The Rebel (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. 42, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 20, 1912 Page: 2 of 4
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That famous Sao Antonio So-
lirfalist, Dr. A. D. Zucht, after
leading an editorial in the Saa
Antonio Express on the - decline
«f Socialism, sent the follownng:
: ' Socialist'* Idea, '■■■.
To the Editor q/ The Express
Your editorial on the "Decline of
Socialism" in Milwaukee shows
that yon are not well posted as to
the so-ealled defeat.
In the election two years ago
there were three parties in the
field and the Socialists won by a
plurality and not a majority.
In this election the Socialists
not only held their* ground, hut
gained 12,000 votes, and Were on-
|y defeated by the fusion of the
two old parties. Do you call this
A defeat or a victory to be able to
demonstrate to the world that
HMtfe is no material difference
between the two capitalist par-
ties!
In regard to the suspending of
the Socialist paper, to which you
refer, will say that this rumor,
sent out by . an enterprising news
agency, was found wanting, as
the paper "Is still doing business
and gaining each week.
Drr A. D. Zueht,
San Antonio, Tex., April 5.
Good Work, Doc. Keep going
after the muzzleid press, they will
print a little truth occasionally.
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A Rising Generation.
That the ^outh of the south-
land is turning its back upon
the played out issues of the past,
and has. opened its young eyes
to the rottenness of present con-
ditions, is becoming more appar-
ent every day. Here is a letter I
wouldn't sell for $50.00 from a
12 year old Rebel:
Florence, Tex., Apr. 16, 1912.
"Dear Mr. Hickey: 1 am not
eld enough to vote, but think I
can do a little toward abolishing
white slavery, so I have succeed-
ed in locating four Tebs and hope
to secure others soon. You and
your staff are doing a great
work. Please find enclosed $1.00
for; which please send The Rebel
^ "Yours for freedom,
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POETS
Foreigners.
-y
with a Maul.
They alf hate old Glory and not one
' •■£ of them have died.
To plant the flag upon the fnrtherest
wall. .
Not one of tbem ia a jingo, they talk
1". . liago , A'
That tbev learned on the Tiber pr the
Rhine.
When the flag files in the breeate, they
wont get upon their knee# '
Aad love for it in their eyes never
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Chora.
Still there ia Hickey from The Rebel,
fighting lihe the famous Bebel
And MeKeerer from the free press
is battling by his aide.
With John O'Neal ftom Colorado, brav-
ver than any bourgeois despera-
do
All testify the Omfc.M j have lied.
In our blood the fire rages that haa
battled through the ages
For human liberty in e^ery land and
clime. >
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Otis Young, ago 12.
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Another lad in short pants
named Eugene McCain of Maho-
ney, Hopkins Co. writes:
April 12, 1912.
"Dear Rebels As I am order-
ing a club, thought I would write
you about our work in this burg
you about our work. We are do-
ing business in this part of the
aountry. We have a local at Ma-
honey, 8 miles northeast of Sul-
phur Springs, Texas, and I think
that we will do more business lat-
er. I am but a lad, but I am* in
the ring. I can see what I do and
I can see what I don't get. This
ia the first letter that I ever
wrote and I don't know just how
to start or stop.
* f "Your friend,
Eugene McCain.
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•Special to The Roy el:'
Alpine, T xas, April 14.—Lo-
cal No. Lift; • !' the Alpine '-o
eialists met last night and put out
a preferential county ticket here.
It is as follows: William McFar-
land, sheriff; C. R. Ford, coun-
ty judge ;,S. H. McCullough and
A. L. Payne, clerks; James Ar-
thur, assessor; Mrs. Johnson,
treasurer; Judson Hunter, sur-
veyor. Where more than one name
ia suggested a more definite de-
cision will be made later. This
ia the first time that the Social-
ists have put out a party ticket in
this county.
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Another Socialist Victory.
Poteet, Texas, Apr. 13, 1912.
5^8 Rfbfl, HnRettsviue, Texas.
Dear Rebel: We elected our
When the battle bugles sounded nation
line never bounded
The fierr, devotion that we learn in
aul4 fug «ysK —
At Valley Forge we waited to smash the
king we hated.
At Lexington and Banker.' Hill, we
were on the firing line*
Snre we never missed a battle when the
war drama they did rattle.
