New-York tribune., 1906-04-10
competition as hurtful force. TO be entirely e;
terminated"
Further on MI Bryan says:

Further on N1r. Bryan says:
1t will be seen therefore. that the socialists not
apPropriate app ChrisS teachings as foundaton for
their creed. AS the maintenance of either position
the first % battle between the indviduast and the
socialist be in the field of ethics No one
who has faith in the triumph of the right (and
who can contend with vigor without such a faith2
can doubt that that which is ethlcaliy best WIZ
it5ys tivily pe'l-- HI every ''p'i '''4S''' l'''
Much of the strength developed by socialism is
forms which indviduaIists also advocate Take
works 1t is safe 10 say that a large majority Of
favor their public ownership -individualists be
cause IL is practically impossible to have more than
general ground that the government should own
all the means of production and distribution. The
is not yet SO strong. and the sentiment in favor
OF public telephones and public streetcar lines IS
still less pronounced; but the same general prin-
ctples apply to them. and individualists. without
accepting the creed of socialism, can advocate the
extension of municipal ownership to these utilities
Probably the nearest approach that we have TO
Civil Service. If the Civil Service develops more
unsalhshness and more altruisttc devotion to the
fact is yet TO be discovered This is offered
Sric e'esr @ i Ui eI I IN -. 50 lar as ~
for Office, but it is simply 4 reference a well
ernment service. which separates one from the lot
of the average producer OF wealth. has given no
extraordinary stimulus TO higher development.
1t is not necessary to excuse or to defend COM
petition carried to point where It creates sub
merged fifth. a submerged tenth. to
Ognfze the beneficial effect of struggle and disci-
pline upon the and women who have earned
the highest places in industry, society and govern
ment-
There should be unfriendIiness between the
honest indvidualSt and the honest socialist, both
seek that which they believe be for the best of
society. The socialist, by pointing out the abuses
of ipdividualsm, will assist in their correction. At
present private monopoly is putting upon individu
alism an undeserved odium and it behoOves the in
dividualist address himself energetcally to this
problem in order that the advantages of cOmpe-
tition may be restored to industry.
And the duty of immediate action IS made more
to support the monopoly, in the belief that IT Will
be easier to induce the government to take over
industry after it has passed into the hands of
few The trust magnates and the socialists
unite in declaring monopoly to be economic
development, the former hoping retain the fruits
of monopoly in private hands the latter expecting
the ultimate appropriation Of the benefits OF mo-
nOpoly by the government
The indvidualist, on the contrary, contends that
the consolidation Of industries ceases to be an eco
nOmc advantage when competition is eliminated;
and he believes, further, that no economic adVan-
Iage which could come from the mOnOpOzatton or
all the industries in the hands of the government
could compensate for the sitting of individual
initiative and independence And the tndlvlduaHStS
who thus believe stand for morality ana Ior a
system of ethics which they willing 10 meas
against the ethics and morality OF socialism