The Labor enquirer., 1884-10-25
actions one to anotherS What our preeeul
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The much abused term Of equality,
~ sppiied to Socialism, is the trade mark
of the ignorant opponents Of the science.
Tie equality that Socialism will obtain
will be equal reward for equal service,
and no service, no reward all men ac-
cording to their deeds; every mans duty
to society fulfilled, and society's duty to
every man fulfilled. "Not rash equality
las now but equal rights"
Has the Tribune Republican the eff
frontery to say that under our present
system "the best brains among US" fill
the greatest places? l think not. AS
for "tbe best Blood only bigoted toad
would entertain such an expression.
ambition" is another pivotal express
sion, on which the would-be ANTAGONIST
of Socialism cocks himself and spins
around in puppet fashion, to the disgust
of honest intelligence and to the thor
ough bewildermeut of his own empty
head. Take away the opportunity OF
one man to rob his neighbor, remove the
chances for the base animal passions to
crafty greed and lust; deprive man of
his opportunity to starve his brother,
debauch his wife and murder his chill
dren, and you take away ambition !! Ye
fre-proof angels of He'll, hear and smile
at this philosophy; this be a sentiment
which if set to your Satanic music,
would make most excellent praise to
your sweetmaster. sa.#
What higher ambition" can a man
have than to be great in the eyes of his
fellows2 And how can he be really
great without being just? Is it justice
for one to filch the fruits OF the brain
and muscle of a thousand,of his fellow
creatures? Is that greatness? Is that
ambition If it is, then "ambition",must
go with the rest. f.. I'll
Go to the great artist, the grand poet,
the noble statesman and ask them il
their ambition be compassed in palace
and bank, account, or in the applause OF
an. appreciatiRe and respectful public
in the knowledge that they have more to
eat and wear than the common run Of
people, or ina soul conscious of great
work well done.
But to get on the editorial in the Tri-
bune- Republican refers to that old piece
of idiocy about taking property from
the thrifty and industrious and redistrib-
uting it,among all classes" I dismiss
this by saying that the man who will
make use Of that expression in the sense
in which it is used in the article under
consideration, makes himself a laughing
stock for every person who knows the
first principles of Socialism. IL
Our good-natured, complimentary critic
closes his moDgrel piece thus: Social
ism gets along swimmingly when criti-
cising society as it exists, but when
asked to propose substitute, it goes to
pieces"
The "pieces'"it goes to is the proposed
substitute, and if the writer in the arti-
Gle in the Tribune Republican will take
the trouble to investigate he will learn
that the Socialists have not only some
thing to substitute in place of the present
iniquitous and imperfect plan of society,
but that the best minds of the world
which have fully considered it land,
bless you, they are not a few all agree
that it is not only just but a practica-
BILE one and it is attainable by all-the
Tribune-Republican man included.
1t may be journalism to "dish up" some
thing, correctly or incorrectly, on every
subject before the people; but the editor
who fires away at Socialism without first
learning something about'it, will in time
be found out, and the intelligent people
are liable to call him a fool.