The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-04-30
SOCIALISTS NOT DEMOCRATS.

The Democratic party must not be
led astray by the attempt of Socialists
to control in certain quarters. 1t should
be understood that a Socialist is not
and cannot be Democrat. A Demo-
GRAFT is an individualist and opposed to
collectivism and Capitalization. The
Socialists of the present day, who are
attempting to control Democratic poll
tics in certain states are not Democrats
and never have been. They are not
strong i'll Democratic centers. Massa-
chusetts presents ii good illustration.
That state has been pretty reliably Re-
publican for over forty years. The
Republican pluralities have been re-
turned from the factory towns. Bos-
ton has always been Il Democratic
city. There is no Socialist strength in
that city to speak of. The Socialists
in Massachusetts to-day are found in
the very factory towns where the Re-
publicans have always been supreme
In the Democratic primaries recently
held in that state the Socialists voted
in order to promote the interests of Il
certain Democratic candidate for the
presidency. In these districts where
the Socialists are strong the candidate
referred to received five or six dele
gates. while in Democratic districts
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an overwhelming majority of the votes.
This shows that Democrats and So
calists do not think alike. The Social
lists will support Democratic candi-
date only when they believe that the
candidate is Il Socialist rather than a
Democrat. What has been said of
Massachusetts holds good in other
states. The recent election in Mil
Wlullee, Where the Socialists cast up
wards of $4,000 votes, shows that these
voters come from the Republican
rather than from the Democratic ranks
Mayor Rose, a Democrat, was re-elect-
ed by over 5000 votes, while the So
cialists cast within a few thousand
votes of that which was given to the
Republican candidate. 1t is a strange
freak of politics which leads dissatis-
fed Republicans under different names
to attempt to foist themselves and
their doctrines upon Democrats. The
states which a few years ago went
over to the Peoples party had, prior
to that time, always been strongly Re-
publican. When the Peoples party
went to pieces these states again went
back into the Republican column, not
understanding the efforts of the leaders
to hold them for the Democrats. This
fact proves, If it proves anything. that
the Populists came from the Republi.
can party and went back to that party
in preference to supporting Democratic
policies. 1t will be found that the
same thing is true Of the Socialists.
They will not support Democratic prin-
| ciples. Democracy and Socialism are
directly opposed to one another. So.
cialism is Capitalization and cOllectiv.
ism carried to it's logical results. So.
cMlists believe in the state doing every.
thing. Democrats believe in the state
doing only that which the individual
cannot well do himself. a Socialist
cannot be Democrat, and no true
Democrat ever advocated socialistic
principles. 1t is safe to say that the
Socialists in this country are either
emigrants who became Socialists in
some other country, or they are grad
yates Of the Republican party.