The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-08-06

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prospect ana dream' vs'on OF Inc
inpossipie'
III Gotten Wealth.
In the ultimate analysis, I fear. the
equal opportunity which those seek
who proclaim the coming of so called
social Justice involves n forced division
Of property, and that means socialism.
In the abuses Of the last two decades
II is true that III gotten wealth has
been concentrated In some undeserv
Ing hands. and that II 1t were possible
to redistribute II on any equitable prin.
ciple to those from whom II was taken
without adequate or proper compensa-
tiOn Il would be q good result to bring
about. But this Is obviously impossi.
BILE and impracticable. All thai can be
done is to treat this as one incidental
evil Of great expansive movement
IN the material progress Of the world
and to make sure that there will be no
recurrence Of such evil.
It IL far better to await the tliminu.
ton Of this evil by natural causes than
to attempt what would soon take on
the aspect Of cOnfiscation or to abolish
the principle and institution OF private
property and to change to socialism.
Socialism involves the taking away OF
the motive for acquisition. saving, en-
| ergy and enterprise. and futile at.
tempt by committees to apportion the
| rewards due for productive labor. 1t
means stagnatiOn and retrOgression. II
| a 80 h,,V.
ton that has carried the world on and
| upward for 1000 years.
do not say that the two gentlemen
who now lead. one the Democratic
party and the other the former Repub-
licans who have left their party. In
their attacks upon existing conditions
and In their attempt to satisfy the pop
ular unrest by promises Of remedies.
are consciously embracing socialism.
The truth IL that they do not Offer any
definite legislation or policy by which
the happy conditions they promise are
to be brought about. but II their prom
ises mean anything they lead directly
toward the appropriation Of what be-
longs to one man to another.
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anna and Tins ,hav nronoss reme.
d,e. which instead Of exciting the
naomi. IN further interest and activity
in the yov.rnment will t,re them into
a..h an ,naiNeran nca as sti,l further n
remand control az nublIc afYairs to !
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Rut nfter we have changed nil the
yovernmen,oI machinery 40 ma To per
m,t Instantaneous EXPRESSION OF tht
neonIe In constitutional amendments
in statutes and In recall Of public
. agents. what then? Votes are moi
bread, constitutional amendments arr
not work. referendums do not pay rent
, or furnish houses. recalls do not fur
nish clothing. Initiatives do not supply
. employme or relieve inequalities ol
| condition or Of opportunity. We still
. ought to have set before use the def
mite plans to bring on complete equal
, ity Of opportunity and to abolish hard
ship and evil for humanity. We lister
| for them I'm win