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T H E M O N T A N A NEWS. VOL. III. HELENA, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1904. No. 1

Bishop Potter On the Classes W e have before us a copy of the Chicago Interior, one of the most

widely circulated of church papers, in which a writer, discussing the "Domestic Service Problem." says: "What has brought about the present attitude of women towards domestic service!' Are not women of the upper classes chiefly to blame? . . . . The lower classes have followed this leading as far as possible." Here is an admission of the division of society into two distinct classes, which this writer calls "upper" and "lower." (And this in a "Chr i s t i an" journal.) M u c h of what fol lows is highly amusing to the Socialist who must not be expected to sympathize too keenly with the "affl icted ladies" who cannot understand why their "help" wil l not remain with them "even though they are wi l l ing to pay good wages—far more than the same gi r l could earn in a factory, etc." ( >f course the trouble is largely due to the fact that the "hired g i r l " belongs to a lower class than the "lady of the house." who makes the class lines painfullv apparent to her. She may be very kind and generous, but never rOT» >.;ets that she does not belong to the same "'station" in life which the "servant" occupies. So we may talk about the "d igni ty" of labor and boast of our democratic spirit, but class consciousness, of which this is but an instance, stands out prominently in our every day life.

Again , to those who are given to repenting the assertion thai "the interests of the laborer and the capitalist are identical"—a com monplace that is heard in republican and democratic campaign speeches, we commend the fol lowing f rom Bishop Potter: "I have stood by the open excavation of the underground railway in X e w Y o r k city, looking at the men digging. They have told me that thev got $-> a day for fair days when the work could go on. L i v i n g is expensive in X e w Y o r k . These men are not the submerged : they are the men of brawn and health. They are the 'labor.' I hav e gone through the corridors of the fashionable hotels at midnight hours and looked on the dlncri and winers. with l iveried waiters obse­quiously serving viands of all kinds. These are the 'employer*.' Are the interests of the two classes mutual!' I an easy going optimism conjure up any relation between the two? C an any bridge span the chasm between them? When I go through our factories and see tine, able bodied men. dexterous, earnest men working nine honrs a day every day and every year a life through, fashioning the uncouth raw material of wood and metal and marble into house material, I ask myself. *\\ ill the laborer hav e any of these polished and luxurious appliance! in the home of his family, or wi l l they only go to the wel l -to-do, into the mansions of ;he rich—the employer c lass ' Are the interests of the laborer and capitalist mutual!' ' Is there any mu­tuality where one makes and the other enjoys?"

Yet it is a common remark of the apologists for the present in­dustrial system that in this country "we must recognize no class divisions." President Roosevelt and Secretary Cortelyou have both made a strong point of this in their recent addresses though in the fame breath they admit the existence of classes by reference to "r ich and poor." A n d Socialists have been severely criticised because they have insisted upon a frank recognition of the class struggle, not to intensify class hatred, but to put an end to it. Hut our observation has been that nowhere does the class feeling manifest itself in such a pronounced form as aiming the very persons who deprecate any teference to a class struggle. It would seem that the motive for this hypocrit ical attitude is none other than the fear that the workers may come to see where their class interest lies and unite to assert their rights and abolish the injustice f rom which they suffer. This fear is the Socialists ' hope. They do not create the class struggle, but they do seek to awaken the class consciousness of the workers that they may act together and demand that the special privileges whic l i have produced these artificial distinctions among men shall cease to be.

What could more clearly demonstrate the character of the class struggle than the attitude of the packers in the present Chicago strike? Men are asked (and it appears that large numbers are so hungry and naked, so near want that they are wi l l ing) to put them­selves under the yoke of these money lords for the pittance of $0.50 a week, a wage upon which a man cannot live as an American citizen should, much less support a family. Many a man spends more than this per day on luxuries while the laborer is expected to meet all his household expenses with the same amount. T h e daily papers tell us that Nelson M o r r i s has left on an extended tour of Furope and that one of the Armours is hobnobbing with princes and entertaining royalty on one of the most magnificent yachts ever built . The money which these mill ionaires are using, of course, r igh t fu l ly belongs to their employes who are now demanding a slight increase in wages. W h a t can these two classes have in common?

T o the Socialists, therefore, the growing tension between em­ployers and employed, between capitalist and laborer, emphasizes the famous saying of K a r l Marx that "the history of all society thus far is the history of class strife." and that it w i l l continue to grow in virulence until " in place of the old capitalist society, with its classes and class antagonisms, we shall have an association in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of a l l . " W h e n , by means of the peaceful revolution of the ballot box, as Marx says, "the working class w i l l have become the ru l ing class and have swept away the old conditions of production, then it w i l l , a long with these conditions, Have swept away the conditions for the existence of class antagonisms, and of classes generally, and w i l l thereby have abolished its own supremacy as a class."

Under Socialism there w i l l be no masters, no slaves. The com­petitive class struggle w i l l give way to mutualism and goodwil l . Jus­tice w i l l be possible. A l l men shall have the f u l l product of their to i l . That this is the only solution of the social problem is daily becoming clearer to th inking men. The present strikes and lockouts are, as President Donnelly says, eonvincing thousands of people that OUT economic salvation lies in the co-operative commonwealth. A n d they wi l l vote the Socialist t icket.—Vanguard.

had been filled up was literally Covered with flowers. Later a marble slab wi l l mark the location of the grave.

New York , Sept. 11.— The rec­ords of this city regarding the burial of the poor, is somewhat alarming.

Dur ing seven months nearly 5,000 poor women, children and men. l iv ing in the slums, and low joints, have died, according to the undertakers' reports, all of whom had no funerals, hut were dumped into rough boxes with no coffins and buried in the potter's held, unheard of, and unseen only by the officers in charge, many of these from starvation, and dis­ease caused from the crowded con­dition of the l iv ing rooms in the districts.

This condition has increased 10 per cent in two years, and dur ing the next year the deaths and suf­fering in these districts wi l l be something awful , and the outlook is stajrjrerini; the authorities.

HASTEN THE DAY S w i f t l y s p r e a d t h e k n o w l e d g e , c o m r a d e * .

K o r t h e h o u r I K d r a w i n g n i g h .

W h e n t h e d a r k e n i n g c l o u d s o f c o n f l i c t

W i l l u ' e r e n s t t h e i « n e t f u l s k y .

O h . t o l l e r s " UskSS t o t h e i r t e a c h i n g ;

H e not d e a f , a n d h e n o t b l i n d ;

• I r a H j i t h e i r m e a n i n g , a c t t i |Hin It.

K r e m o r e H r m y o u r f e t t e r * h i n d .

T u r n a n i l l o o k t o t ' o l o r a d o

If y o u t h i n k t h e r e ' * l o t * o f t i m e —

S e , t h e r i o t o f t h e o w n e r *

T h e r e , c o m m i t t i n g c r i m e o n c r i m e .

B e e t h e p o o r w a g e s l a v e * d e | M l l t e d ;

T o l d t o n e v e r m o r e r e t u r n ;

T o l d . It * n o t H O m u c h y o u r u n i o n * .

H u t y o u r p o l i t i c * w e * p u r n .

U f a w i l l s t a m p out S o c i a l i s m .

A r a l w e ' l l c r u * h t h e u n i o n * , t o o ;

K i l l t h e t h i n k i n g p r o l e t a r i a n * .

O r no t e l l i n g w h a t t h e y II d o .

H u t a m u r m u r f r o m t h e m a * * e »

C a u s e d 111. — • • r o g u e s to h a l t , a n d p a u s e ;

M i g h t t l a h e r d not f o l l o w s w i f t l y

If t h e y b r o k e d o w n a l l t h e l a w n ?

I"ie ;e is not • m u c h f r e e d o m l e f t y o u ;

I o- ,g \ o u r h o u r s a n d s m a l l y o u r p a y ;

l{. ;ol th> S o c i a l i s t i c t e a c h i n g s ;

I ' s c y o u r b a l l o t w h i l e y o u m a y .

AM y o u rnak> s h a l l he \ o u r p o r t i o n .

