The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-15

, wealth are pinched with poverty, and
while advancing civilization opens under
vistss and awakens new desires are held
down TO british levels by animal needs
Bitterly conscious OF injustice. feeling in
their inmost souls that they were made
for more than so narrow a life. they
too. spasmodically struggle and cry out
but until they trace effect TO cause, until
they see how they are fettered and how
| they may be freed. their struggles and
outcries are as vain as those OF the
bull. Nay. they are vainer. l shall 60
! out and drive the bull in the way that
will untwist his rope but who shall
drive men into freedom?
TIL they use the reason with which
they have been gifted. nothing can avail
for them. There Is no special Provi-
dence under all forms OF government. the
ultimate power lies with the masses IL
has been stated by some OF our most able
writers. land | am inclined 10 agree with
them) that II Is not kings nor aristocra-
cies, nor land owners, nor capitalists. that
anywhere enslave the people. Ii is their
own ignorance. Most clear is this where
governments rest on universal suffrage
The workingmen OF the United States
may mould 10 their will legislatures,
courts and constitutions.
Politicians strive for their favor. and
political parties bid against one another
lol lHclT Noie, Out Wnat dNdlS tnlSt
The little finger OF the aggregated capital
must be thicker than the loins OF the
working masses so long as they do not
know how TO use their power The labor
question. which every day as II passes
brings more and more to the foreground
In every country OF the civilized world
for, IL Is a question Of direction, ques-
tion which OF two divergent roads shall
he taken Whether labor is to be benefit
hxr At.r,VVn ta1 rtnt4
the abolition of such restrictions is. I'm
short. the question of how the bull shall
go 10 untwist his rope. | know OF no
better way than TO adopt Socialism.
Whether we have tariff or free trade, II
can never benefit the masses so long
as we have the competitive system OF
government and the private ownership sf
land
Tariff only helps the classes who take
advantage of the masses. Socialism would
do away with IL all. and establish CO.
operative common wealth let us help
the wage Garner. the laborer, and the
producer 10 understand that the tariff
does not help him as he has been made
to believe, and he will leave the old
party or parties and join the Socialist
party. which Is their only chance OF get
ting Justice and equal rights Of opportu-
nifty. and 10 that which belongs 10 them
To understand a thing. IL is often well
to begin by looking at II. "a II were
from the outside and observing it's re-
ations, before eXaming II I'm detail Let
rs do this with the protective theory
Protection, as the term has come TO
signify certain national policy, means
he levying OF duties upon imported com
nodities for the purpose OF protecting
rom competition the home producers OF
such commodities. Protectionists CON
end that TO secure the highest prosperity
" each nation. It should produce for IT. |
'elf everything IL is capable OF produc- |
ng. and TO this end its home industries /
hould be protected against the competi- |
Ion OF foreign industries They also /
contend In the United States at least |
hat to enable worklngmen to obtain /
Is high wages as possible, they should |