Otur blood ia the red that 'a on the flag,
our imprinatur,'teal and sign.
Chora.
There's Fat Qninlan shrewd and sharp,
haw editing the Harp,
And Irvine from . Donegal of the So-
cial Democrat.
While Dan Shovlin on the Hill of Butte
through the mountains tells the'
truth
And Steve Flanagan in Jastiee knocks
- the liars flat
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The fight that we are fighting, and in
which we are delighting,
II different to what our fathers
fought,,in the gory days of youre.
Instead of the bloody sabre, we are bat-
tling with a Faber
And we are winning with the intel-'
lect, the fight on Colombia shore.
In no uncertain manner will we wTest
the starry banner.
From the foreign hands that desec-
crate it while they hold
With hope our hearts are burning, that
we'lj clean ou all the vemin
That at his hour is hidden in each
fold.
Chorus.
With the gallant Russel on the "Na-
tion '' causing capitalists conster-
nation,
While Burke McCarthy on the
Daily's doing fine.
With Garrity and Tom Burn maybe the
grafters won't learn
That the foreigners are Irish and
their battle for the flag- is just
sublime.
eycorn tfto be una for any'doty* thonjftitia W& that
flavor a chair somewhere in the Driskill hotel in Austin
a feWof his ribs, he promised to obey the biblical injone-
ton andNoo more* look upon the wine while it is red. Mayfield, a
third class lawyer in a fourth class town, was placed upon the rail
road commssiwNby Governor Culberson,--at a time when Culberson
wanted to go to tie United States Senate, and no doubt Mayfield
was more than acceptable t^the mil roads, who wanted their lying
tools and p.vgnies in intellect on tin commission.
"Intangible Asset" Wimps''might try to do something were he
not handicapped and incapacitate*! The commission as constituted
is a failure, and with a big P, and the people should rise up in their
might and get the relief they are entitled to and which now doubt-
less oan only be had by public ownership of^he railroads."
By this time, my statesman-like Demoeratiq friend was, con-
siderably worked up, and swinging his arms around^m, he -said:
"On with the battle for equal rights to all, special>rivileges to
none, which means Socialism, no more, no less. "_Tjhm.Jlfi^brokfi
away from me and started for the . levator.
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If I were not in honor bound to keep this Democratic sta-
tesman's name out of the paper, the people of Texas would be as-
tonished if I published it. He has sat in the seats of the mighty; is
sitting there now, and has the courage to at least be interviewed.
The whole state administration and all the hangers-on at Austin as
well as the wise crowd in Wery eountv square in Texas, know that
the party of the donk is on ita last legs and the only question with
fftem ii, 1iow"ihi^'>iig«rf)^jM>ple of Texas will stand for their
raw and rotten work. Let's all g<>t together and bury the rotten
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great surprise to the. outsiders
We expected it to be just that
way. We had more votes we
eonld have voted if it had been
necessary.
Yours respectfully,
John Scarborouh.
P. S. Coming with a bunch of
auba soon.
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Chaa..W. Horton, editor of the
New Century published at Sul-
phur, Okla., attacked the court
house ring two years ago. He was
tried before corrupt judges whom
lie had attacked and has been sen-
tenced to pay $218.50 or go to jail
The Rebel* can conscientiously
recommend the New Century sa
an! excellent paper. Our comrade
kaa cut the ornse to 25c aqd if
faiu all fire him enough subs, he
««n pay the fine *eadtty.
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Little Rebel.
Mine Gott! how little Rebel dq grow!
Jes' forty weeks old! He don$ know
More 'n any dem or repyb EVER know,
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He's de out4ick-'n-ist kid e'erfoun';
Kicked de sweat-box lid off on fte groun
And made dem "Mistrots Miserable"
in Waco town.
Dat kid act like he done grown;
Told how the boiler 'sploded in San
Antone.
Called dem plute papers liars—dey jes'
, groaned.
Stopped dat bull-whip bizness too—he
did: ——w*
Gosh! everybody talking 'bout dat kid.
His breeches done too small—he shore
am big!
He made de renters open der eyes
And see de land God give em—dey got
wise, ■
And dat Renters Union organized.
T. ..-J!..'., . ■ a V-'.
Oh, dat chile am big, I tell yef—and
smart!
He's gwinter tear de liars all apart.
He am a Socialist chile—bless his heart !
—Dinah.