N o - <li\i<|e a s y o u d o n o w .

W i t h a l a w l o s * h i g h w a y r o b b e r .

W i t h a c o a l a n d o i l c r o w n e d b r o w .

K o r t h e r i c h . I* t h e r e n o M e s s i n g ?

W i l l it r o b t h e m o f t h e e a r t h ?

• ' I i a i n t h e m , a s t h e y c h a i n e d t h e i r b r o t h ­

e r * ?

H o b t h e m o f t h e i r J o y a n d m i r t h ?

N ' o 1 O h . n o ! T w i l l d o f a r b e t t e r ;

It w i l l t e a c h a n o b l e r l i f e ;

H e l p t h e m t o a h i g h e r l e v e l .

K a i f r o m b i t t e r n e s s a n d s t r i f e .

K . . ' The o l d K a r t h s m i l e s w i t h g l a i l t u

l i n i i u t i m i s h h e r f e a s t Is s p r e a d ;

H u t t h e b a k e r s t a k e t h e l e a v i n g s .

T h e b o u r g e o i s g e t s t h e b r e a d .

L i t t l e c h i l d r e n i n o u r f a c t o r i e s .

. l u s t b e c a u s e t h e i r l a b o r ' s c h e a p . C r u s h e d f o r p r o f i t W l l y o u s t a n d i t ?

1H>CS it n e ' e r d i s t u r b y o u r s l e e p ?

W h o * r , b l a m e f o r a l l t h l * t r o u b l e .

R o b b i n g , k i l l i n g , r i o t , t h e f t ?

T h e p r e * . n t s y s t e m Is t o b l a m e ;

It W o u l d g r o w w o r s e t i l l n o t h i n g ' s l e f t .

T h e s u i i • , i t e r s o f t h i s s y s t e m

A r e u p h o l d i n g It. n i y f r i e n d :

T h e r e I* n a u g h t h u t S o c i a l i s m

T h a t 1 n b r i n g It t o a n e n d .

W e a r e i l l i n g t o t h e h e r o e s .

T o t i n no l i l e o f o u r l a n d .

T o g l \ . our c a u s e a h e a r i n g .

A n d I M . i i m e a n d J o i n o u r b a n d .

K o r t h e t i m e is r i p e , m y c o m r a d e s ;

W e m u s t s h o w o u r f«M»s o u r s t r e n g t h .

L e t us i . c k o n t o t h e w o r k e r s ,

K r o t n • 11 c o u n t r y ' s b r e a d t h a n d l e n g t h .

D o no t w a i t a n d Is- a l a g g a r d ,

O r M i n n t i m e y o u ' l l f e e l t h e s h a m e .

T h a t >n, i b i s t r a n s i t i o n p e r i i s l

Y o u b .• f a i l e d t o w r i t e y o u r n a m e :

R e s t e d , w a i t e d , w h i l e a n o t h e r

l i n i n g ! 1 t n y o u t h e J o y s so b r i g h t .

O f e i p i n l i t v a n d f r e e d o m .

A n d y o u h a v e n o t e a r n e d y o u r r i g h t .

W e a r e . . I l l n g . c a l l i n g , c a l l i n g .

I>o y o u h e a r y o u r c o m r a d e * c r y ?

A n d a n a n s w e r e c h o e s . C o m i n g !

H e a r 111 f o o t s t e p s d r a w i n g n i g h .

K r o m t h e f a r m s , a n d f r o m t h e m o u n t a i n s .

F r o m t h e c i t y , a n d t h e p l a i n .

W e a n g a t h e r i n g t o y o u r f o r c e s .

A n d your c a l l Is no t i n v a i n .

K a s t i 1 ! i-t< r. c o m e , m o v e s w i f t l y .

W l i i b . . m r t a r r y c o m r a d e s f a l l ;

C o n n Mk< w h i r l w i n d s , c o m e l i k e t o r r e n t s ;

C o n n t l i s s l s s w e e p o v e r a l l ;

C o m e w n i i k n o w l e d g e o f u u r t e a c h i n g s ;

C M M u i t h h e a r t s b o t h b r a v e a n d t r u e ;

W e a n - w a i t i n g to n -e lve y o u ;

Y o u w i l l f i n d t h e r e ' s m u c h t o d o .

aiTTH A 8 C K R I . O C K .

The press gives out that there wil l be a convention of the bank-•n of the state of Montana held in I ielena on < October 5 and 6. The Convention w i l l be opened at II a. i n . on the 5th with prayer by the Rev. J . F . McXamee , and on the fo l lowing day the special priv­ilege wil l be conferred upon Dr. \ \ . \ . Sloan, who wi l l raise the rtnif of the Montana club bui lding in singing doxologies to his im-aginar twentieth century God, giving 'hanks and invoking divine aid for the continuance of a sys­tem thai allows the hanker to clip coupons, practice usury and fore­close mortgages, and drive poor people out of their homes, on ac­count of not having sufficient work to enable them to meet the mortgage.

(>r Wednesday • $3&oa horse race puree called the "Hankers* -take race" w i l l be hung up. and gambling galore wil l be in order. Of course the Godlike pulpiteers will be a- dead as a Baltimore oyster anent this pari of the pro­gram. Great system this, where ( hurchianitv has displaced Chris­tianity, and justice and true re­ligion is placed on the "rip-track" a- a threadbare issue, as against the power of a fat bank rol l .

Open Letter to ^ A "Socialist f 9

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Human and Dog Burial The fol lowing, recently sent out

by the \ssociated Tress, and re­produced by the Referendum of ParfbeuKj M i n n . , are emphatic contrasts, and illustrates fu l ly the abominable workings of the pres­ent wage system:

Mount H o l l y , N . J . , A u g . 31.— The burial of "Pr ince , " a pet dog

belonging to M r . and M r s . Charles II. I'av is of I'cmberton, was at­tended by fifty society people of that town. Impressive services were said at the grave.

The dog was lowered into a grave in an oak casket with silver handles and white satin t r imming. The mound formed after the grave

M r . Fred Sanden, Candidate for the Legislature on the Fus ion Ticket in Lewis and Clarke

County. Dear S i r : It has recently come

to the knowledge of the writer and others, that among a certain ele­ment of the voters of this county, which element apparently intends to support you, there exists the belief that you are a Socialist. Whether this circumstance is ad­vantageous to your candidacy or otherwise is immaterial to the purpose of this letter. T h e fact is that you are considered by a number of voters to be a Social­ist ; and in justice to the Socialists of the county and to yourself as a candidate for office, the matter should be cleared up with al l pos­sible dispatch.

If you are a Socialist, your So­cialist comrades would like to be informed as to what particular Socialist move we may look for in case v on are elected. In slang phrase, they would like to be " i n " on the proposition. If you are not a Socialist, it is but fair to yourself that .you be freed f rom anv share of responsibility for the conduct of the body of Socialists.

This unofficial open letter is written, not from any special in­terest in your campaign, but for the purpOSC of cal l ing your atten­tion to the unsatisfactory state of affairs as set forth above, and the necessity of a frank confession of faith f rom you.

T o assist you in g iv ing the in­

formation desired, ate take the lib­erty to propound for your answer three plain questions:

(Juestion I . If you are a So­cialist, why are you not on the So­cialist ticket, instead of a detno-crat-popvlist-labor party ticket"'

Question -• If you should be elected on this capitalist party ticket. BOttld you devote your of­ficial activity to the advancement of Social ism without violat ing the 1 rust imposed upon you by this capitalist party—a trust you ac­cepted when you accepted the nomination ?

(Juestion 3. Do you believe that a Socialist whose heart and soul is in the world-wide move­ment fo r the emancipation of the workers and the overthrow of cap­italism, can consistently and con­scientiously accept the proffer of an office f rom a capitalist party?

W e beg to add the two fol low­ing requests:

If von are not a Socialist, that you w i l l publicly announce the tact, in order that justice may he done to all concerned.

If you are a Socialist, that you wi l l , through the columns of The News, or o i l ier publication, de­fend your right to be recognized as a Socialist, either by the Social­ist organisation, or by the public.

