The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-06
Sick of Socialism

weeks ago. | can not swallow the
Socialistic mess you are exposing in
The JeffersOnianS, and l thank you
heartily for the additional light The
abolition of Church, State, marriage
and all racial barriers will not do, as
contended for by some of the corrupt
leaders of the cult. Deliver me from
such state of social chaos.
What we sorely need and must
eventually have is a society founded
upon just and righteous economic,
social and Industrial basis wherein
the express object of government will
be to safeguard the public right of
free and unhampered access to the
common means of livelihood, thus
guaranteeing to each Individual
equality of opportunity with every
other individual according to indi-
yIdual service and merit, excluding
all forms of privileged aristocracy
and caste. Now the means of life
and all the avenues of success are
closed to all except the mighty few.
Private monopoly has closed her iron
gate in the face of helpless millions.
The many suffer on and on while the
privileged few exact greater tribute
for ones privilege of remaining upon
the earth. Every man in the mad
race for life is thrust in deadly COM
petition with his neighbor, and the
race is to the strong and the swift.
And it grows worse year by year
Surely there is scientific, just and
humane system which we could we'll
substitute for our present oppressive,
crazy, abnormal system of universal
exploitation of the many by the few.
Something about our system has fur
nished the incentive to pillage and
plumber under protection of law.
Virtue is paralyZed, while the evil
nature of man is not only encouraged
but materially assisted in it's reckless
course. We must remove the blind
ing candle which draws to it's flame
the mushroom parasites, which
spring up in a night only to devour
and destroy. The present order of
society virtually says to these para
sites, "The world exists for your sell
fish benefit, and it's inhabitants for
your service" What is this binding
candle which is running the world
mad? Is it the inviting possibility
of power, privilege, profit? Evident
ly men of brains see that a unit in
wealth is stronger than hundreds or
thousands in labor This is an I'M
fair advantage over labor, the only
means the vast majority have of
making living. Capital in compe-
tition with labor has proven the most
destructive warfare of the ages. 1t
is tWo-edged sword which cuts both
ways. 1t not only makes extremely
useless in this country those few who
by their holdings have power to
crush the many, uniting the holders
of great wealth for beneficial service
IN the body polite, but it has also
paralyzed the millions from whom
this tribute was wrung, for they are
plgmies when it comes to demanding
their rights as against these financial
towers of strength and privilege.
This is the Socialism-Democr
-Populism Cor whatever one might
choose to call IT'D that we need. Such
would be healthy and beneficial to
every worthy member of the entire
civilization.
| am ready and willing to embrace
any measure in purity which prom
ises the glad realization of this hope.
But | can not accept these other
things which popular Socialism in
tends to bring with it. However, I
fancy we poor mortals will look in
vain to human hearts and brains and