The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-12

In time. IdiStu tuc iHONcmeut iutSi- =
nationally above the stigma thrown
upon II by Anarchists and muddlehcad-
| cd sentimcntalists.
In America, today, It is apparent
that the movement is passing through
| lust a stage. It's foes are strainlng
! evcry nerve to quash It, But our mo-
mentary disadvantage will In the end
bring us victory. Error is manifold;
IL scatters and ever scatters: IL breaks
into so many 1uttering parts that for
a time 1t Is capable of entirely filling
! the public eye, But truth is one, and
though 1t often appears entirely over
whelmed by the magnitude OF error.
| vet. by the very fact that IL Is one, 1t
unites and becomes compact 1t is a
solid that Is able to pierce through cr-
ror. It's solidity is n force that is
bound To conquer.
| Let us ask ourselves: Is our posi-
tion scientifically correct? Is the fu
| ture Socialist Republic a scientific
! possibility? Is 1t logical outgrowth
| of human evolution II this Is go. and
| If we claim the name of Social scien-
| lists and revolutionists. upon that fact
we must stand, and, no matter what
odds are against us. there we must
remain until the end
We shall not enter into the logic Of
the future Socialist Republic. We ad-
dress Socialists and to them 1t must
be fact Standing upon this scIen-
tific fact, 1t matters not how near OF
how far its goal lies. the revolution
lists must continue the struggle to
reach 1t.
When Columbus set sails west
ward to find passage to
the Indies. he struck out into
| the unknown terrors of the Allan
! tic confident of success. He stood upon
| the scientific principle that the earth
was round and, hence, he knew beyond
all doubt that land must be reached
| westward Oceans ragged, storms raw
| aged, DAYS expanded Into weeks. the
crew grumbled and mutinfed, but Co
lumbus never faltered He proceeded
onward and onward still. as he knew
| that land must eventually be reached
| for the fact remained still that the
earth was round. Columbus. undaunt-
ed, among the raging seas and his fall
tering men, Is probably the finest fig
ure in all history for the revolutionists
] to emulate We stand today among
| ignorance of our own class, but. still
unJaunted still sure Of victory. for we
stand upon a scientific fact that as
sureS victory.
But the recruit who enlists in the
revolutionary army, with intention to
stay there to the finish must realize
the magnitude of the struggle or his
intentions will soon waver. Socialism
is not beauteous idea that only re-
Quires to be demonstrated to take hold
of the human mind and conquer wait
ing world. The Socialist with that
idea may as we'll step out of the move
ment at once, as ii is only matter of
time until he will lie down discouraged.
Socialism means the complete over
throw Of social institutions grated up
on the human mind and the social body
for centuries upon centuries. 1t does
not mean the change only of some es
sentlal institutions. of capitalism 1t
means the complete overthrow of the
economic, political and social instltu
tions that have governed the human
race since the very beginning of the
historic period. Not until this is fully
realized does the Socialist realize the
magnitude Of his aims.
The first human society was based
upon kinship. Political society be-
came a necessity only in class society,
A political society based on territory
and property was one Of humanity's
great inventions. 1t took the human
race several centuries to work 1t out
The early histories of Greece and Rome
are but a recital of the struggles it
RI ocfo ich hn
Roman contribution to civilization
consisted in working out the great
principles of political organization and
centralized government. From that
time on advanced human society has
been political. The history of the ad-
yanced nations has been the history of
the workings Of political governments
of various kinds and orders until to-
day, under American Capitalism, it
presents almost perfection. 1t Is nee
essary for Us to recognize the bitter
ness OF this long struggle, the mental
energy it has cost, the physical con-
tests it has engendered, and the blood
that has flowed In It's cause. Then
only can we fully realize the hold
these institutions have upon the hu.
man mind. And it is this fundamental
principle of society that Socialism is
arrayed against 1t is the worlds sec
ond fundamental revolution we are fac
ing. There have been revolutions in
history, but they have been revolutions
OF class against class and have consti-
tuted only change of masters. There
was the change from ancient mastery
and chattel slavery to feudalism and
serfdoms from feudaliSm and serfIom
to capitalism and wage slavery. But
under each system the essential in
stitutions Of political society, private
property in the means OF life, and the
mastery of one class over against an,
other have remained intact 1t Is these
fundamentals that Socialism aims to
overthrow. 1t is accordingly arrayed
against all the passions, prejudices,
customs, ideas and institutions that
have governed the human race since
the very time that written history
commenced When the reyolutionist
fully recognizes this fact. then he
must know that it is Hercules labor,
not a sporting game that he is engaged
in. But the magnitude Of an undertake
ing only spurs the energies Of the sin
cere and earnest laborer.
That a change in society Is absolute
ly necessary is being recognized today
by any number of people. The power
of a few great capitalists Is becoming
SO gigantic as to threaten the system
itself Few people but the most big
oted are now afraid Of the word So
cialism But the idea OF Socialism Is