The Decatur County Socialist from Oberlin, Kansas • 2

no po vi2iri Decatur County Socialist I No Trusts, Moiid e()3lles or Iieg- i i t. ci ii ivm sar In New 25ealaml. W. D. Street, Chairman A.

A. Engstrom, Secretary 1 Vote for what you want, Read the article headed "No Poverty there." SdDdaisft Meefikgs Comrades R. S. Thomas, candi- date for Congress, and Robert Leake, candidate for. the Legislature will speak at the following places.

All meetings will be held at 7:30 o'clock p. m. KAN0NA, Saturday, Oct. 20th JENNINGS, Monday, Oct. 22nd DRESDEN, Tuesday, OctBrd Hear Thomas at the court house next nesday evening.

Oct. 25. a The people appear anxious to hear about socialism every Thebenificent laws of New Zealand are but a beginning toward the benefits the people will enjoy under socialism. New York, July 9 A typical New Zealander has comedo town Sir Joseph George Ward, premier of the colony. A talk with him was as full of surprises as a dialogue with n.

man from Mars. This representative! of the newest and most philanthropic' government in the world told things to the" New, Yorkers who met him that made them stare in Everybody who reads knows, of course, that the government of New Zealand is only 05. years old; that the 1,000,000 men and women living on that long narrow island which contains about as much land as" Great Britian are the richest people in the woTld; that they have aj 'dished monopolies and trusts and pbvLrty; that the central government runs the postal, telegraph, police, telephone? water and drainage service; ttaai the government pays a pension of $120 A year to any decent citizen 65 yeara or older who asks for it, and that it pjoot'des life and fire insurance, lends to farmers on mortgage at 3 per cent, and acts as wise trustee of dead menjs estates, But when the New Yorkers who met Sir Joseph heard mm tell in simple language just how hefimd his countrymen out and hear Debs and Comrades Thomas and Leake' are speaking in the north and eastern part of the county this The reports indicate good meetings. Wilshire on th 20th Century honograph, also well selected You have heard all kinds of politicians talk this fall i now come out and hear a business man talk, at the court house next Wednesday evening. Concert Music.

Robert Leake and Andrews will speak at the places and dates following: Allison township J. Scott school house Joint District No 1 Sheridan and Decatur, Wednesday, Oct. 24 If yon are interested in the cause of humanity, after you read your copy of this paper please hand it to some one who has not received one. worked out these things in detail; how the NewZealanclerlhave actually created a governmentql the people by the people very much for the benefit of the The U. S.

senator of Kansas for the Union Pacific railroad spoke here last Lyon township school house, District No 75, Thursday, Oct 25 Prairie Dog township, North Valley school house, District No 34, week. Some day the people will have people, they were astonished by the ap-parant ease with which, these things are done. "It is the most surprising- history I Iiava rftr hARrd'1' SAirl nno nf thetn Friday, Oct 26 something to do with the election of the United States senators. 1 1 n't to aco ccfter these Meetingsrn the in? the Evening What the sOui -a? id woe betide Debs' famous speech "Winning a tn Nw ZealandA "It all sounds ITT 1 1 .11 1 I I issins who at -i Mi worm," win do repeated on pnono- so ridiculously ieasv-f Vovided that all thejtrusts big enoughto 2i iai' Till Don 't vote for a of fixing an arbitrary price for perim peo- i a a t. a a.

9 evening Oct. 24; a message to the pie from 2,000 miles away. EVERV MAN HAS EQUAL CHANCE. "Our system hardly implies Sir Joseph replied. "We aimply give every man, no matter how great or how small, an equal chance before the law.

Out on the plains of Kansas Where the wind blows hard and hot, Stands a lonely old sod building Where the Berry boys were shot. Two men in the prime of manhood, And father with silvery hair. Were cruelly murdered that bright day By the outlaw millionaire, A man by age enfeebled Th9 republicans are going to have a speaking campaign. Pretty late to commence; they are getting scared. They had just as well save their breath, they have no message for the people.

