The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-19
Its Significance as Viewed by
Jack London, the Novelist.
ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENT
Believer in Socialism Says 1t Is the
First World Wide Enterprise and
Is Limited Only by the
Limits of the Planet.

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New York American ana journal con
corning tn. Socialist vote in the recent
national election;
The only people surprised by the
heavy Socialist vote throughout the
United states are the Democrats and
Republicans. The Socialists knew il
all the time Their campaign is twelve
months long, and they have campaign
every year, wherefore it was to be ex
peeted that they should know what
was coming.
However. during the last several
weeks Of the campaign the professional
politicians began to awaken to some
thing. they knew not what. that was IN
the air In a remarkably quiet cam
I paign, when their own rallies and mass
meetings were uncomfortable for size
and enthusiasm. they were astonished
at the sight Of Debs and Hanford and
tile rest Of the Socialist orators speak
ing continually to crowded houses.
Nay, the professional. old party poll.
ticIans We're puzzled Never in their
experience had they Witnessed mass
meetings with a charge for admission,
and it was beyond their imagination to
conceive Of such mass meetings being
jammed to the doors, with overflow
meetings taking place in the street and
i III nearby halls Yet this was precise
| ~ what they witnessed in every large
city Of the United States where their
candidates passed through.
Mark Hanna was possibly the only
old party politician who saw Clearly
the Socialist trend. aThe next great
issue this country will have to meet
| will be Socialism" he said not long be-
fore he died
1t was his last political prophecy
Ever since the 1900 campaign the ma
tionai committee Of the Republican par
ty, through its paid agents. has been
gathering information concerning the
strength Of the Socialist movement in
the United States AIT the end Of this
careful canvass the Republican nation
! al committee conceded 100000 votes to
Debs for the election just past Fun
returns will show that tile estimate
was rather conservative one. In
\ 1900 the Socialist vote was 0S.424, and
In 1904 over 100000 votes were cast
. Tor its presidential candidate Social
, ism has not arisen III a day, and By
the same token 1t will not suhside III 4
day Whether it will ever subside Is
q question. It has fastened upon ev-
cry civilized country In the world, and
. IN no country has 1t subsidized Not on
, " that. but In every country il is stron.
ger today than ever before, is constant
ly adding to its strength and constant
: II gaining a footing ID new countries.
There has been nothing mushroom
like In the growth Of Socialism in the
United States. 1t has been slow and
steady and sure. aOnce a Socialist al
ways a Socialist" Ii the saying, and in
truth backsliding is a rare occurrence.
Popullsm sprang up in a day and
ldied down in day. It was mush-
room growth IFS roots were not sunk
into permanency. It was superficial. a
surfaee issue which attracted a few
million people who had been hurt by
social wrong. but who did not know
what 1t was. They thought It was
the gold standard, and they foeked to
Populsm. But there was nothing
fundamental to populism. In the very
nature Of things 1t could not last, and
it persisted as it had spawned in un-
seemly haste.
But there is something fundamental
to Socialism 1t is nothing at eli If 1t
is not in its very essence fundamental,
Il is a revolutionary movement that
aims to pull down society to its foun-
dalton and upon a new foundation to
build new society where shall reign
order equity and justice. 'The CAPT
talist must gol9 is It's battle cry. 'The
brotherhood Of man has waited long
enough
In the history of man Socialism is
the first movement of men TO involve
the whole globe None has been so
widespreading, so farreaching. It is in
ternational and worldwide Compared
with 1t the supremacy Of any ancient
people was quite local. likewise the
waves Of Arabian fanatlcism and the
meaiaeval crusades to the holy sepul-
cher. The Socialist movement is limit
ed only by the limits of the planet.
Its banner IS blood red, symbolizing
the blood Of man. ma It breaches the
passionate eospel Of the brotherhood
of man. IT is IN ethical movement r.
well as an economic and
movement and one may say re @ions
movement as wen. 1t is the politics
and the gospel Of the common man IN
his struggle against the uncommon
who has expressed his unoommonness
BY gathering to himself the wealth q
the world.
Behind the Socialist movement IN the
! United States is a most imposing phiio-
sophie and scientific literature Il
owns illustrated magazines and re
J views high in quality dignity and re-
! straint It possesses hundreds Of week
Ii papers which circulate throughout