Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-31

SEEING ONE ANnrHkR FAYE 70 FACE
At meeting of Congregational minis
tsrs at Chicago few days ago. red hot
socialist OF that city was Invited to deliver
an address explaining what the socialists
Esnt 70 do, how they want to do il, Whar
is the basis Of their sehsms and what the
reasons for It's psopsgsn iism. The address
was listened 10 BY "a large audience of min
isters and others. All present heard by
the word of mouth the soeislistic priuci-
pies and their manner of propagation.
This was rather novel spectacle. Bat
it should not BE- Ministers and othass WHO
have to deal with moral sad other great
questions should hsYs tras understanding
of them. The way TO get this knowledge
is to meet face 20 face with the props-
sandists Of the various principles. 1t
will not do in our time and in our
republic for the clergy or for any who
would be leaders in directing the moral,
social or political HE OF this nation, to shut
themselves up like The monks Of the mid
die ages, or depend upon runor and hear
ssy to- their information. Inc advocates
of the various theories and ideas need to
get together, explain their positions and
reason with one sao:hsr.
Too many Of the difficulties that work
detrimsat 10 the affairs of nations have
arises flo0 misunderstanding. After
many tortGass have been wrecked and
thousands Of lives have been loss, it has
often been learned thar al The trouble sEose
from misunderstanding. 1t is too much
the case today that those who would sup.
press growing evils or institute reforms are
reasoning from imaginary premises or
from preconceivsd ideas, instead of avail
ing themselves of the opportunities to
know things 81 they are. People of the
New England States profess to know more
about the Chinese and the Mornons than
those who have dwelt among them for
years Tnsy do mora sgi:s.irg perhaps
than sny other people.
The question Of Socialism needs to be
understood that the truths it contains may
be promulgated aud its errors and evils
combatted. Prejudices aud preeonceiyed
opinions should not hinder the fullest in
terchauge of ideas aud reasons. Let all
reasoning be based upon Information
gained from the most reliable sources
from the fountain head instead OF from ru-
mots
Tue Chicago socialis. told the ministers
that there are nov 100000 Of his party
in this country. lie said thai they are
simply the birds Of storm that now Is
brewing. "SupposiDg," saidhe, that there
is q great, worldwide uprising, and the
governments uphold the capitalists, it will
take time aud millions OF lives before the
movement can De made successful On tbs
other baud, il the powers that De support
the great majority, and thousand or so OF
capitalists are killed, wha, of thst2"
Also hs said that be would sd.
wise the employees of a factory
to 90 to the proprietor and say to him;
Give Us the factory aud We will give you
PsnSIon 'ur "'''-'' And when hey sue.
coed in establishing their sysreu- ana I'm.
portant thing would BE- to "issusucsrs rEvv-
love in its most ideal form TO take the
place Of marriage. The family would be
the child OF the community"
Men who have the good OF the country
st heart can thus, by listening to snarch-
lists, know what they are dealing with and
can prepare to convince them other error,
by reason, if possible. or, if not possible, be
prepared to meet them With warm re-
cePtiOn shoald they attempt the overthrow
OF society.