The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-11
DEMOCRACY
WILL PERISH
Is Prediction by Granville
LoWther.
AS RESULT OF TRUSTS
Socialism VIII Then Restore
Republic.

Rev Granville Lowther. who was con-
victed of heresy by the southwest kan
sas conference Of the Methodist church
last March, and who has since devoted
himself TO the discussion of social and
economic questions. began a series Of ten
lectures in Hamilton park last night.
He will lecture every night except sun
day. in Hamilton park on Sunday if
he follows his usual custom he will
preach in some church II one IS open 10
him; if not. in some hall or on the street
! In the lecture last night Rev Mr.. Low
Their laid down what he termed the fun
damental principles Of socialism and what
he says everybody calling himself a So
I cialist or not, believes. Owing 10 a mis-
understanding as TO the place the meet
ing would be held there was but small
! attendance at the lecture last night. but
/ the probabilities are that a large crowd
/ VIII turn out tonight. The lecturer has
a strong voice, and forcible delivery.
! Rev. Mr.. Lowther began his lecture by
asking two questions:
How long viii il be. If the trusts con-
/ tinue to increase as they have in the past
ten years until the trusts control every
{ thing you buy and sell
When that time comes, what will you
do about it?''
After averring that the time referred
TO would speedily come. Mr.. Lowther
continued.
when that time comes. this country is
no longer a republic. It will be plutoc-
racy. 1t will not be a government of the
people, by the people and for the people.
but it VIII be government Of the plu-
tocrats for the plutocrats and by the
plutocrats. 1t is almost that now You
cannot get legislation that is not favored
by millionaire senate. and if We have
legislation that is favorable to the com
mon people. somehow there is always a
way of constituting il through court deci-
sions or some other means. and thus de-
feating the ends of Justice by money in
fiuence. When that time comes the
price of every manufactured article or
everything you buy, and of everything
you sell will be controlled by a trust.
he grain trust will control the price Of
your grain. the potato trust viii control
the price of potatoes. and the fruit trust
viii dictate the price of fruit II doesn't
lack much of that now They VIII CON
troll your labor. They do it now, prac-
tically
When that time comes. you can see
that this country is not democracy.
Tut plutocracy When a government Is /
maintained and administered in the inter /
ests of wealth. all the dictionaries would [
decide that it was a plutocracy Lincaln I
said that the republic will be DESTROYED. I
and it viii be- Neither Republicans. +
Democrats. Populists nor Socialists can
stop it. There is no power that can stop 4
the change from a democracy 70 a pIu-
tocracy. What are we going to do about +
it We are going to own the trusts and 7
the means of production. but not untn /
the republic is destroyed Before the I
people are aroused they will have to 1
learn that the principles for which their +
fathers fought are not dominant in this
country; they Will have to discover that !
though they are the great grandchildren
Of the men who tipped the tea into Bos-
ton harbor. they are not free; they viii
have to see that they are controlled By
a few plutocrats When they begin TO re-
slize this. they are brought face TO face
with the proposition whether the country
shall continue TO be a plutocracy, or
whether it shall be a democracy. They
viii have to own the material on which
they work. the mines. lands. the materi-
ais with which they work, the factories;
they VIII have to own themselves. and
not be owned by their wage masters
Never in the history Of the race has
the universal fatherhood Of God and the
brotherhood Of man been 50 clearly taught
as at present. Never have organizations
been so numerous teaching these doc
trines leading 70 the specialization Of so
ciety and the specialization OF wealth
al the forces Of society are combining 70
make this the most important period OF
all history
Socialism is scientific It il self-evi-
dent Many Of It's propositions are as
clear as the multiplication table want
tonight 10 lay down the fundamental prop
ositioHs upon which YOU viii all agree.
First. there should be equal rights
and privileges 10 all and special privIl-
eyes TO none. his proposition commends
itself 20 the common sense of any nm
preJudiced person. That does not mean
that every man Is 10 be equal in strength.
r. intelligence. in many q the inherent
particulars which diGerentiate certain
classes Of men. but u means that every
man IL 70 have a fair chance. we have
something IKE # now IN the public school .
Socialism would make this equality every
" here.
he second fundamenu proposition g.
that what all the people use. aa the
people should own II ali should not avn
them who sh0uld2 All the people must
use from and steel. Therefore 1fo-raa
should not own those articles that b.
may charge two 70 ter prices fo- them
am robbed every dsr on erervthinx ,
bay Were This second proposition car
Red into effect ire people uoal6 net
have - pay eVtortionate prices
The ;hird proposition r. that every man ( 3
zhould have the p-oducts n bis own ~ Z
sor. = Re shoui6 not who shsuid7 =.
you think mar should 1--we z-ithout
.oii and on the labor q another nan. Ist
ain be designated That g. whzt cor
'ysts7n IS doing ;odav. OF rather the ren
re DESIGNATING themselves They are -
controlling the AFFAIRS - this country
81 they are sizing Is irzury ard arr
hing u7 money that ther - nos k-7w
What % g. uth ssclzusn proceeds
s7cn ffe fseo-v that erery atie-bo6ie-f
nan should work
we are -1ure democratic thar fh-
Democrats Our father declared f- fa-f
ror = a government - ~ pearl~ ths,
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