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SUPPLEMENT TO Crook County Journal PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 31, 1906 Socialist County Ticket Sheriff V. H. Birdsong Clerk Dwight Rolwrts Commissioner J. B. McDowell Treasurer C. D, Swanson Coroner Dr. M. V. Turley Socialist Column (Paid for at advertising rates.) THIS COUNTRY is made up of working people, both industrial and agricultural, but is ruled by the capitalist class, which is numerically small. Being in con trol of the government, it runs the government in the interests of its class and against the interests of the working class, which is the people. We Socialists believe that the country should be ruled by the people in the interests of the peo ple. That is why we established a government in the first place. We want the people to own it so that the political power can be used to begin the march to the co-operative system, called Social De mocracy. All the means of ex istence are now owned by capi talists, and yet the capitalists' class makes up only about 12 per cent of the population, and a mere ONE PER CENT of it OWNS OVER HALF THE WEALTH OF THE NATION! The means of existence should be owned by the collectivity in order that the bene tits should go to ALL instead of to a FEW. Under the capitalist system the vast majority of mankind must sell themselves to the capitalistic owners of the means of production and distribution in order to live and to live miserably at that. The nation owns the post office and everybody is glad that it does. It ought to own all the trusts so that all may enjoy the benefits. It ought to own all the means of production as soon as such indus tries have become sufficiently con centrated. To bring this about the people the workers must get control of the political power. The Social- Democratic party (known as the Socialist party in some states, and nationally) is organized to bring this about this and the abolition of capitalism. It insists that the industrious class shall be the wealthy class, and the idle class the poor class but it will, in fact, abolish the poor class altogether. The Social-Democratic movement is international, but we expect it to achieve success in the United States first, because the capitalist system, which we mean to uproot, is best developed here. To show you that your interests lie with us we print the following: Program of International Social-Democracy: 1. Collective ownership of all industries in the hands of Trusts and Combines, and of all public utilities. 2. Democratic management of such collective industries and utili ties. 3. Reduction of the hours of labor and progressively increased Remuneration. 4. State and National Insur ance for the workers and honor able rest for old age. 5. The Inauguration of public Industries to safeguard the work ers against lack of enployment. 6. Education of ALL children up to the age of 18 years. No child labor. 7. Equal political and civil rights for men and women. IF YOU BELIEVE IN THE ABOVE VOTE WITH THE SO CIAL DEMOCRATS. Court Proceedings. Clerk ordered to draw warrant on general fund favor of C. Sam Smith for $40 for money advanced to Mary Vanderpool for transportation ex penses of self and five Hoover chil dren to Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Portland. Petition for county road by Adam Kotzrnan et al. Proof and bond fil ed. Bond approved. Viewers order ed to meet June 18, survey, view out and report on same. Petition of V. A. Ellis for county road. Petition and poof and bond filed. Bond approved. Viewers or dered to meet May 23, survey, view out and report. Petition of J. P. Hahn et al for private change In county road. Pe. titlon and bond tiled. Bond ap proved. Viewers ordered to meet May 21, survey, view and report. Remonstrance of W. B. Lamb et al against granting F. C. Rowlee a liquor HcenHe. Remonstrance filed with petition and proof Applica tion for license rejected, not sufficient signers. Semi-annual report of county clerk approved an apparently correct. Semi-annual report of county treasurer approved as apparently correct. Semi annual report of sheriff ap parently correct. Petition for local option election in Kutcher precinct by John Hoff man et al. Election ordered held and clerk to proceed and comply with law governing same. Petition for local option election in Laidlaw precinct by Jesse George et at. Election ordered held and clerk to proceed and comply with law governing same. Petition of V. P. Jinnett et al for local option election In Redmond precinct. Election ordered held and clerk to proceed and comply with law governing same. Petition of J. W. Collins et at for local option election in Prlneville, Montgomery, McKay, Johnson Creek, Mill Creek and Powell Buttes precincts. Election ordered held and clerk to comply with law governing same. Bond of Benton & Grater for liquor license approved and license ordered Issued for six months. Bond of Cramer & Stevens for liquor license approved and license ordered issued for six months. Bond of Zumwalt & Miller for liquor license approved. License or dered issued for six months. M. T. Cowan appointed road super visor of Lamouta district. A. J. Harter appointed road super visor of Laidlaw district. Petition of O. C. Hale for change In Jenkins road. Bond approved and viewers ordered to meet May 21, sur vey, view out and report. Will Wurlweiler appointed stock inspector for Crook county without salary from county but only such fees as provided by law. Plans and specifications of V. D. Pugh, architect, Salem, Ore., for court house examined and approved and bids ordered advertised on same in Oregon Journal for two weeks. Bids to be opened June 2 at 10 a m. as per notice attached. Doesn't Believe in Equal Suffrage. In an editorial published in the Center Point (Iowa) Journal for April 19th., 1906; the author says; "The s-pheres of man and woman are separate and distinct. Man in his sphere, is and should be superi or to woman, and woman in her sphere is and should be superior to man Man In his essential make-up stands for and represents those things commonly called power, au thority, strength and conquest. Woman lnheressential naturestauds for and represents those things com monly called love, Influence, devo tion, sacrifice and the softer qualities of humanity. Man rules by the head, woman by the heart. Man Is and should be essentially the bread winner. Woman Is and should le essentially the home-maker. Men are essentially builders and organ izers of tilings. Women are essen tially conservers and preservers of things. We know that there is a certain type of thought among men clamoring for the so-called liberation of women and which Is preaching the doctrine that women should throw off the yoke that is holding them down to the home and making slaves and vassals of them, but if you will Investigate the facts you will find that these men harboring this thought, are lilertine8 In practice and are recreant husbands and fathers. We know there Is a certain type of thought among women which advocates a revolution In so cial economics and which preaches the doctrine of woman taking up the work of man and reversing the pres ent order of things, but If you will Investigate the facts you will find that the very women harboring tills thought are failures as housekeepers and home-makers, are driving men to drink and divorce on cold vltuals and "free thought" literature, and through their indifference and in fidelity to their home duties and real mission are sowing the seeds of home anarchy and disorder which means the final overthrow of free govern ment. And you will notice too, that the very men who are clamorlug so loudly for the rights of woman are the very men who make practical slaves out of their wives and that the very women who are so Insistent upon woman being "liberated" and "freed" from something they don't know what are the very specimens that make hen-pecked husbands. No the old way is the true way, and the true way is the old way. Men are and should be first husbands and fathers, and as such and in their essential nature, they are builders of homes and states and Institutions, world conquerors and masters. Women are and should be first wives and mothers and as such and In their essential nature, they are conservers and preservers of homes, states and institutions, masters and conquerors of the world's masters and conquer ors. Let all idle debate and contro versy cease. A youthftl son should not debate with his gray haired mother the superiority of the one over the other. That gentle, tender touch of a mother's hand has no counterpart In the universe and that strong and sinewy arm of the man son never matches strength with "tendons blue-veined and fair." No father's heart can throb with a mother's love and no mother's hand Is strong enough to rule the world by "might and main." Together, they should work out the great problems of existence and solve the mysteries of living. Together, as partners In the great enterprises and undertakings of life and not as com petitors, they should do the world's business In the traffic of the heart and the head and each in his and her own way contribute to the general sum total of all that is good and true and great and best.