Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-25

ism is not anarchism since government
| is the highest factor in it's system. 1t
| puts control of all productive property
| in the hands of government and dis
| tributes the income among the laborefS
asSthe true producers of wealth. I'm
like communism it retains the home,
most sacred of American institutions.
| By the socialistic plan we therefore Sc
cure to the citizens a guarantee of
supply for reasonable sacrifice; a
guarantee of juster remuneration for
services; a guarantee for treatment on
the basis of liberty and equality. So
cialism carries out the industrial
principal of Capitalization. We have
proved the suCc cess of the postal sys-
TEN, other governments control tele-
graphs, express transportation and
railroads. Municipal control of gas
and electric lighting plants fail be-
cause operated through politics Hence
it is argued that government control
increases political corruption but with
competition removed there would be no
object in bribing government officials.
Socialism is not paternalism but rath-
er fraterralism since it gives to each
member of the commonwealth Il voice
in the control of it's affairs with
share in its revenues proportional with
his ability and industry. With the.
question of labor and capital it solves
those of taxation, intemperance, litter
acy and poverty"
Cecil Maurice Daggett was the last
speaker and he had for his subject
THE Spirit of the New Century, His
delivery was especially good. He has
fine voice and a graceful manner on
the platform and pleased his audience
very much. He had more of the ora
torical effect than any of the other
speakers but did not overdo this, so the
result was excellent. His subject was
a good one and made a fitting close for
the program of the morning.
Unity is the spirit dominating the
world as it enters the Goth century. In
the Industrial world business organiza-
lions are becoming mammoth in size,
gigantic in scope. An Italian union, n
German federation, is organized of
political fragments. Literature and
commerce are organizing all civiliza-
ton. Trans-cOntinental railroads,
ocean steamships, cables and telegraph
globe, the telephone and telegraph
spreading their net works of wires
over the land, all serve to bring the
nations of the world into intimate as
sociatiOn and permit an interchange of
Thought, ideas and commodity at once
swift and marvellous. The world has
become unified. The world life is to-
day great whole of which the nations
are but parts. Unity is a fundamental
law. Nature is a unity; history is q
unity; creation is a unity. Even the
Almighty has revealed Himself as the
triune Godfather Son and Holy
Ghost. Humanity has progressed in
two ways, by individual development
and society organizations. Hitherto
the cause favorable to the growth of
one have always been unfavorable to
the DEVELOPMENT of the other. Today
for the first time in the history of the
race the same causes are favorable to
the growth of both. The Joint develop
ment of both is absolutely essential to
the attainment CO perfect society.
BY no means has perfection been
reached as yet or are the present
social conditions final. But a glorious
opportunity for which the marvellous
achievements of the 18th century was
but q preparation now is the worlds
and right manfully is 1t settling about
the task. The whole universe feels
within itself the stirring OF Il new life,
the spirit of altruistic endcavors.
True it is that social evils still exist
and nations still contend in bloody
combats. But the day is not Ear dis
tant when all social evils will disap-
pear, strikes will cease and war be-
come a thing of the past. Then will
there be realized q unity of diverse
tongues, nations, grander than union
of all nature more glorious than q
union of Gods handiwOrk in one har-
monious whole. Then will come the
contamination of the ages for which
bards have sung, men have died and
Christ crucified. Then will come the
kingdom of heaven on earth when God
Shall gather to himself in one glorious
whole in bonds of love and justice all
things earthly and eternal.
The customary address in Latin to
the class was delivered by President
White, but Il pretty little novelty was
introduced when the diplomas We're
awarded. This was done by little Miss
Daley. the daughter of DR.. w. S. Bailey
of the faculty. The little girl made
so charming n picture when she APP
pcared, bearing the big bundle of sheep
skins, that the audience broke out into
applause. The little miss bowed very
rrettly and then stood by President
White while the class filed by to re-
ccivc the diplomas. The announcement
of the prizes awarded ana the honorary
degrees that had been conferred closed
the exercises of the forenoon. The fol-
lowing is the complete program ana
the list of graduates with the honors
| in general scholarship:
Music.
Prayer.
Music