The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-09-19
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from profound ignorance of Socialism,
and what is more, from deep distrust
OF the great principles of justice and re-
ligion on which it rests. Abolish not
private property, but private capital,
and mammon would fall on his face be-
fore the ark OF the Lord with his head
and the palms of his hands cut off and
only the stump of mammon would be
left Abolish private capital and We
give a death blow to that pride and van
ity which now sets men against their
fellow men and against their Creator.
Abolish private capital and you destroy
industrial tyranny. God and history,
ethics and humanity call just as loudly
/ for industrial as for political democracy.
No tyranny was ever more intolerable
than the tyranny of private wealth. 1t
causes more envying and strife, jealousy
and hatred, however disguised, which
stir whatever is meanest and most VEN
omous in the human breast. If men
cannot serve both God and mammon it
would seem the best part of wisdom for
society to get rid OF mammon. That
would indeed be rainbow OF promise
/ for human society, which would substi-
tute for an aristocracy OF wealth an ari-
stocracy OF character; for the love OF
money, the love OF man.
i The fundamental economic principle
h al, Il ;olt
one should work. This is the teaching
OF Christianity: "If any will not work,
neither shall he eat" All would by no
means be manual laborers physicians,
teachers, artists, writer's, would be even
more in demand than at present, and
every one would be enabled to choose
the calling for which he was adopted.
Idleness would become disgraceful and
criminal.
Daily bread and daily labor, which
God and nature have joined together,
but which private capital has put asun-
der, would be reunited. When all are
laborers, labor will be honorable. The
state would be the only capitalist an en-
ployer, and all the products of labor in
Guiding what are now profits would be
equitably distributed among all the peo-
pie. Labor, compulsory, universal, hon
orable, would prove an untold blessing
to society.
Especially is this true of that large
class, the families and proteges OF pri-
yate wealth, who live on the labor OF
others, unconscious OF the essential sell
tishness OF such a course, and whose
manner OF life is so different from those
by the sweat Of whose brow they are
clothed and fed, that they have as little
in common with them as though they
belonged to another race OF beings. To
this entire class it would be 'blessing
biz with mercy it, instead OF the aim
lessness, the vanity, the ennni OF life
forced upon them by a system OF which
they are the innocent though uncon-
scious victims, a useful and ennobling
occupation should engage their atten-
ton. 1t is objected that the state would
not be able to compel the indolent, the
shiftless and the obstinate to labor
Mr.. Cook says OF Looking Backward, :
1t encourages Socialism and Commun.
ism by stimulating the hopes OF the
shiftless and the vicious 1t is suffici-
ent to reply that such people could not
exist under Socialism. When society is
20 constituted that bread depends upon
work, which is always to be had and
waiting, men will work. Hunger is a
strong motive. There may be some who
would rather die than work, and it is
certain that neither nature nor relation
has made any provision for the mundane
existance OF such people.
Other powerful incentives would exist