The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25
A POOR WORM.

4 POOR WORM.
Those who have kept up with pass
ing events during the present year re-
member that young Joseph Medin Pat
terson. son of the famous editor of The
Chicago Tribune Joined the ranks OF
the Socialists year or more ago. He is
millionaire and his fall from the
principles SO long advocated by his
father was made the occasion for quite
sensation IN some circles. Like
many young men who imbibe the idea
that the Creator set them apart to do
great work he apparently believed
that he would upset things and make
himself famous.
hut as an upsetter Joseph seems to
have been a failure. and has found It
out. In recent PRONUNCIATION. or
something of the kind. he thus COM
plains; You would as well be an
abolitionist In the South before civil
was as a Socialist in a capitalistic
community. The influence of his en-
ytronment will compel any man in
such position, to either recant his
socialism or Withdraw"
We might suggest one change in the
first sentence quoted. Instead of cap
talistic community" we would writeNt
Intelligent community" but let that
pass. Naturally the young man must
adopt and use the cant of his associates
and can't help it. but his smile is
better than he was aware when he
N In TO
war an abolitionist who preached and
practised his doctrines was an outlaw.
and properly so. He not only proposed
TO abolish and destroy the rights of
property but his theories IL carried out
led to murder. revolution and univer-
sal carnage in the Southern States. 1t
was both natural and proper that
man who preached such dangerous and
infiammatory doctrine should be look
ed on as an enemy to the peace as well
as the property Of the Southern people
and treated accordingly.
The same may be properly said of
Socialism IL carried to the ultimate
point which It will inevitably reach IL
it ever obtains a firm position In this
country! We know that the more con-
sentative members of that belief con-
tend that 1t is not their desire or inten-
tion to interfere with rights of proper
ty or the peace and good order OF So
ciety. Just 30 In the old days there
were abolitionists who declared that
they had no disposition to incite dis
order or to deprive the Southern pec-
pie Of their property, yet we know
that their preaching was bound to re-
suit in robhing and bloodshed. Tho
same result will follow the teaching of
Socialism If followed to its ultimate
end. 1t would grow beyond control
without the shadow of doubt.
But that is not the only whine emit
ted by this young convert He says:
To be frank. I dread work-reai
work. Real work--the producing or
useful have until lately
too uneducated to beSof much use as a
worker for some time to come. NOW,
If we had been living inA soclanstIc
a child to do some kind of work. That
would have been mighty go9d thlng
for me. II would be q fine thing t3r
young capitalists Il they nae TO w
socialistic party composed OF nerve
less, backboneless creatures like TINS
young fellow would do little harm per-
haps, but unfortunately for the future
peace and good of the country they are
not ali of his breed. There are leaders
among them who have the courage OF
their convictions. who have been thor
oughly educated in the tenets Of their
faith, and who will not hesitate to pur-
sue their object to the end regardless
of consequences to others or to the
at large. These are the men
to be dreaded and scotched. pot such
as young Patterson. He had better |
60 back to the protection of his moth
er. II he has one.