The Oklahoma Socialist. (Duncan, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1910 Page: 6 of 6
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Socialist State Platform
Tho Soolalihi Party nf Oklnhomn
I'enfllriim its ntlluTonee to lliu tjrindples
of International Socialism mid declares
itself to bo in iii'i'l'oct accord with tho
liiHt nntioiml pliitl'orrn of the Socialist
juti'ty
Wo boliovo tlmt tho only mnnnor In
which tho workers nuiy permanently
hotter their romlition in tlmniKh n
working class piirtv organized and con-
trolled iiy the workers
Tho triiHlK lire a mitund product of
tho competitive system and wore nmdo
possible by labor saving machinery and
whereby lilao Ui workers where divor-
ced i’roin the ownorahip of the nieana
of production
'file workers lo lie economically Inde-
pendent and aide to provide for them-
selves uniat collectively own and oper-
ate the nieana of production under a
democratic administration of imlnatry
we declare the Socialiat Party to lie the
party of the working claaH with inten-
tions of socializing the means of pro-
cluetion Tho preaent system of industry is
directly th cause of the many evils
winch now prev upon society
The suhstituiion of co-operation and
democratic methods in production and
distribution would remove these evils
liV lifting the workers ton higher dune
both physical!) and mentally and by
making: woman tin1 economic and politi-
cal equal of man
in pursnrancc of the above named
principles we mlvoeale the following
measures in addition to those set forth
in our national platform:
Art — We demand the retention
and constant enlargement of the public
domain of the state by
Sec 1- Hy retaining school and
other public lands
See 2 Hy purchase of arid and over-
fl w lands and the state reclamation of
all such lands now held hy the state or
lliat may be acquired by the slate
Sec 3-Hy the purchase of all lands
sold for the non-payment of taxes
Sec d Hy the purchase of segre-
gated and unallotted Indian lands
Sec f Py the retention of leased
lands after the expiration of the leases
and the payment of improvements
thereon at an appraised valuation
Akt 2
See 1 We demand the establish-
ment of state factories for manufactur-
ing such machinery as may he required
bv the people of the state
Sec 2 We demand the establish-
ment of state cement plants and saw-
mills for tho purpose of providing the
workers with building material at the
cost of production
See i We demand the opening of
coal mines and the boring of gas and
oil wells by the state for the purpose
of providing the workers with fuel at
the cost of pr idue'tion:
Sec 4 W" demand that the above
named State i nlustries when establish-
ed be under the democratic manage-
ment of the workers and lie operated
not for the purpose of making profits
for tlie State but to give the workers
in such industries the full value of their
labor
Sec 5 We demand the establish-
ment of a state printing plant in which
text boooks books of scientific research
and useful information and ail other
books in general demand as well as all
public documents and forms shall be
printed and sold at the cost of pro-
duction Art 3
We demand the equalization of
taxes
Art 4
We demand the absolute freedom of
speech press and assemblage
Art 5
We demand unrestricted and equal
suffrage for men and women and
!!
BLUE FRONT GROCERY
SPOT CASH
Makes Lower Prices and Solicits a Share of Your Trade
3 cans 3 lb Lye Hominy 25c
Pearl Eating Potatoes peck 20c
A & II Soda 2 pounds 15c
“Gold Plume” Coffee 25c
Louis Brand 3 lb peaches 19c
Louis Brand 3 lb apricots 10c
Louis Brand 3 lb pears 19c
Louis Brand 3 lb sweet potatoes 13c
Louis Brand 3 lb plums 19c
Eupion Coal Oil 5 gallons 85c
Full Cream Cheese 22c
“Red Fox” Coffee 19c
Good Evaporated Peaches 10c
Choice California Evaporated Nectarines 10c
Fancy Head Rice 14 pounds $100
Michigan Navy Beans 17 pounds 100
3 lb Tomatoes each 9c
Jello each 9c
WE WANT YOUR TRADE
BLUE FRONT GROCERY
Comrades Take Notice!
