The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-11
%CHAUTAUQUA CHATTER.
Prof. Heron on the Subject of Social
Democracy-The Regular Grind
of Ohautauqua Work and
Entertainment.

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Yesterday afternoon before the lecture
Mrs. Rhodes entertained the audience in
the auditorium in delightful song, the
encore "Comin' thro' the rye" being CIV
en- in an especially charming and happy
way.
Prof Heron continued his lectures OF
socialism under the head of
SOCIAL DEMOCRACY"
The principles on which this subject was
discussed were laid down in his lecture
the evening before and the discourse To-
day was more an elaboration Of details
as exempliied in the conditions Of socie-
ty at the present time. He showed how
far from the standard of Christian teach
ing were the functions OF government, OF
the courts, Of legislation aud Of society.
Christianity, he claimed, can be- express
ed politically only through a pure de.
mocracy, the individual acting out the
teachings OF Christ in his individual or
representative capacity SO as to make
government IN all its departments-ex-
ecutive, legislative and judicial-pure
and having the elevation of all the peo-
pie at heart. We,have no pure democ-
racy. We are misrepresented as a peo-
pie. Minorities have 10 representation
and majorities nave SO become the tools
Of the selfish boss, capital and corpora
ton that we are virtually misgoverned
by All oligarchy or burocracy that buys
its way to everything; e. g. II corrupt
United States senate, Standard Oil Co.
A tory party is growing up in our coun
try that is working for the Capitalization
Of power without responsibility to the
people and pervertlDg the uses Of gov
eminent. This is evidenced by the fact
Of the people actually banding them
selves together to protect themselves
from the government; e. g. the Park
hurst uprising, civic federatlons in Chi
cago and other large cities. We are
misrepresented officially, proport .onate-
ly, socially. legally and morally. Great
Britain is more democratic and better
represented today than the United
States. Our government is entirely 10
the interests Of property rights-seltish-
ness. The masses arc ground down to
build up oligarchy. The social rights of
the masses are %trampled upon and their
means of higher development arrested.
An increase Of responsibility thrown up.
on the individual develops responsibility
in the individual aud he rises in the
scale. Our present government is TAX
ing away this responsibility and giving
it to a few. Democracy, or rule by the
people, is being crushed out. We are
becoming a nation of tenants and in ter
years at this rate will become a nation ui
|, political and industrial slaves to the
power of capital. There should be nc
social classes in labor. The day lahore,
should be as much respected as the mil
lionaire. The idea hat a man SHOULD
accumulate wealth according TO his
ability is a pagan idea, pure seltishnees
and not Christianity. Our reward fol
greater ability to acquire should be the
greater power it gives us to give anC
bless others. Self interest is not the law
OF life, competition is not the law OF
! progress. Old political economy is
, based upon these principles; but it il
wrong, it is a pagan idea. Cooperation
, is the law Of growth. The greatest stel
10 progress are the result Of sacrifices
Sacrifice and competition is the grea
law of historical progress. Capital dom
mates labor aud labor determines tn
opportunity to live. We have come t.
this: Shall material things take tn
place of human life? Property wa
made for man and not man for property
g The new social movement aims not a
the destruction Of the individual but tn
protection and elevation of the individ
uai.
9 n ENTERTAINMENT.
S The chorus club started out wit
about 80 in rehearsal at I o'clock an
q good drill work was done. Singers ar
specially urged to join and help swe
9 the chorus.
t Mrs. Rhodes and the Mandolin ciu
X again RECALLED the audience in beautifr
song and harmonious string, after whic
Us. Burdette, the humorist, stirred tn
n mirth OF his hearers by his rendition {
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