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STATE OFFICE NOTES
Comrades who are or become
sens of one state to represent another
stato, it would be no time until ma-
chines or combines would be built
and that would be detrimental to
the best Interests of the Socialist
party. As we all know. It Is usually
the one who Is best known as a
tee for his services, but merely that I speaker or writer that is “
the comrades do what they can final) the party offices. That being: t .
Comrade the National Executive Committee
1 - * in Its favor
By H. M. Sinclair, Secretary.
WHY ORGANIZATION this Johnson'ts^ very capable speaker and I could so distribute those
There are many Socialists In th ller and will do you much good. ua to perpetuate themselves or any
State who are as troeelection da> policy they might see f t to carry out.
as any others, but they consider that
by casting their ballot they have done
their full duty. In this they are mis-
taken. TfifJ sintily dont real Ire the
necessity M, organization and taking
pan in the management of party ar-
fairs. There are stronger features to
be considered than the mere casting of
a vote viz: “Education and Organiza-
tion ” ’ A ballot cast which is not
backed by an intelligent understand-
ing of the Socialists alms and pur-
poses is dangerous Indeed. A party
that teaches co-operation and prac*
tlces individuality is bound to be a
failure. A house divided against itself
will surely fall. The Socialist party,
being a working class party, must be
financed by the workers, and it must
be done systematically and as eco-
nomically as possible. The Democrat,
Republican and Bull Moose parties are
representatives of the Capitalist Class
and get their revenues from that
source. The capitalists therefore dic-
tate the policy they are to pursue.
The Capitalist class politicians are
ever hungry for power and "pie and
do not care how it is achieved. They
would just as soon be in office on a
Socialist ticket as any other, and as a
rule, being sleek-tongued and well
versed in political trickery, would soon
forge to the front ranks in our move-
ment. The movement has reached
that point where it is being considered
a strong factor in this State and needs
protection from annihilation h\ these
political parasites and in order to
guard against such occurrence!, the
Socialist party constitution provides
as follows: . _
National Constitution, Art. in. Sec.
9._No person shall be nominated or
indorsed by any sub-division of the
party for candidates for public offices,
unless he is a member of the party or
has been such for at least two years.
But this provision shall not apply to
organizations which havs been in ex-
istence for less than two years.
State Constitution, Sec. 62—No mem-
ber of the party shall announce him-
self a candidate for a political of-
fice. Any member who advocates
hi* own nomination shall be deemed
ineligible and liable to expulsion.
Sec. 63—Before any member can be
declared a candidates for public office
he shall sign and file w-ith the proper
committee an undated resignation as
a candidate and also a resignation of
the office for which he Is a candidate.
Sec 64—All public officers elected
upon a Socialist ticket shall be subject
to the imperative mandate and recall
through the referendum. Any officer
refusing to submit to such imperative
mandate or recall shall have his re-
signation filed with the proper author-
ity and be expelled from the party. He
shall not again be eligible for nomina-
tion for any public office till he shall
have been a member in good standing
in the party for a period of five con-
secutive years.
Sec 65—Any member accepting any
nomination for any political office in
violation of any of the provisions of
this constitution shall stand expelled
by this act, and the secretary shall
notify all locals of such fact
Sec gg—Candidates of the Socialist
party for political offices shall refrain
from campiagning for individual pref
ernment or election. A11 efforts of the
partv candidates and the party organ-
ization shall be in behalf of the party
principles and the election of the party
ticket as a whole.
Sec. 67—Any Socialist candidate for
public office, or other party member,
who makes, or offers to make, any
trade or fusion or alliance of a politi-
cal nature with any candidate or other
person or of any other political party,
shall be expelled in accordance with
the provisions of this constitution.
Now. Comrades, without the above
protection, our party is bound to get
corrupted, infested with a bunch of po-
litical office seekers, and when put in
power will prove a dismal failure. In
order to carry out our principles it is
necessary to have a strong organiza-
tion, working co-operatively for the
benefit of all.
If you are not a dttes-paying member
of the party you must not expect to
have a voice or vote in its management
and policy. The line has to be drawn
for self-preservation.
The proper thing to do is to join
the local, help finance the organiza-
tion and make it what it should be in
the minds of all honest people.
From reliable sources we learn that
the proposed poll tax and new primary
election laws are going to die a natural
death, thanks to activities of the So-
cialist organization in sending in the
strongest protest ever presented to the
legislature in this state. Merely proves
what effective results can be accom-
plished through a good working or-
ganization.
