Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-11-22
SOCIALISM VS.. CAPITALISM.
Reasons Why the Former is
Much Preferable.


X. of L. No doubt of that fact, as
these monuments arise as reminders of
the good accomplished by an organiza-
tion or an individual, but organiza-
tions, like individuals, cease to exist
after they have filed their mission.
You seemed to have drawn an idea
that thought knew too much. Far
from it. You have erred greatly in
your surmises might arrive at the
same conclusion concerning you, when
you made the statement that the social
ist party was not broad enough to hold
the many amendments needed, but | do
not think you think yourself so much
wiser than anyone else. Now am no
egotist, demagogue or pessimist, but |
am an optimist and it has been through
that channel l know even the small a.
mount which l do know. Now as to
the Socialist party being broad enough
to hold the many amendments needed
| will say there is a motion before the
people, and we will never let up until
that motion is passed. No amendments
nor substitutes will go. Our motion
is, Moved and seconded that we as a
nation, own the means of life and tools
of production, and that each wealth
producer get all of the wealth which
he creates. We stand squarely on the
above motion and as means to attain
that motion our plans are to educate,
agitate, organize and centralize our
power at the ballot-a peaceful revolu-
tion.
Uncle Gid, you also said the Social
lists did not believe as the majority of
the people do. Is it any wonder when
the majority of mankind are tutored
through a subsidized press, and care
fully worded documents to turn from
their original opinions and thus made
capitalistic in opinion, but the Social
ist party is the greatest individual
party in the world, numbering eight
million, five hundred votes in 1904
Our party is world wide, all preaching
the same doctrine, so am not by my
self in believing the doctrine of social
ism. You said socialism is a theory
and impracticable. That is an old cry
issued in some Of the subsidised press,
which has been answered thousands o.
times by Socialists all over the coun
try. Each and everything which hal
been accomplished for the benefit O.
man, was theory and before put il
practice was theory only, and thous
ands of the great things of this eartl
were denounced as theories and i'm
practicable. The Tories of the Ameri
can Revolution denounced the idea o
our national independence as a theor.
that was impracticable, but the Revo
lutionists stood firm, and they set III
the government we are now under.
Socialism is not an untried theory
I 1t has been tried in small ways ant
was success. For instance, a join
stock company is socialism in smal
way, yet it is carried on today in ev
cry civilized nation ON the globe, an(
the benefits go to few only. Well,
given law, which gives good results t.
an individual, if handled scientifically
will also give good results to a fey
and if it gives good results to few
such as the joint stock companies dc
it stands to reason that it would Civ
good results to the many. In othe
words, Socialism is no more than ma
tional joint stock company.
You further said that you could &C
what Socialism was demanding throug
the democratic party. l do not believ
; you had your mind on what you wer
writing when you made that assertion
for if the democratic party was to q
what the socialist party is demanding
that party would invariable have to |
socialist to bring it about-an uttC
impossibility as long as she stands fl
7 the private ownership of what shoul
' be public property such as railroad
. mines, mills and factories, and IL
tools necessary to produce the wealt
> of the nation, which embraces all nj
, chinery You further stated that yC
2 voted the democratic ticket and tht
t the old parties were good enough fl
you yet awhile. Well, say frank
that they are not good enough for n
. because they believe in child labo
r which the mills of the south and Il
f north, too, attest They stand for Il
sweat shops, which kill thousands
S our women a year They stand for
n system which manufactures hundre
Of tramps per year, and criminals, &
r so. Why do they stand for tho
v thingst Interest, rent and prof
That tells the story, so that they al
r theirs may be we'll fed, well cloth
f; and well educated and we'll housed I
(; CARELESS of who she kills in her mi
5 rush for gold Capitalism rushes
: blindly. and labor is being crush
more and more, but there is hope al
that hope is this; that man is an i
telligent being and he can be taugf
and as soon as he thoroughly und'
stands the emancipating doctrine
socialism he invariably becomes a !
ciahst. for they see. as the prophet 81
in his day. that the mills OF the g
grind slow but grind TO powder.