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make the charge who are In utter
ignorance in regard to the socialist
philosophy, but who make the charge
simply because { is handed to them
from above and therefore must be res.
ptctable, so tnoy accept 1t without
question, and in that respect they arc
easy marks; whereas, by little In.
vtstlgation from the platform of the
patty, in any country, that the so.
ciallsts regard religion as a private
affair Whether | see n god In every
force of nature that do not under.
stand, as did th4 ancients,or whether
reduce II 10 the pure spirit or
the human mini OF the present Is
nobody's business but my own, but
" attempt TO foist my views upon
tho people. without further proof thai
the bare assertion then Il imme.
Giately becomes somebody's business,
because ! attempt to give n special
conception OF the world general ap
plication and am therefore In error.
We know that different times and
different peoples have had different
rc,igions corresponding to their plane
OF civilization. and that fact is true
80 the present day, consequently that
religion is not fixed and eternal but
~ constantly changing with the pro.
Ercss Of the race, that "tho doyel.
opmont OF religion means It's disso.
lution. that is. when II has fulfilled
its mission Il is, like all other forms
% the universe. destined to pass ava.
Therefore we realize that II would be
ppstc Of energy 10 oppose it,becauso
everything ls right In lts time and
iincc.
No.thc socialist IL not opposed 10
religion. but he In opposed 10
turchsm as distinguished from re-
ligion they arc unaltcrably opposed
TO nm organized bunch Of commercial
pirates Incorporating under the guiso
u religion and using the sacred name
~ religion. End the influence they
possess over the people through II
10 further their own political and
economic ends. regardless of the
misery of the bPlanco Of the people
rhosc are the fellows that lose no
opportunity To preJudlso the minds
of the people against Socialism and
kvep them In ignorance. for they kno
II tho people become enlightened
the ig is up with them, ana II II
done deliberately too. We had an In
.ianccof II labor day In our own little
town, OF how so.icitous they are that
the lambs may not get next TO the
n,ccing process.
They have started this and the 80
ililists are ready and propose To give
them all that is coming 10 thom, We
dotcst hypocracy In any form aud the
sloctaclo of men pulling long face,
and posing as followers OF the Lowly
Suzarine, when II he came To Port
would be the first 10 order
ham sent To Kclley's butte as yag.
Is disgusting. anl II they are follow
Ing him they have fallen 50 far be
hind that they have entirely lost sigh
II his principles OF course this vii.
ln resented and called another at
Gok on religion, but though they re-
'ilcd creed a yard long Ia us We
lun't take much stock In assertions,
Ne look tn peoples actions they show
nat people believe aud those people
elton led us To believe their god II
loperty and nothing else. This Ian
uage may sound harsh. but II peopl,
iii look they will find plenty Of eyi y
once In support OF the assertion,
nd II that is not enough get copy
arts speech before the Tennessee q
ar association In Nashville May 2l, a
j0S, or write 10 MIR. Bourne for q
npy OF the senate document No. lso al
aoond session OF the 56th congress. al
There you viii get some inside Il
nj at the same time learn that this el
reoious gang has already got their 60
tits In the United states treasury be
the tune of millions, %
From the following extracts you pl
IN see that socialism is a political an th
dustrial movement and not reli ID
ON. ou
From the philosophical essays OF ia
seph Deit2gen; an
An the great movements OF the vi
st were but the forerunners OF the ne
neral movement OF the coming great hi
Nolution whose birth We are wit an
ssing. Greek civilization and Chris ~
nifty the reformation. the French SCI
,olution OF 1888, philosophy and ha
,dern science are the mere instru n,
'nts, but industry is the great archl Co
e which the nations OF our time arr PEE
{ and socialism the lofty strue erI
(which the nations 10 our time arr II
ring. The history OF the past has tlel
ligently collected the necessary qua
terials, and now. friends the time the
5 come 10 dis up the soil and to lilo
the foundations. irs
Valuable AS the labors OF the past dis
y be,they aie but fanciful orna po
nts in compar' ION with the funda pur
ntal work the future has To carry bes
!. the
Man is free, even We're he born the
chains and must struggle for free ace
IDS no correction. for man is born ten
ehainsand must struggle for free :