Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-01
WHAT Is soCIA LIsMg

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That Is a wide subject to treat on In
briof Newspaper article. There are
I socialism aud socialists Of many kinds
aud shades educational socialists. Bel
lamy socialists. Fabian socialists.
progressive socialists. theosophIcai 90
olailsta. and 40 on. but their common
belief Is that social reconstruction IL
the need u the age.
Socialism" says one writer. rs cv.
cry doctrine which teaches that the
state has right To correct the Unequal.
ity OF wealth which exists among men
and to legally establish the balance by
taking from those who have too much
In order to give 10 those who have not
enough, aud that In permanent man.
rcr. ana not In such and such partic-
ulnr case" More properly speaking. 20
cialiam II an cffort 70 unite capital for
the benefit of all. doing away with pri-
waite competition In which many must
necessarily 30 to the vail. and perish.
II demands the application Of this prin-
clplc to the community. to the State.
to the entire world. The modern movc-
mont Ia this direction commenced In
England. where IN the year isss. so
oicly was founded under the aus scs
of Robert owen. under the name 9. he
Association 81 Al Glasses OF Al Sa.
lions.
Justice TO the subject viii. perhaps. be
best doue by settling forth the prlnci-
plcs OF the Socialist Labor Party Of the
United states a. expressed IN their
platform. as follows.
with the founders Of the American
Republic We hold that the purpose OF
government ~ TO secure every citizen
in the enjoyment 81 this right ito life.
liberty aud the pursuit Of happlncsH.l
but w the light % our social conditions
We hold. Furthermore. that no such
right can be exercised under n system
Of economic Inequality. essentially
destructive u NE. Of liberty and OF
happiness.
with the founders Of this Republic
We hold that the true theory ~ politics
" that the machinery OF government
must be owned and controlled by the
whole people but In the light ~ our In
dustfial development We hold, further.
more. that the true theory ~ economies
IL that the machinery Of production
must likewise belong TO the people In
common.
80 tho obvious fact that our deu.
potlc system ~ economics IL the direct
opposite 60 our democratic ryaten 81
politics can plainly be- traced the exist
cnce ~ privileged class. tho corfup.
ton " government By that class. the
alienation of public property. public
franchises ana public functions 10 that
class. and the abIcct dependence ~ the
miRhticHt OF nations upon that GLARS.
Again. through the pervcrni0n %
democracy TAI the ends ~ plutocrncy,
labor II robbed of the wealth which IL
alone produces. II denied the means of
seit Complement, and. By compulsory
idlcncss In ware slavery " even de-
rriNed of the nscessaries ~ iifc."
In accordance with these principles
tho party advocates the reduction Of
the hours Of labor In proportion to tho
progress Of production. II urges tho
national government to take possession
~ the railroads. canals. teieErnphn,
telephones and all means " public com.
municatlon ana transportation. the
municipalities 10 control all local rail-.
roads. water works. Eas works. etc,
and all Industries requiring municipal
ftanchlaer Employees. under this ar
rangemcnt. arc TO work on the co.
operative nlhn under III. direction OF
the government national or municipal.
and no one II TO be- discharged for po-
liticni reasons, The party further de-
clarcH that the United states shall have
the exclusive right TO Issue money. that
Inventions shall be free 20 all. inycn-
tors 10 be- remuneratcd by the state.
that all paupcr. tramp and conspiracy
laws be repealed; that public authon-
ties provide employment for the un-
employcd that tho veto power ~ tho
executive shall be abolished and also
the United States Senate and all upper
legislative chambers. that alt election,
be- direct and by secret ballot and that
uniform civil and criminal law be-
established throughout the United
states. The party also demands the
administration 1T justice FREE u charge.
and the abolition Of capital punish
muni,
rhir, then, Ia what may b. called
American socialism at IT, present stage
Of development. It's ultimate object
~ stated to be the universal brother.
hood NJ man.
Probably tho most remarkable feature
Of this movement IL ita rapid growth.
Halt a century ago II was placed IN
tho same class us such fungus out.
growihH NJ social disorder ~ bomb
throwing anarchy. and Partisan com.
munlsm To-day II counts millions 81
adhcrcntS throughout the ciylliEcd
world. II has representatives In the
Legislatures Of the nations and IN other
Influential positions. II IL claimed for
Il. bv some Of its enthusiastic support
rrs, that Il h the very essence ~ prnc.
ticai Christianity. A. ID prominent
chicago lady, Dr. Cornella Boy. puts n.
according to the TlmeH.Hcrnld;
Christianity II socialism. The per-
feet Christian, should perfect Chris
tlhn exist, could not help being "a So
cinllsL II would he Inevitable. no
unto others ~ you would have them 10
de- unto YOU What n this but basic
Christianity and socialism nllko9 or
course, IL Isn't churchnnlty. hut then
the religion too often taught and pTac-
tlcrd nowadays, ms always, IN q super
structure foiHted upon Christianity. not
the rvul Christianity az all. Socialism
would be-, " N applied or genuine
Christianity. Next 60 the socialism.
which ~ christianity. I hold dear the
socialism which would teach 10, induce
M. compel Ms VI need be. TO become one
great family. MS God designed W 10 be,
instead ~ millions ~ small Isolated
families, each one wrapped up M itH