The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-15
Socialist Doctrines AS
sailed


would be kept busy from morning tan
night going to the polls. One thing
Is noticeable; ID their books, maga
zlnes, the Socialists talk much about
principles and conditions but they
never give us the details OF their sys-
tenn When pressed for their practi-
cal plans, they say Give Us chance
and let us try; your system is no
good and ours has never been tried
give us a chance and we win show
you, A detailed statement Of the per-
feet mechanism Of the Socialistic sys-
tenn has never been given
Liberty after the grace OF good is
the gift Of all gifts, said the lecturer
taking up the second point in his dis
bussion. u confess that can't see
where personal liberty win be safe
guarded under a system in which the
government controls everything. Be
cause officers are Socialists, they will
not necessarily be perfect. For ex-
ample, II the Socialists control the
printing industry, would they let me
print book opposing them? Social.
ism would be slavery under the name
liberty. The Incentive to all pro-
gress is the hope Of personal gain; il
you take that away, progress will be
az an end"
As viewed BY the lecturer, the ten
dency Of the teachings Of the leader
Of Socialism was to discourage pat.
riotism THE talk glowingly Of the
fine sentiment Of a brotherhood know
ing no nation but including the whole
human race, but they don't show us
that such thing is practical and how
II would make the world freer, richer.
happier and better These sentiments
are fine, but they must show us that
gcod practical results will flow from
them"
Discussing the family or which he
said marriage was the foundation,
the speaker quoted from Bebel and
Carpenter, leaders OF Socialism, whose
ideas were subversive Of the existing
family relations. "All Socialists don't
believe in these ideas, indeed, most
o. them cling to the old ideas, but
Socialism as taught by the leaders
would result in the destruction Of the
existing family system"
Socialists claim that their system
has nothing to do with religion and
their national platform so declares,
but their writings and the activities
Of their leaders show that they are
deeply concerned with religion" Ex-
tracts from Socialist writer's were
read to show their opposition to the
Christian religion" In the discussion
in their national convention. some Of
the leaders were in favor of an open
declaration against our religion but
the proceedings show that they agreed
oE the plank Of noninterferenee with
religion simply as matter of policy
and it does not represent their real
attitude.
We are not against any reasonable
and just reform We call on every
/ good man to help better the condition
Of the laborer The church has al.
ways encouraged labor unions. The
workers must stand together: capital
is united and labor must also be
united We believe in the right and
the duty OF worklngmen to unite and
% fight for their rights. but never al
low any man to use your union as
tool to further his own ideas and
theories"
Among the audience were a mum.
her Of Socialists who had asked that
the meeting be turned into a debate,
/ This request was declined and at the
close D C Crider, a Socialist organ
i2er from Texas. announced that he
would reply to the lecture at the city
hall this morning It was later de.
cided, however, by members of the
Socialist local, that this was not ad,
yisable we did not consider that
there were any vital points in the lee
ture that required an answer" said
J S. Tatman.
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