This letter is written in a straightforward spirit, unbiased b) pol i t ical exigencies. W e trust that you wi l l oblige us with a re­ply in kind. Respectfullv,

T . P. H l ' C H K S .

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Goodwii* Oi \ <A Soc ia l i sm

Recently the Montana Daily Record, owned and controlled by ihe Amalgamated Copper company, was purchased by the State Pub­lishing company of Helena. Judge C . C Coodwin , formerly editor of the Salt Lake Tribune, one of the ablest writers in the west, and a republican politician, has been engaged by the national committee of the republican party to edit the organ in the interest of the repub­lican party in Montana. Al though Mr. Coodwin writes republican editorials as a business proposition, he has lately been taking a bird's eye view of the political and industrial situation throughout the linked States and the wor ld , and ranks among the few political writ-t rs who are prone to speak their convictions, and predicts Socialist triumph. W e reproduce an article recently written by M r . Goodwin in his Salt Lake organ:

"Cnless present signs fa i l , we do not believe that either the re­publican or democratic party wi l l elect more than one president.

"There are strong men in every state who have exhausted their thought on how to stop the domination of wealth and its mighty aggregation in a few hands, and have decided that the only way to rescue the country and prevent its further fa l l ing under the dictation of a few wealthy men or firms, and thus establish an aristocracy of wealth, is to so adjust matters that money w i l l be a mere convenience . ' l id cease to be a controll ing force.

"These men are moving in every state, and the increase in a single year in the Socialist vote is so significant that it points to a social and political revolution in the very near future.

"Suppose there should come a government whicli should decide that the railroads of the country should be owned by the government, should appraise and pay for them in government bonds, and then provide for a sinking fund which would in a few years take up the bonds: that then one and another of the public utilities of the country mould likewise be absorbed, and finally decide that the land, like the water, should be free to all men. and proceed to l e w taxes accord-i i . g l y : is it not clear that in a v ery few years money would be value­less for any purpose o i gain through its use'- If a man had a mil l ion or ten or a hundred mil l ion of dollars, how could he invest it or use it in a way to give him an income from it ?

" W e l l , it requires a v ote of only 51 per cent of the people to bring this about, and alert men in every state are work ing to this end.

"Aga in , the laborers of the country were never in such a state of unrest before, and thousands of them could easily he induced to vote with a party whose slogan would be. " D o w n with the r ich ." and .vhich would insist that as all men are equal under the theory of our government, so the poor man's hoy should not be handicapped in his tradle before he can walk, and made at least a partial subject of the child in the carved cradle next door, where wealth is bui ld ing up the most offensive aristocracy in the world, that aristocracy which claims sovereignty because it has bought it for money. The title wi l l not be disputed specially, but the effort wi l l be to so adjust things that the power of money wi l l be broken, and the children wi l l emerge from their cradles 011 a perfect equality. < >f course, no end of argu­ments against this can be framed, no end of dangers pointed out if -uch radical changes are tried, but suppose that 51 per cent w i l l not listen to the argument, wi l l not grow timid on the prospect of danger, and vote for the change.

"The signs now point to such a culmination before two more presidential elections can be held on the old lines and issues.

"This is so apparent that the belief that there wil l he a social and political and industrial revolution in the very near future has become, a conviction in thousands and hundreds of thousands of minds in America ."

The JeffersoniaII democrats and Lincoln republicans are at their

Id tricks in Silver Bow 8 unity. Evidences of corruption in the county court house precipitated the appointment of a special grand jury, which exposed a well devel­oped hunch of thiev es. W . M c C .

White , foreman of the grand jury, filed charges with Judge Clancy, accusing W . D. C lark, chairman of the hoard of county commis­sioners, and Assessor Daniel Brown of appropriating $44 00 of 1 dead man's money who worked mi the county roads. He had $49 coming and Clark and Brown were determined to "give him a lecent funeral," which cost $5.00

and pocketed the remaining $44. seeeeof Brown has drawn down

in three years $29,063.22. H i s salary is $^.otx) pet year. Coroner I'.gan during the year 1903 and three months of this year pulled down f rom the county $4,063.60. He was entitled to $1,533. Clerk and Recorder Weston is charged with gross neglect in office. Doz ­ens of other steals and misappro­priations are uprooted charged to these "spoils" politicians. Under Socialism there would be no in ­centive to graft in office.

The coal mines of A l d r i c h . em­ploying three or four hundred men. was recently closed by Man­ager Merry of the Aldr icb com­pany, In an interview with the Livingston Post. Merry is tpioted as saying that he anticipated a re­quest by the Aldrich miners to a Standard of pay prev ai l ing in oth­er parts of the state. T o the Post Merry says, "that in anticipation of this demand on the part of tin union I have taken the bull by the horns and closed the mines." This was done before the expira­

tion of the scale, that was signed 11 months before. Ninety miners with their families have built homes in A l d r i c h . which they wi l l now have to desert. L'nder So­cialism Mer ry or no other man would hav e the power to throw a class of people out of their homes and work.

In the luxurious Hitter Root valley, where everything has the appearance of plenty, the small farmer is being rapidly forced out, being unable to make a livelihood on his 40 acres. The big fish con­trol all the water rights and thou­sands of dollars are being spent annually by the laud sharks who corrupt the courts in order that they may grab up and burn out some little fellow who is depen­dent upon them for water. Re­cently one of the small land own­ers detected a hireling of the com­bine turning his water out of his land and shot him dead. The land grabbers over there succeeded in having h im sent to Warm Springs, f rom where he was re­turned to his home as sane, and now they have placed him in jai l . Strange antics under a strange s v stem.

\ goodly portion of the dele­gates f rom the Miners ' union of Butte to the State Federation >f Labor convention were also the Amalgamated delegates to the democratic state convention re­cently held in Helena. How .•ones this?

Tin e collective ownership of the means of production and distribu­tion. A theory of society that ad­vocates a more precise, orderly and harmonious arrangement of the social relations of mankind than that which has hitherto pre vailed. Webster 's Dictionary.

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Socialist National and State Ticket

F o r President— Eugene V . Debs of Indiana.

F o r V i c e President— B e n H a n f o r d of New Y o r k

F o r Pres ident ia l K lec to r s— W . N . H o l d e n , of S i lver B o w . J . F . Mab ie , of Park. Joseph Hoar , of Si lver B o w .

1 or ( l o v e r n o r — M a l c o m b d . O ' M a l l e y , S i lve r B o w .

For I ieutenant Ciovemor— J o h n W . Fr inke , of Deer Lodge .

Fo r Congressman— J. H . Walsh , of Fergus.

For Ch ie f Justice of Supreme C o u r t — C M . Parr , of S i lve r Bow.

F o r C l e r k of Supreme C o u r t — J o h n Peters, of C a r b o n .

F o r Secretary of State— H e n r y L y n c h , of Fergus.

F o r State Treasurer— F r i k O l s o n , of Cascade.

Fo r State A u d i t o r — W. C . Phelps, of Lewis ft C l a r k e .

I or Attorney C.eneral— F . O . Jackson, of S i lver B o w .

For State Superintendent of Pub l i c Ins t ruc t ion—

M r s R. Anna C.erman. of S i lve r Bow.