With an organization that was near
ly disrupted, the Socialists put the Roll I July. 1913.
tax law in its grave. What can be | The purpose
Adopted March 1st, 1913.
First published March 8th, 1913.
O. A. FISK, Chairman.
ALLEN C. ADAMS, Secretary.
Above motion has been seconded by
Branches Gerty and Wetumka, both
of Hughes county.
By Branch Lamar. Hughes county:
That there be called a mass conven-
tion of the Socialist part of Oklaho-
ma. in the city of Shawnee, Okla., to
be held on the 24th, 25th and 26th of
done with a strong one? Suppose you
get a local at your place and try it
out.
New Locals.
Local Laura in Latimer county, 11
members; S. Vj. Edmunds, Laura, Okla.,
secretary.
Local Union View, Dewey county,
five members; J. J. Reese, Lenora
Okla., secretary.
Local Rivcw View. Dewey county, 11
members; \vm. Young, Webb, Okla.,
secretary.
Crop Report.
Comrades of Boswell in Choctaw-
in five acres
Gracemount. April 7th, on stret.’ 2
April Sth. on street, 2
p. m.
I.ockebo
p. m. _ .
Binger, April 9th, 2 p. m„ on street.
Hinton, April 10th. 2 p. m., on
Bridgeport, April 11th, 2 p. m, on
8ttfeary, April 12lh. 2 p. m.. on street;
April 13th, 2 p. m. on street, and 8
p. m. in hall.
Hydro, April 14th. 2 p. m.. on street
Weatherford, April 15th, 2 p. m., on
street.
Clinton. April 16th, 2 p. m.. on
street; 17th. 2 p. m., on street, and
8 p m. In hall.
Foss, April 18th. 2 p. m.. on street.
Elk City, April 19th. 2 p. m„ on
street; 20th. 2 p. n>. and 8 p ro. in
hall.
DATES WANTED FOR COMRADE
DORA MERTS.
BY CLYDE J. WRIGHT
Oklahoma, with the highest ratio of
farms operated by tenants of any other
important agricultural state in the
Union, has likely almost reached the
high title of tenantry, and will soon
start upon a new scheme of exploits
lion.
— 1 **00 1910
of this convention Is
the discussion and formulation of
plans for future party work, indus-
trial and political.
Adopted March 1st. 1913.
O A. FISK. Chairman.
ALLEN C. ADAMS, Secretary
Above motion has been seconded
by Branch Gerty of Hughes county.
Amendment to Party Constitution.
By Branch Lamar of Hughes coun
ty: Any one nominated for a party or
political office in the Socialist party,
shall, at the time of accepting the
nomination, state their occupation,
which shall be placed on the referen-
dum ballot opposite their name. Any
l,one refusing to give their occupation
or giving a false occupation, shall
ERNEST T. BEHRENS
Who will s|<euk in Oklahoma City
March 27th.
WASTE OF COMPETITION
county are going to put
of cotton, likewise Kingfisher in King- r...... _ -----
fisher county, which means that they I bave their names stricken from tnt
will be able to do effective agitation | ballot
this fall.
There might be a reasonable excuse
on account of poverty that some are
not able to pay their dues but that had
not ought to keep them from putting
in a crop and trying to overcome the
condition in the future. Suppose you
get one started at your place and over-
come such conditions in the future.
Adopted Feb. 15th, 1913.
First published March 8th, 1913.
J T. JOHNSON, Chairman.
ALLEN C. ADAMS, Secretary.
Above motion has been seconded by
Branches Gerty and Wetumka, both
I of Hughes county.
Municipal Ticket*.
The Comrades of McAlester and
Hartshome in Pittsburg county have
elected the following members to rep-
resent them in the elections at their
places this Bpring:
C. T. Sutherland, president R.
union, for mayor.
Fred W. Holt, district secretary
treasurer Miners' union, commmpioner
of public works.
Inspectors, Wm. McGuire, miner; T.
H. Jordon, painter, and W. H
houn, stonemason.
Municipal Ticket*.
The Lion and the Lamb, or the Donk
and the Elephant, have laid ‘>°wn to-
gether. is the way Comrade J. A. Nix-
on of Krebs puts it in expressing il i«
fusion of the old parties at their place.
The following nominations were made
by the Socialists at that place:
j. A. Nixon for moyar.
