St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-09-25
PeRRiNe GOES TO ALBANY

George Perrine, the great apostle
of socialism In st. Johns went TO
Albany Wednesday for n stay OF two
or three weeks where he has con.
tract on building. George is o
good hearted fellow, and il all social.
lists were Just as good hearted as he
we would not have n word against so
clallsm, for we would know that all
of them were honest, but while we
have one George, we have a thousant
who would take every advantage the
power of socialism givesfor their own
aggrandizement as against every
other man or element in society. In
other words, they are really lsh.
maelltcs: their hands are against
every othcr man and every other
mans hand Is against them.It could
not be otherwise when they are not
satisfied with cutting out the evils
in the present good form of govern.
ment, but must cut out the entire
government, putting in its stead, they
know not what, something that has
failed every time 1t has been tried.
The Inference, aud the only infer
ence we can gain by tho failures OF
these incpient socialists develop
ments Is that the greater project the
greater will be the failure aud there.
fore should the socialists element
ever prevail and secure control oi
the government before II was settled
we would have another French rcyolu
ton here enacted which would be as
much more bloody and awful In its
consequences as this nation Is greater
In every sense Of the word than over
was France.
There is one other thing that woulo
condemn socialism with tho greater
number OF people aud that Is thcii
contempt for the bible and all things
holy. OF course, there are some who
will deny this because II would not
be policy for them to do otherwise.
and there are some, but they are too
few. who still hold to their faith IN
the only hope that man can have
for life eternal: but the rank and
file, the leaders. most Of them and
their literature teens with a bitter
contempt for the churches. religion
lists, IN fact. all followers Of Christ
Their imporfcctionB viii harm no one
80 much aa themselves and they must
DO responsible 10 God for their own
sins aud SHORTCOMINGS, but those sins
and shortcomings on the part OF the
followers Of Christ does not excuse
ono Tor not doing his duty and bo
Ing a true follower OF Him who died
Ia save man. Neither should II place
tnc Holy Ouc In contempt before
oven unboliovcra. There are millions
who are upright. honest, pure, good
and true followers of the iowly NaA
nrcno. who are an honor TO Him ANA
aud who have boon raised from
the depths by Ills grace. These are
true representatives of ChrihLand We
believe that the so.oallod Christian
socialist from nll that We can learn
by thu brlof reading We have been
able to giyo IL misnomcr. That no
truo follower of Christ will advocate
principles which christ himself would
condemn.
There are evils In the present gov
rrnmcnt, IN nll its departments com
morcial, social. executive, Judicial. bu
We do not bclioSo the remedy lies la
In destruction. nor can tho socialists
,yor hope 20 overthrow the presonl
government aud Introduce their chin
,ricm plans without war such "a
,aH never boon Boon Ia the history ol 4
nan. It's greatness can only be ,
measured by the greatness Of oui
.atiou and our natural aptnoas Tor
,arliko operations. and the nearly d
quaI division OF our people ON the \
viii obtain at the tim, Il
ue il such time will ever come L,
ur socialist frionds give such views A
he merry ha! hal but there ia no nj
Ihor LOGICAL conclusion TO be- arrived Al
/. Tho capitalist class upon whom m
no socialists have already declared "a
Heir hloOdloss war which they pro Il,
isc to prosecute until they compel /,
,om 10 diarorge their dishonest m
,lus viii mover lyt lose a dollar a,
,ccpt In defense of this wealth ANA ~,
hen no other recourse Is left will re-
it to tho dire extremity of force d.
arms. II has been the history oi sa
e. human race ever since nations a.,
we been formed aud viii be To the
ii of time 10,