The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-24

than he had hbored for, could readily be
detected and deprived of that which be-
longed to some one else.
Under asocialistic system, extremes
Of poverty and wealth in the hands Of
individuals, could not exist.
The people in their collective capacity,
would own and control all the surplus
wealth of the nation or community.
EVOLUTION AND REyoLUnoN.
Socialism advocates the complete
emancipation and elevation of woman
to the highest plane of social, moral and
intellectual greatness which it is possible
for her to attain through her own efforts
and the most favorable conditions.
It advocates that she shall have equal
opportunities with men to follow any
profession, art or industry, for which her
education, taste and skill may fit her
and that for equal time and service, she
shall have equal honor and reward with
men.
Socialism advocates evolution and
revolution to accomplish the necessary
and benefcent changes in our. social
system.
Evolution from 9 out, and yolyo to
roll or unfold; hence, a natural and gen.
tie unfcldment by education from the
lowest to the highest conditions of hui
man development.
Revolution from re back, and yolvo to
roll; hence, rolling or turning back ;
a turning upside down; sudden or con-
yulsive change.
Evolution aud revolution are but diff
ferent phases in the same process of de-
velopment.
The unfolding of a rose or the up
heaval of continent are equally natural,
but whilst the rose imperceptibly passes
through all the stages of development,
from smallest bud to broadest bloom in
one short season, it takes ages to mature
the continent before the sudden catas-
trophe of an arthquaKe brings on the
birth pangs of the sea and new land is
born.
Similarly an individual or small COM
munity may become highly developed
in one or few generations, and the
process may be so quiet and natural that
it is scarcely perceived, but to educate,
develop and emancipate the entire hu-
man race has taken ages of time, and al
most infinite labor, and yet the process
is far from being complete SO far, in
deed, that comparatively few are suffi-
ciently advanced to anticipate the i'm
pending crisis, the birth pangs that will
bring forth new and better manhood.
Evolution is creative, formative, a
maturing process, by easy and imper-
ceptible stages 1t is an educational,
logical and positive process, necessarily
slow, but as sure as fate Evolution is
absolutely necessary to perfection and
permanence, therefore, we advocate it;
but we believe also in revolution if the
necessity arises. The shell must be
broken for the weak bird. When the
process of evolution is complete every
barrier must be burst, every obstacle
surmounted, every impediment over
come, to establish the regime of natural
Justice, absolute liberty, perfect equality,
even though few individuals or cher
ished Institutions may perish-the VIC
tins of their own prejudice and folly.
We have written thus far in brief
and general way of the objects and doc
trines of Socialism, for we believe that if
the American people were rightly in
formed on the subject, they would ac-
cept and adopt its tenets; and such is
their natural love of liberty and justice
that they could scarcely wait for the nee
essary constitutional changes in their
to put its doctrines into prac-
tical operation; but, unfortunately for
the cause of truth and right, they have
been misinformed on the subject, and
preiudiced against it by the press, the
pulpit, and politicians, who never men
ton it but with a sneer and to calumnl-
ate; however, we are not surprised at
this as Socialism is the implacahle foe OF
idleness and crime, hypocrisy, ignorance
and untruth, and without these vices to
fatten on, the three ''p's" would become
lean indeed ;. they know Furthermore
that, under socialistic state, they would
be compelled to do something useful and
honorable for living.
THE foregoing is taken from the new
hook ON Socialism, Evolution or Revo-
Iution,n BY Messrs. Starkweather and
Wilson, of San Francisco. A similar
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While the banquet of the lord mayor
of London was progressing a procession
of workingmen bearing banners, one OF
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