SOCIALISM IS NOT SOCIALISM SAYS BISHOP MESSMER It i - a l toge ther l i k e l y that tew of the u n i o n men i n M o n t a n a a n d

MI the west irr aware that there is a m o v e on i n the east b y the C a t h o l i c clctfy to spli t the fo r ce s of o r g a n i z e d l abor , b y i n j e c t i n g i n t o i ts lialu the <|iiestion o f r e l i g i o n , a m i o r g a n i z i n g d u a l l a b o r u n i o n s under the j u r i s d i c t i o n of the C a t h o l i c c h u r c h . They a re f o l ­l o w i n g "ut the p r o g r a m as o u t l i n e d by M a r k M a n n a , w h o . b e f o r e h i * dea th s a i d : " W e must l ook to the C a t h o l i c c h u r c h as a potent p o w e r to fight S o c i a l i s m . "

T h e f o l l o w i n g a r t i c le , p r i n t e d i n the M i l w a u k e e S e n t i n e l a n d re­p r o d u c e d in the Soc ia l D e m o c r a t i c H e r a l d , g ives e x p r e s s i o n to the a r ran t ignorance of one of the c l e r i c a l l i g h t s on the ques t ion o f So­c i a l i s m , and p robab ly e x p l a i n s w h y these eminent d i v i n e - s k u l k be­h i n d the c lo th , when ca l l ed UIM>:I to debate S o c i a l i s m in the open w i t h o u r best i n f o r m e d Socialist-* in W i s c o n s i n , w h e r e c l e r i c a l oppo ­s i t i o n to Socialism is most p r o m i n e n t :

" A r c h b i s h o p S. G . M e s s i n e r w i l l leave M o n d a y f o r S h e b o y g a n , w h e r e he w i l l lecture on ' S o c i a l i s m a m i the C a t h o l i c C h u r c h ' at the L a b o r day exercises to be he ld under the auspices of the C a t h o l i c F e d e r a t i o n . In s p e a k i n g of the se lec t ion of the subjec t f o r h is address at Sheboygan on L a b o r day, the a r c h b i s h o p predicted that the S o c i a l ­ist pa r ty w o u l d po l l a la rge vote at the f a l l e lec t ions a n d d e c l a r e d that it is the business of the c h u r c h to i n f o r m the people of the t rue m e a n i n g of S o c i a l i s m and of its dangers .

" ' The Soc ia l i s t s w i l l u n d o u b t e d l y p o l l a large vote in th i s state th i s fa l l . " he said. ' T h e pa r ty is w e l l o r g a n i z e d , it has some u n u s u a l l y wis t leaders at its head and they w o r k . T h a t is the secret . W e sleep. I have no doubt that m a n y w i l l vo te the S o c i a l i s t t i cke t and be perfectly hottest in it w h o are not S o c i a l i s t s at a l l .

" 'Tha t it the t roub le . T h e r e are so m a n y people w h o d o not k n o w what S o c i a l i s m r ea l ly is . M a n y people w h o be l ieve that they art- Soc ia l i s t s are not S o c i a l i s t s at a l l . S o c i a l i s m is not l abo r u n i o n ­i s m , state regu la t ion of l abor , state a r b i t r a t i o n , g o v e r n m e n t o w n e r ­s h i p o r any other of the e c o n o m i c d o c t r i n e s w h i c h it advances . It declares i tself in f avo r of those I M U V f t i , but it a lso i nc ludes r e l i g i o u s a n d m o r a l doc t r ines w h i c h are in direct o p p o s i t i o n to the c h u r c h and to the f o u n d a t i o n of c i v i l i z a t i o n .

" ' The M i l w a u k e e leaders o f S o c i a l i s m are w i s e . T h e y k n o w what to te l l and what to keep to t hemse lves . T h e y e m p h a s i z e the e c o n o m i c doc t r ines of the pa r ty and keep si lent about the r e l i g i o u s a m i mora l bel iefs . M a n y of those w h o c a l l t hemse lves S o c i a l i s t | are dece ived . I met a m a n the o ther d a y w h o t o l d me that he was a Soc ia l i s t and then he t o l d me what he be l i eved i n . I r ep l i ed that T be l i eved in the same th ings , but that he was n o m o r e a S o c i a l i s t than I was. T h e m a j o r i t y of the people m i s u n d e r s t a n d the a t t i t u d e of the c h u r c h toward S o c i a l i s m because they do not k n o w what S o c i a l i s m is . ' "

THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN COLORADO

J t n n s II. I 'eabody. the anarchis t and m i l i t a r y despot g o v e r n o r of Colorado, MTU r enomina ted f o r g o v e r n o r by the r e p u b l i c a n p a r t y in state conven t ion ISSetnhled at I >cnver on S e p t e m b e r 15. T h i s m a n ,

• the greatest tyrant and l a w b r e a k e r of the age in a n y c o u n t r y u n d e r the tun, was again ho is ted b y the r i gh t w i n g of c a p i t a l i s m on a p la t ­f o r m that endorsed this N e r o ' s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n and " c a l l e d o n a l l c i t i ­zens i r respec t ive of pa r ty to suppor t h i m in his efforts to r e b u k e the s p i r i t of lawlessness w h i c h w o u l d t u r n p o p u l a r g o v e r n m e n t i n to i r r e s p o n s i b l e despot i sm and keep a l i ve c lass hat red, lawlessness a n d t r e a s o n . "

D i a m e t r i c a l l y opposed to the ana rch i s t i c re ign of I ' e a b o d y i s i n is the candida te for g o v e r n o r on the Soc ia l i s t t i cke t , A . H . F l o a t c n , w h o has been made a v i c t i m of the c r u s h i n g power of t h i s re len t less t y r an t I 'eabody, and s tands on a p l a t f o r m i r r e v o c a b l y i n the in te res t o f the w o r k i n g m a n M r . F l o a t c n , on account of his" s y m p a t h i e s f o r the w o r k m e n in the great class s t ruggle that was recen t ly w a g e d in C o l o r a d o , was made a v i c t i m of u n p a r n l l c l l c d pe rsecu t ion l>v the c o m ­m e r c i a l k l u - k l u x e r s in con t ro l of the power s of g o v e r n m e n t there . A f t e r p i l l a g i n g and d e s t r o y i n g M r . H o a t e n ' s s tore in the c i t y of T e l l u r i d e . these m i d n i g h t assassins b r o k e in to h i s h o m e in the da rk h o u r of n igh t , pulled h i m from h i s bed , and u n m e r c i f u l l y beat h i m Into s u b m i s s i o n , and a f te r Intuiting h i s w i f e , d rove h i m f r o m h i s h o m e out of the state w i t h threats never to re turn under penalty of d e a t h . M r . F loa t en ' s le t ter of acceptance, as candidate for g o v e r n o r o f C o l o r a d o on the S o c i a l i s t t icke t , was w r i t t e n i n a hay field in R i c h l a n d c o u n t y . W i s c o n s i n , where he was forced to w o r k as a f a r m l a b o r e r to p r o v i d e f o r h i s f a m i l y , a f te r b e i n g robbed and p i l l a g e d of h i s Co lo rado h o m e and bus iness by the I 'eabody anarchis t s .

D o u b t l e s s , the o the r w i n g of c a p i t a l i s m , the democra t i c par tv , w i l l , y e a r n i n g fo r the spo i l s of off ice , use the labor f ak i r s who adroitly h a v e a t t a ined some pres t ige in the r a n k s of o rgan ized labor , by the l a v i s h use of the l a r y n x , as a m e d i u m to bet ray the thought less an I t o p l a y upon the p re jud ices of those w h o have not as yet d i scovered the i l l s w h i c h permeate o u r i n d u s t r i a l l i f e ; in other words , unscrupu

lous and cunning democracy will call upon the unsophisticated wage-worker, as a remedy, to vote into power another Steunenberg or Cleveland to conversely change the personel of the persecutors. Never in the history of events have the lines been drawn as prominently as in the political situation in Colorado today. In the meanwhile the wage workers of the world, and particularly the Socialists, will await results of the fall elections in that state with keen interest.