We have absolutely no privileged class or privileged individuals. I don't think you'll find a beggar in the colony. I'm sure we have not had one at our door any cpmmoaity. tsut ine situation could Jbe met. For example, complaint was nade a few years ago that a combination of dealers had agreed to pay a price unfairly low for wheat, and charge an exorbitant price for flour.

The government made a careful examination into the facts; then threatened to take the tariff off that it would oome into the colony ree. The movement to corner' the market ceased immediately. We think that the people can successfully cope with any attempt to 'corner' any needful thing." Whm the socialists come into power a majority of the people will rule The idea of fusion is repugnant to the socialist and will be combatted everywhere. "Let the Nation own the Trusts," is the glorious message that Mr. Wilshire, editor of Wilsh ire's Magazine, sends to the people from far away New York.

Hear him on the phonograph next Wednesday night. in 10 or 12 years." The premier was the guest of honor at a luncheon given at the Lawyer's club by C. W.McMurran. Lady Ward, Miss Eileen Ward, Vincent W. Gray, B.

M. Wilson, Lord Northcliffe, Alfred Harmsworth, Arthur Brisbane and a dozen other' newspaper men were also present. After luncheon the premier made a brief speech, telling of the wonders of New Zealand. 'Socialistic and paternal our government has been called," he said, "but the present administration has been in power for fifteen yearsand today even Comrade Thomas, our candidate for congress in this district is making an admirable campaign and winning votes wherever he goes. The People would have a representative in congress if he should be elected.

You had better vote for what you want and not get itvthan to vote for what you do not want and get it. Two rousing good meetings were held last week one at Vallenia with about those who opposed it and in. some cases bitterly opposed it would not dare to thirty present. One at Penn school bouse in Liberty township, over thirty voters were present. These meetings advocate a repeal of the laws by which the resources of our country are admin With a weak and trembling hand Shot like a beef for slaughter By Dewey's cowardly band, Ob, grand and free America, The land where live the brave, In this glorious country Our fathers fought to save.

Can it be that there is no law For the murderer's blood-stained band And there's no court of justice In this glorious Christian land? Must wives be changed to widows In the space of a fleeting breath. Must children be made orphans And men be shot to death? It is hard to think jt true In the laad we love so well; It is hard for us to believe That men will their honor sell. But I should think these murderers, Although they may be free, Those quiet, deathly faces. In troubled dreams would see. That aged furrowed brow, That blood-stained hair so gray, I should think that Chauncey Dewey Would see it night and day.

The jury has cleared the savages The oourt its verdict has given, But will find when done with this life They cannot buy the court of Heaven. R. O. Tate, in Atwood Square deal. The above a protest because the present system violates law to clear the rich.

Socialism will punish the Deweyt or any other violators of law, and there will be no childs play about it. were addressed by comrades Leake and Street. The republicans proposed to fix the trusts by publicity. There has been pleuty of publicity has any one heard of a trust goiog out of business on that account? The democrats propose to legislate them out of business and go back to competition again, but then we will never do it, thero i9 no backward movement in this land, all is forward toward the Co-operative commonwealth. This paper was mailed to 1000 address es in the county last week, this week the same number Will be mailed to 1000 different addresses.

It is hoped that at least two copies of the four thousand we print will find then way into every home in the county. A istered for the greatest good of the greatest number." HOW GOVERNMENT HELPS PEOPLE. Sir Joseph told of how the government maintains a labor bureau so as to bring those who need men and those who need' work into quick contact; of the loan of railroad fares to those who wish to travel to get work; of the cheap railroad; telegraph and telephone rates, of the low rates of fire and life insurance; of the postal savings banks and the many other marvels of his country. "What would you do if any man or trust should try to 'corner' the market in any commodity?" was asked. The government," Sir Joseph re- The recent great insurance investiga This little paper is not published to make money but to advertise Socialism.

Many will read it who have litttle information relative to the socialist party and that little received from the enemies of socialism. We ask you to study socialism from the socialist side for a short time, secure some of our books, pamplets or papers. You will have a better opinion of socialism than ever be. fore. tion caught a few of the small fry, bnt as soon as the big scoundrels were reached it stopped short off.

That is the way it goes, steal a loaf of bread and to prison you go. Steal a million and you are immune,.