Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-02-18
He LEARNED WISDOM.

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alton by all who cherish our American
| institutions.
The Socialists are carrying on what
they call Campaign OF education"
and they keep eternally at it.
| We should meet this campaign with
one Of our own.
How are we to do this?
By exposing the fallacies of Social
Ism, to be sure.
To do this intelligently we must &C
quaint ourselves with the answers OF
the Socialists to the principal objec
tons to their theories.
With this in view I addressed short
communication to a prominent Social
! list some time ago with the request that
! re answer the following objections to
Socialism,:
Socialism would lead to anarchism.
Socialism proposes an equal division
Of wealth.
Socialism would degrade woman and
destroy the home
Socialism is opposed to religion.
This is the way he answered me:
Anarchis1n proposes to let every man
do as he pleases and teaches that there
shall be no law and no authority out
size of the individual.
Socialism demands direct govern
ment by the people and the ownership
by the people of all important indus
tries, to be operated for the sole pur-
pose of supplying the needs of the PEG
pie.
To do this effectively the workers
must organize. Anarchists oppose or
ganization.
Socialism would extend and perfect
government by making it democratic
and Industrial
Anarchism would destroy govern
ment
Socialism is opposed to dividing up"
Socialism demands that the mines,
railroads and trusts be owned by the
people precisely in the same manner
as our public schools, streets and pub
44C dl9n are HOW OWuEus
You haven't heard Of the people ''di-
vIding up" the schools, streets, high
ways and bridges, have you?
Certainly not! They are public con-
Yeniences for the use Of all, and even
strangers are permitted to use the
highways and bridges without let or
hindrance. They serve the community
at cost.
Aber! Coal mines, railroads, tele-
graph and telephone lines are also pub
lie utilities.
II you desire to use them, however,
you are obliged to pay tribute to pri-
vate owners. They make you divide
APP
These private owners are not in
business to look after the needs Of the
people, but to make profits, forcing US
to divide up
Only the people can operate public
utilities at cost.
Socialism would protect the home.
Homes cannot be made nor families
properly cared for by men who re-
ceive for their labor only a bare living.
Socialism proposes better incomes for
Workingmen. fever hours OF labor,
more education. These would insure
more and better homes.
Socialism demands for woman the
right to vote, equal pay with men for
equal service and opportunity for self
support
Isn't it nonsense to say that woman
would be less moral because she could
vote, had better pay and was certain
Of a respectable living?
Both men and women would be re-
lfeyed from the uncertainties Of the
struggle for existence and would then
be absolutely free to marry for love
alone.
Socialism regards religion as pri-
Vate matter
It would be suicidal for the Social
ist party to oppose religion.
Our enemies know this, and that is
why they try to stir up religious strife
among us.
We all desire good clothes, good
homes, good books, good music and all
the good things that go toward making
happy homes and pleasant associations.
These are the things Socialism strives
to obtain for all alike regardless OF
race or religion. All agree on this.
We have people Of all shades OF be-
lief and unbelief In our ranks, and it
would be foolish for us to Wrangle
about these matters.
We are striving for practical results
that will benefit all-for the true broth
erhood OF man on earth
After reading these strong answers
to my objections to Socialism I came
to the conclusion that had been bark
ing up the wrong tree
So. wrote to the social-Demccfati
Publishing company, Milwaukee, Wis,
and asked it to send me about So
worth OF its best books on Socialism,