Chas. Cravens for chief of police.
Tom White for police judge.
Roy Tegarden for clerk.
E C Miller for street commissioner
. , Aldermen: 1st ward, Dave Arch
Cal-1 ba,d; 2nd ward. T. W. Thompson, 3rd
ward. Nathaniel Lleyellyn
James
Members of school obard: First Scbooi Board — 1st ward,
ward. A A. Banks, blacksmith; Second Hulnphrey; 2nd ward. George Martin
ward, E. F. Vilott, merchant; Third 3rd ward Louis Thompson; 4th ward
ward. W. J. Housley, teamster; Fifth Tom Lewis,
ward. J. L. Keys, miner; Sixth ward. |
S. N. Jordon, agent.
Hartshome.
A. M. McDonald, for mayor.
Geo. King, for city marshal.
John Sills, for city clerk.
J H Sills, for street commissioner.
Councilmen: First ward, H. F- Br-
lick: Second ward. S. G. Barker: Third | ta y. made R. d duly rarrled,
ward. R. H. Bowen; 1-ourth ward, J e | th®“ w,ng bu8|ness was transacted:
Crowder. 1 - -- - ------- —
School board;
Snyder, Okla.,
March 16, 1913
Encampment Managers of South
west Oklahoma counties met in Sny
der at 10:30 a. m. Comrade \\
Dadnell of Cordell was elected chair
man and Oles Stofer of Snyder, secre
First -ward, F. M
Huffstutter; Second ward, J. M. Hen-
ry; Third ward, Richard Devole;
Fourth ward, R. L. Smith.
The Comrades of Okmulgee county
have made up a collection and bought
a team and wagon so that organizers
and agitators could reach all points in
the county at little expense. Comrade
W. L Thurman Is working fn that
county and their secretary, A R. Brad
shavv, speaks very highly of the work
he Is doing.
New local In Adair county.
Creek, 10 members.
Evansville, Ark.. Is secretary. This is
the first one In Adair county. I>et us
hoar from some more comrades.
The comrades of Local Milburn, in
Johnson county, are going to go the
Cotton Patch route with 10 acras,
which simply means that they will go
some next year.
From Mrs. M. A. Stallard, Corres-
pondent Woman’s Committee:
Dear Comrades:
Having been elected Woman s State
Correspondent, It becomes my duty to
report to our state secretary and
Woman's National correspondent
monthly. I hope to see the women of
Oklahoma lined up In the social revo-
lution and in the front.
In past bloody revolutions, women
were left at home to endure ail the
hardships of attending to and adminis-
tering to the needs of the family but in
our voting revolution we women can
do as much as our brothers (when we
are allowed to vote! and it Is our duty
to aid in organizing ourselves Into
working committees and aiding the So
cialist locals in each community. w e
can educate ourselves so we can use
the ballot intelligently. I want to get
in touch with women comrades lrt each
local I want to know how many lo-
cals in the state that women are pay
ing dues In. It is the duty of each
, local to organize a woman s commit-
t tup Comrades. I especially ask your
oTiTouth^ and co-operation and I feel sure
Oscal umnne, ^ make this the banner year for
Socialism in this state.
Yours for Socialism,
MRS. W. A. STALLARD.
Snyuer, Okla.
That Comrade Stofer secure prices
on an encampment tent.
That the picnics be held between
July 25th and Sept. 15th.
That each locality finance its own
uicnic.
That the name of the association
be "Worker’s Chautauqua Associa-
That Comrade Holbrook be in-
structed to secure speakers’ terms
and submit same to members of the
association. , „
Following Chautauqua dates were
U\Vashlta county—July 25th and 20th.
North Kiowa—July 28th and ~9lh.
Greer County—July 31st Aug. 1st
and 2nd. , ...
Harmon County—Aug. 4th and 5tm
Jackson County—Aug. 7th, 8th and
9th.
South Kiowa—Aug. Uth, 12th and
^ Tiilman County—Attg. 15th 16th and
Cotton County—Aug. 19th and 20th.
Comanche County—Aug. 22nd and
2 3 rd.
