Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-04-05
THE SECOND LECTURE.
The Competitive System Analysed and
impeached by Mr. Wilson,

Rev. J. Stitt Wilson delivered the
second address on socialism last night
at Colombo hail The house was pack
ed to the doors His theme was. The
Competitive system Analysed and I'm
pcached.
In opening he reviewed the points
of the previous evenings address, es-
peCially pointing ont that in the evo-
utionary process man. 10y virtue of his
intelligence. has the power 10 change.
modify reform or rcVOlutiuniZe any
social or industrial conditions that are
not conducive to the highest human
welfare
AS socialists them said the speak
or. we contend that the present COM
pctitive system, when analysed To its
foundations is found TO be unjust in
It's basis. unchristian in its operation
and positively inhuman and criminal
in its results and its inevitable out
come. Therefore il Is our business as
intelligent men and women to abolish
II. to overthrow it, and to establish in
its place social system based on jus
tice and adapted To an age of mighty
machinery and practical brotherhood
Mr. Wilson then proceeded TO show
the four essential elements of the corr
pctitive system as follows:
l. Under the present system-or
struggle for existence as now organic
cl-ovcry man must seek his own In
diyidual welfare, push his own bust
ness and seek to extend it, hold his
own ioo against all competitors.
. And every thing BY which all Of
us live is open TO the limitless private
ownership Of any man or group OF
~ in
atious. which have the business ability
10 secure them under the lawful meth
DDS Of trade or business
3 In the struggle for existence, the
struggling multitudos show vast in
CAPABILITIES in their industrial and finan
cial ability Psychologists have proved
that about 90 per cent Of the peopl"
have an average capacity for labor
industry and getting a living. Only
about per cent are gcniusos In any
respect Only about per cent possess
unusual ability a 6nauciers
Now the whole struggle may be
compared To a huge game played for
bread and for life 10y man Of vastly
differing powers. by women also. and
even the little children And since
everything Is open 10 the private own
orship of the best player and since
only about , per cent are expert play
ors. Il inevitably follows that the per
cent eventually become the owners. or
gauilors and controllers, OF the means
10y which the rest live. The game of
the competitive struggle rs now almost
played Already 10 per cent 81 the
people control more than all the rest
while ioGunO0o ~ the people are prop
prtyloss In tho census meaning Of that
term Thus the capitalist class are the
private owners of the means Of 'iyol
hood while the producing classes must
work when the capitalist class permit
them and ~ what obey OFFER them
trd then iu turn the producing elias as
must buy back the stun their own
hands made. at trust aud combination
prices Thus labor D. robbed OF It's
produce both as producer and cousum.
or. ls n any wonder in such a game,
that I 600 millionaire iu the east now
control 100000 600 600 Of the organized
capital of America Is II any wonder
that ma, working classes the producers
of America Che vast army off On, com
mon peaplo are waking up 10 ask them
selves whether this competitive game
is % huge tragedy or not based on fuu.
damgutal injustice. and ending MP in
vast social oppression uf o., weak hF
the strong
Mr. Wilson viii complete h- argu.
mout tonight ANA show how socialism
will solve the problem