The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-06-28
UNION CITY CEEtEJTAUQUA.
The Engagement Proves Successful
Beyond all Expectations.

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unbidden to every mind. and everyone
has bsen by common impulse com-
PEELED to acknowledge the oyerwhelm-
ing impression Of success.
When the Chautauqua was announced
only small percentage Of the people
probably knew the character Of the
work. That it was series Of excep-
tionally novel and interesting entertain
ments not many doubted, but that
with its amusement relaxations the in
tellectuaI pabulum was to be given a
nudge and the mind stimulated with
educational features had not dawned up
on the imagination Of a large majority.
The attendance was good from the be-
ginning, but on Sunday, when the big
attraction, Kryl's Chicago Band, was
on hand, every seat in the tent and
every chair in the neighborhood were
soon filed. and still they were standing
all around the sides OF the tent, which
has seating capacity Of $500, an at
tendance in the afternoon Of probably
1000 people.
Last week we stated that the Chau-
tauqua was opened with splendid adj
dress by Judge Blair This was sup
plemented by delightful treat from the
Ladies Spanish Orchestra. On Thurs
day Senator Frank J. Cannon spoke on
the subject OF Mormonism and the Nor
mon customs, very graphic account Of
one Of the greatest evils Of the age. The
Carroll Glee Club tickled the fancies OF
the audience with their popular vocal
numbers. On Friday afternoon there
was song recital by the LeBrun Grand
Opera Company and an address BY
Frank Dixon.
Dixon is the brother Of Thos. Dixon,
Of The Leopard Spots fame. He
asked that he be not unfairly criticized
on that account. II the audience wished
to know it, he was much better talk
er, anyway. Dixon wears crutches He
does not affect them, nor anything else.
He IS genuine orator and his speech
is masterpiece It is a classic. The
Man Against the Mass is political
brief on the fallacies of Socialism. The
common acceptation of the doctrine
that property should be divided equally
is mistake. On the contrary, the
Socialist believes that the government
should own and control all the industries
and that every man should share equally
in the profits. Socialism is not anarchy.
They both aim at the same end, but
there is wide difference in the bill
OF rights. The Socialist wants more
law and government for everything.
The anarchist wants no law and no
government. He believes that laws
we're made for the wealthy and that the
unfortunate classes have no protection
under the law. The Socialist believes
in the solution OF social problems by the
supremacy and majesty Of the statutes.
The Socialist has very adorable faith,
but he forgets the great underlying and
everlasting principle Of democracy, the
sovereignty and majesty Of the individ-
ual Ia the first place government is
made Of individuals, and Socialism
would be an absoIutism with the nulli-
fication Of popular rights. There would
be no reward for merit. The principle
Of competition would be destroyed, and
without competition there is no emula-
tion-no ambition to excel--aud there
fore decline OF the arts and sciences, a
OF the moral and intellect
ual forces.
But what is the cause Of the growth |
of Socialism, In the world there are
&c, 600, 600 Of Socialists, and why?l |
Not because representative government
has proven failure The sun Is the
greatest Of all the solar system, and yet
have discoyered spots on the
sun. The sun remains still great
Iuninary body Notwithstanding these
spots. The representative system has
It's faults, but the system should not be
condemned alone for these defects,
There should Be an awakunrng Of the1
public conscience The defects should
b cured BIZ an intelligent ballot and .
moral influence. Mr.. Dixon said that
when be referred 70 democracy he had
10 reference 10 the political party. Hell
vas reared ID North Carolina and had
voted 10 both the great political parties.
He found tha THE interests Of democ.
racy might sometimes be best served by
voting tot the man and nes the party.
The growth oi Socialism can be attrib- |
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