The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-21
We Must Educate.

been Of the didactic kind. We, mus
teach mankind to enjoy freedom, fol
liberty is coming the jubilee cannot be
postponed another, forty-nine years
While we educate man for freedom we
are educating him into freedom.
The wild nature of men has been kept
under control by institutions now con-
sidered hateful as soon as men are free
they must beruled by principles. This
requires education.
Anthropology is useful science. The
study of man enables US to decide the
important political questions of the day
While the eighthour law is under dis
cussion the philosopher glances at the
condition of the people living in coun-
trysproducing food spontaneously. He
finds a low state ofmorals, but he is not
satisfied to stop here. He soon decides
that their condition IS not satisfied to
stop here He soon decides that their
condition is not worse than that of the
Esquimaux who have no. time for any
thing but work and sleep, and that ex-
cessive leisure or labor is opposed to
happiness. The miner who works and
sleeps twenty.four hours in a day with
hardly time to eat, is no happier than
the son of the landlord who selfshly
gratifies his appetite in spending the
money earned by the poor laborer.
The answer to the above question is
We must educate. Individuals must al
WAYS stand towards each other in the
relation of teacher and pupil. We must
all teach and learn.
Education is knowledge and discipline.
Teaching Is the systematic art of direct
ing the growing mind.
Where shall we begin? The most I'M
portant part of education is self control.
The necessity will be discussed now.
The method will be left for a future
article.
The useful Socialist is systematical ia
character. He never slops over. He
never flies off on tangent. He Is gov
erned by reason. He does not let his
appetite control him.
A very able article appeared in THE
ENQUIRER few months ago showing the
use of art and the violence done toit by
the competitive system of commerce.
Socialists should feel the force of this
important truth.
We foollshly spend dollars for extras
to eat and drink that might be used to
crafty and improve our love of the
beautiful. The most costly food and
drink only blunts our taste while it adds
nothing to our happiness.
The people of the United States paid,
in 1888, nearly 81 ,OOO,OOO,O00 for drinks.
The difference between this amount and
that paid for WORKS of art is simply
enormous.
l have poor opinion of Socialist as
a reformer, who pays even trltle for a
glass of beer. Drinkers are generally
benevolent and can be persuaded togive
the same trifing sum to furnish the
means of "enlghtening the heather" by
sendingt hem reform literature.
Self control is that part of education
which is to bring men out of selfshness
Children know their own rights by in
stinct; even men cannot be made to re,
gard the rights of others except by care
full training.
Coyetousness is a selfish sin but intol-
erance is a worse one. The selfish man
wants not only the control of his neigh
boris body, but his soul also. my
neighbor must work for me and let me
do his thinking" is the language of Ego
"if man won't use his brain to suit me
III starye him to death or cut off his
head"
The true reformer will never spend his
time in kicking idols unless they are put
in his way to obstruct his path.
It requires an unusual amount of sell
control to enable one to walk with re-
formers having every shade of religious
belief, yet we must learn to do So 1t il
only at the tomb of Christ that armed
Mahomedans are required to KEEP
Christians from cutting each others
throats.
If reformers wait for their jubilee TN
til all idols are broken, they will wal
for Mammon to rule the world in right
.eousnes. Make your highway attractive
and the idols may be forgotten much
sooner If you leave them whole.
The religious beliefs of all intelligen
men may be nearer alike than some ar
willing to believe. The Christian be
lieves in special providence, the mos
important point of his special faith; tn
deist can see infinite wisdom in the geo
logical formation of the earth for tn
abode of man, and reasons that progres
lis the natural order in human affairs
the atheist "reclines upon the bosom c
the UNIVERSE Now which has righ
to ridicule the faith of bis neighbor?
repeat, we must educate men out {
their selfishness into spirit of benevc
Elence and religious liberation.
JOHN SMITH, Philosopher.
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