Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-14

down the Christian standards Of 70
Iigion and or family and struck direct
" at the sanctity OF the home. He
said that tho fundamental principle
OF the party IL belief IN the material n
istic interpretation Of history. that the
principles Of religion. under this theo-
ry, are determined by the conditions |
of the people, that they are not un-
changeable nor eternal but are subject
to unceasing changes with the altera-
lions IN the conditions Of the people
who believe in them.
He said that the party divides his
tory into the ages Of slavery. feudal-
ism and capitalism, that according to
their belief. Christ was leader Of
labor movement, an ag1tator. . rebel,
a waver OF q red flag.
! At the statement that tho party be- |
lieves that the adoption Of Socialism
will create a classics society, that re-
ligion will die out and the churches
with them, he was greeted with ap- |
plause from the members OF the or
ganization who were in the audience.
He turned on them and said: "All
through the night you will find me
correctly presenting your doctrine.
| You see the wisdom Of the Knights
of Columbus: they don't want relig-
ion to die out. Why don't you declare
in your platform that religion would
die out? You would not get nearly as
| many votes"
i Every leader of the party, he said.
i is an atheist. The teachings Of their
books are the teachings of atheism and
of free love. Their greatest leaders.
some Of them. practiced 1t. He held
the party responsible for those teach
ings because 1t circulates the books
and holds them UP as the classics Of
Socialism.
i Scandals in Organization.
"By those books you stand and by
them you shall fall in the estimation
of decent American citizens every
where, once they are given an oppor-
tunity to know what they contain"
he said when you say that your
party organization is primarily an
economic movement, the words of your
very platform is the lie of the party
that wrote them and is the lie OF
every local that Endorses them" He
said the teachings Of the party were
exemplified by the scandals that have
occurred time and again at the ma
tional organization, that the center
Of those scandals was the campaign
\ manager for Eugene v. Debs In the
last campaign, and that the party COW
cred him and the others with coats of
whitewash every time their indecent
conduct was brought to light.
The mention of the name of william
d. Haywood brought applause from
the Socialists in the house. Yes, he
typifies your movement, both in his
public and in his private life," shouted
the speaker.
Mr.. Goldstein said that although the
party had promised to better the condi-
ton of the working man were 1t given
power for two weeks, it had never In
creased his happiness one iota nor
done one per cent of the things that
it had promised to do when 1t was out
after the votes.
Questions Arc Asked.
After the speech, Gus Frankel, one
Of the party members, started in to
ask questions DO you mean that the
materialistic Interpretation of history
is only advocated by the Socialists ?"
he asked II mean that the material
istic Interpretation of history is the
fundamental principle Of socialism
and that no man can be Christian
and a Socialist" the speaker answered.
do you know that Rev. Dewey Of
the Catholic church in his book on the
History of Economics Endorses So
cialism and it's teachings and that the
book has the sanction of Cardinal Far
ley?"
Il know Rev. Dewey personally and
l have read his book thoroughly and
from what I know Of the man and
l 49, Y IT,
that he does not indorse socialism nor
the principles that 1t advocates"
Reading from the Appeal to Reason,
Frankel asked If 1t were true that Mr.
Goldstein had been elected from the
Socialist Labor party because OF
juggling of the funds.
"Tell me- you sanderer." shouted the
speaker, whether If were such Jug
gler of the party funds. If were such
an accomplished embezzler, the Social
list party into which / went would
have made me secretary-treasurer Of
the organization and would have given
me the highest honors within its gift"
Printing Of Dodgers.
Frankel charged him with circulat-
ling a dodger that did not have the
union label upon it, and that while he
protested to be a union man, he did
not live up to the principles of his
organization.
II had nothing to do with the print
ing Of that dodger, and If l had the
label would not have been upon 1t nee
essarily" The work was done in the
Capital News job rooms, 6. union shop
and was done by union men. The label
Is not usually printed upon circulars
unless 1t is particularly asked. AS q
matter of fact, it was brought out that
there is not single non-union shop
in the city and that all printing done
here is done by union men.
Did Eugene v. Debs and other
great leaders of the party practice free
love?" Frankel asked.
II don't know. l don't charge then
with being free lovers any more thar