The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1893-06-14

ii which viii distribute rewards 10
al alike without regard 10 merit.
And here is the illusion dangerous,
holding ont is il dies. false hopes
Ito the undeserving The idle re.
ceiye the rewards 81 the diligent. the
rightful need % industry and econo-
my. yet these possess no industry
land practice no economy.
The vicious. who deserve the priss
on stripes, are rendered rewards which
belong only TO the yirtuous and pure
The dull and unproeressiye share
equally with the progressive All
1.-THE ills Of life are to be eradicaied by
an equal distribution Of profits, and
this to be accomplished BY = change
Of social SYSTEM Ever since the
Ibreaking up Of original communism,
all history has been afstortl q TIE
e11.'i1, q 1fI'.| ! &. ~ (1|||I'
riders and ruled, between capitalists
Iand.iaborers
But parties seldom succeed in fas,
ltening error upon the minds Of the
masses and so are not inimical toonr
free institutions. But the socialistic
agitator, In whose path springs up
discomfort, becomes menace. He
grows eloquent over the wrongs Of
the laboring man and stirs the sym
pathy This hearers, BY touching their
hearts with the brand OF disaffection
and infiames their minds by con
trasting the social status Of master
and man. His peculiar characterize
tics are his hatred toward master and
his love toward man! his love of
masters position and mansion and
bis contempt for mans place and
humble dwelling. He then bridges
the impossible to d Utopia in which
there is neither master nor man, but
instead fills it with beings who ia
one great community, work as int.
grail parts OF . vast machine. poverty
il overcome and happines is univer.
sal!
What an inviting prospect! The
cares Of life taken from the puny
arms Of the individual and placed
upon the broad shoulders of the CON
munity! What a relief! For not
withstanding the varied industries
Of the age which offer permanent EN-.
ployment, the most perplexing ques-
Etinns 10 men and women are. how
best to gain livelihood, maintain d
respectable social standing, and Law
by 4 eompentency for old age. To
do these and keep in the Of
progressive society require constant
effort. Age, It's d battle for the mas
ses which knows no ceasing. So it.
il 70 wonder that writer's On politi-
cal ECONOMY, whose imagination out
runs their rens0n, give glowing pie
lures Of d state 0f society III which
individual responsibilities No longer
assumed, nor required hut instead
this Is shifted TO this ideal creature
= society-and misery is shorn Of
her strength No wonder that tic
toiling masses whose burdens weigh
heavily upon them, would gladly
leave the distressing sands and
searching sunof labor, for The green
fields Of promise and refreshing
shades Of hope so eioquently de.
scrihed by economic dreamers
As an artist, the socialist s sue.
cessful. The most exacting critic
can see no faults in his picture. Btlt
as practical man, a leader, he is
. most signal failure. He cannot
produce the original Of his picture,
nor point TO lis l,ealits nor tell the
world how it may find it.
Each leader, it is true. attempts
to bring humanity up in theory u his
ideal. but II fees upon approach like
the Mirage which is its only com
terpart. The Russian Nihilist, whose
motto Is Land and Liberty teach
90 that the first step 70 be taken in
founding the new order is assassinal
ton IT rulers and officers and the
destruction Of the existing govern.
nent. Then. wifh-the division Of the
land. grant liberty. Throughout
Europe, there ID constant menace
to peace from Nihilist, Anarchist
and Socialist
/ But il 10 in our own land where
simple plenty may grace every house
hold TO which We must look for the
Socialist Of every hue and shade.
Each here may freely express biz
opinions, 30 it becomes the great
rendezvous for the maIeontents Of
every land. Mr. George would not
divide the land but you'd make ii
common property. He confidently
believes, for We give him the credi,
Of being SINCERE, that aft the wrongs
or the laborers would be SET right
and kept right forever BIZ the con
summation Of this wild theory The
world IN one vast farm.
Others would make common prop
lerty Of the manufacturing and carry
4 ing interests and thereby remove the
Icause Of ail social disorder and dis
i tress While perhaps the most bril-
4 liant and consistent Of all the social
| lists Of orr country il Bost1n's lattsI
I author Who describes social stat.
| Or the twentieth century which MAJ
| be called > lazy mans paradise.
Il This i ordained b making every
1 producing industry common proper
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