, 1904-12-22

Karl Marx, and their doctrine is an
eXcrescent growth on m~onarchical ty-
rany, despotism and oiigarchy. That
it has increased and prospered in the
more absolute and oppressive Euro
pean monarchies is no cause for sur
prise, but it has no place and can
give no logical excuse for its existence
under a government like those OF the
United States or Great Britain. Their
meeting places are in Ozark and stuffy
rooms behind or above saloons in our
large cities. and the inspiration for
their infammatory, addresses and rev
dictionary propaganda is drawn from
the poisonous red liquor that is sold
in the doggery of which their den is
an annex.
The Fabians, on the other hand,
are philosophical dreamers-often
men of character, wealth, education
and refinement. Many of them are
impractical idealists, but their meth
DDS, being evolutionary instead of rev.
dictionary, they are not to be feared.
This class of socialists is slowly in
creasing in America. England and the
British colonies. When such practical
men as Premier Seldom. of New Yea
land, and his cabinet. secure control
OF the movement it has resulted in a
great increase of the functions. pow
ers and duties of the general govern
ment. which has so far proven bene-
fetal to the people as a whole and has
great middle class and a correspond
ing decrease of the millionaire and
pauper classes-the useless rich and
the vicious poor.
But the smallest mixture of the
revolutionary element in these reforms
always proves disastrous and results
in a reaction of public sentiment, rs
has been shown in the recent political
history of Australia, where radical
measures on the par of the reform
ers' have caused the people to call a
halt in their rapid course toward en-
tralization.
THE writer is profoundly impressed
with the belief that no fears need be
entertained in America for the propa-
ganda work of either class of social
lists. The 'class-conscious' cranks can
never gain a foothold under our demo-
cratic institutions, free school system
and christian civilizations; while the
Fabians will simply exert sufficient IN
fuence to slowly impress their best
views upon practical men of affairs,
who will find methods of applying
them through the dominant party.
Good government is a growth, and
all students of history must be i'm
pressed with the fact that this govern
ment, throughout the past century, has
shown an inclination to drift toward
Capitalization of power. From the
loose and unsatisfactory federation OF
states, formed in the early days of our
republic. we have established a union.
We have rejected states rights and
decided by a bloody war that seces-
sion can not be tolerated. We have
Fabian principles in the establishment
of a national postal system and other
public utilities. But the greatest steps
in his direction are the national irrl-
CATION law. the construction of the
Panama canal and the laying of the
Government cable to our insulaf pos
sessions.
SHOULD the perfection of our civil
service system be pushed ahead OF
these .s~ocialistic' tendencies and the
spoils system be eliminated, there
need be no fear of a still greater IN
crease Of governmental powers and
functions; but without this and other
safeguards, or with a evolutionary
land sudden change to such conditions,
socialism would Cypress the people
with a ~despotic tyranny
since the dark ages, absolutely intol-
cradle to our people and destructive
Ito civilization itself.
"All healthful growth, physical
mental Or moral. must of necessity be
gradual and evolutionary-not sudden
and revolutionary. Healthful political
and industrial growth must follow the
same lines