Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-10-31
From tie Phalanr.
EXPOSITION OF THE VIEWS OF THE
ADVOCATES OF SOCIAL REFORM
RETARD TO POLITICS.

T)H(DJ L GIEc VT ICoNI-1sI iNi~I C1N-'A
IN REGARD TO POLITICS.
The object of the Phllanx is to interest
the thinking and liberal minded of all class
es in this country ina deeper and more com
prehens:yc reform than any hitherto occupy
inr public attcnton-in Social Reform.
We hold it to be a truth evident to every OBJ
server of society and Of the political career
of this country, that the evils which afii Ct So
cicty are social, not political, and hence, that
social reform Only can eradicate them.
This is a great and all-mE ortant truth which
canno, be too soon or two strongly impress
cd npon the minds Of the people of the Tn
ted Safes Its infinitely connected with
tlcr welfare and prosperity as nation and
their happiness rs individuals
Ou5 evil, are social, not political, and a
social reform only can eradicate them.
Not only is a social reform the only means
of ameliorating the evils which prey upon
society, but it is the Legitimate policy of this
coln,ry-thc high aim which it sh~u ld have
Immediately in view.
A socil reform is the continuation, the
completion of our great political movement
Of l776. By our revolution, we effected a
great polite Il reform, or reform in the old,
tinr- IGNORED, and firmly established polItl-
cal system, which we had received from Eu-
rope. but there reform has ceased; we have
retained and preserved the social system,
which we received from the same source,
unalicrcd and untouched. 1t rests with the
People and the leaders Of the people of this
generation to continue and o .5nmmatc the
great work OF reform commenced by their
noble ancestors. The inyllu die p .nciples
u'NLer;y anl equality wh CT they established
in the polu cal svs en- of cur country must
b" extended by the mn Of the present day
to lis social system. They IF cted polttl-
cal reform and secured to MS the blossi Is
of political liberty and cqu lily, we must e.
feet a 50 'ial reform ana bcqu 3ath to our pos
fcIity tho far more precious boon OF social
libc ty and equality! Their co nb1t was to
reform unjust and oppressive political lnsiltu-
tons; ours must e to reform unjust and more
oppressive social institutions. They con'en-
te d d against the outrageous usurpat ons OF
tyran cd power; we must contend against
t,c h.ightng Influences of unnatural social
arranoenc us: bat whilst theirs was the tn
umpl OF tho sNold, ours must be the triumph
ofrcason; VIII lst theirs WIS victory winch
r-,'"!!c,! ~" r enemies, ouis must be VCto-
~ which viii unite our fellow men-onr bro
theirs: for the sword in the hands of warriors,
there must hc science in the hlnd5 OF CIT
Ems; for hos, lie blows Le.wecn adverse par
ties, there must be friendly conference be
tween am cable interests; for violence anc
blood there mus; BE- concilill.Cn and peace
II, ,,.t,l = tnnnnlOnC
polite i rclorin. AMI cs,ahl she'd a new poll
cal system in the plIce of that rec s5Ted from
tmolarch;cal Europe; but whilst they chan
prd The form Of government of the old world
tncv retained. as before sl;d, the form of so
C ely, or the social orgln' zItjon uaal cred
Aud tbs is the r king ct to wa CHI we IN
vie the attention of statesmen, rctormers
and ~ lanth:op 5. Ii eNpl ms tn; reason
WY true pol riual system and democrat
institutions have not rCmid ed in tAis cpun'f!
tloic liz ting 50 i / evils, such as want o
cmplpym IL. I'm e. MY It Sdoa S'chce, Pr
Vyty, ptup,-sn, dapHrd! ani CRIME. l.
cNpA.u5 aleoWly nluy true cnJ5 OF Nun
KIND now cons der rypu nI.caa sm failure,
ana despair of mlu's social elevation and ms
capacity fer srlt.goyc nment. Instead OF an
ANIL orlton offs cal evils and an immense
lyinp.oyed coud t'ou of the people, the same
oppressive evils which exist under monar-
chcol form of government, exist also IN this
land of poljtcIl liberty, modlhc only by CIR
cum5tInccs OF a temporary character. The
working classes, who form the great mllorl-
IL of the population. are subjected to the
sine haras, NJ cares AMI GnXltics of life
thcv are cqu,lly the drudgcs of ill-rcqujtcc
AMI cNhlusiug to /; they are as Dependant
upon capital at the llhorjng IN lsscs of Eu3ol e
and like them, are hirclings, bound in tn
thaidom ofmenial saWitudc. Political fee
dom and the equality of civil rights, wh'cl
81 " possess, afford thcmno protect on agaIns
t. 'yauny of industrial bondage to wh,cl
3 , rc subjected under false sys EN- o
l.,I,3rv: aud no security against rcductIvt
an depressing competition, unjust monopo
Us, or a coalition of capital opposed TO The
interests oillbor, and the power of machine
~ in the hands of few, which work;
against instead of for the mass.
This is the state of things which we fine
existing under our free political instituti"r:
with regard to the working or producing
classes, who constitute the great body of tho
people. They endure the most oppressive
evils. hut all classes in society suffer from
social evils, and the rich. who are freed from
want and the cares and anx;etics of pIocu
rug subsistence, arc subject 10 moral woe
and disappoiutmcnts as painful and in'olcra
bic rs those which atilct the same class un
der the most absolute governments OF the ole
would.
Why have not political freedom and demo
cratic institutions been able TO eradicate these
various and complicated evils, and secure
happiness TO all classes in society!
The reason is easily explained. We have
bestowed the false political system of Eu
rope and replaced il 10y true one, but We
have lett unmolasied the social organization
10 all It's branches ofirlustjce. talseness and
mlQuily We have engrattcd good and sounc
T"hucd institutions upon a false foundation
Upon detective and corrupt social instltu
uoilS' WArh hive cuCcaderod the same evil:
and mSruvS ma this as in the old world.
We have the s1mc rcpucnant. degrading
and lll-Tcqm'cd system oflndustry as Europe
the same system OF fec competition. or false
rivalry and cuyious strife and anarchy in the
field of commerce and industry; the same