AS TO ROUTING SOCIALIST SPEAKERS IN T H E STATE

F r o m a l l o v e r the s ta te c o m e s c o m p l a i n t , anent the d i s p o s i t i o n made o f the speakers sent i n t o M o n t a n a b y the n a t i o n a l headqua r t e r s . P a r t i c u l a r s t ress is l a i d u p o n the m a n n e r in w h i c h M r s . I d a C r o u c h -H a z l e t t i s b e i n g de t a ined i n B u t t e t w e n t y - n i n e days i n the m o n t h of S e p t e m b e r . S o m e of the c o r r e s p o n d e n c e po in t s s t r o n g l y to the s u s p i c i o n that the c o m r a d e s o f R u t t e are a c t i n g s o m e w h a t s e l f i s h l y i n the ma t t e r to i r r e t r i e v a b l e d i s a d v a n t a g e to the cause i n the state. T h e r e is some s m a l l S o c i a l i s t i c sen t iment c o n t i g u o u s to the b o u n ­d a r y l ines of S i l v e r H o w c o u n t y . W e arc not jus t c l ea r o n the po in t as to w h o is r e spons ib l e , f o r the advent of C o m r a d e H a z l e t t , but the re is one t h i n g w h i c h w e fee l v e r y sure of , and that is that the h a n d l i n g of t h i s l e c t u r e r in t h i s state, o n the w h o l e , has been im­p o l i t i c . I n p a s s i n g w e m i g h t m a k e it p l a i n that i f a n y o f the c o m ­rades see i n th i s d e c l a r a t i o n the all-fearing and p r o v e r b i a l " k n o c k " let them m a k e the most o f i t . T h e p o l i c y of th is pape r is one of p r i n c i p l e and f o r the good of the party; be sure o f tha t .

In the c i t y of H a v r e , whe re there a n over one h u n d r e d a n d - c \ e n t \ l ive t h o u s a n d do l l a r s paid monthly to the e m p l o y e s of the Great N o r t h e r n r a i l w a y , a n d twenty large business b l o c k s are in the c o u r s e of c o n s t r u c t i o n , e m p l o y i n g the necessary b u i l d i n g m e c h a n i c s a n d l abore r s , there never has been a Soc ia l i s t o r g a n i z e r o r l e c t u r e r of a n y note. In the t o w n s of B o n n e r . L o t h r o p . St . R e g i s . F r c n c h t o w n a m i e l s ewhere in the state whe re a goodly n u m b e r of m e n are e m ­p l o y e d , the same c o n d i t i o n s ex i s t .

While we do not f a v o r the s tar route , and rea l ize that C o m r a d e l l a z l e t t is a s p l e n d i d lec ture r , yet she. nor any o t h e r evange l i s t in the cause of S o c i a l i s m , can speak i n one place for t w e n t y - n i n e days Consecutively, w i t h o u t s i ^ n s o f r eac t ion a n d . if y o u please, r e t rog res ­s i o n . The M o n t a n a N e w s f a i l s to tee m a t e r i a l bene f i t s e m a n a t i n g f r o m the p rac t i ce of the state au tho r i t i e s e te rna l ly r o u t i n g l ec tu re r s ov er the same g r o u n d . The t ime is shor t . L e t us get i n t o new fields.

\ n d f u r t h e r let us hav e i m p r o v e m e n t in the handling of our speakers

T H E DEMOCRATS IN T H E "DENOUNCING" BUSINESS

" W e denounce the a c t i o n of the gov e rno r of C o l o r a d o , i n a t t empt ­i n g to l ega l i ze the c r i m e s o f a l a w l e s s m o b unde r the p re t ex t of m i l i ­t a ry necessity. We denounce the u n l a w f u l deportation of c i t i z e n s . a m i the d e s t r u c t i o n of p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y , as the greatest c r i m e s eve r pe rpe t r a t ed aga ins t our A m e r i c a n f o r m of government," is par t of the platform sdopted bj the state d e m o c r a t i c convention.

T h e d e m o c r a t s s h o u l d h a v e denounced o ther l a b o r s k i n n i n g (teapots, They s h o u l d have d e n o u n c e d democra t i c < i n n e r Clev e l a n d , w h o . d u r i n g h i s i n c u m b e n c y as p i e s iden t o f the United S ta tes , f a r m e d mat the n a t i o n a l troops to the r a i l r o a d manage r s in 1K04 to c r u s h the A m e r i c a n R a i l w a y Union, o v e r the head of the governor of I l l i n o i s .

T h e y s h o u l d h a v e denounced d e m o c r a t i c e x - d o v e r n o r S t e u n e n ­b e r g of Idaho, f o r b u l l - p e n n i n g innocent m i n e r s a m i t h e i r w i v e s i n the C o e u r d ' A l e n e s i n 1H98.

They s h o u l d hav e d e n o u n c e d H e n r y < i . D a v i s , t h e i r t h i r t y - m i l l i o n d o l l a r s l a v e - d r i v i n g vice p r e s i d e n t i a l cand ida te , w h o i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h d e m o c r a t i c J u d g e J a c k s o n of W e s t V i r g i n i a h a d a n i n j u n c t i o n i s sued aga ins t K u g e n n e Y . D e b s tha t p r a c t i c a l l y f o r b a d e h i m to leave

b o a r d i n g house i n the in teres t o f D a v i s ' coa l m i n i n g w a g e s l aves w h e n out on s t r i ke .

T h e y s h o u l d h a v e d e n o u n c e d d e m o c r a t i c J u d g e A l t o n B . P a r k e r f o r v o t i n g the e i g h t - h o u r l a w u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l , w h i l e a j u d g e of the s tate s u p r e m e cour t of N e w Y o r k .

They should have kep t o n d e n o u n c i n g the m a n y p r i n c i p l e s a n d MCtf of the d e m o c r a t i c pa r ty aga in s t l abor , i n c o m m o n w i t h t h e i r S i a m e s e b r o t h e r — t h e r e p u b l i c a n p a r t y .

Verily, " C h i c k e n s c o m e h o m e to roos t . "

W e l l , the d e m o c r a t s i n t he i r state c o n v e n t i o n w e n t the o t h e r w i n g of the cap i t a l i s t pa r t y one be t te r . T h e r e p u b l i c a n s d e c l a r e d f o r the i n i t i a t i v e a n d r e f e r e n d u m , s ta te r a i l r o a d c o m m i s s i o n , d i rec t p r i ­m a r y l a w . f e l l o w se rvan t b i l l , s tate b o a r d of e q u a l i z a t i o n , e i g h t - h o u r l a w . a n d a l a w to p r even t c h i l d r e n u n d e r 16 years of age w o r k i n g u n d e r g r o u n d . N o w the d e m o c r a t s have sa id the i r c o n g r e s s m e n a n d IS—tOTI mus t vo te f o r a s t r ic t C h i n e s e e x c l u s i o n act . N o w that o u g h t to make the w a g e slave rea l h a p p y a n d rope h i m i n t o vo te f o r the c o n t i n u a n c e o f a s y s t e m w h i c h robs h i m of 83 per cent of the w e a l t h c r ea t ed by h i s labor . T h i s s o p p i s h s lush r e t a i l e d b y b o t h w i n g s of the c a p i t a l i s t partv o u g h t to i n sp i r e h i m , i n a s m u c h as s u c h lawi as the g a m b l i n g l a w . the m i n i n g '.age l a w , the c o m p a n y s tore b i l l , the e i g h t - h o u r l a w i n and a r o u n d smel te r s , the e i g h t - h o u r l a w f o r m i n i n g engineers a n d o the r "lab^or" l a w s too n u m e r o u s to m e n t i o n , a n b e i n g d a i l y v i o l a t e d by the c o r p o r a t i o n - who c o n t r o l the p o l i t i c s of bo th parties. L a w s w i l l be v i o l a t e d as l o n g as t h i n g s are p r o d u c e d f o r p r o f i t — t h e i n c e n t i v e f o r l a w b r e a k i n g l i n t at a n y ra te "the w o r l d do m o v e " t o w a r d S o c i a l i s m .

Perfect Fall Overcoats

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The Kind That Retain Their Shape It is a very convenient thing to be

able to step into a store and get an overcoat that will fit and satisfy you thoroughly without the annoyance of special measurements; many fittings are a needless expenditure.

Cold Days and chilly nights is what can be expected at this season of the year; you are certainly missing a heap of comfor t right now without an over­coat. WE HAVE YOUR STYLE

WE HAVE YOUR SIZE O u r belt overcoats are made f r o m

the same fabr ics that are used by the h igh pr iced custom ta i lors and the workmansh ip cannot be surpassed; these coats have no r ivals , the prices are varied as the f ab r i c s ; they range f r o m fjtj d o w n to $15

T h e We l ton regular overcoat . Prob­ably 75 per cent of a l l fine overcoats are regulars. T h e y are f r o m 42 to 44 inches long ; these lengths are always popular with the business men; the

prices are usually low, f r o m | jo d o w n to $10 M. S. & M. and HUB Spec ia l overcoats have no equal . They have

hand worked fronts , co l la rs , lapels snn buttonholes. H a n d padded con­cave s hou lde r s and a l l the elements that are shown in cus tom tai lors work at about half the price.

