Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15

narrow-minded religious bigotry which
claims amy particular sect tn be the
chosen people and which in unhappy
Ireland to-day sets workers lighting
workers to the delight Of designing Dies
pots, That kind of modern Christianity
we viii oppose Ia the bitter end. We
revere the ethical teachings OF all relig-
Gus reiormers whose iatherland was the
world, whose religion to do good. What
Moses taught in ms sanitary laws, what
Jesus preached in his words of love- what
Carl Marx scientifically proved is the
foundation of Socialism: The character
the moral and physical standing of a
people is Il reflex Of It's economic comb
tons. Abolish paupcrSn and Million
aIrlsn, want and glutlonncSS, and you
have destroyed the incentives to crime
Our religion is the common brotherhood
of man; AN Injury To One Is the Con-
Germ of All,
ibind. Are we enemies of the fam
lily ~; No, a thousand times, no What
hypocrisy on part of our opponents To
accuse lis of the very Grim" which the
capltalistlct system * fostering, Capt.
taIisn renders the family life AN unat-
talnahlc dream to the ma jority OF wage
workers. Capitalism breeds direct and m
direct prostitution; ii drives thousands
of women. unable to subsist ON their
Scanty wages or find employment III all,
into the street; it discouragrs the wage
workers from living Il natural life from
marrying; every newborn babe III Il
workers. family means one more orcu-
pant of the mcagr" table. Socialism,
universal cooperation, would enable
every worker to EMO the blessings of a
family.
4 marriage coatJgrtcd BY MouHon no
! matter hOW many ChHIrhCS and priests
may hare sanctioned ii, ne iooh NJ pen as
prostitution.
foUJ3h. The red flag is nothing but a
symbol of the common blood of life that
flows through all humanity alike mdc-
pendent of race and color. 1t conflicts
with the Stars and Stripes no more than
does Christianity with Professionalism or
any other Christian sect. | love the
Stars and Stripes better than any other
| individual nation but the flag of I'LL ma
tons united, the flag Of equal rights and
equal duties for all. the ilag If Liberty,
Fraternity and EquaIity,I love the best,
fUh. DO we hate Purity? The pub
lie and private life Of the foremost adyo-
Gates Of Socialism, the life of Robert
Owen, Carl Marx, William Morris,
| Michael ibayitt, and a host Of Others will
| answer it.
Shrfh. Are we opposed to Law and Or,
der? If the anarchist capitaIistic system
| (or rather lack of SYSTEM with its "re-
specialize gamblers i'll the necessities OF
life, if the ''befoued bench, monopoly
ridden legislature, corrupt politicians.
armed Pnkerton thugs revclry of the
idlerS, misery Of the producers If these
| infections mean Law and Order. then we
plead guilty. ......... ..... q.
The introduction Of Socialism is merely
a question OF time. If the workers had no
stomachs they could fold their arms and
calmly watch the dissolution of capital
ISM The present competitive system
bears the germ of lf-destruction or
der to live it is forced to produce the elc-
ment that will eventually destroy it.
Capitalism means hate, hypocrisy and
SelIisIness. Socialism means love, devo-
ton, destruction; to the fervor of re-
| ligion il adds, the earnest conviction of
| nOl'il''' ll''i' courage St weary anu
heavy laden; the future is Ours r
A number of politicians and CAPT
talists attended the meeting. The
speaker invited them to debate the
question with him and if possible to
convert him by sound argument to
their way of thinking. But none of
the gentlemen who are always ready
to annihilate socialism-whon no
socialist is near had the courage
to accept the challenge. The speak
cr also read the socialist platform,
which was well received. 1t is I'M
necessary to repeat it here, as it is
substantially The same as that of the
*. of l.. SUB.