Meeting adjourned at 12:30 and re-
Comrade Halbrook
Since all the world and his wife
UjoWS that the workers receive
about 17 per cent of their product,
we might proceed to Inquire into the
amount of non producers who diwn-
pate the 83 per cent the worker does
not receive. A partial list would
read like this: Lawyers. 200.000;
drummers, 275,000; land and house
agents. 2000,000; Insurance agents,
350,000; flunkeys, lackeys, valets,
modistes, 400.000; gold diggers and
prospectors. 150,000; collectors, can-
vassers door knockers and Watkins
medicine peddlers, 600,000; gamblers,
brokers, race track book makers. 350.-
000 unnecessary preachers, 150,000;
unemployed working men, 3,000,000;
discouraged working men called ho-
boes, 2,000,000; millionaire and near
millionaire hoboes. 500,000; soldiers
and sailors, 150,000; unnecessary
storekeepers and clerks, 2,500,000,
strike breakers, scabs, detectives,
pimps and politicians. 1.100,000; pros
titutes. 600.000. Total, 12.525,000
Please bear in mind that out of the
wealth that labor creates « great
proportion of it is produced by out
of date machinery, that is necessarily
wasteful and is an inefficient method
of producing wealth Add to this the
wealth destroyed needlessly by bat
tleships. forts and ru-uiitions of war
that would be unnecessary under a co-
operative system. Add $1,500,000,000
that is spent for the prevention, de-
tection and prosecution of crime.
Think of the 3.000.000 people that are
unnecessarily sick because of tene-
ment hodses. child labor, poisoned
rood, adulterated drugs, unemploy-
ment, resulting in malutrictlon, etc.
Then think of the waste labor in du-
plicating delivery wagons, bookkkeep-
lug, police courts, fake advertising,
federal office holders, land held out
of cultivation for speculative pur-
poses which amounts in the state of
Texas alone to 4-5 of the arable land
in the state. To,all this add the un-
necessary competing railroads which
costs a billion dollars extra and then
we commence to have some idea of
the gigantic waste that occurs be-
cause of competition. It is estimated
that this waste amounts to a sum
equivalent to $40,000,000,000 or $2,500
loss to each one of the 20.000,000 fam-
ilies in the United States annually.
Fred Warren was hooted at by the
Saturday Evening l’ost and Other
capitalist journals when he said that
ttnder a cooperative order of society
each worker would receive $2,000 a
year and a six hour werk day. To
The Rebel it‘would appear that our
comrade considerably under-estimated
the amount that would accrue to each
worker did we but have universal co
oiteration instead of anarchistic com
* Need we wonder that the Socialist
who daily witnesses this waste, longs
to have it abolished and struggles
strenuously for Its abolition?
Down with capitalism, with all
woe and want. Up with
Comrade Merts will travel across
the state from Erick. Okla.. where she
speaks on the first, to McAlester.
Okla.. following the Rock Island rail-
road from Erick to McAlester.
Locals wanting dates should apply
once as her route will be made up
April 1st.
Comrade Merts '.tas made good at
every place and will do more to re-
vive the movement than any one that
you could get at the present time.
Comrade Merts will come without
guarantee of compensation, but locals
will be expected to provide entertain
ment and arrange to get a good meet
.43.8 54.8
Farms operated by tenants
(per cent) ..........
Farms operated by owners
(per cent ...............~
U. S. Censua.
1 am forecasting an abandonment of
the present tenant system of farming
on the grounds of inefficiency; farms
are declining productively; the com-
mercial class dare not permit this to
crontinune; tennnts arc failing to make
even a living; farms are not earning
landlords enough, deterioration con-
sidered. to make land, for rental pur-
poses, a good Investment, and farm
property Is tending to become poor
security for money. 1 find that loan
companies are becoming unusually
cautious in negotiating credits on farm
property.
Of course even inefficiency is ab-
normal In Oklahoma, due to the Indif-
ference of the Indians and the agents
as to what happens to the land, Just,
so the rent Is paid, and the Indians,
having land allotments, and the
She is routed exclusively by the So _ ^ _____
cial Democrat and makes her expenses abor|giaess refusing to till the soil.
bv taking subscriptions to this paper
Comrade Merts will explain the
Credit Cleananee System that will be
put Into operation at Mi'ton and we
feel that you are Interested 'n a plan
that will demonstrate what we can
do when we have the opportunity.
Lindsay, Okla., March 13th. 1913.
Social Democrat:
Have just read about the Infamous
poll tax law, and my answer will be
organization and education.
I will take the field March 15tli and
never cease work until Oklahoma is
purged of this cancer of misapplied
justice. It is time for action, com-
rades. und we must fight as we never
fought before.
