Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-27

next Sunday night at the regular meeting place of the Socialists, Won derland Theater, Little Rock, the question brought up as an issue in my article to the Gazette of the 24th inst, and then you proceed to sug- sest as subject of debate for next Sunday night, Socialism vs Capital ism, an entirely different thing
 My communication to the Gazette of the 24th inst, dealt with your attack on Cardinal Gibbons for ad- vocating in a notable magazine ar tlcle the conquest of poverty along the lines given by the Christian re- llgion; your denial of the existence Of God and His Providence; the principles of Socialism,; no God Heaven, Hell or supernatural life Christian marriage is prostitution and should be replaced by unions founded on sex fondness and ter mlnable at the will of either party no civil governments, rulers of any Kind, courts, police officers OF jals :; all property to be taken from present owners and redistributed so that the world could begin business on the cooperative plan. 1 then gave a comparative statement of what Chris tlanity had done for the ameliora- ton of human suffering and finally asked for a statement of what So- clalism had done.
 You now challenge me to debate upon an entirely new subject. for I cannot see how the matter above hentloned could be made natural part of a debate on Socialism ys. capitalism. If your intended reply III the Gazette was in reference to thls new subject, the editor could not very we'll give you the use of hi, valuable space. As unGerstanfl your letter, you admit that 1 stated correctly the principles of Socialism and that I made, if not an irrefut- able, at least a very respectable de- fense Of the Christian religion.
 1t seems to me that there are quite number of capitalists and business men in Little Rock who are capable of repelling any attack on their in- terests and work of life, if they deem your foray worthy of notice. Busi- ness men and not clergymen ought to take care of commercial inter- ests. Some business men are, how
 ever, like the Irishman who died some time ago. When the priest came to help him prepare for death he told him: Now, Pat, you are surely going to die In little while you will be on your way to another world. Are you willing to renounce the devil and all his works?' Well your Reverence,' replied Pat, q am going into a strange country and I do not like to be making enemies for myself
 When your organization at Little Rock made a savage attack on the Catholic church at the time of the Ferrer incident, l thought as Cath ollie priest I was justified in coming to the defense of the church. When you made an uncalled for attack on Cardinal Gibbons. the ranking pre- late of the church in the United States, I felt that such an onslauoht ought to be repelled and l entered the lists. When your attacks adyan- ced beyond the particular fold of the Catholic church to the utteranceS ot what Christians regard as a blasphe- ous outrage in your ridicule Of eVer} form of supernatural religion and O pected that the prostestant ministerl of Little Rock, who are generally no sleepy set when questions of grea public interest are at stake but Wht
 at the present time at apparent, holding, would make a good defenst of home, religion and country. The. are probably now waking up.
 For these reasons I decline to en
 gage in the proposed debate nex Sunday night, and will enter the list again only when you make anothel
 attack on the Catholic church C.
 when your organization attempts t strike down the noble fabric of gen
 eral Christianity and no other de
 fender of God and church can b