting attorney, were in Benton Wednesday. Also W. H Tanner. John F. Little, the Socialist can didate for justice of the peace of Morley township, was here Satur day. John says he thinks he will be elected. The. Progressive Republicans of the county met here Wednesday to perfect a county organization J. H. Branam of Vanduser was in Bento Wednesday on his way to the Cape. Mrs. Louis Gangle. of Perkins, was here Jast week visiting rela tive). S P. Rollins and S P. Gravett of near Diehlstadt were here Mon- ilay. Circuit court begins Monday. Bl'SINESS LOO I Li. For Sale. A 40-acrc farm. All good fences and cross fences, good 8-rOOm house, barn, 4(lxH0 feet, I Outbuildings, cellar and an or- chard that will bear nest season. One mile south of Redman Switch. Handy to the school and Church. For ijuiek sale Will take $40,80 per acre. Some are ask ing $80 for land not as good. James' A. Smith. Benton. Mo Rid For Sale. A 40-acre farm one and a quarter miles north of Com merce- Ail cleared, good box house and out-buildings, some fruit and plenty of water. Price, $1,250. Geo. W. Arnold, Commerce, Mo For Sale. A 2-year-old fllley cheap. John Wilhelm, New Ham burg. ANNUAL MEETING! Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Scott Coun ty Mutual Association will be held at KeJso, Mo., on the first Satur day 1b November H1-. at one o'clock, p. m. Casper Roth Secretary. FROM NEW HAMBURG. Sunday night, while Joe Dlrn berger had the very best of com pany at Scherervllie, his horse de cided to go home. Joe heard the departing horse and buggy and sent a phone message to the fami ly of Mrs. John Urhahn to flag the rig that was coming that way in a hurry. The boys went out with a fence rail and a red lantern and gave the danger sig nal, but the horse evidently con eluded that the greatest danger was in Joe getting hold of him and kept on going. Otto Diebold and Frank Glas teitftr, two of our gr.ixi looking young men, went to the Cape and had their shaddows snatched Sun day. It is reported thnt the ma chine was so damaged that the shadow matcher threatens to sue for damage. Mesdamee John Stike nnd Nick Leg rand were at Oran last week. Wend Kilhafner, wife and sis ter, Miss Paulina, of Chaffee, Jess TOpal and Miss Clara Leprand of Kolso. were here Sunday. Frank Pobst. former!: a Sew Hamburg boy. but now of Kin dles, was here Saturday Frank looks natural, but If he d Ml't pet married pretty soon he will lie as b 1 off as an old Maid. Last week Wednesday was Miss Raymonds Meklerhoff's I6th birthday and Miss Ottilia Dlrn- fa 18th birthday so they b la d uble celebratl t the I Mle lerh ff home. Cbarleeto i t ha r let oer o spout a few days with his mother Will Pfetferkorn and family of Chaffee, spent Sunday with hit brother, Joe and family. Mr. Ellis, Kern, and Mrs. Andy Schoen. of and Mr. and Mrs. l pat ef this place visited t family if Martin Brucker at Per. kins last week. A s.ui was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bucherand was christened on Monday. Joe Urhahn and Miss El enora West rich stood sponsors. Leo Ptefferkorn and W. B. Grice the Socialist nominee tor county judge, drove over from Oran Sun day. Mrs, Roslna Hahn that was aam- i f,g-cti by lightning last spring. George Glaus ami family spent one day last week at Caney with Mr. and Mrs. John Bisvher. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pirnberger Suudayet with the family of ; Frank Enderle near Oran. Sol Hahn and well, we wont i tell this time- attended church i here Sunday. Edw. Schwartz spent Saturday Ajlton L. Hahn was a visitor at Kelso Sunday What'S the at- traction Tony'? Frank Messmer went to Kelso Saturday and a young lady is so lonesome. .lake Urhahn made a good trade with Oran horse traders last week L. Driskell from Oran was in the neighborhood Sunday. M-s .Louis Hahn. who was sick, is much better. Albert Rockett of Oran was up here on his farm Monday. Mrs. Ulrlch Glaus took very sick suddenly Sunday night. Mike. Glaus and Char heboid were at Oran Monday. Phil Ha met has a position at Chaffee as bar-tender. There was a dance at hall Monday night. Hogs continue to die neighborhood Halm s in this FROM OR A N Joe Bowman, Democratic nomi nee for repsentatlve, heard Wood row Wilson speak In St. Louis last week. Joe considers Wood- row a wonderful man. He can talk on the tariff without cracK ing a smile. W. L. Garver. the Socialist nom inee for governor four years ago. will speak here on the streets at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, October 26. If you want "straight goods.'' be on hand. W. B. Grice. Socialist nominee for county judge f'om this dis trict, went to Risco Monday to take charge of a store there for Peter Dirnberger. What always has been always will be" yawps the Cave Man as he shuts his eyes to the air ship flying over his head and gropes for the ox cart. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allen of Bur fordville were the guests of Mi', nnd Mrs. Albert Pobst Sunday. J. A. Richards, principal of the Wylls School, was in Oran Sat urday on his way to Sikeston. