East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-22

ready for the complete acceptance of
the spiritual purpose of Jesus life.
It is yet ulilitarian. selfish, material,
and therefore wills to follow the Mas
ter by its own construction of His
utterances. and since the scheme of
the socialist is the only one which pre-
scnts a remedy definite in character,
for the evils which all recognize as
existant in society, it is following the
light, will-o' the-wisp perchance, to
the acceptance of the famous dicta of
Karl Marx, From each according to
his ability, to each according to his
needs" This is the basis of the true
socialism of our day, and is indeed
concise expression of the precepts Of
the Master so far as they touch the
relations of men.
I He may have so intended to estab-
lish His earthly kingdom. Who shall
say what the verdict of the future will
be? Because the most of US do not so
measure the mission of His life dem
Onstrates nothing. Let it be forever
understood, however, that no word, no
act, no sentiment left by the Son of
Man ever countenanced anarchy or
crime. Christian socialism and the
anarchistic school are as wide apart
as the poles, as different as MONDAY
and midnight
A study of conditions in the old
world indicates that there first will
bloom the socialistic flower, whether
it proves to loco or the lily. With the
passing of royalty in Europe the gov
ernmental pendulum is likely to swing
completely to the other side, and the
MARKHAM maxim to become the leaven
of the law. Under. election laws which
assured just representation in the
reichstag, and fair expression of pub
lie sentiment, Germany, the most dis
tinctively Christian nation of earth
would try the sociallstic experiment
now.
In this western land where limited
democracy has existed for near CEN
tury and a half the socialistic dec
trines, as such, have found slight foot
hold, and here they are not likely soor
to be established. There is greater
danger of possible ultimate monarchy
-absolutism under the name of re-
public. The increasing demand fol
, strong central government with evei
widening power, presages this, but
: people who have wisely settled the
grave problems of the past will fine
: methods Of avoiding the perils Of thu
I future.
This Is Transition Age.
We are in a transition stage. TIT
6 fathers who laid the foundation of thi
, nation could not foresee this corpOr
/, ate age, this era Of concentration, thi
: period since the civil war wherein vas
aggregations of capital have come Il
control not only the Industrial an
n commercial life Of the republic bu
its politics as well. It has been
Z season Of travail and education, loni
q journey without a compass, wherein
q the selfish and the forceful hav
= builded monuments which will prov
q ultimate mausoleums, for their meth
Y DDS viii never square with the con
n science Of the last analysis. But af
!. ter forty years Of wandering in tn
q political wilderness we are ready 70
= the promised land.
Il righteousness Is DaWning.
II Slowly the people are resuming tn
power which was intended to belon
to them when the government wa
n founded. They are reforming the prl
maries, safeguarding election laws
4 taking to themselves the selection 0
public servants, and relegating tn
, boss to oblivion. They are slowly re