The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
THE COMING ISSUE.
.PAsT GENER ALTON. LIKE AMIN.
RECILE OLD FATHER"
Says Weaver, "Has Iisiuherited Its
Children, But They'll Break
the Will"
tho Will"

OhoI DNV AMY ~ nlOdh
the WILL"
To a symposium entitled Socialism
In America" and published In the
New York World, General James b
Weaver Of Iowa contributes the fol-
lowing:
To the Editor of the World: TIE
movement toward 8 c'alism In the
United Sta jes and elsewhere is strict
ly defensive and abnormal. 1t re-
scmbleS the movements Of opposing
armies In the field. The g., cialists
prefer that tho multitude shall own
and operate everything rather than
chat q few shall absorb all. It ia
economic war, and lying hidden with
la it are disloc ,tions fearful to con-
template. Tho sane rlutocratic
fore 8 which %enRendered socialism 10
the old world have begotten it here
and are giving it growth, strength
and Vitality.
Senator Hanna's prophetic vision
was clear and accurate II his ecOno-
mic and political theories are to con.
tinue. lie contemplated g continu
arce OF tho present %plutocratic re.
gime n he had at that worry time
been slated by mOnopoliStio wealth II
eight years service as president Of the
United States, Visions OF gigantic
trus5 combinations and ship su sidy
schemes controlled his great brain.
Under such conditions, Of course,
nothing c1uld avert the socialistic IS
sue In 1912. He would have forced
exactly that Issue had he lived and
succeeded In Ills ambitiC ns. He, his
ccnferes and associates have prscipit.
sted q life-and death struggle between
artificial persons created by the state,
called corporations, and natural per-
sons Of flesh aud blood created by the
I Almighty. The former, reinforced by
an allied army Of SPECTATORS, have
driven the men of flesh and blood into
the overcrowded market of day labar
ers, have absorbed the sources o!
wealth, including the sol nave set
the laboring men at war with them
selves, while the government in all
It's branches Is used chit fly as a police
force to keep the peace while the cor
porations get In their wotk.
The allied corporations say nobody
shall do business but themselves AID
that competition shall be eliminated.
They have forced labor to say that a
man who does not belong to the union
snail not work, and they will say
whether or not he NAV j,in. The
past generation. like an inb ellie old
father, has disinherited it's children.
Tney will break the Will.
Tue senate Of the u lited States at
| fhtd Yonrrnrf 10 nr1a ~ n@1t No.,
faster than they can be organized and
equipped. 1t Ia a great scc,hlis ic re-
cruiting station and Is destroyii < pa
triotism faster than Abraham Liza
coin ever built it up. Nothing but a
sudden halt In political affairs state
and national, and a change In public
policy, can avert the struggle. 1t is
an ugly condition, but the conflict, as
was once before the case, ~ again
irrepressible If present conditions arc
to continue. fortunately there are
signs OF an awakening, and 1t is ma
tion wide. 1T Is Gdumbratad In the
skies. Something 10 sh, krg the
conscience Of the nation q d it Is not
so ,ialism. II Is simply the mighty
tread OF true democracy and Christ
ianity walking hand In hand, d. not
be alarmed. The alliance IS W. oily
holy. Tnere IL neither excuse nur
me- ,ssity for socialism in this countr,
II the government Will honestly and
cOnserVatively align itself once m re
with the pc pie. But let me assure the
reader that the safety Of both p rsons
and property demands that this sha !
be done speedily and without sham.
How to check the growth Of SC
cialism:
First-There must be less money
spent for military and naval estab-
liShmentS and moro for retaining
our unwatered empire, thus furnish
ing homes for dAstitute people, and
we should help poor settlers II need be
to get a start. Our policy in this
particular must be broad, liberal, az
Rressive and must Ee lnaugurated at
once. The army OF foreigners daily
landing upon our shores cln then be
consistently required to settle upon
and cultivate this reclaimed land.
Second-We ust take up the cues.
tion OF lane reform, nationally and In
states. LIND monopoly Is monstrous,
unChriStian and uncivi.Zad.
bilu ilCIC III DuU Ou0 way To
control the railroads. 1t Ia not neces-
sary that the government shall own
and operate our vast railway system.
The tentative way to approach that
problem 10 to pass an act author Eng
the government to construct or pur.
chase three transcontinental lines
north, south and through the center OF
the continent. II such q law were
passed the present lines would be
quick to sell at reasonable rates
q lestions Of connecting with these
lines and all subsidiary and collateral
matters would be easy OF adj lstment.
Fourth-We must elect United
States senators by popular vote.
Fifth-T h struggle for community
control OF public utilities must CON
tinue- and 1t will. Restore the com.
petittve equilibrium even If we have
to discourage corporations for private
gain. IL they viii insist on destroy.
Ing competition and crushing the In.
dividual, to that extent destroy them
by recalling their charters. Ii IT. ia a
question OF which shall live-the cor.
pOratiOn or the man-let the man