Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-26


At a time when the issues are so
clearly and so closely drawn be-
tween the forces that are contend
ing for the supremacy in shaping
the policies and destinies of the
Republic and when those who would
choose between Equality and Prlvil-
ege have so convenient an opportun-
ity to make their choice effective, 1t
Is difficult to persuade the friends of
the principles advocated by the re-
organized Democratic party that If
the professional malcontents who af-
feet to be dissatisfied with the linn
its to which this party and its al
lies have gone In championing the
rights and interests of the great
mass of the people are not the
paid agents of the Republican Ma
tional committee, that at least they
are serving as it's unwilling but eff
lSCtiNc 'oOio w ploiuotc IhO 'Siy
end for which the Republican or
ganization Is contendiDg.
But whether paid agents or not,
the Democrat believes that all con-
servative citizens who believe in
maintaining and directing the insti-
tutions Of the country as they by
the founders Of the government were
intended to be maintained and di-
rected, and who would guard these
institutions from the attacks Of those
who would subvert them, be their
position high or iow cannot but
deprecate the encouragement that Is
all too evidently being given by the
local and national Republican or
ganization to the type of radicalism
and disturbance that was voiced in
this city Wednesday night and to
which the Beacon gave such willing
prominence In the hope of injur-
ing the Democratic cause.
While the immediate fruits of
such policy of encouragement may
be temporary advantage for the
political organization by which the
encouragement is given, its ultimate
effect must be to arouse dormant
giant force that may turn and destroy
the very organization and interests
which are now so eager to minister
to its intense but misdirected appe.
tite for power.
We say this in the full consciousness
of the remarkable and increasing
favor with which the so-called social
istic idea has Of late years come to be
received by the people, and it is not
with any thought of disparaging the
. cause Of what is understood to be true
Christian, American Socialism that
we are impelled to make these obser,
vatlons at this time. BY this term VIC
mean that spirit Of Socialism which
finds its best expression and it's advo
Gates in some Of the leading pulpits
j. and colleges Of the country; which II
advocated in spirit by many OF the
nations leading journals and public
men, and which Is being crystalliZeC
into law in the present advanced
form of moderate extensions O
the system. of public operation ol
control of the public utilities.
This is the Soclalistic idea rightly
safely and temperately directed fol
the advantage of all the people, an,
a with oppression and injustice to none
G This is Christian socialism-the prac
n tice of that fundamental American
principle which guarantees to al
D.. American citizens equality of oppor
n tunity before the law.
y But for that type Of Socialism
q which has for its foundation the hop
of violent, immediate and revolu
tionary institution of the theorie
5. which have been taught persistent
d by the school of 'refornlars" tina
IL acknowledge Karl Marx as II
y head, and which has for it
advocates such disciples as he VIII
n Wednesday night harangued an Ak
s. ron audience, and who, after givin
~ himself to violent and dscriminat
n abuse of party that more nearl
IS than all others now appealing to th
" suffrage of the people represents tn
y principles that since the foundatio
- of the Republic have been recognize
Q, as making for the peoples and tn
NJ nations welfare, enables an organ {
10 known enmity to the principles @
~ socialism to make the most Of his hal
20 angue, for the benefit Of monopoly
b. we repeat that for such advocates an
~ such cause conservative people ca
N have no feeling Of sympathy.
le Such men no more represent tn
ID true principles of socialism than
le the handful of hack noliticians wh