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T H E MONTANA NEWS PASSES ANOTHER MILE STONE

W i t h this i ssue the M o n t a n a N e w s s tar t s off o n V o l u m e III, No. I, w h i c h s i g n i f i e s that the paper has passed i ts s econd year ' s growth, a n d w h i c h a l so assures i ts readers that it has l i v e d too l o n g in the n e w s p a p e r field of M o n t a n a to ever go ou t of ex i s t ence . A l l Pewspaperi that en ter the field of the c o m m o n people w i t h a s i n c e r i t y of purpose at heart, are not b a c k e d by c a p i t a l , a m i c o n s e q u e n t l y mus t pas^ a ce r t a in p lace in the field be fo re they are c o n s i d e r e d e s t ab l i shed . W e bel ieve that The M o n t a n a N e w s has passed th i s point a n d f r o m now on w i l l become a pe rmanent f i x t u r e i n the n e w s p a p e r field of the n o r t h w e s t .

Business at t h i s o f f ice has a c c u m u l a t e d f r o m o v e r the state and w i t h the ass i s t ance of the m a n y c o m r a d e s w h o are helping the paper it is p r a c t i c a l l y a s su red of a suppor t that w i l l keep it i n the held g r i n d i n g out the S o c i a l i s t i c d o c t r i n e and w o r k i n g to u s h e r i n the co-operative commi in wealth.

With t h i s n u m b e r let us a l l r e n e w o u r v i g o r and assist by send­i n g i n more new " s u b s " s ince the p r i c e is so l o w , a n d a l so b y s e c u r i n g m o r e of the c o m r a d e s to take a share o n the press .

T h e m o v e m e n t is g a i n i n g r e c r u i t s by leaps and b o u n d s at the present a n d the S o c i a l i s t pa r t y p r a c t i c a l l y s t ands n o w as the second pa r ty in the state.

T h e ce r t i f i c a t e of n o m i n a t i o n s of the state t i cke t o f the S o c i a l i s t partv of M o n t a n a w a s d u l y filed w i t h the s ec re t a ry o f state o n Sat ­u r d a y . S e p t e m b e r 17. It 's a w i n ­ner.

T h e m i n i s t e r s a n d p r o h i b i t i o n ­ists in R a v a l l i c o u n t y b r o u g h t about l oca l o p t i o n i n that c o u n t y and shut up the s a loons . T h a t is. they t h o u g h t t h e y d i d . A f t e r c l o s i n g the s a loons o n e a M r . M i z -ner, a d r u g g i s t o f S t e v e n s v i l l e , w h o was one of the leaders i n the

c rusade aga in s t the s a l o o n m e n and a c t i n g w i t h the m i n i s t e r s w i s the first m a n a r r e s t ed f o r s e l l i n g l i q u o r at h i s d r u g s tore . T h e net resul t o f the l o c a l o p t i o n i n R a ­v a l l i c o u n t y is that the beer has been i n c r e a s e d f r o m five cen ts to a b i t a n d e v e r y t h i n g w i d e open . Y o u see the q u e s t i o n o f p ro f i t c o n ­f r o n t s the m i n i s t e r s a n d t h e y are g o i n g at it the w r o n g w a y as u sua l . T h e n the p o l i t i c i a n s w a n t the vote that the s a l o o n m a n c o n ­t ro l s to pu t t h e m b a c k i n t o o f f i ce , a m i it is a q u e s t i o n o f p r o f i t a g a i n .

Have You Taken a Share on the Press?

T h c ' l a b o r m a n the p o p u l i s t s h a v e agreed to g i v e a p lace on the ticket i - Alex FsirgrieveS, " f Red L o d g e . They are w i l l i n g he s h o u l d be the cand ida te f o r l ieutenant g o v e r n o r . — Independen t .

\ \ . A . ( la rk s obedient Do(or)bell, w h o d r a w s h i s sa l a ry f o r r i t i n g s l u sh , mus t have c h a n g e d the decoc t i on i n h i s pipe, M r .

I a i r g r i c v o is a c and ida t e for s ta te sena tor f r o m C a r b o n c o u n t y o n i he S o c i a l i s t t icket and be longs to the S o c i a l i s t c l u b in R e d L o d g e , a n d is not of the s e n t i m e n t a l i s t k i n d . A n y one w h o k n o w s A l e x k n o w s that he is i m b u e d w i t h p r i n c i p l e ami not a des i r e f o r o f f i c e . 1 in the m o r n i n g o f the h o l d i n g of the pop - l abo r c o n v e n t i o n in H e l e n a M r . l a i r g r i e v e s w a s ap p roached a n d ottered the c a n d i d a c y o f l i e u ­tenant g o v e r n o r , t he mongrell p r o m i s i n g to p u l l o f f t h e i r r e g u l a r cand ida t e in case be w o u l d consent t o l end his name. M r . F a i r g r i e v e s replied that he iron Id rather r u n f o r an office on the S o c i a l i s t tick-*, i h a n be e lec ted l i eu tenan t g i v e r n o r on a n o l d pa r ty t i c k e t .

T h e Dayton, ( Ihio, loca l has s u b m i t t e d a set of r e s o l u t i o n s to the <•< m i n g convention of the International Union of Brewery W o r k e r s , o u t l i n i n g a p l an b y w h i c h a p r o p e r l y c a p i t a l i z e d S o c i a l i s t press m a y be secured in th i s c o u n t r y . In pa r t they "Resolve, That the Inter­n a t i o n a l Union o f Brewery W o r k e r s take the i n i t i a t o r y s teps to establish a co-operation of the m o d e r n e c o n o m i c a n d revolutionary political o r g a n i z a t i o n s , t h rough the e s t ab l i shmen t o f a d a i l y l a b o r press, w h i c h will be unde r the s u p e r v i s i o n and the m a n a g e m e n t o f the Socialist p a r t y . T h a t ( v e r y m e m b e r of the l l r e w e r y W o r k e r s - h a l l pay an assessment of " i n d o l l a r a) the b e g i n n i n g of the c o m i n g year Into the b a n d s of the Socialist p a r t y . " The a m o u n t to be r a i sed ll S 50.000.

\ \ e l l . n o w that wasn ' t such a s t r e n u o u s fight i n the state detno-atic convention b y Heinze, A l l he a s k e d f o r in b i s f u s i o n deal w a s

for the o f f ices of a t t o r n e y gene ra l , a u d i t o r s h i p and s u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f • M i l i n s t r u c t i o n . l ie owed these p l u m s to b is " l a b o r " p o l i t i c i a n s . Didn't even l and t h e m . H i s " l abor" f r i e n d s seem to h a v e o v e r d o n e 'heir usefulness, Obvious!) there i s not so m u c h bad b l o o d b e t w e e n ilciiize and the A m a l g a m a t e d a f t e r a l l .

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M y magazine is now on a pay ing basis. That is, I am tak ing in as much money as I am pay ing out, a c o n d i t i o n that has not t l isted since I established Wi l sh i r e ' s Magazine . It took J i o o . o o o i n co ld cash to put it there, but it 's there.

The comrades who know me know I have no desire to make money, but that I only wish to make Soc ia l i s t P ropaganda .

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the best way is to take into partnership wi th me 5,000 Soc ia l i s t s who are as earnest as I am. W i t h their act ive assistance I can do many times more than I can SOW,

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\ sc ience of r e c o n s t r u c t i n g so­c ie ty on an e n t i r e l y n e w hasis , h y s u b s t i t u t i n g the p r i n c i p l e of asso­c i a t i o n fo r that of c o m p e t i t i o n i n •Very b r a n c h of h u m a n i n d u s t r y . — W o r c e s t e r ' s I ) i c t i o n a r y .