Eugene A Thompson will speak at
Alamo school house Monday evening
Apirl 4th instead of April 2nd
ledge ourselves to actively engage
n bringing about tho same
I FARMERS PROGRAM
I As measures calculated to bring in-
' to collective property the land and en-
‘ aide every farmer to have tho use and
i occupancy of the land sulllclent for a
1 lininc and Hie support of his family
I we hereby advocate and pledge our
elected olilcers to the following pro-
1 gram
Art 1
Separation of the department of
I Agriculture from the politieul govern
ment hy means of —
See I Flection of all members and
olilcers of the Hoard of Agriculture hy
i thedirect vote of the actual farmers
Sec 2 Introduction of tho merit
system among the employees
Art 2
I Frecliun hy (he a La to of grain tie-
va tors and warehouses for the storage
' of farm products these elevators and
1 warehouses to be managed by the
Heard of Agriculture
Art :i
1 Organization by the Hoard of Agri-
culture of free agricultural education
i and the establishment of model farms
Art I
Encouragement by the Hoard of
Agriculture of co-operative societies of
farmers -
Sec I For the buying of seed and
fertilizer
See 2 Fertile purrhuso and com-
mon use of implements and machinery
See 3 For the preparing and sale
of product
See 4
groups
For the Working of land by
Art 5
Organization by tne state for loans
on mortgages and warehouse certifi-
cates the interest charge to cover cost
nniv
i Art (I
State insurance against diseases of
animals discuses of plants insert pests
Imil Hood storm and fire
Art 7
1 Aid and encouragement to be given
the actual workers of the farms in the
formation of District Co-operative As-
sociations which shall he given the
1 power to issue bonds for the purchase
1 of suitable farming lands— bonds to be
redeemable in forty years Individuals
I purchasing such lands shall pay the
I purchase price of land in share or cash
annual or semiannual rentals extend-
'iugovera period of forty years or
may at their option pay in full in any
given number of years
Art 8
I Exemption from taxation and execu-
i tiun of dwellings tools farm animals
I iinplemcmts and improvements to the
1 amount of one thousand dollars
A RT 9
A graduated tax on the value of
1 rented land and land held for specu-
I larion
Art 10
Absentee landlords to assess their
( own lands the state reserving the
' right to purchase such lands at their
assessed value plus 10 percent
Art 11
Land now in the possession of the
state or hereafter acquired through
purchase reclamation or tax sales to
lie rented to landless farmers under
the supervision of the Board of Agri-
culture at the prevailing rate of share
rent or its equivalent The payment
of such rent to cease as soon as the
total amount of rent paid is equal to
the value of the land and the tenant
thereby acquires for himself and his
children the right of occupancy The
title to all such lands remaining with
the commonwealth
Publicum Bonum est Privato
Reverend Ben Ilogard of Little
Rock and Eld U G Wilkinson
of Comanche have been holding
quite a debate in the latter named
city over who held the keys to
that celestial city which seems
to them to have been built for
the special benefit of that very
small portion of Cod’s children
who can agree on the exact plan
of salvation that will work the
combination on the pearly gates
May be when all these rag chew-
ers die and grow up into useful
vegetation such as black pepper
and irish potatoes that the peo-
ple can swallow their logic and
all agree on the quality 1 have
heard something like a hundred
different plans of salvation ex-
pounded in the pulpits of this
country and about all they have
ever convinced me of is that not
a mother’s son of them know
any more about the next life
than I do and I don’t know any
more about it than a rabbit It
makes me sick to see apparently
intelligent people get up and con-
sign their fellow beings to a re-
lentless fiery unquenchab 1 e
eternal hell with as much sang
froid as an Irish police judge
would in sending a nigger hobo
to the rock pile About as good
men as I have ever met were
men who were such not because
they feared future punishment
if they were not good men nor
because they expected future re-
ward far being good men but
simply because they considered
themselves members of the hu-
man family and they regarded
it their duty and on the whole of
benefit to themselves to be hon-
est and charitable and brotherly
to their fellow beings No man
can be mirthful while those
around him are in sorrow and I
say to you be kind to one another
whether you are on your road to
a beautiful city or to a hole of a
hell And you will be rewarded
by your acts if not for them If
you don’t believe it trydoingjust
one purely unselfish charitable
trick and see if joy don’t chase
through your veins like rabbits
playing in the moonlight
xx
We have been informed that
one of the literary geniuses over
at the county jail has been try-
ing to solve the race problem
with a jack-knife he having cut
and slashed a negro prisoner in a
horrible manner in a duel that
was pulled off in the jail the first
of the week We move that if
deadly weapons are going to be
