The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-22
WORKiNCMEN WANTED
Using Social SIN to Aid ths Republican
Machine.

Machine.
Democrats should be wary of the eff
forts now being made by the Republi.
can machine to entice them into the
Socialist party
The Socialist propagandists have
been at work in counties that should
be Democratic. and in counties where
the party vote is too uncomfortably
close for the Republican machine
leaders. Republican counties are
never invaded by these propagandists,
or. if at all invaded, then only in the
strong Democratic districts.
The history of the Greenback party
in Pennsylvania should act as a warn
ing to Democrats. Tom Armstrong,
Charlie Brumm, Henry Cary Baird,
John Kelly, Tom Mason, Terry Pow
derly and the whole phalanx OF Green
back party leaders went over to the
Republican party when their attempt
at disuniting the Democracy was, end
ed and they left nothing OF that party
but a mere tradition.
The Henry George movement in
New York, ended as did the Greenback
movement in Pennsylvania, by fnaI
assault upon the Democratic ticket
If the Socialist leaders were earn
estly striving for the acceptance of
their doctrines they would not begin
their work by setting up candidates for
political Offices. Socialism is a mat.
ter of ethics that needs study and rea-
scning, not the hurly burly of political
campaigns. If the theories of Social
ism are ever adopted, those who ac-
cept such theories will be men who
solve social problems in the quietude
of their homes and not by listening
to the fervid harangue of some person
VINO is most interested in securing a
political Office than in anything else
on earth.
There are Socialists who honestly
think that the government should own
and control all tolls of trade, trans
portation and commerce and give the
benefit of this ownership to the people
as whole. If there be any virtue in
such a theory Of government it will
come into practical use by argument
and debates made dispassionately, but
never by thrusting 1t forward politi-
cally In the period Of its infant growth.
Socialism In France. Germany, Italy
and Spain, has accomplished nothing
OF good, Notwithstanding great sue
cess at times. In the election of So
cialists to representation In political
Offices.
In none of those countries have the
people been granted any less costly
means of communication and trans
portation; the standing armies have
not been decreased, but, on the con-
trary, they have been increased; the
navy, too, has been increased and the
power to earn wages has been so low
cred that Socialists cannot point to a
peasant laborer who is any better off
now than he was before Socialism
stepped into the political arena.
All that Socialism has accomplish.
ed in those countries is political on
slaught against religion, the Socialist
leaders being nothing but Atheists
pure and simple-and the same may
truthfully be said of many of the So
cialists of this country.
In any event let Democrats keeI
away from Socialists and their issues
until the time at least when Republi
cans will have themselves Joined the
| Socialist fold and voted that ticket.
The Democratic party has an ex
cellent candidate for auditor genera
IN Mr.. Dewalt The Republicans hav,
very bad candidate in Mr.. Snyder
The former was the champion Of tn,
working people in the state senate
whilst the latter was the willing too
Of the monopolist. The Republican
party managers know that the miner
at least know the bad record Of MI
Snyder. They fear they will vot
against him. They seek to neutraliz
the detection from Snyder by urgin
their dupes to vote Socialist ticket.
Can you see the point?