The silver lance., 1899-03-24
SOCIALISM DEFINED.


golden rule applies to every day life.--
Prof Ely.
The ethics OF socialism are identical
with the ethics of christianity.-Encyclo-
pedia Brittanicd.
Socialism Is the ideal and hope Of a
now society founded on industrial peace
and forethought, aiming at now and
higher life for all men.-Wm. Morris.
Oh speed the moment on when wrong
shall cease, and liberty and love and
truth and right throughout the earth be
known as in their home above.-John G.
Whittier.
A science of rsconstructing society up
on an entirely new basis by substituting
the principle of association for that of
competition in every branch of human
industry Worceste1''s Dictionary.
Socialism-A theory OF society which
advocates more precise. orderly and
harmonious arrangement Of the social
relations of mankind than that which
has hitherto prevailed. - Webster's Die.
ttOndry.
Founded upon the basic principles Of
truth and justice, and in line with the
highest and most precious ethical teach
ings of christianity socialism aims to
establish the order OF brotherhood the
world dover.-Industridld.
1t is the voice of mankind, and the
miseries resulting from those vices to
which socialism wishes to put an end,
and it seeks its means not in a new relig-
ious issue, but in a new social organiza-
ton, hence its name.-Johnson's Cgclo-
pedia.
The land and all of natures material
is the common heritage Of the living, and
should be of free access to the workers
who support the living. 1t is justly no
mans property. The land shall not be
sold forever, for the land is mine The
Bible, Leu. 25-23.
peace on earth and good will unto
man." 1t seeks to unity, harmonic and
atone the economic interests, and hence
the social relations of mankind.
That socialism would 80 far change
conditions for the better and set righte-
GUS causes 10 work which would inevi-
tably LEAD mankind to a better and high
er life is the common belief OF tho worlds
most earnest investigators and thinkers.
Socialists believe tnat the one righteous
purpose of human government is to di-
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higher law of God, OF nature, through the
application of the philosophical law OF
cause and effect. The present crime
making system stands self condemned.
Its purpose is wrong. By its fruits it
shall be judged. There is an adequate
cause for every effect. Socialists would
overcome evil effects by removing the
causes OF evil and not by trying to outlaw
the higher law of nature.
Socialism would see to it that the
higher law "In the sweat Of thy brow
shalt thou eat thy bread" was made q
rule of life, and that "he who does not
work neither shall he eat" Socialists
recognize the fact that labor creates all
wealth, hence that labor alone is the real
title to wealth. The richest men Of
earth under socialism would be those
whose labor produced the most wealth.
Every man would have what he t. irly
earned, and no man could get more than
he really earned. Thus would honesty
and industry be rewarded, and disfion
esty and idleness prevented. This is the
Golden Rule of Christ, and in order To
apply it to every day life it must be em'
bodied in the organic law Of the nov
order.
Let it not be understood that soci aiists
propose to overturn the existing or Ter ol
society. Tine present order is alread,
doomed of its own inherent evils. 1t is
destroying itself as fast as could be dc
sired under the circumstances The
concern of thoughtful socialists is wha'
shall follow. Let it be remembered thai
socialists are reconstructionists not de
structionists. They seek by means oi
agitation to develop the requisite though
and intelligence among the people thai
the new order may be basod upon the
bedrock principles OF truth, justice
brotherhood and love.-Compiied for tn
Delta Laborer By "Straa1er".
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