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reynolds of Marble Hill visited Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Moore Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allen or Clark ton are visiting the family of W. H. Critesvy Charley Finley went to Poplar Bluff Monday with nine car loads of apples. Editor Yager of the Sunbeam was at Sikeston Friday. Rev. Llmbaugh, of Perkins, mov ed here Friday. AN UNRELIABLE DOG "Come right in. Sambo," the farmer called out. "He won't hurt you. You know a barking dog never biteh" "Sure, boss. Ah knows dat," re plied the cautious colored man, "but Ah don't know how soon he's goln to stop barkln'" Success Magazine. MARRIAGE LICENSE Frank Stetmle New Hamburg. Miss Bertha Gosche E. J. Williams. Essex. Allle Brown, New Madrid, Theo. Bollinger, Benton. Miss Roslle Logel, Kelso. J. V. Vessels, Blodgett. Mrs. Maggie White, Tulu, Ky. FROM KELSO Albert Enderle, Albert Hahn and Albert and Paule Dumey and the Misses Lula Unerstall, Lula Dum mey and Bertha Enderle attend ed the party at W. V. Miller s near Chaffee Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Welter nnd children, Mr. and Mrs. John En derle and children and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Enderle spent Sunday with the family of John Seyer. Theo. Bollinger, of Benton and Miss Rosa Lopei of Kelso were married at the Kelso Catholic church Tuesday. Mrs. F. Breneke and children and Miss Mary Enderlepent Sun day with the family of Wm. Uner stall. Mi's. A. Fullenwtder and daugh ter. Miss Cora, spout a few days with relatives at Neeleys Land irur. Miss Rcpiifa Welter, of near Blodgett, visited the family 'of her uncle. Mike Welter. Sunday. Mr. and Mis. Joe (Mattel and son spent Sunday with the family of Anton Blattel, Mr. Satui and Mrs. day and Si aae Ross lay a t the ipent Cape Philip Blattel was lu re Bumbo after a few months' travel in the northwest. otto ii.ehnj'i a'i'i i-.ii. senwartx and sister of New Hamburg were nere eunoay, Miss Paula S( 3 c: who has been slek. is better. Albert Enderle. is home his st. Louis isit. from I FROM HANDLES. Neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. nnd Mrs. Joe Schlosser Sat urday night to remind Mrs.Schlos- ser of her ii7th birthday anniver sary. The young folks danced un til mid-night while the older peo ple had their own enjoyments. David StCln is clearing for Leo Schlitt and Leo Is having a nice little cottage built which Pavid has rented for five years. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kern and 1 Mr. and Mi. Aduy Schoen of New Hamburg visited at Martin Block er's Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Bolliinger took their daughter. Miss Leona. ito Oran Sunday where she will at tend school. Miss Annie Heisserer of Kelso is here spending the week with her cousin. Miss Annie Halter. Miss Lulu Beeklund is staying at Joe Bradshaw'S and Miss Nellie McCloud at Jake Kleihart's. The year-old baby of Mr an.d Mrs Dob Comer died and 1 was bur- iod in the Perkins cemetery. Mrs. Louis Killinfner and Mrs. Leo Halter, of Chaffee .were here Saturday. Matida Schaefer of Kelso visited Joe Schlosser s family Saturday. Mrs. Chas. Dopp of Bell City vis ited her parents here last week. Miss Pearl Smith of Pernio is the school teacher at Perkins. FROM ILLMO W. P. Newberry, who was sud denly stricken with bleeding at the lungs last weed, died Friday. The remains were taken to Mt. Carmel, 111., for burial. The Republicans had a speaker here from Indiana last week and a large crowd had gathered, but when they discovered that he was a stand-patter and not a Bull Moose many of them left. I Miller of St. Louis ami D. 1. i Bloom of this place have bought j the Brennelser farm north of ! town and Willi farm by proxy. Rev. j. J. Btarkey has been ap pointed to fill the Methodist pwl pit here. Laborers are at work don' "e traeklng the Cotton Belt flom ' here to Jonesboro, Ark. i lllmo Socialists have taken up the Rip-Saw proposition and will have a lecture and show here soon FROM DIEHLSTADT. A pie supper will be given Fri day night ai Mlsfeldt school for the purpose of increasing the lib rary. The teacher. Miss Lillie Sanders, request the attendance of all. School attendance here is not as good as usual, owing to smallpox and whooping cough. However, In nearby rural districts the attend ance is gradually increasing. Mrs. R. C Williamson and little neiee, Atla Wade, left Sunday for a visit to Humbolt. Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. J. Green of Sandy woods now occupy the residence vacated by Rev. Warren. At the recent conference Rev. Warren was transferred to the Poplar Bluff circuit. Peas are being harvested and corn gathering is well under way. