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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-21
Two New Advocates

Some time ago, Golfers Weekly suggested
commission form of government for states.
While Golfers was probably the first to openly
advocate this radical governmental change, the
idea was not original with that publication as ev-
idenced by the immediate and intelligent indorse-
ment given to the plan by many newspapers in
every section of the United States.
Since that time this proposed reform has
gained such Roadway that the suggestion has
now been officially brought to the attention of
the Kansas legislature and by the governor of
the state.
Another new advocate Of the plan is Prof.
John R. Commons of Wisconsin university, who
conducts the department of that institution de-
voted to practical government. Among his re-
cent students were the mayors of Philadelphia
and Atlantic City and many councilmen Of both
those cities.
In recent address Prof Commons stated he
would preserve democracy by making it efficient
and responsible, and he stated that state gov
ernments neither efficient respon-
sible.
He advocated centralizing state government
in legislature of one house, each member of this
body to be the head of one general department of
state These legislators, commissioners,
would be elective and placed absolutely under the
control of the people by the initiative, referen-
dunn and recall. They would also have the au-
thority to employ experts to perform the var
ious duties of government.
This proposed change in state government,
however, will never be accomplished without a
hard fight all along the line, for it is unnecessary
to state that it would be bitterly opposed by the
politicians and by special interests.
Still there is reason to believe there is ex-
ce11ent chance for MANY IF the more DrOOreS
states to adopt this new governmental system,
judging from the interest their people have
shown of late in political reforms.
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CASTING OUT SAWLOGS

