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

to future generations. Socialism meets
with too great an opposition to ever be-
come a success. This opposition its
vOtaries will endeavor to overcome to
gain clear course for their operations.
In so doing there will be created con-
slant repetitions of past revolutions
and descriptions of nations and people.
p. A. F.
That the social conditions of our
country need changing no one denies.
True Socialism we can never hope to
have. Some of it's features will be
adopted locally but very few by the ma!
tiOnal government. There is too much
wealth arrayed against it. To under
take to pass a law to help it would raise
that old cry: "Class legislation" Every
man Or woman who works should not
only have the necessities of life but the
comforts also. They can never hope to
obtain them under present conditions.
Cooperation will never be success.
1t requires amalgamation of the differ
ent natiOnalities, instead we have bick-
eringS and jealOuSies. The agitation
for government control of railroads,
telegraphs and other great monopolies
will no doubt be successful in the end
If other nations have made success of
it, this one can. MAC.
Socialism was beyond a doubt the
original form of government. The early
Christians were socialists who knew on
ly laws of morality, the love of God and
fellOW-man. SelfishneSS and pure Social
ism cannot cO-exist; no man who will
not take of what he has and divide it
among his fellows can lay claim to pure,
whole sOuled Christianity or Socialism.
Is it the right kind of government |?
Most assuredly, but not for this world.
In Eternity we will have Socialism, If
my ideas of the hereafter are right, but
never in Time. Socialism means hon
esty; and mankind is now entirely dis
honest and self-seeking. The ministers
of the so-called Christian religion are
all "out for the stuff" like their unpro-
Tossing brethren. Abolish property
and you may for time maintain Social
ism, but only for while. 1t is not in
humanity to agree for long on any
subject. J. B.
SOcialism-brOtherly love is spirit
manifesting itself more and more every
day, and is only a matter of time until
it will control the political parties Of
our Union. Its believers are the work
ing classes who are in the majority, and
these masses are looking forward to
this long hoped for reform. 1t is be-
yOnd doubt in the ascendant. Some
thing helpful must certainly come to
better the condition of the labOring
class; it is impossible to imagine that
the wealthy are to continue to amasS
fortunes while the bone and sinew of
our country are striving to avoid star
vation. 1t is prOverbial that the poor
man will divide his last crust with his
needy neighbor, while the rich gold
bug lives in splendor. The different
organizations and societies of our land
are all socialistic, the anarchists ex-
cluded, and by uniting, which they
surely will do, they need not wait for
Bellamys Millennium. BRIGHAM.
The socialist is often confOunded
with the anarchist, but that does the
socialist a grave injustice. There is as
much difference between the socialist
and the anarchist, as there is between
light and darkness The anarchist
would destroy the government, while
the socialist aims to build up and
strengthen it. Many of the socialist
theories appear to be impracticable,
but that is because the world is not
ready for the evolution. But the peo-
pie are leaning more and more towards
Socialism. The government and many
of our cities have already adopted a
few socialistic theories; for instance,
the government controls the mail serv-
ice, and many of our cities control their
water and gas works. Why not then 60
farther? Why not control flour-mills
and other necessaries of life. Give the
people the necessaries of life at the
least DOSSihIa cost and this can onIv ha