Capital and labor . hut out the light. Behold, the workersare rising to claim their throne, and they wUl gladlythrow off their chains when once the angel of deliv-erance is truly recognized. We now come to a very natural question and thatis: Suppose the cause of Social Eeform would winat the ballot box in a national election, how could weget possession of our industries? We have no ob-jections to anyone asking such a question, for it isperfectly in order to look that far ahead. No doubtthe time will soon come when sufficient public senti-ment will be created to push the political fight vic-tor
Capital and labor . hut out the light. Behold, the workersare rising to claim their throne, and they wUl gladlythrow off their chains when once the angel of deliv-erance is truly recognized. We now come to a very natural question and thatis: Suppose the cause of Social Eeform would winat the ballot box in a national election, how could weget possession of our industries? We have no ob-jections to anyone asking such a question, for it isperfectly in order to look that far ahead. No doubtthe time will soon come when sufficient public senti-ment will be created to push the political fight vic-toriously. The widespread feeling of dicontent,and the endless amount of agitation in numberlesscommunities throughout the nation, all betoken thegeneral uprising that is inevitable. The following chapter will consider- how the indus-tries of our nation can be rightfully taken from theirprivate owners, and be the property of all the peopleunder the mighty grip of National Ownership andcontrol. CHAPTER XXVn. e^Mssj^jo^j. Public sentiment is being created so rapidly infavor of Municipal and National Ownership that it wUlnot be long until the majority of the voters in manysections of our country will be in favor of the neweconomic administration. There are many munici-palities now in which there is enough sentimentcreated to win on a Municipal Ownership platform, ifa fair chance were given to the people to expressthemselves on this issue. The final victory is, never-theless inevitable, and knowing the facts as we do, apointed question naturally arises, How wUl the na-tion get possession of our vast industries after thepeople declare that the new order of economics shallgo into effect? It requires ten-fold more pains andtrouble now for the people to understand how thiswill be done, than it will require when we stand at thethreshold of the new and golden period. We will outline several distinct methods by whichthe nation can honorably come into possession of all 899 300 HOW TO GET POSS
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