The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-05

subject was pregnant with thought, ex-
pressed with ylgor and terseaess, and
held his audience to the closest atten-
ton. lie said:
A Convert to Socialism,.
''The story of how ] became Socialist
is curious In 1876. while praetieing law
in Chicago. ] once was reading The
Thoughts. of Pascal He there compares
the world TO u slaughter house This
frightful illustration took tremendous
hold OF me. and made me ask myself:
How 20 make such a life bearableP This
led mo TO study economies from sll sides,
and GA 1879 I found out. 10 my great sur
prise. that ! was a Socialist.
But ! had discovered not alone how
20 make life bearable. bat To make it
blessed. and every day since then. in
spite Of hardships has been blessed TO
ne, indeed. since the death OF my wife
life Is worth living 70 me only by preach
ing colcctivism the Term l prefer TO So
sialism The best definition OF coilectiv-
ism is industrial democracy Evolution
which In my mouth means Providence, IS
preparing us for the final struggle he
tween democracy and ahsolutism All,
shiS struggle is far from settled here are
formed the longest. the strongest and the
most frightfui lines or battle finally 10
settle IL.
Tho Few Rich Rule the Many Poor.
rolutism; that is the very kernel Of the
social problem. which you must see. as
soon as your looks are directed TO H.
II you are unbiased. 4 small class of
rich people are controlling all The ind is
tries Of the people. without any respoasi-
hility whatever FOR the welfare OF tho
people, without any accountability AT ALI
20 the Will OF tho people-this ia indis-
putable. The divine right Of kings 20
rule has been replaced by the divine right
Of property 10 rllc, for their own gain.
Political democracy has been achieved
We have converted the irresponsible per
.onal authority OF the king into the inn
personal authority OF the comm 5nwealth.
Ne must take the second logical step CON
vert the personal authority OF our indus
trial &utocrats into the impcrsonsl au-
fhorify OF the COLLECTIVELY Is Social
fsnn~-collecttvtsm
Aye for their own gain mark that
This Is individuatsm. You must make n
sharp distinction between fndtviaualfsu,
and Individuality 7 am a champfon -
individuality. hat J hate indfvidualisr,,
coilectiVism viii advance indivfdualitv
hut * will crush ont inlei3ualtsrD \ co.
oiety, civilization. founded on individual
Ism is founded on something worse, than
dynamite. fer IL SIS founded ON fatso-
hood individual Fn means 20 live for
self alonc-it cam. e be done. N-bN. are
ships Ike the Elbe and Colir,a huifte A.,
innocent person Will say: TO carry uaes-
snGcrs ana freight safely Nothing ~
the kind. They ace huiIt 70 make money
That IS the object. the other thing Is
merely means. This profit s,-stef, ia
ahomiruhle und this accounts for t3,s
disasters e. those sbins Tndlvt8u1lst,-
means 'set ~ characteristics trsffs. ~
man in bis true relation 70 man. who
seeks his individual welfare through TIE
collective Weli-ee.oE~the way prescribed
~ God.
fro.'iom "a Power So 10 Eisht.
"&Suf rtau cannot SEQ THAT rrvs r..l.
the ware-Cssrnef- no lacks f~es.f,,,, .9s
he lacks security. Ar the~e .> "a aia...
snee between liberty ara frt-l,-. --..
former j. ncsat've. absence ot restraint.
freedom IS positive is sura.era ..s,.,. =.
nto~als. I ara moral when 1 ha.t "a az
sgF,- 80 DO right J am free, and sree .,f>.
ehsn T have power - ia rlrht Has q