New-York tribune., 1879-04-23
Mr.. T. L. G0DEM on SOCI4LISM


us CHARACTERISTICS AND SOME REMEDfE5 FOR IT..
from Tle Boston TTaHsTipt Apru p.
The Ministerial Union met in Hois-stTeet
~ c,~r y IF ~, Eg'on npoI some Rentdies for
Socialism" Ii3 dcdu.c Socialism rs cvcrytLuS winch
or AN employer Of labor No adequate remedy Ior this
CIowu- cyiI has yet been advanced among all tine
of teacHu, Socs lists the Christian rchgiou-was crl
ciscd because i uhdcrrated the ute scnce OF the re-
voluiiouisls. The opponents OF nocials moreOyer
are bent Ou preserving taeir property while the
Soci lists proclaim thcIr Willingness 10 sacrifice their
Ios,esso. On the altar Of i1cIr cause.
Nr Cos ain tuuusnt that the danger impending from
tle uu.! Gus masses had been Oyegatad. Thor cney
coc attacks ou the e1''ne s0ctu ".utr nave diverted
fUn uutulT mind fIOu tue Object v. lch they have IN
view. % mOustrOus TRANSFORMATIONS o. social order
Ftur ,cc-liSm was The out-r'Nth "l tt Iacl tht IN
DO oucr nation has 10 been so easy ~ -eze the Govern
like MsIu,0ct4ulsm and uHiEe Christianity, Is not
onlv persuasive bat uSntin7 power. one Of tDe
tiou OF povcr. tae Nhillst movement IN Russia has
Tb sp.cess Of Socialism among the so-caed Iaboring
C>e. s made possible By the relative decrease Of
,,1 IN rad. and manufacture and TO the attractions
OF CITY fc 10 among these urpaLzrd rustcs that
Socialism Ands 10 4uhercnt. In ne next forty ycsrs,
however. tIs cause ol SOC ais VII De- u very great
extent. absent Tor the equilibrium Us already beginning
,Ir lis.id1 er cal.e II the seTesd of So.
c.. ste ideas is expectation bOA lu The
mora. and economical spheres The men WHO ro4p are
tne grandson, OF those VITO sowed.
TIE sprsaI or rr. souo liberation, popular education.
the srr uI tue press political HLelty commercial
cSf.u-i created son iArluglOu the WCstcIn
World tAaf. or Otuer every ono wa to be-
come rich Bug th.s s.Sfc of pOGcd Initiation ended iu
1850 when the awakening Desau; tho expectations Of
eucs pIJgrcs- consequence OF material progress,
wtle al ss0yeIcd % be cIrIVdgJut and dist-ust VI
Roycruueu, Dy persuasion became evident. Then too,
hocII-u Is uJurizacd nowadays by tue prevalence Of
discussion Oh every conceivable sui ect. Tue Socialist
b-r, ms idea, the cE}<tAg inequality OF men, and
tie fact this inequality cannot De denied therefore
This fGIs.ia BY opponent oi socialism strengthens
ths lssati. .Acd classes ~ their mistaken yews.
IN every uc.O OF activity The demand lOf high eNecU
two ,ircis Is dep.OrAbiy M excess or the supply
have invested than there are men take
care Tai. IL true Of Government Oi trade
the cIY from France, England Germany and the
Uutcd states that the egsiaUFrs are already over
WoIAcd aud that - central zel Government 10 tie only
help. But the demands Ot The SOcs s'sts scceIed
TO- would result ia chaos FOR could not found
which they dcsire shall bs fOiStd upon town, city
national government r. This scheme only needs 10 be
glanced at 10 b- pronounced absurd aud this is the
WHY cOus 1eIaDo portion Of tLS human race will
become Socialists.
T1eu. The bud which property has on human nature
will itself form inEurmOuutabie obstacle 10 tOc-
Ism tho plans ~ the Socialists call ICr change IL
human nature. Nevertheless disaster IS threatened the
holders o. accumulated property on account OF the
growing disposition Of The working asses 10 question
tbcIr employers ABILITY 70 CaIy CH tGclr business. As
the OF production grows IN volume disasters from
various causes DCfa The WOrKAg Cids5 ana TINS should
be guarded against by legislation stimulating sefre
spec and lsuTlug safety Tor sdrr Tho most i'm
pOrant before modern society Is the OF those
who work Tor weekly WAGES.