The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-24
What it Proposes to Accom-
plish for the Peoples
Good.
The Injustice and Deception Of
the Present Governmental
Systems.
Words Of Truth and Wisdom from
Brothers Starkweather and
Wilson.
WHAT SOCIALISM PROPOSES.

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tablish governmental cooperation for
production and distribution.
Socialism proposes to secure to every
person who labors, the full equivalent Of
bis labor, partly in personal remunera-
tion, and partly in social or. public bene-
fits, such as education, recreation, trans
portation, communication and the best
possible sustenance and care in sickness
and old age-not as charity, but as a
debt that society owes to every useful
citizen.
Socialism would perfect the educa-
tional system by entirely abolishing the
present lack of system. The state would
educate every child thoroughly, and, as
they advanced, give them an opportunity
to master any science, art or mechanical
pursuit for which their tastes or abili-
ties adapted them.
Hence, there would be no uncongenial
pursuits or employment, as each could
choose that in which he would be most
likely to excel. Hence, there would be
very few bad mechanics, unskilled work
ers, or quacks at anything.
Socialism proposes scientific, intelli-
gent, enlightened government, or free
cooperation on the basis of liberty,
equality, fraternity and solidarity.
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Socialism proposes to stop the wastes
of society by having none of its mem
bers uselessly employed or idle, and by
turning the great army of non.producers
into a brotherhood of useful producers,
Socialism proposes to have moreswork-
ers, and less work for each.
Socialism proposes that labor sh-ll be
noble, healthful and elevating duty,
not an unhealthy, degrading and siayish
drudgery.
Socialism proposes that machinery
shall do the worlds work, and that the
whole people shall own such machinery,
and reap the full benefits thereof, indi-
vidually and collectively, not as at pres
,ent, when machinery is owned by the
wealthy individuals and corporations
and operated to the degradation of the
human machines who attend them.
Socialism proposes that all the natural
elements and sources of wealth shall be
preserved and developed by the people
for the common good.
Socialism proposes that the cultivation
of land is the sole title to its occupancy,
that the soil is common property, the
improvements belong to the individual.
That as fast as practicable and consistent
with individual liberty, the government
should resume title to all land. and cul .
tiyate it in large domains to the best ad-
vantage, by the most improved machi-
merry, and the raising of only such crops
as are best adapted to soil, climate, sea-
son, etc. X II
Socialism advocates the doctrine that
the fact of existence proves the right to
life; ; the right to life carries with it the
right to enjoy life j; the right to enjoy life
includes the highest possible enjoyment,
with all the means that minister to that
end, so that nothing that art or nature
can produce is too good, or should be
without the reach of any useful citizen
who contributes his quota to the, com
monwealth. No food, no education, no
clothes, no house or other article OF ne
cessity or luxury is to rich or costly for
any useful worker, however humble in
the estimation of himself or his fellows.
Socialism advocates the destruction
and utter extinction of all emperors,
kings, princes, mobiles and tyrants,
crowned or uncrowned, titled oruntitled
no figureheads, and no castles.
Socialism advocates that the time and
service of one man is equal to the time
and service of any other man; hence,
the nearest approach to exact justice,
is equal pay for equal time.
Socialism advocatesithe abolition of all
war, the pacifcation and unification OF
all races and countries for mutual ben
eft. II III
Kings and capitalists make war and
discord war and discord keep men dis
united; disunion and inharmony pre-,
vent all reform, upward tendency, and
higher development,
Socialism would abolish poverty by
preventing it, by removing its causes
As poverty is the cause directly or indl.
rectly of nearly all crime, therefore, py
the abolition of poverty, crime would
become almost unknown, and with
crime, would disappear all the lice,
leeches, vampires and vermin that fatten
on its filth such as the entire legal fra,
ternity, soldiers, police, spies, judges
sheriffs, priests, preachers, qusck doc
tors, etc, ETC., r..
Socialism would have money based on
labor performed, and therefore represent
some tangible wealth or benefit to soci
ETY.. .
The man, therefore, who labored woule
have money or labor notes to tn
amount of service he had rendered. II N