The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-06-11
THE aims OF
SOCIALISM.
Would Have ALI Men Gov
ern in Common.
Beautiful as Dream, Logical in
Theory, But Wholly In
practical.

dustrial depression, inVolyicg pearl
the whole OF the civilized world. Ia
given a fresh impetus 10 the act-yi
ties of that straight ard narrow Sc
known as socialists.
Porting 10 TIE evil OF the tine
as proof OF the lEadequacy OF u
competitive system the socialist I
preaching anew tie doctrine Of tn
equality OF men. He insists, and IN
sists rightly, ttat the earIh wit,
IT'S natural riches is the common her
itage Of uie race, ard inveighs Wit
eloquezoe snd zeal against a system
that allows a score NJ men 70 IL
up The Industrial life-flood OF natio-
In new country ike our own
with a square nile and 20 spare q
the inrsb.taut ard untold naturai
wealth TO appropriate. there il
little patience with the fine the
ories OF socialism but in the Euro
pean states Of dense population and
strongly centralized wealth his de-
Inands are heard with s,teutiOn. Per
haps the most notable oncesston
ever made 70 socialism WAS the re-
cent enactment Of The Old age passion
in England.
This Is indeed a notable achieve
me1t for socialism in that IL cas-
the attention q the word 20 the
commitment a large class OF people
TO the direct proyiLslCc Of oce OF the
first kingdoms Of tie earth. II IS a
concession 81 great goverme-t TIA:
the competitive system paupccizes the
aged poor. 1t cannot be denied that
the sccia.i=ts dream 81 d g1vernmezc
Cthe whole people, owning all the pro-
perry and distributing Il according
20 the necessities o. the Individual, al
lowing juscy Cor tie unequal oor;ri-
buttons TO the total production, is the
true notion of government and the
one which will u-iIate'y obtain q
the christian religion finally complete
the civilization o. Lae human race.
Beautiful a. a cream logical as a
t1tory srd just as 4 principle social
ism j. VITO y impractical r. the pres
ent state OF our social development.
As long as there is a mine to open,
a rei,ICad 70 bu. 4, - Ovecn bed 10
explore OF other vas. schemes of in
dusitry 20 deve Cpe tlat Involve large
risk selfish ends are needed as a spur
TO ectlor. But these cJmple5ed tie
world wants Cl,y Conversion 70 the
gospel Of mans love to man 10 make
the socialists dream a happy reality,
but he mu.. wa: prtrTs many cen
tultes .cr t,a reai.z ion.
The ao,.c.Lt like tie state wide
proa!bi.ir-.-. fet,.-g uure & his the
Oy Ws~. rs in lis heart why a.
rFl roy ot go as ne Goes. He takes
70 a,ccu-t q habits ard u ats i'm
pressed uYon Hol by o tu-,,srd gen
era,ic~s. T.,se .'aVy ylc 6lrg bow
C-rs 81 stream OF human progress
re YOU'D body ic1I-ve by act q. par
I.sIe--. ne .r, .a.tet sees rSe b. ak
.1g Of tie Oh onD-,i.iv- sysceu
agai--- 20 ich ae Las 80 icrG HarrcI
al s. uIg, & h,a nations with z~aIcus
ear1c.--c-s. Wlra tLe charge IS in
q adi-u-e, toward his ideal the rou.s
is .org s-d C.rcu.tJus. Tire otd conn
e;i:iye ,yst N That I'd rs origin in
the rlysge ofase Is pps.i-g % h re-
pocei by the Cooperation. Follow
ing r051ti--sl methods ard IrsT-c.-
ing the notions of the populace not
yet taught in the benefits Of the change
our own government may go on clum-
silly dissolying corporations but our
genius 81 rade con no more be
foroo1 by act Of cclgreas co return
10 the va-tetu, methods OF 5Te CAM
pet.tiye cys'um than the mCuntaia
s.ies u rel up their no S. TIE
universe j. govG7ed by urcrr, 2 &
law 2-d- lu-aan atetut0s cre but rCros
or sad When uLey run ocurtsr -
natures Jaws While the govern
mot Is 'H-g suits % Dissolve cor
ORATORS tie tcEers Of tire tobao5o
fields are showing greater stites-
marship by recognizing tbs natural
law OF the times adm forming counter
corporations. Tie industrial worll
VIII never TOW ro.unn to the savage
ara west 1ul competitive SYSTEM ard
that governne-t mat first turrs i5s
efforts to the restraint of corporate
wealth win first make PROCESS toward
a soiution OF the rev order Of things.
Ard here socialism wild lie the gain
er. Wlsn governments are aorceld 10
lay restraint upon the distribution OF
wealth II will be the beginning of the
end, Ear off howevr OF individual
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