The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-09-07

/ done by the government going into the
business. The socialist is found in
fevery rank OF life and in every civilized
EcOuntry though sometimes known by
another name. They are all looking
forward to that glorious time when the
brotherhood of man will be universally
acknowledged. J.P r.
Eugene Richter, in his recent work
on Socialism, proves without a doubt
that Socialism if practiced would be a
complete failure. He shows the absurd
ity of an eight day; he clearly dem
onstrates that were all to work only
eight hours they could not produce
enough to supply demand Another
mistake is compulsory education Every
one should be educated, but when the
people are forced against their will they
always rebel. Compulsory education
would be restricting the liberties of the
people. Free medical attendance would
stop competition among physicians;
they would have the same salary wheth-
er they killed or cured their patients.
There would be nothing to inspire sci
entific research. There would be no de-
sire to enter the field of experiment.
The United States his grown from thir-
teen struggling colonies into one of the
leading powers of the earth under
Republican form of government. This
clearly demonstrates that our form of
government and laws are superior to all
others. ORION.
Xxx
;cf ha
to the mantle and philacteries of the
rabbinical order, highly educated in the
laws and prophets, he abandoned his
lowly for fellowship. Then as now
" the bowels of compassion" among the
rich and exalted were not noticably
moved to deeds of charity, brotherly
love or mercy. He advocated the uni
versal brotherhood of man, as heirs
with him of one Father. He enforced
upon himself and his followers the
community in property and taught only
the love of God, and love toward man.
Every lesson was based On these two
divisions of the law of love. The early
Christians were pure and perfect social
lists; as long as they were forced to
mutual reliance by prosecutions, faith
in the doctrine alone won proselyteS.
But when the religion gained ground
among the great and became fashiOna-
BILE, simplicity ceased, the fundamental
principle was lost sight of till to-day
many of its pretences are mOckery and
insult to the Master. r. F.
Xxx
Philosophy divides mankind into two
groups, the Platonic and the AristO-
telian. / would look upon society as
formed of two divisions. Under Social
ism would class all those who seek to
better their own and the condition of
mankind irrespective of race or color,
wealth or position; under Anarchy l
would class all those who seek to better
their own condition at the expense of
der and advance along equal lines, with
equal rights and opportunities for all.
Anarchy means disorder and cOnse-
quently destruction of equal rights and
opportunities. Order and progress are
not necessarily along we'll defined lines
of finally established thought, limited
by the will Of a banker, mOnopolist,
or a politician, but it is the result of
experimental departure from the es-
tablished order of society. Socialism
is the ferment now working upon the
people who are dissatisfied with the es-
tablished order, and would find some
thing better, it is the precursor of
better, truer, more equal condition of
social life and as such stand with it.
LEONARDUS.
Xxx
Socialism means brotherhood of men.
1t would also mean the FatherhOod Of
God were not the churches of to-day a
libel on the life and teachings of Christ.
The truth of this assertion is proved by
the existence of what is called the
"Christlich Sociale Partie," in Germany
1t is the antagonism of the churches
to the aims and aspirations of the pro-