THE APPEAL MISTAKEN.
The Appeal to Reason is one of
the most truthful papers publish-
ed in the civilized world. Its edi
tors know that if it tells 200
truths and one lie that the ene-
mies wiirget on"to the" lie and for-
, , . , , . get the 200 truths. There thev
achool trustee here in Poteet by, ,alwavs 8eek t0 ^ the tnithj but
6 majority of 1. It a hum ATI nntnrA ia fAllihlo AnH
as human nature is fallible, and
the Appeal being but mortal, its
editor occasionally makes a slip
For instance, two weeks ago It
said
"The Appeal is rather proud
of the fact that it is the only So-
cialist paper in the world that
has been established and success-
fully conducted without receiv-
ing a subsidy from the Socialist
party, or accepting a donation or
gift of money from any individ-
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My dear Fred: Take that back
in a hurry, because that great re-
ligious weekly known as The
Rebel has never gotten a cent
from the Socialist party or from
any individual;, has paid dl its
debts; is thoroughly successful
and is growing like the flowers of
the spring. For the love of Mike,
Fred, take it back.
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The New Common Sense.
(By Pendragon.)
some baekWoods ed-
Sd-
than a hog does about Ma-
thematics, and consequently allow
their smutty minds to, dwell on the
subject of free love, a we«t Texas
correspondent expresses the opin-
ion of the Socialist party on the
woman question in these eloquent
a gentle lack" about d*t* but
editor of the Bebel will visit
him Within the next two weeks and
then all kicks will go where the
woodhine twineth.
"This is tfce mind and heart of
Socialist party : The Socialist
In a recent editorial discussing the British coal miners' strike, the
Houston Chronicle said: •'
"The common sense idea Is thking hold throughout the world that,
in any industry, profit# for investors ought to be paid only after the
men who actually do the work have been assured of a minimum living
wage."
No doubt an idea of that kind is taking hold among the exploiters,
and no doubt it seems to them to be an idea very generous and very
creditable to their humane instincts.
But it is a long way off from the common sense idea that is taking
hold among the workers. Their idea is that "the men who actually do
the work" should take all the proceeds, leaving none for men who do
not share in the work. Their idea is that it is silly for the workers to
let the idlers own the earth and the tools, and then rent these instru-
ments of production to the workers for four-fifths of the product of
labor.
The plain fact is, as long as a few men own the earth and the tools
of industry, all other men, and their families, are slaves. They will be
slaves just as long as they consent to be, no longer. When they realize,
a majority of them, that all they need to do to become free is to use
their rights as sovereign citizens, a#d through their governments take
over the earth and the tools into common ownership, their slavery will
end.
Recognition of these facta by a constantly widening circle of men
and women is the new common sense.
Everywhere, with the spread of public education, the common
people, the workers on farms and in mines, factories, schools, offices
and homes, who produce all wealth, have begun to realize their fearful
folly in permitting private "owners" of~the earth and the machinery
of production and distribution to continue "owning" these sources of
food, shelter and clothing.
The workers are resolving that, if they are wise enough to take
part in electing governments, they are as wise as anybody; that they
have outgrown the necessity, if it ever existed, to be slaves to superior
men; that they therefore no longer need to give the larger part of the
wealth their labor produces to enrich these superior men.
In short, voluntary slavery is passing.
I call it voluntary slavery, which it is, because it exists only so long
as the slaves permit it to exist. Having the ballot, with which they can
lawfully, at any time, obtain control of government, and through gov-
ernment can abolish private and set up public ownership of the com-
mon wealth, the workers remain in slavery only so long as they see
fit to.
As long as they do see fit to be slaves, they are voluntary slaves.
Thank God, the light is dawning in tens of millions of brains
around the world.
The workers begin to realize their needs, and their power to satis-
fy those needs. . ...