countenanced in the county jail
that each of the prisoners be
provided with a bowie knife and
plenty of confiscated booze as
burial expenses are getting to be
a great deal cheaper to the
county than court costs We are
at a loss for a name for that in-
The Duncan National Bank
DUNCAN OKLA
THE DEPOSITORY OF THE PEOPLE
Our steady growth is evidence of fair treatment to all also of our
ability and strength to accommodate you
The question is Where do you do your banking business? If you
are already a customer you know our ways and intentions if not a
customer come in and see us and let’s get better acquainted and
be of mutual benefit to each other
Yours to serve faithfully
THE DUNCAN NATIONAL BANK
By Ed Cheves
fititution we don’t know whether
to call it a slaughter pen a hard-
ware store or an incubator for
philosophers hut the fact re-
mains that saws knives booze
blood and intellect have all been
discovered in that home of the
high-minded but unfortunate
wai’ds of the county
xx
Superintendent John Hall and
his tireless bunch are certainly
locating the water down at the
city wells at the park They are
sinking one of the wells that was
dug last summer on down a few
feet and the way the water is
gushing in makes it look as
though the water problem for
Duncan was about solved I be-
lieve with a little more of the
good work that the water supply
will be ample and that the next
i step ought to be to install a sewer
system Keep pushing make a
! town a good one right away I
iam with you
xx
i
Every effort is being put forth
by the exploiting capitalists to
prevent the workingman from
seeing the class struggle The
capitalist insists that there is no
class struggle The editor in the
employ of the capitalist echoes
no class struggle The teacher
professor and the minister all of
them dependent upon the capi-
talist for a chance to make a liv-
ing agree that there are no
classes and no class struggle In
unison they declaim against class
agitation and seek to obscure
class rule that it may be perpet-
uated indefinitely We insist that
there is a class struggle that the
working class must recognize it
that they must organize econom-
ically and politically upon the
basis of that struggle and that
when they so organize they will
then have the power to free
themselves and put an end to
that struggle forever Working-
men don’t let the parasite class
run that old stale chestnut down
your throats any longer if you
have the least suspicion that they
are honest in their assertions
watch their actions awhile
Whenever there is an office to
fill they put forth every effort to
put a member of their class into
that office You never see the
men whose incomes are derived
from rent interest and profit line
up for a man for office who earns
his bread by the labor of his
hands and brain They want a
man in office who gets his living
just like they do and then they
will not have to go to the trouble
of buying him He will naturally
stand for their interests when he
stands for his own All the
classes except the working class
are thoroughly aware of their
class-interest and they are all
pretty thoroughly organi zed
Praeferendum
even the small retailers have
found out that their interests lay
together and that competition is
just simply a polite name for
suicide and they are organized:
and when the working class real-
ize that by labor and labor alone
is everything produced and dis-
tributed and that the only way
they can ever come into their
own is by standing together they
will organize and when they are
thoroughly organized into one
great co-operative body the toll-
taker will have to go out of busi-
ness since ho will no longer he
required
xx
People who are bothered with
dyspepsia should get into tho
Socialist newspaper business and
if they don’t quit spitting up
grease then nothing short of an
operation will save them
xx
A great many of the people in
Marlow seem to have the anti-
pool hall fever Some of the peo-
ple claim that a certain citizen
was given something over $20
by his wife to pay a grocery bill
and he went and paid a pool debt
with it The pool hall men claim
the fellow never paid his pool
debt Pretty complicated state
of affairs It seems like the
woman has got humbugged out
of her money all right but just
who got the money will probably
always remain a mystery Women
should be mighty careful about
sending their husbands out alone
with money in their possession
The purest the whitest and
the best flour on the market in
Duncan is the White Wonder
Sold by J B Cates
John Deere implements
Fisher-Murphy Hardware Co
The
Yellow Front
Cafe
First Class in all
respects Best of
Everything to Eat
When in town call
and take lunch
with us
Olys Soup
Chicken With Dumplings
Creamed Potatoes
Sweet Corn Celery
Fresh Tomatoes
Pie Iced Tea and Coffee
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Norton, Charles W. The Oklahoma Socialist. (Duncan, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1910, newspaper, March 31, 1910; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1917216/m1/6/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed June 22, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.