The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02

for the practice of virtue, the frequent
shedding of human blood makes them
sensitive to the sufierings of others, and
the practice of the horrible cruelties of
war makes them gentle and humane?
No. This is not the way Of the
world. Science does not teach it, ex-
perlence denies 1T, all history refutes it.
The ameliorations which come in the
social organism are the result of calling
into action those faculties of human
loye and brotherhood held in allegiance
during the clamor and barberism of war.
Ii 1T is desired that men should become
more regardful of Others feelings and
interests, the appeal is not made to
destructiveness and coveteousness, the
faculties dominant in the kill and loot
game, but to benevolence, sympathy,
i, and conscience.
Progress in genuine civilization is
away from the militant spirit and all
other excessive manifestation of selfish.
ness. If socialism is that state of
society in which justice becomes an
established fact, then every modification
of the present system, called competi-
tive, but in reality monopolistic, which |
| lops OIL an injustice and admits citizens
to all equality of industrial opportunity,
ought to be welcomed by socialists as
progress toward their ideal state. They
have no fears of the truth of this, and
cordially cooperate to remove acknowl-
edged evils.
1t Will not do for them to say, "Let
us have socialism at once, or let us have
despolism: we will not travel with our
fellow citizens progressively away from
the latter. Such determination is
unreasonable, and wholly inconsistent
. with that moderation and fellow feeling
, which must precede the reign Of justice.
The rational resource Of the farmers,
: and, in fact, OF all age-men, does not lie
: in an endeavor to secure privileges and
y organize trusts for the purpose OF rails
n ing prices of agricultural products; for,
+ if such result were practicable, the
4 embellishments productive Of evil would
only be multiplied, and the struggle for
~ existence become more like that of wild
" beasts than Of human beings.
o There is an easy and peaceful way out
% of the difficulties which beset us; and it
# is found by conforming to the Jefferson.
II ian maxim; "Exact justice to all, specia
privileges to none". Let us practice
:. upon that self-evident proposition by
= abolishing privileges in the United
State. In the first place as an expe' !
;, ment, and for the pleasure OF seeing .cS
. beautifully it works, let US vote only 70
"a, members OF congress who will Sian,
ii firmly for the repeal Of all tariffs that in
10 telfere with free competition or proven
NJ us from receiving the full benefits c
,;r labor-saving machinery and processes
in the frultase Of progress to which a
in should have free access,
Ii. And then see bow nicely the trust
st would glide tfotn their ornamental
O. perches to become as one of us.
st BESIDES the purpose for which combin
4; atoms and trusts are formed and tariff
" lall, that of raising the price of indus
q, trial products, is at variance with thu
S. normal trend Of human endeavor. Th,
as untalling result of spontaneous CO. opera
d.: ton, where human beings are unre
ne strlcted by partial laws, is to max,
is everything cheap. Machinery is i'm
10 proved, processes simpliied. co-opera
I'd ton of laborers adjusted, approxima
H. ting more and more to perfection, an,
a all in accordance with the great funda
lit mental and irrepealabe law of our be
of ing "that men always seek to gratif
H. their desires with the least exertion."
lie And what does this mean to the BIT
o. man family, farmers, mechanics, mani
I'd tacturers, operatives, professional me1
IN wage-men, anu all, if it is not that NOR
Sc OF the things that human beings neeG
he the necessaries, comforts, and luxure
of life, can be purchased with a day.
re labor?
q, Conforming to this normal tendenc
OF human nature, and clearing away a
IN laws and regulations that interfere wit
cd it, is to raise the wages of all those VIII
x are not drones in the great human hive
at This Is the only way to general pros
IS. perity.
:" The other way, and the way in whic
- we are now travelling, is not the norma
e way to prosperity at al, but by.wa,
10 leading to the trust castle of giant des
io pair, who gets rich and despotic by tax
=" ing the poor dupes who dwell in hi
GO stolen dominions.
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