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kid son, last week, a daughter. Uncle Tip Bagwell, who has been dangerously ill. is better. Drs. Smith and Wallace ar e kept pretty busy these da.i s. FROM HUNTER Our school Is progressing nice ly with Miss Bertha Grice as teacher. Mrs. Fields, who has been sick for some time Is no better. Mrs. R. A. Jett is visiting her brother. A. P. Carter. Billy Skidmore is building a new barn. FROM HOOTER Porter Wilson and Miss Base Cartwright Arnold Mercer and Miss Mamie Skidmore took a trip to Benton Sunday. The birthday party at Cephas Niswanger Thursday night was well attended. Subscribe for the only Kicker. FROM COMMERCE The Misses Lura Dally and Net tle Marshall visited at Benton Sunday returning Monday. Arthur Pall and daughter of Charleston were here Sunday. J. A. Morrow moved his family here last week from Gibson. Chas. Blackledge was here from Fornfelt Sunday. R. E. Reynolds was at Morley Sunday. Tillman Anderson is home on a visit. NATIONAL The Socialist party of the Unit ed States declares that the capi talist system has outgrown its historical function and has be come utterly Incapable of meeting the problems confronting society. we denounce this outgrown ays tem as Incompetent and corrupt. 1 and the source of unspeakable , of learning tne schools and colle- such other measures wiium misery and suffering to the whole ! pes and even religious and inor- i power as will lessen the wide working class. 1 al agencies. It has also the added 1 spread misery of the workers Under this system the tndustri- j prestige which established custom caused by the misrule of the capl al equipment of the nation lias pives to any order of society ' tu list class. nasso 1 into the absolute control of l icbt or wrons. i Thn conservation of human re- ,a plutocracy winch exacts an au- nual tribute of millions of dollars I from the producers. Unafraid of any organised resistance, it etret Ohes out its greedy hands out the still undeveloped resources of the nation the land, the mines, the forests and the water powers ol" every slate in die union. : In spite of the multiplication o( labor-sivinp machines and lm proved methods of Industry which cheapen the cost of, production, the share of the producers grows ever less, and the price of all the necessities of life steadily Increase The boasted prosperity of this m tion is for the owning class alone. : To the rest it means only greater hardship nnd misery. The hlghlfliots reflect merely superflcia cost of living is felt in every home Millions of wage-workers have seen the purchasing power of : their wages decrease until life has i become a desperate battle for i mere existence. Multitudes of unemployed walk ! 1.A KAnto ..f .mi, nUtna . . .. 1 I . lit DUI LID Ul UUI 1 1 IIIO Wl 11 UUC from state to state awaiting the will or the masters to move the wheels of Industry. The farajers in every state are plunderedwiy the increasing pri ces exactea for tools and machin ery, and by extortionate rent, freight rates and storage charges Capitalist concentration is mer cilessly crushing the class of small business men and driving its mem bers into the ranks of the proper tyless wage-workers. The over whelming majority of the people of America are being forded under a yoke of bondage by this soulless industrial despotism. It is this capitalist system that is responsible for the increasing burden of armaments, the poverty slums, child labor, most of the in- ennUr rt r 5 rv r nml ir.idi44mn find of afJ filets mankind. Under this system the working class Is exposed to poisonous con ditions, to frightful and needless perils In life and limb; is walled around with court decisions, in junctions and unjust laws, and is preyed upon incessantly for the benefit of the controlling oligar chy of wealth. Under it also the children of the working class are doomed to ignorance, drudging toil and darkened lives. In the face of these evils, so manifest that all , thoughtful ob servers are appalled at them, the legislative representatives of the Republican, Democratic and all re form parties remain the faithful servants of the oppressors. Meas ures designed to secure to the wage earners of this nation as humane and just treatment as Is already enjoyed by the wage earners of all other civilized na tions have been smothered in com mittee without debate, nnd laws ostensibly designed to bring re lief to the farmers and general consumers are juggled and trans formed into instruments for the exaction of further tribute. The growing unrest under oppression has driven these two old parties to the enactment of a variety of regulative measure, none of which has limited in any appreci able degree the power of plutoc racy, and some of which have been perverted Into means for increas ing their power. Anti-trust laws, railroad restrictions and regula tions, with the prosecutions. In dictments and investigations bas ed upon such legislation, have proved to be utterly futile and ridiculous. Nor has this plutocracy been se riously restrained or even threat ened by any Republican or Demo cratic executive. It has continued to grow in power and Insolence a Uke under the administrations of Cleveland, McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft. In addition to this legislative Juggling and this executive con nivance, the courts of America have sanctioned and strengthened the hold of this plutocracy as the Dred Scott and other decisions strengthened the slave power be fore the civil war. We declare, therefore, that the longer sufferance of these condi i tions is impossible, and we pur , pose to end them all. We declare ' these tn hfi the