TE JESUIT'S OATH. comment from the editor of that
* paper which js, so far as The Rebel
In the second israe of The Rebel *?<"£; lar«ert Catlloli,! '
ws published an infamous docu- 11 :
ment that purported to be the oath The Jesuit Voio.
that each Jesuit takes on becoming a For the benefit of our A. P. A.
member ofthe society of Jesus This friends, we print the "femble Je-
oath is a most villanous production guit oath,'' or rattier the vow, taken
The man who takes it is supposed to by each Jesuit on becoming a mem-
swear that he will "flay, strangle, ber of the society:
boil alive, rip open the wombs of. "I make confession and prcrmise
women and smash their infant's to Almighty God, in the presence of
skulls aainst the wall," provided His Virgin Mother and the whole
that these people are heretics, lib- heavenly court, and before these
erals or proteatants. I clipped the here present, and to you, Rev.
oath from the Menace published at Father, superior-general of the So-
Aurora, Mo. Cardinal GibbonB,' ciety of Jesus, in the place of God,
through his secretary, wrote to The and to your successors, perpetual
Rebel, stigmatized this alleged oath poverty, chastity and obedience and
ab a fake and aaid that the publish- subject to that obedience a special
ra of it would be made to suffer in
due ime. The Menace republished
the oath without comment, al-
though I sent them a copy of The
Rebel that contained the Cardinal's
letter, and to that extent alone, has
the
party would crown eirery mother
queen of the home. Mother, the
dearest name in the vocabulary. As
out mind sweeps back through the
waste of twenty centttrias, we be-
hold the Christ as he is raised np-
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of mien. Then we took again and
to! we Bee another cross, the cross
upon which the mothers of the racfc
have ever again and again cruci-
fied themselves afresh, upon the
cross of pain. The two most su-
blime sacrifices that the world has
known." ,
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Nat L. Hardy, editor of the Dal-
las Laborer writes theRebel: "The
most urgent need of the Socialist
party in Texas, and I suspect the
other states are the same, is edur
cation among the membership.
"We. have had ethica preach"
ed to us till we all reaKwte jthat it
is wrong for one man to own the
means of life of many but "we
want to know why the other fel-
lows own and controls our means
of earning a living, how he got
it~- and how it to rob us
A. P. Stewart/Clifton, Tex., wri
tes: " The Rebel is the beat politi-
cal paper I ever. read. lean hard-
ly wait each week until I get it and
then I read every line before I go
to bed. It makes me firmer in the
faith all the time."
and what can we do to get posses-
sion of it."
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W. L. Thurman, Konowa, Okla.,
writes: "Will the Christian prea-
cher affirm that the perpetuation
of capitalism is necessary in order
to perpetuate the church, the fam-
ily and the best interest of society!
I will affirm that his book is false,
slanderous and indefensible. I
have challenged him to debate."
My dear Thurman: I intend tq
review that book next week under
the head, "A Squeezed Lemon"
don't think he will be anxious to
debate anywhere when I get
through with him."
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Chas. R. Long, Bedias, Grimes
Co., Tex., writes: "Democrats:of
this county took possession of the
courthouse by force of arms. Coun-
ty politics here are dominated by
a secret order of mob politicians.
We are good and tired of the
scourge. I have never surrender-
ed to them. I hope to co-operate and
destroy the dragon's sway in this
county. I yearn to see a change
for the better before I die. And I
know the Rebel will hasten it."
mmK
fe are in receipt of a splendidly
written petition on the Warren
case that has been
. .. _ "llonildei: J. A
ughn, Wichita Falls, Tex He
enclosed it to us with over 20 sig-
natures, which same will be sent t'o
Congressman Stevens from his dis-
trict requesting that the Congress-
men move to secure a congressional
Investigation."
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Mike Martin, Muldoon, Tex.: "I
want to say that I love the Rebel.
I hope you will never suspend, as I
don't see how I eonld get along
it. It lights the people's
to freedom through the Soda-
party and the Renter's Un-
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NATIONAL DELEGATES EX.
PEN8E8.
The Rebel is in receipt of the
following from our gifted com-
rade, Miss Freda Hogan, editor
of the Huntington, Ark., Herald:
Huntington, Ark., Apr. 13,1912.
Dear Comrade Hickey:
"I just, received a letter from
Comrade Belle Willisana of Texar-
kana, telling me she had been elect-
ed delegate from Texas to the Na-
tional' Convention, but; would be
compelled to turn it down on ac-
count of not being able to meet ex-
penses in connection with the trip.
I know; you will agree with me
heartily when I say that this is a
dirty shame. Comrade Williams
is a level headed woman, well vers-
ed on party matters and can always
be counted on to do the square
thing. Above all, she's a woman,
and the Socialist Pary's declara-
tion that women have equal righM
in the organization ought to mean
something.