The Richmond Palladium OBJECTS to the schedule of
prices offered by natural although it cuts
down the gas in Richmond than SO per
because less is charged to the using large
amount of than to the consumer using small amount.
The Palladium inquiries
Richmond wants 40 gas. Domestic consumers
here have keen enough to appreciate the difference
between $110 and 40 How long will it be, though
until those eyes there is difference between
railroad rebates which have been abolished by law,
all commodity rebates discounts? How long will it
be before the universal brain behind those realizes
that rebatng form is the very of all inequality
of opportunity the of industrial economic
injustce?'
AS matter fact there is scientific and equitable
basis for such sliding scale of prices is easier and
less expensive to sell given of
er than to fifty Cost of delivery considered the
consumer of is much favored in the sliding
proposed in Richmond the larger consumer though
the motive of the company is undoubtedly
an increased individual and aggregate consumption.
Immediately above this editorial find the esteemed
Palladium's schedule circulation prices. 10
cents week to take the Palladium by the week. S.
year Is it apparent the universal that
the equitable yearly price would be $500 per year?
there not rebate discount for buying year OF the
Item instead week? The schedule price
of the Palladium month is As cents, $40 per year
Isn't this industrial economic injustice?
and of it. the price of the Palladium the rural
districts of towns and cities. On the surface dscrmina
ton in favor of the rural dweer of SO per
ing into the different delivery city
country actual discrimination farm
against the people of the Paadums town, of
not less than 5000
All the principal presumably of charging what the
traffic will bear
We advise the progressive organ of Wayne county to
the log its optic before turning its
moral telescope on the Observation-Disclosures Press
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ed person wants to know it. Out OF
the process of criticism have issued a
number of objections which have
come to be the stock-in-trade of anti
socialism. These objections fall into a
few general classes. These various
families of objections have no terrors
to the Socialist he feels that he can
answer them all. Let US see what his
answers are.
One of the commonest of all objec.
tons to the movement is that social
ism advocates violence.
| Like every great propaganda which
carries human beings along with it by
the million, the Socialist movement is
gradually falling into the familiar di
visions of radicals and conservatives
The radicals in the movements are
headed toward syndicalism, which we
discussed in a previous paper. The
conservatives are constantly growing,
relatively at least, more conservative
At no very future date these two
tendencies will divide and we will
then have conservative party and a
radical party. The radical party will
call itself Syndicalist, the conservative
will claim the name Socialist If the
word has any meaning at all, and I'm
less we are to keep the mere shell of
the term while permitting the sub
stance within to fall out, we must all
admit that the conservatives will have
the right to the word. Therefore the
Socialist is free to admit that many of
the radicals who are headed straight
for syndicalism do preach, and also
practice, violence. They go in for ''sa-
botage" and direct action"
Socialists Condemn Violence.
The Socialist condemns such tactics.
He believes in the gradual evolution
of society. He hopes that evolution
will be accomplished with as little fric-
ton as possible. He breaches peace
everywhere. In fact, there is probably
not a single factor in the entire politi-
cal world which is so surely making
for peace as socialism. The Socialists
prevented war between Norway and
Sweden; they have done much to
avert it between France and Germany,
and they struggled to turn aside the
foolish conflict between Italy and Tur-
key. In their national councils they
deprecate blood-shed and in all their
national platforms they have declared
against violence. If socialism ever
comes to mean violence and blood
shed it will be in spite of the Socialist.
|. Another very common objection is
that Socialists cannot agree among
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Nothing except his own private opin-
ion.
There are thirty-fve million Social
lists in the world and the majority of
them are very much like the common
run. Most OF them are christians. Per
haps. even, the most OF those who con-
denim the church in its present form
as an obsolete institution would still
call themselves by the Name. Those
who hold that socialism and christian
ity are irreconcilable will have to ex-
millions to hold TO both and thus. in
their own experience, actually to rec
oncile them.
Socialism is Applied Christianity.
There are some grounds for believ-
ing that the consistent and sincere
christian who is also Socialist may
have the better of the argument on
this matter. He will probably say 10
his opponent who is member OF a
political party that is based on eco
nomiC principles that are absolutely
incompatible with the teachings of
Christ My religion and my politics
are easily able to keep house together:
yours seem somewhat antagonistic 10
each other. My politics is an applica.
ton OF my religion. Did not the Ency.
clope6ia Britannica define socialism as
applied christianity? Mine is the reli.
gion of the Carpenter whose passion
was that every man should be free,
who looked upon humans as an end in
themselves and not as a means 10 an
end, not as tools convenient for profit
mongers, who saw in every individual
the capacity for divine sonship and
who was guided by vision of a soci-
ETY. in which all would be bound into a
great familyhood wherein all would be
free and, all have equal opportunities.
That religion harmonizes pretty well
with socialism but not by any process
of twisting, turning and accommodate
ing can l persuade il to harmonic
with he present system which rests its
very foundations on wage-slavery. A
society which closes the doors of op-
portunity on men even before birth
will ultimately smother out every yes
tige of christianity. You have yourself
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now in such a fix that You cannot even
sell a dollars worth OF goods over
your counter without lying about It As
a matter OF fact it is your capitalism
which is destroying religion"
All the objections 10 socialism strike
their roots into one fsllacy. namely.
that the Socialist is a social schemer
who is willing TO wreck society for
the sake OF his dream. He is merely a
man who holds TO a certain philoso-
ply of social development and that
philosopsy is the lamp wherein whose
light he shapes his next movement as
a citizen exercising the rights OF an
intelligent citizenship. He is a Social
list becs sc he believes socialism will
work; and h<.win remain Socialist
just so long - it works.
Library Sociological Books.
If You are sufficiently interested in
the subject you will ind the follow
ing books stimulative and helpful;
they are all on the shelves of our pub
lie library:
christianity and the Social Crisis"
by Walter Rauschenbusch: The Call
of the Carpenter" by Bouck White.
These well written volumes deal with
the relations of Socialism and Chris
tianity. Socialism and Character" by
Vida Scudder: "a fine. remarkably
fine book" dealing with socialism's
ethical and moral aspects. business.
the Heart of the Nation" by Chas.
Edw. Russell; in this the popular jour
nalist in his own inimitahle style re-
veals how American politics are evol-
wing towards socialism. Socialism as
Ii Is" by William English Walling:
Applied Socialism" by John Spargo;
! Socialism In Theory and Practice"
by Morris Hillquit: The Fabian Es-
says" by G. b. Shaw and others: these
discuss what socialism is. how IL may
be accomplished etc. The New DEM
ocracy." by Walter r. Weyl; Chang
ing America by Prof. Ross: The
Promise of American Life" by Her
bert Croly; The Autobiography of an
lndividualist." by Pagan. These are
written by non-Socialists but throw
much light on il and are useful TO the
student of sociology in many other
ways.
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LODE-STAR

