The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-15

dence. 30 skilled In the game OF politics
as he IL, IL unable to tell just how the
people Will act at the next election. An!
IL he could do this. what a lot Of time.
trouble and possibly money. he would be
ssAi. The trouble with Friend Hewitt
is sat he wants some one TO tell him the
future. and would like 10 have the whole
story OF Socialism told him in about a
half column.
Part OF my other letter. he says. might
have been phrased better" I admit that
my letters are not literary gems: they
would not look we'll placed in The Model
Letter Writer" but as bad as my style
Of writing is. IL is easily beaten by his
style OF quoting from articles which he
has read. As contortionist he Is a
"top-liner"
In quoting my letter where say that
under Socialism the mercenary element
would be left out OF nine-tenths OF the
marriages." he rings on "the great con-
tortion act and quotes me as saying
there would be only one-tenth OF the
marriages that there now are" There
would be more marriages under Socialism
than there are today for the simple rea-
son that II a man had the desire to wed
he would be sure Of being able 20 support
a wife and a family. which is the usual
result Of marriage, and II Is also the
thought OF this that prevents a good
many marriages today. / didn't mention
children In my other letter. therefore, Mr..
Hewitt concludes that there would be
none
uon In my letters will be left out, Mr..
Hewitt.
We Socialists propose to establish
government Of the people. by the people
and then let the people die of What
will be the use OF having children when
there will be no capitalists to crush out
their young lives? Christ said, suffer
little children TO come unto Me. for or
such Is the kingdom of heaven.
The capitalist says. Suffer little chill
dren to come unto me. for Il is from their
labor that derive my dividends, Isn't
that plain enough: No capitalists, no
the Appeal TO Reason which Mr..
Hewitt imagines rs In very desperate
condition has a few subscribers, only
mere quarter of a million. and II seems
strange TO me that n movement that sup
ports a paper with circulation like that
can struggle along. The quarter million
Ia only to subscribers, the total circula-
ton often passes the half million mark
Isn't IL strange that there are so many
people that will read such nonsense as
Mr. Hewitt thinks the paper advocates
In the last part of his letter Mr.. Hewitt
does his contortion act again, sort OF an
encore, l presume. where he quotes tho
Appeal as saying. III under Socialism
there should be overRrSSdqGiion then
w
really says is, ''If there were surplus
OF workers. the hours of labor would be
reduced, or more machinery would be
created 10 give them employment" The
paper distinctly states or specifies "a sur
plus OF workers and not a surplus OF
goods II he would read an article as
II is written he would be able to under
stand II, but he has TO hew Il down TO
his Idea of Socialism. Of he will allow
mel He'll Hewitt" TO suit Hewitt. We
are working to increase the circulation
OF the Appeal TO a million: hence the
watcher which Mr. Hewitt mentions.
In ending he says, IF every intelligent
man had copy (meaning the AppeaD
and would read IL carefully I think
death blow would be dealt to Socialism"
If every man that received a copy was
intelligent and would read Il carefully
think death blow would be dealt capt
talism. Perhaps II man would read
II carefully he might get an understand
Ing OF Socialism. or at least be able to
grasp the meaning OF the writer.
JOHN III. NICKERSON.