D u r i n g the l l a z l e t t campaign i n R a v a l l i c o u n t y , on the second n igh t th is f luent s p e a k e r addressed the people of S t e v e n s v i l l e . in f r o n t o f the h a l l there was t w e n t y - n i n e t eams t ied ; the f a r m e r s h a v i n g d r i v e n f ive to t w e n t y m i l e s to hear • Soc ia l i s t o r a to r . A r e the f a r m ­ers c o m i n g to S o c i a l i s m ?

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A t h e o r y that a i m s to secure the r e c o n s t r u c t i o n of s o c i e t y , increase of w e a l t h , and a m o r e equa l d i s ­t r i b u t i o n of the p r o d u c t s of l abo r and c a p i t a l <.i* d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m p r o p e r t y ) , a n d the p u b l i c c o l l e c ­t ive m a n a g e m e n t of a l l indm-t r ies . Its m o t t o i s : " K v e r y o n e a c c o r d ­i n g to h i s d e e d s . " — S t a n d a r d D i c ­t i o n a r y .

There are no c lasses o v e r i n M i s s o u l a . In the B o n n e r a d d i t i o n the " se lec t " end of the t o w n , the A m a l g a m a t e d c o m p a n y is s e l l i n g lo ts i n a plot of 12.000 acres, a n d lots that are d i s p o s e d of i n the i m m e d i a t e v i c i n i t y of the c i t y are s o l d o n l y on c o n d i t i o n that the p u r c h a s e r b u i l d not less t h a n a $2,000 house the reon . D o n ' t w a n t to m i x w i t h the p o o r t r a sh , y o u see.

It w o u l d be of m a t e r i a l benef i t c o u l d there be p l aced in to the hands of every u n i o n m a n in the state of M o n t a n a a c o p y of some w o r k l i k e " T w o pages o f R o m a n H i s t o r y . 1'lebs a n d L a b o r L e a d ­ers ." The r ank a n d rile of the u n i o n men w ho des i re to be r i g h t c o u l d then see h o w the u n i o n j a w -s m i t h s , a l ias l abor f a k i r s , c o n n i v e to lead the w o r k i u g m e n in to the Capi ta l i s t shamble s on e l ec t i on day .

A b o u t the most n a u s e a t i n g t h i n g f o r a S o c i a l i s t to b e h o l d at lhi< stage of the g a m e is an o l d pa r ty c o n v e n t i o n . T h e t i r e some t a j k of l i s t e n i n g to some 2x4 cheap l a w y e r , p r o f e s s i o n a l p o l i t i c i a n or c o r p o r a t i o n l a c k e y s aw­i n g the a i r w i t h h i s p a w s , t e l l i n g of the l ea rned , nob le , p a t r i o t i c a n d honest qua l i t i e s of the " g e n t l e m a n about to be presen ted to th is in t e l l igen t c o n v e n t i o n " a n d t a k i n g up abou t 45 m i n u t e s to say a COMple of w o r d s is i ndeed i n s p i r i n g . A peep in to the r e p u b l i c a n s la te 60BVen t i0 f l at B i l l i n g s a n d the d e m o c r a t i c state c o n v e n t i o n at H e l e n a s h o u l d be a n e legant su f f i ­c i e n c y .

A s the Soc i a l i s t pa r ty g r o w s in s t r eng th it w i l l be necessary to baVC an o r g a n t r e a t i n g w i t h the question of o r g a n i z a t i o n and tac­t ics . This paper s h o u l d be sup­po r t ed b \ the n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a ­t i o n , as it docs not seem to be a p a y i n g proposition in p r i v a t e hands. W o r k i u g m e n seem to take to a p r o p a g a n d a paper . A l t e r we r o l l no a c o l d m i l l i o n o r a m i l l i o n and a ha l f for D e b s th i s f a l l , the d i f f i c u l t y w i l l not be i n s e c u r i n g e n o u g h rne Ml betS f o r our loca l c l u b s , as m u c h as it w i l l be in k e e p i n g u n d e s i r a b l e i n d i v i d u a l s out . Every l a w y e r , p r o f e s s i o n a l p o l i t i c i a n a n d l abo r f a k i r w i l l be t e l l i n g us h o w t h e y were S o c i a l ­is ts f r o m the t ime M a r x wro te "I 'as ( a p i t a l . "

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Correspondence ^ Comrade M . J . Kennedy has had

large meetings during the past week at Red Lodge (2). Bridger, Billings. Big Timber (2), Living­ston, Chico, and on the 19th he lectured to the locked out miners of Aldridge on "Unionism and So­cialism."

At Big Timber some Smart Aleck tried to disturb the meeting by throwing a giant fire cracker into the crowd; the coward was not identified, as he made himself scarce, being afraid of the crowd, who were in sympathy with Ken­nedy.

Comrade Kennedy speaks at Bozeman on the 20th and 21st; Chesnut 22d, Bozeman 23d. A route through Fergus county is now being planned for liim.

Ida Crouch-Hazlett will speak at Big l imber Sept. 23, Living­ston 24. Fishtail 25, Red Lodge 26 and 27, Bridger 28. Gebo 29.

Spargo speaks at Butte 23, 24, 25, Anaconda 26. Hamilton 28, 29.

Mills at Anaconda 24, Butte 25 and 26.

A local of 12 charter members has been organized at St. Regis.

Locals are earnestly requested to gather subscriptions to the state campaign fund, as money is needed to carry on an aggressive campaign.

JAS. D. G R A H A M .

The Socialist party of Jefferson county, Montana, in convention assembled, at Clancy Sept. 17, 1904. Geo. Steib of Clancy was elected permanent chairman, and M. McKenzie of Clancy secretary. A resolution was passed endors­ing the Socialist state and national platforms. The following county ticket was nominated :

For members of the state legis­lature. Patrick Harmon, locomo­tive fireman, Clancy; Llewelyn Boberts, rancher, Clancy; Geo. W . Strieb. carpenter. Clancy; for

sheriff, Jno. Brack, miner, Clancy; for treasurer, I. V. Baker, hotel-keeper. Clancy; for clerk of dis­trict court, Jake Fredericks, min­er, Clancy; for assessor, Martin McKenzie, miner, Lump ; for pub­lic administrator. Michael Welter, moulder, Boulder; for county commissioners, G. Henry, ranch­er, Traverse Creek; J . R. Frasier, barber. Clancy; Fred Howard, section man. Boulder; for justice C lancy township, J. B. Brekstead, rancher. Traverse Creek ; for con­stable Clancy township, Cms L in -strom, miner. Lump.

G. W . S T R I E B , Chairman, M. M c K E N Z I E , Secretary.

Boulder, Mont., Sept. 20. J . H . Walsh. Helena.

Comrade Walsh: Herewith find $11.50; $10 of same to apply on the fund being raised to pur­chase The News a press, and $1.50 for the following subscriptions until Jan. 1, 1905:

Fred Havard, Geo. Thompson. Hugh Dixon, Boulder; Charles ( Vhrle. Wickes; J. E . Teague, O. A . Foster, Clancy.

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N . E . B L A C K .

The actions of Mrs. Ida Crouch-Hazlett in exposing the low wages paid to the lady milliners and clerks in the big stores in Butte MCrni to have precipitated i l l -feeling among some of the union clerks ffho apparently are run­ning their union in the interest of the employers, rather than for the welfare of the clerks. There ap­peared a set of resolutions in the Miner a few days ago unfavorable to Mrs. Hazlett, signed by the president and secretary of the Clerks' union in Butte, which evinced much more of a spirit of childishness and petty hatred than common sense. In answer to a letter of inquiry from The News

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RICHARD A. HARLOW, President Helena, Montana

regarding the matter, Mrs. Haz­lett writes:

We are having great times here in Butte. I have been exposing how the different unions are run in the interest of the employers and not of the employed. I have been sure of every point, and made every statement from inside knowledge. I exposed the price that girls in the Connell store were getting. A committee came to see me, and decently adjusted the wages. Then when I made statements about the Symons store the president of the Clerks' union came to see me, and tried to get me to quit talking, and all that, and when I told him it didn't go, he blustered around and was going to do all sorts of things, and I told him he could take the newspapers and I would take the streets. So we're going it in good shape now. They intimidated the girl clerks to vote for the resolu­tions on pain of losing their jobs. I have immense crowds every night, and now the police are be­ginning to trouble me about the Mreet corner.

