Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-19

nsrat also was short lvecy IL is not
faSr iniereloe that IL was found that
human nature was not prepared for
% RADICAL a change IN the social reia-
tons IL WAS brave experiment. IL
was living propheey OF the nobler oAy
when Christianity win IN sery TACT
make men hrothers-
Thea anesent and modern soeialistms
falind bscanse there Was net character
enough within them to give them per
inagDfy. So subtie and com9licated
are the selatiosss Of this proposed type
81 elvsiization thai II can only he main
tasEed by the exercise of the lofJlast
virtues Let us not deceive ourselves
BY admitting TIE postulate % often
put forth by social reformers that the
f1rw order VIII he able In itseE 20 ex-
tirpafe all vices. and 60 implant the
beautiful grAcea IA the Son al man.
The truth - that any socialist organi-
nation win have fts own peculiar temp
tsfions which must be masterrS hy
strength and nobility of character.
There are certain vices which In such
a .oeieiy az Mr. Beilamy suggests
you ldi,e largely abroeatad. We can
sA3sily scs that the temptation 10 the,
and 70 political corruption would De
greatly lessened in that civilization.
But while Il would help human nature
oa that side. IL would be quite apt 10
encourage some Of the meanesf and
most derplcabie traits In the character
OF men. The temptations TO sh.rs. 10
deceive, To tapfls 20 grow iealous.
20 mind orher ysopies bufanes~ would
i,e quite perce ptaDls increased In such
sosieiy, 80 mach 80 tha' none but
srnpg and noble natures could with
aay satisfaction enter IL All good
mxa would b. glad 10 enter iH'o a
social compact where the helpless aud
ths weak would be- c2rsd Tor. bnt pa
an organization where the sick and
the well recelse an equal share
OF the bounty of the commonwealth
there would be constant effort no the
part of those who were not actuat-Ad
py the noblesf motives 10 have them
selves set apart ia the lnsalids corps
where they could enjoy the iaAais
Tor hicl others to4led- Under sueh
conditions even the best OF men would
protest against being compeilea 20
put their shoulders unaer every i@1s
fellow who chose rather 10 De cArfaoa
than 10 walk
All workers among the unfortunaos
ciasxes know LAA1 THIS IL the Sreas
d.u,culGy with our present ehslfay
syslein. There n money enough "a.
the exlsting e>eisAa oraer 10 care io1
all The worthy poor. An0 NC CO Ho@
h,s,,.ate 10 sas Iual All the hoipiesA
wou1o De ca4ed ior gsauiy os N'e
c.yilization u Iaae Nint lcenAa century
II H. were MOL t4iAl los every wossns
one htaped y hall ooloIl knasos pusA
Do the front a-sd grab ia< ~orAas
chalsy 80 0oa<JAn. n lhis psrsefssoa
VI Iise gails "a lne kEslAy oAsposeo i-AsN
phiianlnropix u nave come 10 quHLSn
whether our D,,aevo4eut societies have
NOT in tAe long run done more harm
taaa good. Nor have we any reason
tso taa AK tnat ali this will be changed
when those who want he1p need 40
songer appeal 10 private cnarity, but
demand as a TiglS support IRON The
State. Experience haze taught That
On all charities those of the state are
the worst asIaEAaAistered and oft<nost
impsccd upon
We have SO far discussed the dangers
from below on the part OF the lazy and
iiooienf. Even greater dangers would
menace the State from above the
ae<Aiers did noa possess tue most un-
seliish patriotism. We do not Ind
that the average official can he safely
trusted with more power thaa he
now has in hie hands. In the new
regime could we trust him to baadlc
the entire wealth of the Nationf IL
the temptation TO robiery were gone
rhe ambition for place and power
would remain The spirit oil the en-
Dexrler msght die out, but the spirit
OF boseism would be as strong as ever.
II we fad that today the most dreaded
character In American politics II the
boss what would b. hss influence I'm
Mr.. Beliamy's Boston OF A. ID. 3ooo
with his hands upon the entire In
dustzial. social ard political interests
al the commonwealth. Beside him the
late Mr.. Tweed. of New York. would
be a very same and harmless affair-
"oh.- il IL esid, matters would
he very different under the new ORDER
Why? VIII change In social
,ystem regenerate human character
We have no reason 10 believe that
such a cause viii produce &C mighty
result.
Nature teaches that the Law OF
growth Is from within. outward lt
il character which viii remodel society
and not society that shapes char
actcr. There is indeed o certain mutual
reaction. Yet the originating force
IL In the spirit in man and not In the
State.
A noble character viii create Us
own environment. The most favor
able outward conditions often fail 10
traussorm a weak nature into n strong
one. on the other hand The letf1est
virtues are often cultured under she
,noet untoward circumstances. Bis
cory teaches ue that the state cannot
do much TO effect the moraa status
az the individual II il the Individual
who j. constantly moulding and re
moulding the social order into con
fo-susy TO HE own nature.
The golden age VIII dawn when
goafieul virtues spring up In fhe souls
t,f men. When that day coEDfT. vht'fh-
81 we have a socialism or a republic
Or a monarchy men wfl live happily
and nolir together ia fellowship and
ssrofherbood-
What 10 nes<ied tp introduce a bet
ter ssr-rl order into the world r. not
chssSlr aTifaticD nor new srherne<.
hut nus,ie lives. We shall hasten on
lsynoesiFcr-day most certainly by snl-
turing a ten1er conscience. O. loyal
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