The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-27
CAPITALISM
IS ANARCHY
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this country to live in idleness by
ccnhscating the surplus products of
the workmen, who are permitted to
retain only enough to keep their bod
les alive.
am. naturally. not a believer in
Robert G. Ingersoll, but there is one
saying Of Ingersoll's which 1 love,
and which is true socialism. I, for
one, says Ingersoll, am not satisfied
with skim milk in this world and the
promise of cream in the world here
after. Socialism seeks to give the
workers their snare of the cream
here on earth. as distinguished from
capitalism, which is building schools
and hiring preachers to tell the
workers they mus be content with
the God ordained condition Of hard
work and poverty.
There was Father Gleason, in Chi.
cago. the other day preaching against
socialism. He told the worhmen
they were we'll of, because he had
seen some workmen going home from
the stores with their arms full Of
toys for Christmas presents. While
he was speaking three men were
frozen to death within stones
throw Of his church for want of coal.
That false preaching and those
were alike the work of capitalism,
which thus cheapens life and creates
al! the misery in the world.
"Capitalism is seeking to keep the
proletariat in ignorance in order that
it may fatten on it's life blood. It
lifts its eyes to heaven and piously
quotes, The poor We have always
with you and urges the workmen to
look forward to his reward in heaven.
But socialism declares that the
worker has just as much right to his
heaven here in this world as in the
hereafter.
The capitalist rulers of this coun-
try have adopted two methods to
keep down the masses-by playing
on their religious prejudices and by
keeping them divided. Socialism has
no more connection with religion
than has chemistry or street cars.
and infinitely less than Mark Hanna's
league. 1t is simply science dealing
with the means of production and the
necessaries of life, for the good of
the people and the development of
humanity.
80 in politics. No one questions
the right of Archbishop Ireland to use
the influence of his great office in
the interest of the republican party.
He is working for the capitalists.
But when priest advocates social
ism you hear shrieks of horror. Cap
ital seeks to divide you. while it puts
it's dragnets out farther and farther
to rob you of all the surplus of your
product over and above your mere
existence. There is the true anarchy
o. our times. Capitalism is lawless
ness.
Capital has prostituted the courts
to it's uses, and there is not a court
in the United States that will render
Justice to the workingmen as against
the capitalists, or give the producer
his rightful share of his product. So
too, it as prostituted science to the
building up of profits. The ablest
chemists of the land are today en-
gagged in researches to discover new
methods of adulterating your foods
The socialist admits that all mer
are not equal, but we do maintain
that the life of all men is of equa
value and, therefore, claim that nc
man has a right to an unequal share
Of wealth. Take the physician, FOL
example He is entitled to no more
than the mechanic. Society gives
him his knowledge, builds school:
for him, has through ages accumu
lated the facts on which he works
Under present conditions society puts
an artificial value on his services
Socialism will reduce him to hi:
proper place as necessary servan
OF the people, along with the othe
| Workers. He is entitled to no more
than the man who digs ditch, tt
carry off the stagnant water that
breeds a fever. Talent is always rel
alive. Hence there is no equity il
one man receiving more compensa
ton for his service to society thar
another receives"
At the conclusion of Father Hag
erty's lecture a number of question
were asked by his hearers, and ans
wered by him with great readiness.
H. l.. Hughes, the socialist cand1
date for mayor of Spokane, preside'
at the meeting. When asked If n
Endorsed Father Hagerty's declare
| tons in favor of contiscating the raj
roads and other forms of accumu
lated capital, he said
Yes, most emphatically. Fathe
Hagerty correctly represents tn
views of modern socialism. We ar
not advocating 'confiscation, how
ever, but restitution Capital in 1t
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