IDA CROUCH-HAZLETT.

Under date of Sept. 16 State Secretary (iraham of Livingston writes: "About Comrade Hazlett, I do not know what arrangements have been made with her. or any­thing else about speakers. I see that she goes under the jurisdic­tion of the national office after ( let i . I am going to I'mtte Sun­day to get the stuff that belongs to the state headquarters. I will see Comrade Hazlett and see if we cannot make some arrange­ment- to have her remain in the state until after election. 1 do know that If. J . Kennedy is lec­turing in eastern Montana and that he was in Rig Timber yester­day and today during the county fair. Wi l l speak in Livingston tomorrow, Chico Sunday, Horr Monday afternoon. Aldridge Mon­day night, and expect Clyde 1'ark Tuesday. Horr and Aldridge miners are locked out. 1 am route-ing Kennedy right along now. and he is not going to get much rest from now on. I have written com­rade Harvey of Lewistown to date him through Fergus county, expect he will reach Lewistown ab.mt Sept. 2<>. It will not be my fault if things are not kept lively from now on until after election, and hope that I will have the ac­tive co-operation of all the com­rades of the state as well as their good wil l . "

Contfldf W heeler, secretary of the local at Hamilton, writes that I made a mistake in my state let­ter in stating that the local labor committee wished to use the opera house the evenings of the ses­sions of the State Federation of Lal>or. but that it was engaged and held by the Socialists. Com­rade Wheeler states that it was through the courtesy of the labor committee that the Socialists had the use of the opera house, as the committee had engaged it for the entire week.

On this statement of the com­rade's 1 cheerfully hasten to cor­rect my error. When the com­mittee met me at the train as I came into Hamilton the statement was made to me as I wrote it, or at least I understood it that way —probably a misconception in the minds of all of us. 1 should cer­tainly regret anything that might throw a shadow over the uniform hospitality and delightful mem­ories that are connected with the Hamilton meetings, and hasten to reaffirm my appreciation of the kindness and courtesy of all con­cerned.

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Following letter received from comrades in Butte, who request publication:

Minidoka, Idaho, Sept. 4. Mr. Elmer Eipcr, Butte,Mont.

Comrade: As I have given up the mining business and have lo­cated a ranch, I will not need to use your name as I suggested. But will write to inform you or any of the comrades that you may wish to tell that there is a fine chance to locate land. The gen­eral government is taking out a large canal and putting in a dam on Snake river that wil l be a big undertaking and irrigate 180,000 acres of land that will make fine homes. One person can only lo­cate So acres, and it wil l cost him about $35 per acre, payable in ten yearly payments, the first pay­ment to be one year after the wa­ter is on the land, which will be about 18 months from now. The contractors on the dam will start work in about one month. There will be plenty of work after that. But a person desiring a location had better come quickly as the choice pieces are going fast. One will have to use the homestead right to locate. It will be a good fruit country and land will be worth Si00.00 per acre as soon as the water is on it. It might be well to have this read in the local, as some might want to take ad­vantage of it. Now there is not much use of writing for further information, but those that want to come, come quickly so as to get the best locations that are left. The immediate expense will be the filing fee, which is $11.50, and the price of a team to look at the land, about $3 to $6 per day. The best land left is about 25 miles fmm here. The contracts for the canal and lateral ditches (about 1.000 miles in all) will be let di­rect to the locators of the land if they want them : at least 1 am told that here. The ditch will not start before next spring. There has been no frost here yet. There will be a railroad built by the Short Line. The government will sell the lots in three towns to the highest bidders. There will be chances for good business loca­tions. I would like to see you here. If any comrades come look for me before going out and I may be able to save them something. I am at present in a tent in front of the Snake River Lumber and Building Co.'s lumber yard, right in the center of what will be the •tract. Yours trulv.

H( )WARI) F. T R E X I K ) L M .

W riting from Canyon Ferrv re­cently Comrade Scurloch sav» : "You run across Socialists every old place. The other day I was up on top of the Belt range, clear out of civilization. I thought. Had thrown the saddle from my horse and prepared for the night when one M . C. Conway appeared on the scene, took me to his cabin, entertained me right royally for the night, and presented me with $14 worth of books and pamphlets for the Canyon Ferry local to dis­tribute during the campaign. Mike is a good one and a hustler. We have got most all of the stragglers out this way. Now for the cen­ters of population."

Word comes to this office that an effort will be made to secure the services of Comrade Arthur T. Harvey of Lewistown to stump the state. This is gratifying in­formation to The News, as Mr. Harvey is considered to be one of the best informed Socialists in the state, scientifically or other­wise, energetic, and has his whole heart and soul in the cause. We need his work throughout the state.

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Bhe MONTANA NEWS Par - Manager

The national secretary is pre­pared to furnish the following lit­erature to state committees, locals or individuals:

Leaflets (four pages), "Who Is Responsible for Anarchy in Colo­rado?" (2) "The Mission of the Socialist Party;" (3) Na­tional Platform, (newly adopted), prices on each, 500 for 75 cents; 1,000 up to 5,000, $1.25 per 1,000; 5,000 and upwards, $1.15 per 1,000. A l l prepaid. The Colo­rado leaflet is changed in price 33 that it can be sent prepaid, this being cheaper to buyers than when sent otherwise.

Booklets (16 pages), "What Workingmen's Votes Can Do," by Ben Hanford, and "Speeches of Acceptance" of Debs and Han­ford, both booklets, illustrated with cuts of the candidates. Prices on each prepaid: Single copy 5 cents; 8 for 25 cents; 20 for 50 cents; 50 for $1; 100 for $1.50; 200 for $2.25; 300 for $3; 500 for $4.25 ; 1,000 for $8.

National Platform in German: 500 for $1 ; 1,000 up to 5,000, $i.V> per 1,000; 5,000 and upwards, $1.35 per 1,000 prepaid. In Bo­hemian, 500 for $1.15; 1,000 up to 5,000 $1.75 per 1,000; 5,000 and upwards, $2.10 per 1,000. In Italian and French: 500 for 90 cents; 1,000 up to 5,000, $1.60 per 1,000; 5,000 and upwards, $1.45 per 1,000. A l l these prepaid.

Debs' "Unionism and Social­ism" at 10 cents apiece or 100 for $4, and Hanford's "Labor War in Colorado," 5 cents apiece, or 100 for $2.50, prepaid.

The national secretary has pre­pared an illustrated catalogue of all campaign literature and ma­terial being handled and sold by the national office and a copy will be sent to any address upon ap­plication. Address William Mad­ly. National Secretary, 269 Dear­born St., Chicago, 111.

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Recently John Lvnch, proprie­tor of • small sawmill located near Iron Mountain, was arrested by a hireling <>f the Amalgamated Copper company charged with cutting timber on government land. Mr. Lynch will prove an alibi, he says, on the ground that the timber which he is charged with appropriating was scooped in by the Amalgamated and W. A. Clark; that the timber for miles around was stolen by these plutocrats. You see. Mr. Lynch is comparatively a poor man and has not the wherewithal and po­litical influence to use timber land like Clark and the Amalgamated, who are protected in their plun-derings by the despicable scoun­drel T o m Carter and his ilk.

Adjoining the city of Hamilton lies the beautiful Daly estate ranch consisting of 30,000 acres of the best land in the valley, ut­terly invaluable to society. Busi­ness is dull in Hamilton. Why not? Under Socialism this land would belong to the people, the rightful inheritors thereof.

Hutte Local No. 1, Socialist Party, meets every Monday, 8 p. Met a t 1 2 1 North Main street, in main hall. Butte Women's Socialist Guild meets at same time and place, in front hall.

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Dr. F. F. Attix, Hours 10 to 12, 2 to 4, 7 to 8. Telephone 132. Of­fice, Main St. and 6 Ave.

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