Let us get busy and organize po-
litically and Industrially, then we will
have a double barreled gun to fight
capitalism with.
Organized power alone will wrest
the control from the plutes and we
must have a complete organization in
every school house. 1 will canvass
the Fourth and Fifth districts during
1913 and ail I ask is my keep.
Now, comrades. Is the time to get
busy; we have slept on our oars long
enough: let* all start with a thorough
campaign of Oklahoma determined to
win or die.
The countersign Is down with
THOMAS J. CLARK.
Liberty Local. Lindsay, Okla.
Lamar, Okla., March 10, 1913.
D. E. Hedgepeth.
Dear Sir:—Enclosed fined check for
$1.25 for five cards to the Social
(democrat) sent me some time ago by
Stanley J. Clark We like your paper
splendidly, comrade, and I shall try to
get you some more subs. soon,
want" you to boost the call for a mass
convention of the Socialists at Shaw
nee in July so we can formulate
some action and have a general all
round get together time, cause some
enthusiasm and start something.
All together things look bright
down here.
Yours for Socialism.
ALLEN ADAMS. M.
Lamar, Okla
meant an opening for many incompe
tent landless farms, who are not ad-
apted to farming, and who could not
get a lease on any terms In other
states. „, .
Business is suffering in Oklahoma
oil account of inefficient farming. In
this state agriculture Is the single
great recourse for tonnage for the
railroads. Interest for the money lend
ers. profits for the merchants. There
must, for the success of commercial-
ism, be goods to ship out of the coun-
and there must be buyers to
) us
bring goods into the country.
When this moving of commodities
slackens it Is the same thing as a
panic; but, in this case, due to the
wrong system of farm exploitation.
An inefficient system of farming. In a
country dependent upon agriculture,
i leans a decline in hanking and rail-
road stocks, and it means bankruptcy
for the merchants.—And the commer-
cial class of Oklahoma have already
woke up to this fact.
Scientific agriculture has become
necessarv. But a tenant, first, cannot,
and second, will not build up another
man’s farm. As a result there is a
movement among the business class,
that reached the gossip stage, to re-
fuse the tenants any encouragement
and assistance, and aimed to drive
the tenants out of the state-—and it
will work—when the money lenders
and the merchants cut off the tenants'
credit, then the tenant is doomed The
Intention of the commercial class Is
to boom Oklahoma in other states and
attracts farmers with enough money to
buy and own their own farms.
But the commercial class, while they
will bring about an adequate system,
It will fail to bring it about by a sys-
tem of small farm owners—It will,
first of all, take a whole generation or
time to educate enough individual
farmers In scientific agriculture to do
anv practical good; besides le,ss than
one i>er cent of the farmers were
horn with the ability to superintend
in the required executive work >nd at
ht same time perform the labor that
requires just bull strength of muscle.
Among these farmers voluntary co-op-
leratlon is a failure, hence they a-'
jincapabh of defending themselv
ing expenses, will be advanced. The
tenant who Is inefficient will be fired
off the Job.
It will be perfectly safe, with an ex-
pert watching every day s dcvclop-
inenta and methods, for tbe-yMO ora
to advance necessary money, nBMhts
Industrial farm will employ an ex-
pert salesman to take the products to
market, and It will be the landlord,
and not the tenant that will se l tne
products, and after keeping out, with
interest, what has been charged up to
the tenant, the tenant will *e t;!ven
the rest—After tt few experiments,
what the tenant will get will be just
a poor living on a share plan, and
perhaps later by a wage system. This
same scheme Is now being worked suc-
cessfully in the state of Texas on the
farm of Mr. PreBton Austin, consist-
ing of 35,000 acres.
However, all roads lead to Social-
ism. By such a system nothing re-
mains for the Socialists to do except
to eliminate the private owners of thl*
Invested farm trust and for the state
to own and the actual farmers to
choose their own officials and turn the
benefits of the scheme back to the
actual producers.
And now we need some plan to pro-
tect the "American Eagle” from its
friends.—1 mean that the former cattle
mens outlawery has nothing on the
present gang for political outlawery In
Oklahoma.
In Caddo county, with the town or
Anadarko for its capital, a new Prece-
dent of malpractice is being worked
by the enemies of Socialism, to un-
seat by petition u Socialist elected
legally by ballot.
