The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-12
MARKHAM Club Socialists
Editorial Committee.
KATE S. HlCLlARO.
E. a, 8ATTElt.
ROY e. SOUTHWICK.

men. That is what they must rep
resent to endure. In America today
there are more men without any party
than at any time In It's history. ex-
coping possibly. during u few years
immediately prior TO the civil war.
The Republican and Democratic par.
Ties arc the only parties that figure
IN national elections in this country.
The latter party Is kept alive today
only by the same financial interests
that draw nourishment through priv
1leges created by the other party.
But even the mimic warfare carried
on for several years by these two
parties has come TO an end. A high
protective tariff which now protects
us from lower cost OF living was
enacted ut the last session OF con.
greSs With the consent and aid OF the
democratic party 1t could not have
become law Without the consent and
aid of the Democratic party The
two old enemies embraced and sat
down to feast upon their greatest
point at issue They became one par.
ty the moment Democratic votes were
cast to defend the interests Of the
trusts There IL not a quarrel left
between them Not one America
is the securcst homo of business And
business has swallowed both of her
political partiesSIT la
When nature desires a chance"
says Emerson. she overloads the ten
dency" Was the business tendency
ever more overloaded than It Is in
America today? Business is holy and
he who lifts a. voice against It is
worse than n hereto. Nature desires
change and the change Will begin
when war Is declared on business.
Remarkable Situation.
The public today has not the slight.
es Idea that will declare war on
business. II shrinks from the thought.
Business Is still holy. That is
quite the most remarkable thing
about the situation in America to-
day. The public means simply
within bounds where II cannot iujure
the public. yet remain the servant Of
the public. Ponder that carefully,
the public secs a danger in business
and means to regulate 1t. Only a
handful of people have declared war
on business and arc bent on DESTROY.
JlS II. lntSe are SDt1alSIS.
In 1910 only small handful of peo-
pie had declared war on slavery and
were bent on destroying it utterly.
They were fanatical dreamers, fire.
quentIy thrown into jail for proclaim.
ing their theories on the street cor.
ners and were ostracized by their
friends.
Even when Abraham Lincoln was
named president the people had not
declared war on slavery The people
meant TO regulate slavery. 10 confine
1t within bounds, where it would not
become a menace to the people, and
yet remain a servant OF the people
Does this parallel strike you? Fifty
years ago slavery had gained control
OF the government. legislature and
courts But the people were still
free. They saw in slavery menace
/ that must be controlled and they did
not doubt their power TO control It.
| But control meant ultimate death to
slavery. and the slave owners precipi
! tated a struggle which reused the ma
lion to terrible war and sounded the
doom Of an institution which was old
/ er than civilization Had slavery kept
| its hands off the government ian I'm
| possible thing for it to do the instltu-
tion would be alive today. Its only
enemies would have remained moral
lists. and the people achieve morals by
practical methods and see their short
comings, only In retrospect But
slavery laid It's stining hands on the
government and the moralists found
themselves Joined by millions who
could tolerate slavery In the south.
but were reused to anger when they
saw the government become the prop