World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-03-25
Willcw Springs Mo.
MAR, 10Th. 1909.

49, &eSsS &p~~s
EDIToR WORLDS CREssEr:
! was
very much surprised to see an
article 10 your late issue. intend.
ing TO state why the author, G.
S. Towe. objected to socialism,
for the reason he states that he
does mo. abhor socialism, hut
loves socialism" And after a
careful scrutiny OF the article l
concede that he may Love soci.
alism." bit it il as the wolf loves
the lamb, or as the devil loves hu-
mainly = that He may dsyaur it.
A Motel character once said:
Save me from niue enemi, S."
and this will apply to Bro Towes
iabored twattIlngs; for IL he is a
lover of it, then / pray the Lord
to save it from it's lovers.
One would have to go far, and
search long, to find a more ,is.
ciods attack, with 50 little peril.
ncnt to the question, and con.
tainng so many false statements
as in this article. H. says: 10
you know, Mr.. socialist, that the
Appeal editor who resides in
Girard. Kansas Is rich?' Now
| want to ask in all candor, sup.
pose he IS rich, (which is no, a
fact) what has that to do with
the question of whether socialism
is q sound and honest political
way cut Of the present rotten.
ness, pauperism, degradation,
misery, starvation, suicide mania
insanity, child slavery, prostitu.
ton and crime, which every read
or knows is the outVrowth oil
our present hellish competitive
capitalist system, which must
exist, in all its deformity. or else
be supp'anted by socialism. W.
know that capitalism; the pre-
sent system. produces the world
over, the same results, the same
as we know if we plant thorn We
will not grow wheat.
Bro Towe further says that
the editor gets out of the Appea
to Reason annually. the immense
sum of SlG6, 967.07 as his rakeofT
This statement is absolutel,
false; more than that | cannot
conceive Of any reason why such
a wllfuly false statement as its
author must have known it to be
should have been made by hi IN
There is no point in misstatinp
so grossly any matter OF thi,
character. | know something o.
Wayland: of his life; of his char
tiles; OF the fact that he riskcd ;
fortune for humanity OF the fac
that he could have been u million
alrc CRATER. just as well as {
martyr to an unpopular cause
of the fact that ut the time b,
cspousod socialism it was abso
lutely unknown, and thorough,
hated, in all this country; OF Tho
lurthcr fact that he he's spen,
tens of thousands of dollars 0,
the wealth that he has earned by
his genius in trying to get sucl
men as Bro. Towe to understand
and not misreprcsent what soci
alism stands for, Yes Co,nrade
Way.and is able t. fight the bat
Tie OF The wolves which is CAPT
ta!ism~any where, out he real
E2s the fact that there were mil
lions not 20 well able to care 70,
themselves, and their Chi drcn
and it is these poor silly, igno
rant people; the same class OF
people that ctuciiicd Christ that
he is striving TO help; and tina,
he is striving as Clris. stroyc,
to lift UP, and be made see tn,
light.
Now Bro, Tuwe ha. made d
positive assertion as to the
wealth the Z ii.or OF the Appeal
to Rctson annually receives, and
he has w,lfnlly misstated u fact
or | want him to prove the truth
OF his statement Hrppn I wil