Workmen's advocate., 1886-05-30


 Though Society is truly an organism, the evolution of society does not take place precisely like the growth of plants or animals The former is the result of efforts cUHHc'DHdY put forth; the progress of man requires the cooperation of men. Therefore, while Buckles view, that the movements of nations depend upon their anteCedents is true, 1t is not the whole truth; 1t must be supplemented by Car lylr's idea that "the history of what man has accomplished is at bottom the history of the great men who have worked here. Again it is true that an idea, to ie sue Cesstul, must be in harmony with sur rounding conditions, and yet, hot is not enough: it must also be Hr,uHntri, so 10 speak, made aliNe-in men and women. There must be a few people, at least who care q great deal about the idea and who feel resi5tless impulse to- wards its propagation.
 Hence we add, that perhaps THE most important part of the evolution is the fact that there dle !SOri0liStS m Mp WOiM m fhr present tjHr, that there are resomte men and women, intelligent representa- lives of all classes, who are. determined to lead the world into the new channels The most precious product of the rvulu- tlon, therefore, we say, .s that practical and energetic band, cunsi ting less of dreainerS than any number ul men hith- erto concerned ln any great movement, and yet fired with all ideal that makes people forget their national antipathies what even Christianity has been p/ ~ less to do The pledge of succel
 ciseh are these men and women W md as if the fortunes of the world depended on their personal rndeavolS, proudly con srious that the fortunes of the world h"rp deirmitd on the struggles of just Surh men 0S UcV
 One such man a man with faith-is a social power, equal to 999 who have only interests.
 The distinguishing trait of Socialsts is that they boldly aim at a rerolutiOu and care not a jot about rrfolnS
 We know that good people now a-days shuddcr at the mere whisper of the word "reyoution," It was not always so. There was time when the eyes of pat i riots sparkled whenever The American Revolution was spoken; there Was a time when "The English Revolution" sounded tolerably well in polite ears. 1 Now the term "reS olution' seems to sug- gest nothing but blood and destruction and violence. Yet, il means nothing of the kind. It simply denotes a complete change, the rigorous adaptation of old i social elements to new Conditlons most orderly, but affecting vast and permanent alterations. That is what all philos0phic Socialists mean by a revolution. Their red flag has no relation to blood, or if 1t has, certainly not to cold clotted blood but the blood that courses warm and throhhlng through the veins of every youth and maiden. But reforms only attack abuses, and in this are lust as un scientific and stupid as bleeding for d fever in i'll oiden times was, both being simply crude methods of suppressing Wmptom%, How can any one reform away abuses thut are mherPt m He sys- tem Reforms even often do immense mischief they open the safety-yalyes and thereby render evils tolerable for the moment, but it io well to bear in mind that evil "evolves' as well as good.
 fhe Coming Rrroi,HioH is the new social force which will so act on the con stltutlon of Society that the old withered husks are cast of, permitting the social butterfly 10 emerge from its chrysaiis 1 Ntqt,.