The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20


them because they afraid of nferences that point
to socialism, and yet there is pressing need that
they shall be faced and faced at once this nation
will be submerged by irresistible tide OF
socialism.
THE MISTAKES OF SOCIALISM
My reason for stating them here is not that
desire to take from any man that which is no" MS
under the law, but because want to save him from
worse system that will be forced on him if he does
not clean house I am fatty opposed to socialism
for the reason that the remedy is worse than the
disease The evils from which suffer the evils
that have here briefly described, due to rotten
politics. Therefore say the socialists, give us more
politics. 1t is the essence of socialism that every
concern of life must be regulated by politics. Ondef
that system the politician would be supreme Every
man would necessarily be at his bidding ana ne
would assign all tasks. Not only that, but all IN
centive to industry and accumulation would De
removed 1t would be the interest of every man to
consume or destroy at everything on which
he could lay his hands. We should become nation
of shrks sneaks and politicians and the latter class
would take for themselves all the soft jobs
THE SAFE REMEDY
The true and the safe remedy lies in the purihca-
ton of politics. retaining the competitive system, II
that is possible. | put my faith in the 1nsurgent
movement in the republican party.
The standpatters are one and all dishonest and
proud of it. The democratic party has neither
brains nor honesty. [ speak of the leaders, not the
rank and file The great body of the democratic
party of all parties, is sound and honest but the
minute the standpatters in congress get into tight
place they call for help from Tammany or certain
we'll known leading democrats from the south and
they are never disappointed.
This is the situation stripped of all disguise. Can
the insurgents apply the remedy? don't know
but on them, as it seems to me- lies the hope of the
republic
MISTAKES OF CAPITAL
1t is the strange the amazing fact of this dan
gerous situation, that the men who have accurnu-
lated great fortunes under the present system are
the most strongly opposed to the insurgents, who
are working with tooth and nail to save them from
a system that would reduce them at once to the
status of common undistinguished mortals and
would subject them to the dctation of every cheap
politician.
Like the Gadarene swine in holy writ, they do not
realize that they are running down steep place into
the sea-
Of course [ quite understand that they hope to
be able to command the remedy of force and call
out the man on horseback If this is the alternative
that they propose it means the downfall of the re-
public and this can not be accomplished without
deluge of blood It will not be wise to arouse once
more the spirit of 61.
A FAMOUS DYNAMITER
In Los Angeles some three weeks ago and within
one month of the explosion that wrecked the Times
building, died the most famous dynamiter of the
nineteenth century He died full of years and honors
and the newspapers gave him columns of comp
mentary obituary. He had earned all that because
he was a gallant soldier and had fought bravely
under many flags, including that of the United
States. The newspapers ignored the fact or gave
it the most casual notice that he had caused the
death Of some ten innocent persons and the
wounding of many in an arbortve attempt at
assassination by of dynamite.
This was Count Camilio de Rudio who in 1853
attempted to assassinate Napoleon III and the
Empress Eugene while they were on their way to
the opera in Paris.
Felice Orsini, Italian conspirator, was exc
cuted for this crime and De Rudio was sentenced to
the fate, but exalted influence was brought to
bear in his case and he pardoned.
AN UNSOLVED MYSTERY
There is strange and mysterious story con-
nected with the conspiracy to assassinate the
emperor, which will probably be elucidated when
De Rudios memoirs printed Some two years
ago, after lapse of half century, he gave hint
on which is based the belief that one of the three
bomb throwers Francesca Crspi afterward
premier of Italy.
Half hour before the attempt and Just as
Orsni and | were turning the corner into the Rue
Lepelletier," said De Rudio "a man with long