The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-21
Declared H. C. Ledyard in His
Campaign Speech.
SURE AS NIGHT FOLLOWS DAY
Address Given in Universalist Church
Last Evening Before Fair-Sized Au-
dience--Other Parties Are Called
Thoughtless Of Discomfort.

| Speaking under the auspices Of th'
Barre Socialist local at the Universalisi
church last night, Rev. H. c. Ledyard
| pastor of the Universalist church al
| Northfield, held the close attention of d
| fair sized gathering for about an hour
while he summarized the sum and sub.
stance OF the subject Socialism He
said that the era of Socialism will iney,
itably come to us as day follows night
and that that era will be the fulillment
of the golden rule. According to his
ideas and observations, the ethics of So.
cialism are akin to those of Christianity
Rev. Mr.. Ledyard was introduced by
Isaac H. Springer. Preparatory to the
introduction, Mr.. Springer spoke of his
admiration for the earnestness of the
cause and stated that the cause was
founded on unselfish tendencies for the
amelioration of wrong conditions of life.
Rev. Mr.. Ledyard discoursed in part
as folows "The peoples Of all ages,
throughout history, have been blind to
the appulse cf crises. have been mat
tentiye to the rumbling OF discomfort /;
they have been thoughtless until the
storm has struck and then, bewildered,
inquire what to do. In reviewing his
tory, the French revolution for instance,
it is surprising to note that the people
OF that time were blind to the crises
winch were to befall them. Learned men
had admonished them, but they were not
eontented with it. In locking back, we
are puzzled to find that the situation was
not studied aceonling to the thoughts of
these men. To-day a crisis is approach
lttff in ND Ia n
not acting in accordance.
"The political situation of this count
try needs investigation by the entire
voting class. but action is not taken
II is met by the politician proposing
peace and the Socialist yelling calamity
Man has always suffered either from
want or from fear of want, and this
characteristic has always been found in
life. Glasses have always existed ana
exploitation has been the basis Of want
Exploitation there has always been, and
to-day maintenance has greatly changed.
due to the introduction of machinery
into production. Machinery brought
with it idleness and has centered the
population OF the country, drawing the
Inhabitants of the country to the cities.
where immortality has been prevalent.
The vast lands of this country are
now absorbed and the ownership has
been assumed by the capitalists, the
landowners This problem has for long
time aggravated foreign countries and at
last has confronted our nation. The
worker has now not only lost the land,
but does not even possess the inple-
ments of work, and has become the wage
slave. Mans wages are fixed by the EN-
ployer and to-day they are reckoned
whereby the employer dispenses maxi
mum results for minimum pay.
Employees in all walks OF life are
awaking to the failure of their salarie.
to bring an adequate living and unless
this wage system is eliminated great
horde of at one time human beings Will
be tramping the country. reeking in rev.
elution. The rewards young girls receive
for their labor, which is confined mostly
to stores and factory labor, is so in
that they are Obliged to lead
lives many times in prostitution The |
number that can be enumerated leading
lives of professional prostitution is com.
small. With degeneracy fol- |
lows physical decline
Democracy has been undermined /;
statesmen have been replaced BY politi. |
clans. The people have lost confidence in |
the courts and our judicial systems. A
striking example of the corrupt ten
1encies of our modern times is the Ro-
senthal case at New York, as is the
national presidential campaign.
"Anti-Socialists assume the propagan.
la to be cloud of despair, but il is the
star of hope. The spirit of unrest is
predominant throughout the nations of
The world, and all social institutions
are hanging by but a thread. These
imagine government to be
'hanneled into chaos, the church ove,.
thrown and the home wrecked. Others
see the star of hope in this, the fulfill
nent of the golden rule and the realiza-
ion of the brotherhood of mankind.
Socialism will not destroy individual
ty: it is the justice of the distribution
II the products of labor to the satisfae-
ion of man. Private property is not
destroyed, only when used as means of
Adopt the golden rule and
demand that the brotherhood of man be
ealized. 1t is the motive of Socialism
o realize on earth what many propose
o postpone to the time above the star.
This movement affects all and will come
IS sure as day follows night"