The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-06-08

lion votes. and often has the balance
OF power In the German Riechstag.
In Austria the Socialist party has
over q million and q half votes. and
always has strong representatives In
F the Parliament Of Ausiro-HungarY.
+ The soeiaIis; party II nearly as strong
+ in France. casting from over a nal
lion 30 a million and half votes.
and always with a strong representa-
ton in the French Chamber Of Depu-
ties. The Socialist party Is also grow
Ing rapidly In Great Britain.
As The Caucasian sees the Social
its movement. there are many things
for which that party stands that are
wholesome and good. the trouble with
the Socialist party. however. being
that many OF It's pianks or principles
are too radical or impractical. or, TO
state IL another way. some OF the re-
forms offered are at best only pallIa-
tives for conditions instead OF rem
edies for basic evils.
To our mind, there can be no ex-
cuse or justification for contending
for public ownership OF any business
except a business that is a natural
monopoly. The platform Of the Peo-
pies Party, it seems to us, was d.
rected to sane and effective reform
measures that would go to the bot
tom of all of the evils of which the
Socialists complain. The funda-
mental doctrine of the Peoples Par
ty was that 1t was wrong and danger
Gus for natural monoplies to be in
the hands of private individuals or
corporations; that the protection of
the individual citizen and the protec-
ton and integrity of the Government
itself depended upon such monopo-
lies being owned by all of the people,
for If they were not, then such mon
opolies would Cypress the people and
soon own the Government.
1t is this oppression OF monopoly
rule upon individuals and this domi-
nation Of the Government by such
monopolies that has bred and foster
ed the rapidly growing Socialist par
ty. The Socialist party could not ex-
list were there no natural monopolies
in private hands. In short, mon
opoly breeds Socialism. With the
triumph of the principles of the Peo-
pies Party the Socialist party would
be killed, and yet the trusts and mon
opolists fought the Peoples Party
more vigorously than they have ever
fought the Socialist party |
The trusts realized that the rem
edies offered by the Peoples Party
were sound and fundamental, and
when once enacted into law would
stand forever, and would forever
guarantee an equal opportunity to
every citizen under the Government. /
While it is the methods of the trusts
and monopolies that are creating So
cialism, yet so far the trusts and
monopolies have never seen any
cause to fear the increase of the So
cialist party, feeling as they do that
the majority of the people would new
er go so far as to fully endorse the
doctrines of that party.
In this connection, it is we'll to
note that while the Peoples Party as
an organization has gone out of ex-
lstence, yet both of the old parties
are each year forced to adopt more
and more of the principles of the
Peoples Party platform, and the par
ty that comes nearer standing for
the Peoples Party platform is the
one that is appealing most to the
popular vote. We expect to see with
in ten years every plank of the Peo-i
pies Party platform enacted into
law. The time is near at hand when
no party can win in this country that
will not stand squarely against the
private ownership of natural mon
opolies, and when that times comes
and not until then, will the growth
OF Socialism be checked.