nrnilnet of the present system in which industry is carried on for private greed, Instead of for the welfare of soci ety. We declare, furthermore, that for these evils there will be and can be no remedy and no sub stanclal relief except thru Social ism, under which Industry will be carried on for the common good, and every worker receive the full social value of the wealth he cre ates. Society is divided into warring groups and classes, 'based upon material Interests. Fundamental ly, this struggle Is a conflict be tween the two main classes, one of which, the capitalist class.owns the means of production, and the other, the working class, must use these means of production on the FROM CROOKED CREEK There will be a box supper at Ed. Garver s Saturday night the 10th for the benefit of the church Every one Invited. Subscribe for the only Kicker. Rev. C. M. Weaverr who has been spending a few days in John eton City, 111., returned home Mon day. Little Fred Bretzel died Sunday of typhoid and was buried nt lll mo Monday. Subscribe for 4he only Kicker. SOCIALIST PLATFORM" terms dictated by the owners. 1 day of not more the eight hours, The capitalist class, tho' few in nnd at not less than the prevall number, absolutely controls the 1 lng union wages. The govern government legislative, exocu- I ment also to establish employ tive and Judicial. This class owns ! ment bureaus; to lend money to the machinery of gathering nnd 1 states and municipalities without disseminating news thru its or- ! ganizod press. It subsidizes seats The working class, which in cludes all those who are force! to work for a living, whether by hand or brain, in shop, mine or on the soil, vastly outnumbers f o capitalist class. Lacking effective organisation nnd class solidarity, tais class is unable to enforce Its will. Given such class solidarity and effective organisation, the workers Will have the power to make all laws and control all in dustry In their own Inten St. All political parties are the ex pression of economic and class in tei ess. All other part cs than the Socialist party represent one or another group of the ruling capi talist class. Their political cou rivalries between competing cap italist groups. However they re sult, these conflicts have no issue of real value to the workers. Whether the Democrats or lie publicans win politically, it is the canitfUist class that is victorious . w 11 . - CL TU UU1U IVMJJ The Socialist party is the polit- leal expression of the economic in- terests oi tne worKers its deieats have been their defeats and its victories their victories. It is a party founded on the science and laws of social development. It proposes that, since all social ne cessities today are socially pro duced, the means of their produc tion and distribution shall be so cially owned and democratically managed. In the face of the economic and political aggresssions of the cap italist class, the only reliance left the workers is that of their econ omic organizations and their poli tical power. By the intelligent and class-conscious use of these they may resist successfully the capitalist class, breaking the fet ters of wage slavery, and fit them selves for the future society, which is to displace the capitalist system. The Socialist party ap preciates the full significance of class organization and urges the wage earners, the userul farmers "J"" ,u &ucuiiij wuu oi m and all other useful workers ever- i dustry. where to organize for economic ! 3- Tne abolition of the monopoly and political action, and we ownership of patents and the nledirfi ourselvpa tn aunnnrt thA ' Substitution of collective owner- toners or the fields as well as those in the shops, factories and mines of the nation in their struggle for economic Justice. In the defeat or victory of the woiKing class party in this new struggle for freedom lies the de- feat or triumph of the common people of all economic groups, as well as the failure or the triumph of popular government Thus the Socialist party is the party of the present day revolution, which marks the transition from econo mic individualism to Socialism, from capitalist oligarchy to in dustrial democracy. As measures calculated to strengthen the working class in its fight for the realization of its ultimate aim, the co-operative commonwealth, and to increase its power of resistance against capitalist oppression, we advo - cate and pledge ourselves and our i instrument may De maue amenaa elected officers to the following ble by a majority of the voters in program : a majority of the states. 1. The collective ownership and I 10- The granting of the right of democratic management of rail- i suffrage in the District of Colum roads, wire and wireless tele- bia, with representation in cong eraphs and telephones, express ! ress, and a democratic form of service, steamboat lines and all other social means of transporta tion and communication and of nil large-scale industries. 2.' The immediate acquirement by the municipalities, the states or the federal government of all grain elevators, stock yards, stor age warehouses and other distrib uting agencies, in order to reduce the present extortionate coat of living. 