E. Edwards, a Socialist, was elected
last November to the office of trustee
of Doyle township by a majority of 43
votes." Edwards proceeded to make a
bond, according to law, equal to twice
the amount of the money to be han-
dled, the necessary bond being one
thousand dollars. At this point Ed-
wards was compelled by the county
commissioners, contrary to usual prac-
tice, to provide a two thousand dollar
However, the Socialist-elect procured
the Inflated document, duly signed by
financially responsible men, and
turned the same over to the county
clerk, who in turn presented the bond
to the county commissioners.
And here is where the g*ng went on
record openly for incompetency lu
having the custody of Important pa-
pers, for, they reported later that tne
bond had been stolen. But that ln-
competency In the end turns out to be
malpractice, In Uh broadest sense,
crops out when It is discovered tlmt
a petition is being circulated by the
gang praying the county commisslon-
ers not to recognize nor seat the So-
cialist at .all.—Can you beat It?
Who will save the remnant of Amer-
ican democracy from those who boast
......... WRIOMT.
Anadarko, Okla, March—1913.
WIDE
Social Democrat;
awake.
Just organized commercialism;
furthermore, the state cannot compel
farmers under such tt system to accept
its
waste, war.
the Socialist Republic in
spirit of co-operation will dwell
which the
The Socialists of Prague and their scientific dictation from a state super-
friends were highly entertained by the intendent
lecture of Comrade Dora Merts »■
Jennings hall Monday night She
carried the large audience with her
by her convincing logic.
It was with regret that we let
po to Lake Side on the following
night.
A movement is already
Comrade Merts for
Lot Sale at Milton, May 1st
Lots will be sold in Milton at from
ten to fifty dollars each on terms of
five dollars down and five dollars per
month. Lots will be sold only U
those who can be used In the Indu
tries of the town. Each lot owner be
conies a part owner In the coal min
pnd all other Industries and will
given employment tn tne industry
where he Is qualified. In making a
plication for lots state your oceupa
are i tion and the kind of work that yor
would want to do. Send for five do
Jars’ worth of sub eard* to the »oc»
Democrat and we will credit 70U wit
a first payment on any lot that yo
may select. Selection of lots can
made at the meeting May 1st.
But the main reason why the indi-
vidual farm ownership system will tail
is because this farmer cannot possibly
I carry on Ills back the railroad divi
her j fiend*, the money lenders' interest and
FREE LOTS.
Send five dollars !o the Social Del
ie, me j .......... --- ,, fnr twenty sub. cards and
the merchants’ profits, and then, after • you wnh one five doll
...... t.....11,. tiuvu i nline : Will t ri 1111 ____
foot to
return
COMRADE MERTS' DATES.
of the
assembled at 2:30.
elected chairman. On motion the ' ',m,“”;^h'"'b;'r ' meetings a
r„Teadf d‘ -"9 — - - -ft
elation" No further business the
meeting adjourned.
OLES STOFER. Secretary.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS r
at
thi» t«?rn-
her route
lBt
in each district.
Motions.
Jail for the resignation of Comrade | foltows: ............
Oscar Amcringer. national committee FgM WaMcl
man from Oklahoma and in case he | Second District
refuses to resign that he be recalled
Comment by Branch Lamar.
This motion is not made through
There will be a debate at Bulen, in
Cotton county next Thursday and Fri-
day. March 27th and 28th, between ,
Elder John Dodd of Marlow and t om
rade George G. Hamilton Expressions 1 ' wav jnj„re Com-
of sympathy for the Elder are m or | JSt to keep from set-
der. 'fine a prfcwlpnt by which ring* or
Speaker,’ Announcement.. | AmeHtTr
Comrade i. N i Herd law) Johnson of | or cUtzen of this
Doxey. Okla.. well known 5 at pres#*nt and ha« been
«j>eaker and organizer, informs ub that | _ . Hving and working in
he ts ready to answer calls If we should allow
State He asks no stipulated guaran-1 another * a
ty, for
29th, 30th and 31s*.
Comrade Merts will
month of April between
•!tv and Milton. Okla., arriving
__ .Milton May 1st.
Locals wishing dates 1
The state has been districted 'l',° jtory should write at once
eight congressional districts and a dts- j w.jjj b(, made up April
trict organization should be formed in _____
each district and plans m»de ^o send | H _L A- ^Mman^w i)
i„ very highly recoin
an able exponent of *h*
i Socialist philosophy and all those win
lean should attend his meetings
| Mangurn. March 29th and
3.000
2.500
5.500
6.000
j have
I date.
