The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-11-23
4 REVOLUTIONARY DOCTRINE.

We have been taken to task for de-
claring that socialism is Immoral,
as we understand morality; irreligi-
Gus as We understand religion, and
vicious, in that It is destructive OF
every principle upon which modern
civilization is predicated. We know
that the great majority of those, who
registered at the polls as Socialists,
represent only a protest; but they
are in great danger from the COM
pany they keep, If they only knew it..
Scratch a real, stepped in the doc
trine Socialist and you will find a
philosophical anarchist, and
scratch that kind of fellow and you
will find an atheist and hater Of
everyone outside his "class." They
will tell you that Christ himself was
an anarchist" and that, II the world
followed His teachings there would
be no distinction between bastard
and legitimate children. They would
put all employment in the hands of
the state, which is reactionary, a re-
turn to the dark ages of industrial
history; they would replace the
home with the state, and in order TO
do this, they have absolutely to over
turn al our modern principles and
theories, builded through centuries
of Christian civilization and human
experience.
But the Socialists will say eve
don't advocate any such thing. Here
are what we advocate?" And then
he will enumerate the doctrines and
principles of his cult. But there Is
a legal maxim, which runs to the
effect that a man is presumed to in
tend every natural and logical conse-
quence of his act and word; and
when the Socialist advocates certain
things, he must necessarily include
everything essential to making those
things effective and the natural and
logical consequences flowing from
them.
A Socialist cannot talk about his
subject ten minutes without mention
ing the capitalistic class; yet, he
cannot distinguish the capitalist, who
has ten cents. from the capitalist,
who has ten million dollars. as far
as formulating any guiding principle
is concerned; because capitalism is
nothing but the representative of
private property, no matter how
much he may confuse 1t with un-
earned increment. nor how much he
confuses the earned with the I'M
earned. He cannot take away from
the rich under our form of govern
ment without robbing the poor first.
Remember that you little fellow with
your cottage home! Before he can
make a law that will apply to a rich
man without applying to a poor man,
he must change, not only our gov
eminent but the fundamental prin-
ciples upon which 1t IL founded
equal rights to all men-equal rights
to the rich as well as the poor. The
Socialist cannot check the initiative
of the rich and powerful, without
first applying the curb to the poor
and pOWerless.
His doctrines. are doctrines OF class
hatred. Christianity VII have no
classes. and its underlying principles
will not recognize any distinction in
persons. Talk to a Soc 'alist FIVE min
utes and learn from his manner,
words, tone and purpose. that he IS
preaching a doctrine that would
array one artificial class against an
other artificial class.
Socialism IL antipodal to Chris
tianity. and II would necessarily over
throw not only the religion, of which
the home Is the corner stone, but
also Its tenets. philosophy of life and
principles, before a Sociallstic state
could be made effective, and then