Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
THE SOCIALISTIC EVIL.
Sadd To Be Growing Too Rapidly in
 This Country.

This Country.
 Socialism is growing in America Countless theorists who are as incap- able of thinking out remedy for ex- isting inequalities as they are averse to doing an honest days work, are preaching the gospel of discontent and revolution among those who labor and who honestly strive for the better ment of their condition. Their words are not wasted and the evil which at tends their efforts is much greater than some of our comfortable optim- lsts are prepared to admit.
 The proportions which this move ment Is assuming in certain of our greater cities-notably where theres are large communities of work1nen from Central Europe amount ito something very much like menace Tn Buffalo, where the assassination of the late president came as fearful proof of the lengths to which the more radical faetionists could go, the clements of d1scontent have caused positive alarm. So wise and level-headed a man as Bishop, now Archbishop, Quigley felt called upon to warn his people against the growing danger. Nor has he yet been convinced, despite volumes of criticism and recrimination, that his action was ill-advised. He declared the other day: II will reiterate in Chi cago the statement made in Buffalo namely no man can be Catholic and a soctal-democrat.''
 Bishop Quigley has been over his ground and studied the question thor oughly. He knows whither the social ists tend and he will be admitted to be an authority on the Catholic side as we'll. His Judgment should be ac- cepted by those of the faithful who are in doubt, and his word should be taken as final by those who would like to identify themselves with the cause but who still desire to live in fitting subjection to the laws of the church.
 It IS far wiser for sincere and con- slstent Catholics to be advised by their heaven appointed leaders and not rush blindly into affiliations which they will have to renounce later on under pain of cutting themselves off from the divine helps which are in the keeping of the church. The church-no
 
 the contrary--is for the people, that is. she is for men. for men as they are created by God and destined by God to live in society as brethren and pre- pare themselves for citizenship in an- other country where there will be a Just dealing out of deserts and where merit will be recognized and duly re- warded, not for few uncertain years. but for eternity. There can be no adequate solution of the labor diff culty till the settlement is attempted and prosecuted along this line.
 If everything were to end with this world, the church would not be justi- fled In hampering any man in the struggle for the best that Is going. She would have to step aside and suffer the state to stand for law and order. leaving all rivals to take their chances in the grand rout. But she looks to the soul and to the unseen world. to the things which she knows to be real and far more permanent than what Is in sight and what DeTishes with the passing time
 If she can save men from rushing headlong into combinations and alli- ances which are directly calculated to ieopardize Itheir eternal salvation 1t is her duty to do so. It is, moreover, the duty of every serious member of her communion to respect her counsel and fashion his conduct after her en- frightened direction. When a man of recognized ability and transparent sin cerity tells the men of this country that mo man can be a Catholic and a social-democrat.' it is time for every serious son of the church to ask him. self whether or. not he can afford to be identified with such a movement. It is far better to remain aloof now rather than to be ordered later on to sever connections under pain of ex- communication Catholic Transcript.