8. The extension of the public domain to include mines, quarries, oil wells, forests and water pow er. 4. The further conservation and developement of natural resources for the use and benefit of the peo ple: (a) By scientific forestation nnd timber protection. (b) By the reclamation of arid and swamp tracts. (a) By the storage of flood wa ters .and the utilization of water power. (d) By the stoppage of the pres ent extravigant waste of the aoil and of the products of mines and oil wells. e) By the developement of high way and waterway systems. 8. The collective ownership of land wherever practicable, and In cases where such ownership 's im practicable tbe appropriation by taxation of the annual rental val ue of all lands held for speculation 8. The collective ownership and democratic management of the banking and currency system. The immediate government re lief of the unemployed by the ex tension of all useful public works. All persons employed on such works to be engaged directly by the government under a work- FROM CHANEY Several people of our "rtrlct were across the river Sunday and found many nuts. . Subscribe for the only Kicker. Miss Irtle Hawkins visited home near Commerce Saturday and Hun day. Miss Anna Carroll Is visiting her brother Frank. Mies Zelln Fowler is In school ga'n. . , . Little Holace Mayberry is sick. Subscribe for the only Kicker. interest for the purpose or enrrj- ing on public works, and to take souiccs. pi r. i iv oi me " and well-being of the workers and their f m III s. l. By shoi h r g the workday In keeping witl l C Increase pro ductiveness of p hlnery, 8. By si aui I ig t ' every worker a rest per! 1 51 n - than a day and a half iti e i week. :i. By securing a oi ire effective inspection of worksli -ps. lactones and mines. 4. By forbidding the employ ment of children under 18 years of ago. 5. By the co-operative organi zations of Industries In federal penitentiaries and workshops for the benefit of convicts and then dependents. 0. By forbidding the Interstate transportation of the products of child labor, of convict labor or the awarding of contracts to co-operative groups of workers. 7. By abolishing the profit sys tem in government works and substituting either the direct hire ; of labor or the awarding of con tracts to co-operative groups of workers 8. By establishing tnanimum wage scale. 0. By abolishing official chari ty and substituting a non-contributory system of old-age pen sions, a general system of Insur ance by the state of all its mem bers against unemployment and invalidism and a system of com- ! puhsory insurance by employers of their workers, without cost to the latter, against Industrial dis eases, accidents and death. POLITICAL DEMANDS. 1. The absolute freedom of press speech and assemblage. 2. The adoption of a graduated income tax, the Increase of the rates of the present corporation tax and the extention of inherit ance taxes, graduated in propor tion to the nearness of kin the proceeds of these taxes to be em- ship, with direct reward to inven tors by premiums or royalties. 4. Unrestricted and equal suf frage for men and women. 5. The adoption of the initiative. referendum and recall and of pro- portional representation, nation- any as wen as locauy. I 6- The abolition of the senate and yeto power of the president, 7. The election of the president and the vice-president by the di rect vote of the people. 8. The abolition of the power usurped by the Supreme Court of the United States to pass upon the constitutionality of the legis lation enacted by congress. Na tional laws to be repealed only by act of congress or by a referend um vote of the whole people. 0. The abolition of the present. restrictions upon the amendmeut ' of the constitution, so that that municipal government for purely local affairs. 11. The extension of democratic government to all United Statea territory. 12. The enactment of further measures for general education, and particularly for vocational education in useful pursuits. The bureau of education to be made a department. 13. The enactment of further measures for the conservation or health. The creation of an inde pendent bureau of health with huuii restrictions as will secure full liberty for all schools of prac tice. 14. The separation of the pres ent bureau of labor from the de partment of commerce and labor, and its elevation to the rank of a department. 15. Abolition of the federal dis trict courts and the United States circuit courts of appeals. State courts to have Jurisdiction In all cases arising between citizens and foreign corporations. The election of all Judges for short terms. 16. The immediate curbing of the power of the courts to issue injunctions. 17. The free administration of Justice. 18. The calling of a convention for the revision of the constitu tion of the United States. Such measures of relief as we may be able to force from capital ism are but a preparation of the workers to seize tbe whole powers of government in order that they may thereby lay hold of the whole system of socialized Industry and thus come to their rightful Inheritance.