Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-26

capi."i. ane people nave had enor.S
of the extortions of the trnsts ugA
day they will rise in their wrath Ons
seize by the throat this knarIat aad
tocracy which, confident in tbo p'u'
of its wealth to procure legal i TU~ef
nifty and reckless Of its dsnoor l
sists in robbing the public doHv PEI PEI
retribution is at hand. The GU. pup
discomfort of the proletariat tho
increasing strikes and labor di,n n'er
Of all kinds, the clamor against J.
railroads and the trusts, the evisos sue
of collision between both-au tb,a DI !,
the writing on the wall The cap,tppa
tic system is doomed; socialism rmI
succeed it."
What is socialism" he demand,
scornfully. what will it Give "t @
public that it has not got ALREADY He
Shirley, who never neglected an
portunity to make a convert M W.,
ter how hardened he might mo n,o,'',
up little pamphlet printed for nrona
ganda purposes which she had ~,
morning received by mail. a'
Here" she said, sis one of the h,.,
and clearest definitions of socislisr
have ever read:
Socialism is common ownarsLi.
natural resources and pdblic utiliaos
and the common operation of alI !"
dustries for the general good. Soc,al
ism Is opposed to monopoly, that il :,
private ownership Of land and tho u
struments of labor, which is indirect
ownership OF men; to the wages svs
tenn, by which labor is legally robhed
Of large part of the product of labor,
to competition with It's enormous wssta
Of effort and its opportunities for ths
spoliation of the weak by the stronp
Socialism is Industrial democracy. Il
Is the government of the people, by fine
people and for the people, not In the
present restricted sense, but as regards
all the common interests of men, 81.
cialism is opposed to oligarchy and
monarchy, and therefore to- the tyran,
MES Of business cliques and money
kings. Socialism Is for freedom. NOT
only from the fear of force, but from
the fear Of want. Socialism propose,
real liberty, not merely the right TO
vote, but the liberty to live for some
tnlng more than meat and drink.
Socialism Is Righteousness in the
relations of men. 1t is based on the
fundamentals Of religion, the Father
hood Of God and the brotherhood of
men. 1t seeks through association and
to realize fraternity. Social
ism will destroy the motives which
make for cheap manufacturers, Door
workmanship and authorizations: It wifi
secure the real utility of things. Use
not exchange, will be the object Of la.
Dor. Things will be made to serve
not to sell. Socialism will Danish war
for private ownership is back of strife
between men. Socialism will purify
politics, for private capitalism is the
great source of political corruption.
Socialism will make for education. In
vention and discovery; it will stlmu.
late the moral development of men.
Crime will have lost most of its mo.
tive, and pauperism will have no ex-
cuse. That" said Shirley as she con-
Guided, SIS socialism,
Ryder shrugged his shoulders and
rose to go.
Delightful" he said ironically, "but
In my judgment wholly utopian and
It's nothing but a 81,
gantic pipe dream. 1t won't come in I
this generation, nor in ten generations,
II, indeed, it Is ever taken seriously by
a majority big enough to put its the.
Dries to the test. Socialism does not
take into account two great factors
that move the world-men's passions
and human ambition. If you eliminate
ambition you remove the strongest In
oentive to individual effort. From your
own account a socialistic world would
be dreadfully tame place to live in
depressingly good, without
any of the feverish turmoil of life as
we know 1t. Such a world would not
appeal to me at all. l love the fray,
he daily battle of gain and losn, the
excitement Of making or losing NIL
ions. That is my lifev'
Yet what good is your money to
your insisted Shirley. you are able
to spend only an infnitesimal part OF
It. You cannot even give it away, for
nobody will have any of It,"
Money! he Kissed rather thar
poke. II hate money. 1t means moth
ng to me. l have so much that have
ost all idea of Its value. go Oh accu-
nulating 1t for only one purpose.
'uys power. love power-that Is my
passion, my ambition, to rule the worlo
With my gold. Do you know" he went
N, leaning over the desk in a ORA.
matte attitude, "that II I chose could
tart panic in Wall street tomorrow
hat would shake to their foundations
very financial institution in the count
ry? Do you know that l practlcally
ontrol the congress of the Unteu
'tates and that no legislative measure
'ecomes law unless it has my api
1.-THE public has long suspected o.
auch," replied Shirley. "That Is WY
GU are looked uDon as q menace "