The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-01


into the merits of the doctrine. and
those who were seeking enlightment
were as much in the dark when they
came away. as when they first en-
tered the hall. This idea is evident
ly shared by others for correspond.
ent. one who attended his lecture
says:
Bro. wilkins must have had some
Misunderstanding with his subject,
(Sociallsm) on last Wednesday night.
as he discoursed on every other topic
except Socialism and the signs OF the
Zodiac. He may have repeated the
multiplication table after | left. He
merely mentioned his subject from
time to time. but totally failed TO
show what he understands by the
term. or wherein a socialist form Of
government would be better than the
one We have. He failed TO show us
how he is going to harmonize the var
ious conflicting mental attributes Of
men, and amend their God-given men.
tai and moral qualities OF mind. which
he must do before any form OF social.
istic government can prove a success.
FOR endowed as we now are. with an
individuality. personal interests, and
divergency OF views on pretty much
every subject. sociallstic govern.
ments would be made up Of the same
human nature as our present form OF
government. and the same social erup. |
lions would inevitably occur The |
Creator formulated and gave each OF
rs our mentar and moral constitutions
lust as they are. and Il Is hoped Bro.
will pardon a degree OF skep-
icism as 20 his ability TO make any
Improvement In the business
He FASTENED 90 bring the Republi.
IAN party into disrepute, by declar.
ng that he had once been a member
II H. There are some who think that
party already has enough To answer
'or. He fairly idolized the wage
and declared him to be the
Dnly creator and producer OF wealth. |
and that others were parasites" but
still cheerfully lives on the earnings |
of the wage earners" and seems J
quite content 20 occupy his present /
parasitic perch He declared the
wage Garner" 10 be the most abject
slave on earth-the old days OF negro
slavery was. In comparison. alto
sether lovely" and proved his state
mont by saying that when a wage
went to farmer for EN-.
ployment the said farmer fixed the
price. and daily number of hours OF
labor and the said laborer couldn't
help himself II Il is true he didn't
have 10 work for the grasping farmer.
aud il he did not approve of the way
things were running he could Quet,
but IL was slavery nevertheless be
cause the wicked farmer let him so
when he got through with him. and
lidnt care what became Of him,
thereby destroying the laborer's man
y independence and making him a
ilaye Wen, what about the walking
When he comes along.
parasite that be isl and tells the
Whole membership to quit forthwith.
10 they ask him why. or argue the
question? Don't they just fall over
themselves TO obey the autocratic1
Commands of this non-producer? In
his. Bro. Wilkins could see nothing
nat the highest exercise of a perfect
free moral agency There is one
hing, however which the speaker
demonstrated beyond cavil, and that
). that wage Garner" must con.
hue 10 be a wage Garner" for all
me, for, II he, by sobriety. Industry (
nd economy accumulates enough
apital 10 so into business for himself |
nd employees his fellow men. he
hereby aligns himself with the capi.
liistic class and ought, therefore 10
3 entirely damned"
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