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Show ISTITT WILSON GIVEN a hoist Br i SOCIALIST 1 Editor Standard: Stitt Wilson, member mem-ber of thr national executive board of the Socialist party and much heralded her-alded in Opden as a Moses to lead the worker out of the wilderness, spoke at the M E. church last evening War clouds, too. may have a silver lining since the shock of war baa backed Mr. Wilson against a wall where Soriulism to him appears a failure and his seventeen years of platform work at labors expanse, wasted. After such a declaration of bankruptcy and failure. Mr. Wilson's solicitation and acceptance of friends from an HUdlence called in the name of Socialism and the sale of literature litera-ture under the same pretense brands him a parasite on labor Christianity and democracy are by no means recent nereions to Mr Wilson's StOCK in trade and there fore, do not absolve him irnm the re sponsibllitles of the bankrupt Nel ther i it meet that Christianity and democracy so rwtlv in blood and treasure should be surrendered to Mr. Wilson as crutches for his reactionary reac-tionary 'Socialism' weighed and found wanting. The speaker pointed out his official Capacity ill the Socialist party bill de-Clsred de-Clsred himself to be "non partisan' in thr Face of the war If this be treason, it is at least a welcome variation vari-ation to "vote the Soialisi party ticket tick-et straight. "' fter the meeting, in the presence I of a score or more of left-overs " from the audience. Mr Wilson and incidentally inci-dentally the Socialist party, were t:i I ken to task for not practicing their professions of democracy by Inviting questions and discussion The speaker speak-er made the local announcements and closed the meeting over the head of the chairman In extenuation of this procedure, it was urged that that par ticular kind of a speech cast a spell over the audience If was not well lo break although the contribution box I was last in evidence Mr Wilson unburdened himself of the opinion that the workers are a servile lot without spunk or intelligence intelli-gence to resent the indignities ln-aped upon them. Such candor is meal and drink to the labor movement, as it exposes Mr Wilson and the Socialist party in their true relationship graft and stupidity. Respectfully, I Signed i E. A BATTEL!,. On Behalf of Socialist Labor Parts Members I oo |