"I suggest that you issue a call
thru The Rebel for contributions
to pay Comrade Williams' expenses
A very small amount from each of
your 20,000 readers would -make
this trip possible for Comrade Wil-
liams."
special
care for the education of the youth,
according to the role of life set
forth in the Letters Apostolic to the
Society of Jeans, and as set forth in
the Society's constitution.
it M i . ■, « . - "I furthermore promise fpedal
the Menace backed off. A corre- • obedience to the Supreme Pontiff
spondent sends me whaUs suppos-1^ the missions as set forth in the
Letters Apostolic and the oonstitu-
ed to the real oath and if it is true,
then the Menace is surely in bad.
Here it is as published in the
Southern Catholic Messenger of
San Antonio, Tex., with a short
tion of the society."
The next move is up to the Men-
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James S. Lewis, Co. Chairma
Houston Co., Ratcliff, Tex., writes:
1' Dear Rebel: At our county mass
meeting last Saturday I made a
move that we make up enough mon-
ey and deposit it in the bank to
pay a good speaker sod organizer
to work in the county 40 days. We
almost made up sufficient We
will finish by next Saturday. We
will open the campaign at Crockett
with a few days mass meeting and
speaking on the 17th and 18th of
May.T'
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A. M. Dobbs Co. Sec., Hood Co.:
'' I Want a cartoon to illustrate the
cotton farmers dilemma. It should
show a dejected looking farmer
viewing his years work in the shape
of 12 or 16 bales of cotton with a
third or fourth placed to one side
and marked "the landlord", oth-
ers marked 'the bankers' and mer-.
chants and so on, leaving one mar-
ked for his family and underneath
the question: 'What about divid-
inupt"
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E. F. Stanton, Hamlin, Tex.,
sends us $ beautiful poem entitled,
"The Fall of Babylon". Lack of
space alone prevents publication.
The last four lines read thusly:
We cried against her and God
broke all our bands
Oh how long we suffered at her
bloody hands.
If we had voted aa we prayed,
this we blow,
on would have fallen, many
- yeara ago."
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J. BL Stevena, Leaday, Tex. wri-
te®: "The Hon. Jake Welters
spoke at Ballinger Monday, April
let He fights the I. R. £ R. It
was a typical Democratic c|l in
which he talked for two hours and
aaid nothing. Now, Mr. Voter,
dent vote for someone who haa per-
haps already sold out, but vote for
yourself, your wife and children
and that's Socialism"
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Secretary Haggard, of
b, Tex.: ""It ia a fact,
are publishing the greatest pa-
You are everlastingly right, Miss
Freda. This all comes hack to what
The Rebel wrote some weeks ago.
We said that the national conven-
tion would be made up of editors
and organizers. The rank and file
financially unable to make the trip.
Fortunately, it will ^e the last na-
tional convention the Socialist or
any other party will ever hold. Py
1916 the referendum will do the
work and this convention foolish-
ness will end.
Now, if any Socialist in Texas
wants to help Mrs. Williams in her
laudable desire to go to the na-
tional convention send your mite to
her care Texarkana Socialist, Tex-
arkana, Texas; also remember that
our splendid old comrade, Reddin
Andrews is in the same shape that
Mrs Williams is in. He is elected
to go to Indianapolis and lacks the
funds. Address him with a small
donation to Tyler, Texas. For is-
suing this appeal The Rebel has no
apologies to make to old party cyn-
ics They are going to the conven-
tion of the elephant and ,donk in
special trains and private cars
stocked with champagne and fancy
viands paid for by the dynasty of
desire. -Ouf r^gs «r& TOy I tsf
ment; they are worn for virtue's
sake.
^abylo
PICKET'S DATES.
On his way to the national con-
vention the Rebel will speak at the
following points:
Rockdale; April 27.
Hdlskoro, April 29.
Prini «tan> April 80."
Gainesville, May L
St Joe, May 2L
Nocona, May 3.
Henrietta, May 4.
Wichita Ma, 5. v _
■ Vernoai May 6. V
i Memphis, May 7.
Altus, Okla., May 8.
Foesalb—The" FaRofBa^ylon,
a 190-page book, and "What So-
eialiam Is" a 80-pagftt pamphkt,
written by Rev. B. F. Stanton of
HsmHn, both for fiOolMnst the
thing for religious people.
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