Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-08

torn by the economic struggle, sees In
vitalizing religious principle. And that
i Socialism economic redemption, Is
right; the man who, because his soul
rebels at the bondage of the mind
sees in Socialism mental and intellec-
ltuaI freedom, is right; and the man
who, because his religious faith,
iwithers under the blight of capital
ism, sees in Socialism the force which
will make the religious life possible,
is right. Each point of view is ieg1tl-
mate and all are necessary to full
comprehension of Socialism. And
there are still other points Of view
the point of view of woman forexample
seeing in Socialism the breakdown OF
the last remnants OF her servitude ana
fthe triumph of Sex Equality; or OF the
che Artist, seeing the source OF ugll-
ness in the spirit of greed which
pervades capitalism, and looking 70
Socialism as the only hope for the
I Life Beautiful.
| So make no apology for thus direct
ing attention to the spiritual slsnl-
ficance of Socialism, for approaching
the movement from it's much neglect
i ed spiritual side. | am not unm1ndflll
| of the fact that it is an unusual inter-
probation of MARKHAM Socialism; that
many very earnest Socialists will be
among the first to repudiate the sug-
gestion that their movement mas
spiritual significance and may be In
terpreted in terms of spirituality just
as the man whose main concern is IN
tellectual freedom cannot understand
the viewpoint of the wage-earner,
which seems to him crassly material
listic and sordid, so the wage-earner
whose concern is economic freedom.
Ecannot always understand the view
i oint of the man who approaches so
cialism from the spiritual side ana Is
apt to regard it as pretty but futile
sentimentalism.
1 know perfectly well that there are
manv Socialists who make this mis-
take and who regard every interpreta-
n tion of Socialism other than thegpurely
ECONOMIC with distrust and derision.
They conceive of Socialism as mat
ter of economics simply; deny all
IDEALS and boast of their selfishness.
Often. by a strange perversity, they
N make their cered narrow and fOr-
oidoing. repelling many who's would
otherwise be dipsosed to join them.
OFTEN l have heard these good com
pades of mine full of zeal and enthus-
iasm preaching a Socialism which re-
nelled instead of attracting me, rob-
J hing the Socialism we equally believed
in of ali its splendor and majestic In
sniration. But have understood and
, complained not.
II have understood how infinitely
superior to their creed were these
, anostles of Socialism who insisted IN
robbing it of its matchless spiritual
r ,nneal. for have / not worked witt
them in close comradeship, fought by
/, their side in. the bitter struggle ane
i heen inspired by the nobility OF thell
: lives? OF all the noble and generous
d influences which have come into my
|, life the nobleSt and sweetest have
r come from these same comrades, frolf
d their heroic and unselfish devotion t.
/ q glorious ideal know that they ar
lidealists; that they spent their lives
S the quest of the Holy Grail. know
.-1that they have seen, the vision OF
II Gladstone world and that they haV
II given their lives to its realization.
Snow that the wOrld-brotherhoo
L which inspired the greatest OF tn
II Prophets inspires them. know tina
III thew have given their lives
To build on Earth the Vision
hung in the air !.
nIIthe vision of q world throDbng VII
Whitman calls the dear love g
III Comrades And know, too, that
This is the Vision that the
prophets saw
The Comrade Kingdom Duil0ed
III in their dream.
Sometimes have Vetnured upon
lIlfest Of my expressions. ! recall g