The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17
Socialism,

MT. EQWarQ Dellamy IN tile cur
rent number of The F0rum, and Mr..
Terrence V. Powderly in the last
number of his newspaper, want
among other things, the railroads,
the telegraph, and the telephone to
be taken by the Federal Government,
and by it operated for the benefit of
the people. Mr.. Bellamy is a Social
ist and agitator because it gives him
fame and cash it pays to dig up,
reshape, and circulate anew doctrines
which have always been and always
will be popular with those who be-
lieve that society or the State owes
them living, and should give it to
them. Mr.. Powderly is a gentleman
who has found 1t exceedingly profit.
able to preach Socialism and to
create and disseminate discord be-
tween labor and capital"
We have no doubt that every one
of the Wings readers would like very
much to have the editor explain wi at
he means by Socialism; has idea Of
Socialism. Mr.. Bellamy's b ;ok
Looking Backward" is romance
in which the exaltatiou of society,
peace on earth and good will among
men, Is carried forward in magma
ton till it has reached perfection, in
which greed and selfshness have
been cast out by the Punishment of
money, and a more exalted ideal
state is set up for society to strive to
approach, to encourage its upward
and onward march. All human
progress must be directed toward an
ideal shorn of the things which af.
flict it most. Every corporation,
every cooperative movement, ali
civil government is a species of
socialism in which something of the
individuals has been sacrificed for
the benefit of the whole, and through
which public benefit the individual
hopes to be richly compensated for
his sscrfice.
The republican government of the
United States is a great advance on
the line of socialism over the mon
arches of the old world, and the
builders of this structure of liberty
were booted. jeered and maligned by
those who bowed at the shrine of old
things, just as the men who are feel
ing their way in progress toward the
future, are misrepresented and libel.
ed now BY the sycaphants who mas.
querade round the affairs of wealth
and power.
Mr.. Powderly and Mr.. Bcllamy
haye very respectable backing in
their ''want among other things, the
railroads, the telegraph and the
telephone to be taken by the Federal
Government, and by it operated for
the benefit of the people" All the
farmer and labor organizations of
country, numbering not less than
three million of the very best Drawn
and brain of the nation are demand.
ing this very thing. The Wing will
have to go to Asia or Africa to tell
that these men "believe that society
or the State owes them living, and
should give it to them," if it expects
to find any body to believe such
CANNON.
When MIR. Creswell was Post Mas
ter General he proposed taking The
telegraph under government control;
and Mr.. Wanamaker has virtually
recommended the same.
Had it not been for the wisdom
and foresight of Benjamin Franklin
in all probability the postal business
would be In the same category as the
railroads and telegraph, to-day, man.
aged by menopolies, who levy tolls
on whole nation to make million
airs of few.
We would like, (and SO would the
who'd public outside the favored by
government monopoly class) to have
the Whig, or any one else, point out
single instance in which Mr.. Pow
derby has attempted to disseminate
discord between labor and capital"
Mr.. Powderly has protested against
the greed of CAPITAL depressing labor.
The popular ear has heard quite
enough of "bald disjointed chat" and
assertion on these subjects; it is now
listening for facts. Ii the Whig has
any trot 'em out.