Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-04-14

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long as men-in form but not i'll fact
continue to use their power to compel,
their arts to deceive, and their bribes to
entrap the young and helpless; SO long
mast these pictures remain true, How
long, O Lord how long,"
This certainly won't offend the
capitalist class. Sentiment is the
result of experience, Of conditions.
The exclamation at the end of this
"reme1y" betrays the weakness of
the faith of the preacher.
REMEDY III.
"Some means must be found to lessen
the greed for gold on the part of manu-
facturers and dealers. so that honest,
virtuous labor will be able to command
such wages as will make life endurable,
If not comiortable; enough to shut the
door against the wolf of want, behind
which lust leers and protlers its gold.
Surely, this is practical "Some
means must be found " What
means? The Socialist Labor Party
has found means, and they are Bit
terly opposed by gentlemen OF the
cloth who stand squarcly on the side
of capital, as Il rule. Organizations
of laborlng people for practical ends
are opposed by capitalists who pay
preachers to preach the "word of
God" They are perfectly willing to
let the preachers preach, and the re-
formers talk about reform, but when
it comes to a practical act, then they
use all means to defeat reform.
They talk virtue, and "stump it"
during political campaigns to elect
libertine to office. Do you deny it?
REMEDY ".
"WOmen and men must be content to
wear less useless iinery, and be less eager
for 'rare bargains. "Cheap white
goods" "cheap embroidery" and the
like, too often mean cheap virtue and
crushed womanhood at the other end of
the line
The readers of the WoRkMEN's
ADVOCATE will smile at the Creme
dies offered. This last one seems
too puerile to put forth. When peo-
pie can get good goods for what they
are worth they will not care for use
less finery. Nor can We find fault
with the desire for "rarc bargains"
under the present system. The la
borer is compelled to buy cheap for
he is compelled to work cheap.
Compare these remedies" with
the propositions of the Socialist
Platform, the principal one of which,
if carried into effect, would certainly
not tend toward the cnslavement of
men and women, and then, if our
philanthropic friends wished to
preach morality and dress reform
they would have plenty of opportu-
nifty, and their ideas would be more
easily carried into effect. Here is
the socialist idea:
"The substitution of public owner
ship for private ownership of land, in
struments of labor (machines, factories,
etc. and with it cooperative production
and guarantee of share in the product
in accordance with the service rendered
by the individual to society"
The preaching of this doctrine by
Socialists is stigmat.zed as revolu-
tonary and incendiary because it is
practical. 1t is revolutionary, and
when the people comprehend it they
will put it too the test. Meanwhile,
dare our friends of the PhilanthrOpia
school discuss it in their publication ?
With the great industries under
the control of organized society, the
Cooperative Commonwealth, there
would be no incentive to starye
women and children and, on the
other hand, the workers, being in
possession of perfect freedom and
the means of decent living would not
be tempted to sell themselves, even
if that were possible.
We earnestly advise Mr.. Lewis and
his friends to look into causes and
make their remedial suggestions pro-
portionate to the evils to be cured,
rs they have it; prerented as we pro-
pose.