The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-27

| W 10 ANaio VI IL hny more Lnan tne
little pickaninny.
The world is going 10 see an expansion
OF socialism never dreamed of ss a re-
suit OF the great consultations Of capital
that are taking place all over our coun-
try, A great many intelligent and con-
servative people who never thought Of
being anything but Republicans or
Democrats are taking Socialism straight,
and will vote IL straight whenever they
get chance. One man like Rockefeller
who has squeezed a hundred or two
hundred million out Of coal oil, or one
man like Carnegie who has squeezed
few hundred millions out OF iron and
steel, has done more 10 educate socialistIc
principles into people than all the street
lecturers or party organizers. The
lecturers and organizers are the John
the BAptists Of the cause, but the dig
millionaire HerOds. who look after the
slaughter o. the innocents, are the real
prDpagEndists. Who does not gym
paaEEs viih the battle Of organized
ita'or against the great steel trust2
With its s3OO,OO0,OOO bonds and its
ten billions stock outstanding, the only
force arrayed against II is the labor
organizations, men living in ron.roofed !
huts amid the heat and CRIME OF blast
furnaces, battling against the crushing
force OF the wealth they have created. |
Practically Of the $500, 100000 OF bonds
issued by Morgan to get control Of all
the iron mills and coal mines, went to |
Andrew Carnegie, and il is no wonder
the labor organizations fight his dona-
tons Of libraries. His library will SOW
the seeds Of fsocialism.in any community,
and that Is perhaps the only reason some
can see for accepting. The aggressions
Of organized capital will only be met by
the labor organizations, aud II will strain
this government TO the utmost TO
keep peace and protect life and prop.
erty when the conflict reaches tho high
est point. A well educated and con.
servative man said the other day that
he expected TO see within 10 years the
greatest battle in the worlds history
fought jnst outside OF Chicago between
the forces Of Capital and Labor. One Of
the oldest employees of corporation in
the state the other day said he had al.
ways opposed labor organizations. but
since the coalitions OF great corporations
had taken place, he had signed his
aame 10 common labor roll Of mem
oership. There is this 10 be- considered,
hat between organized capital ON one
,ide and organized labor on the other,
here are millions OF people, possibly a
gIeat majority who are not interested al.
ectly with either side. Tie trusts can !
make them pay and the labor organiza-
ions can block the railroads so as 10 },
top the movements OF crops, but the !
reat middle class will yet for many
ears be the bulwark against the over
throw OF existing systems. While the 5
lrmer Is paying more ior many things
Q has 10 buy under the trust syatem, he
getting advanced prices for much that a
9 has 10 cell and il 10 question q
neither he has not the best end Of the '
argain. Nevertheless, there will be a /
development OF socialism Of
political as we'll as an economic char q
ter. The Anglo Saxon race has 70. "
'rted 10 socialism as remedy against .
'oblems that could no. be solved under q
ldiyidualism, aud whenever the inter ''
10 Of humanity were really at stake,
pitalism and private ownership Of
stet Interests have given way. Atri.
a slavery went like summer cloud
hen Il had an all.P0werful backing, I
'anaial, social aud political. Oppres.
- Capitalism will 80 the same way,
ough probably without war aud /