__ I it was rumored that sonic
<•«-"*• M*m '• *".!;■ ."ts 12:™ssss.7. ........."...
„ .h-.it ehe sneaks sends ill ! many went rrom Fragile, but alas. I that keep
*,f. to Watonga. Blaine coun- failed to appear.
W,n retl three davs meetirg March; The speaker delivered one of the
bPfit eye openers that it has been our
pent! the pleasure to hear, and we rerotnmrtu
Oklahoma j per to the comrade* everywhere
We are well pies
I cial Democrat and
1 Prague pledge their
send j
a Socialist to congress, ni" «'*rricts | romradc H ^ ^ p|,
are all Democratic, according to the speak at tn« totiowi g
LT, election out they are all So rade Holman
cialist. as the laboring class is tn the j mended
pf*r that
of man.
Wat on £
; Editor So;
pr«*4*chii
Okla.
iix? r>
(>kia
rade: -
ted with the
1 he Socialist
upport to *h<
the hro
So
rhood
OTtl it
Mrs
is as
the street, at 2 p. m.
March 31 >
id 8 p
36th
m
Third District
Fourth District .
Fifth District ..
Sixth District ..
j Sexenth District
! Eighth District
6.1
| Granite.
2 p. m.
Lent
S 2 p. m,
Hobart. April 2r
on st re*-
Dear
; spoke to a good and
i night at Socialist part
Every one was more
)with her straight Sor-i
We want her here
!!LE JOHN
■c 17th. 1913.
rat.
Okla.
flora Mar
keeping his own family, have enough
money left to build up a farm scien-
tifically. If the commercial middle
class should yield up and sacrifice
and profits to help these farmers, they
will b< yielding up these last dollars
which constitute the dollars
the commercial middle
class on earth, and if these last dollars
are yielded up there Is no reason left
for the existence of the commercial
middle class Business men nr*- not
going to yield up profits to help egri
culture, they are going
culture to .keep from
profit*.
The Department o
I now experimenting )
5 scheme where a bup
i pels the tenant to fa
! direct ions, with the
by the state Her*
!consciously* on the p*
merit, the future *<•>
ing farmers. As re
j in the end. a moni
i thousands of a* res. s
to help
yielding
Agr
•ith
evident <
iccordin
al f • Hi
r the de
for M
inti
ill Ma re I
th, 1
Wolf. April D
20th
Oa
an
d 31ft.
lid
Find out what
in «md get bt “
j watch word
ism.
be Oklahoma
41.000
belong
let the
Social-
Mount
on sm
Ft.
,p. m.
\ lew.
Cobb. April 4th.
A r adnrko.
Anadarko.
P m. in
April f»th.
will do her
•woman.**
Kindly t. a V
can and let
Yours for
mlturi
*h unit.
obe
un a tug
HOUSTON.
payment upon any lot yon may *ele<
Selection cun be made May m
l«t. r as desired. The ownership of
lot makes the owner a partner in
tin- collective property of the town
Herdlaw Johnson will come wi
out guarantee of compensation. C*
rade Johnson is a very surcejutful
ganiz.tr and agitator. Want dates
i omrade Johnson between Doxey «
%!, Him Want Johnson at Melton 5!
1st. ________
DEAR COMRADES.
! mi a red card Socialist and m
\, , itiie- and Ironing l’ads as a me
,,f supporting myself and little
I v ill send you as good a silk fou;
hand tie for 25 cents as you can
, f capitalist merchant for 50 cei
a .ilk hat wing bow for 20 cents
ilk strings for 10 cents. Why no
rm* furnish your tics? Send 25
for c sample tie and many ktitt^
silk used.
Send a silver dime and get ot
rnv Corrugated Ironing Fad* for
ing sad Irons. Removes mat,
vents starch from sticking and
,;r Your wife will b
h it One will !f*t
■. -.ears. If vote art
st-d I will cheerfully r,
ens
ligh
doubly pi)
your won
Arid reft
ADA
April
hall.
61 h.
M. TUCK;
Katrhope
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Hedgepeth, D. E. Social Democrat (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 57, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 26, 1913, newspaper, March 26, 1913; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc942168/m1/1/?q=%2526quot%2526C%2520T%2520Bolt%2526quot: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.