One little star in heavens illumination,
One tiny taper guides my way
Though steep my path, rough, dark, winding,
My heavenly lamp still leads to perfect day
With lifted eyes strain to catch it's cleaning,
With falt'ring feet blindly follow on,
No hand to lead but His who lights my beacon
Night after night till all my journeyings done.
Oftimes find to my poor earthly vision
Thick clouds obscure-yet. hidden from my sight,
I know it burns for till life's journeys ended
Gods loving hand will not put the light
-UniversaIist Leader.
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themselves. From this it is argued
that socialism cannot be very clear
or definite thing since it's own parti-
zans are in the dark about it.
The Socialist admits at once that
this is partly true; he also asserts
that it is partly wrong. 1t is wrong in
suggesting that Socialists are divided
they are all agreed. Even the Syndi-
calist there agrees with the conserva.
tive. One and all hold that socialism
is the organized effort of the proletar-
ian class to free itself from wage-sla-
very and that this freeing will most
probably have to be done by means of
collective ownership. But when it
comes to the matter of tactics, as to
what must be done to get this result
accomplished, there they divide:
Some urge one way and some another.
Division Rules The Day.
In this it does not differ from any
other human effort. The church has
split, medicine is rent with schisms,
art falls asunder into schools and ev-
erywhere one sees the fundamental
Emergencies of human nature reveal
ing themselves in party altgnments. 1t
is all a part of the law of progress.
Even the Socialists themselves admit
that their very inability to agree as to
the methods of attainment is at this
stage of the process a good thing. So
cialism is to come not by fiat but by
experiment and trial, and the very fact
that there are so many experimenters
in the field augurs that the wisest
methods will the sooner be discovered.
The more telescopes turned towards
the sky the swifter moves astronomy.
More serious than this objection is
that other socialism will destroy mi
tiative.
If this were to result from collective
ownership then indeed socialism would
be evil Initiative is the motive power
that propels society. The world ad-
yances by extra achievement of the in
dividual" To crush it out would be
ruinous. But the Socialist has no fear
that his methods would bear such bit
ter fruit He points out that his is a
program which is not TO be shouldered
upon society in a bunch but it to be
worked out by process of gradual ex-
pertinent. Collective ownership will be
applied only so far as it works Be
yond that point every intelligent So
cialist will become anti-socialist-
Socialism Frees Energies.
Then, too, We need TO remember
that the very essence of socialism is
that it is designed to release the pent
up energies Of the people. Under the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-21

for the large consumers of gas in Richmond to
receive rebate, paid out of the pockets of their
less affluent fellow citizens.
1t is all bosh to justify this policy of inequal-
ty in purchasing power between the rich mans
dollar and the poor mans dollar, the grounds
of saving in expense. Rich or poor, they use
the same quality of gas. Therefore, rich or poor,
when they come to pay for that gas they should
be able to pay in money every dollar of which is
of the quality, the same purchasing power.
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Syndicaists n
Conservatives Socialists absolutely
attainment
every
medicine hismatc differing
% initiative equality o opportunity.
PLATFORM Individual Socialists
practise atheism.
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| what the home will be in the future
will depend on future conditions, on
what the base of future society will
be no person except mailman will
dream of trying to fix their forms
through legislation or arbitrary force
, What new forms these deep-rooted So
cial organisms will assume in the flu
| ture is a secret which lies with the flu
| ture to reveal.
This same process of reasoning
holds good of the matter of socialism
and religion. 1t is freely charged on
all hands that Socialists are atheists
The present writer was shocked not
| long since to hear an otherwise we'll
/ informed man, man very much in the
public's eye, speak of the Socialist par
| ty as AN avowedly atheistic party"
When challenged to show a single
| word in the records of its national con-
ventions or in it's state or national
platforms which would countenance
such a statement he could not reply
The Socialist holds, as every intelli-
gent man must hold sooner or later,
that religion is personal matter and
that the church must always be vol
untary organization separate from the
state. AS a political propaganda, there
fore, socialism is Indifferent to the
church
Atheists In All Parties.
But there are prominent Socialists
who are atheists" That is true. But
what has that to do with socialism?
Karl Marx was both atheist" and
''materialist." He held to a crude form
of the left wing of Hegelianism" and
built his philosophy on doctrines that
are now completely exploded. Not a
single first class thinker in the world
today is materialist. Marks philoso-
ply is an exploded superstition and
the sooner the Socialist movement
rids itself Of that dead albatross the
better for it.
But what has that to do with Marks
economics or his politics? 1t is noto-
rious that the very greatest thinkers
become children outside their own
special departments. Witness Sir Isaac
Newton's theology. For which reason
it is everywhere held by reasonable
men that mans theology or philoso-
ply must not be charged up against
his politics. Thomas Jefferson was an
inf1del, ii appears from his private cor
respondence, but what has that to do
with the Democrat party? Robert In
gersoll Was an agnostic but where is
the Republican who feels bound there
by 10 agnosricism? Woodrow Wilson is
Presbyterian but that doesn't trou-
BILE Mr.. Bryan. August Bebel is an
atheist but what does that signify?
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SOCIALISM
common Objections TO Socialism"
BY H. L. Haywood

present system men are compelled to
labor for their daily bread at some
thing which they do not own and in
which they can consequently have lit
tie interest. Such work is monotonous
and deadening. To give him a share
of ownership in his own labor would
increase his initiative, not lessen it.
From another sourse fourth OBJ
lection is constantly emanating. Ii is
held that socialism seeks to destroy
the home.
This argument reveals a sublime ig
norance, not only of socialism, but of
sociology. Such institutions as the
home are not made and unmade at
will; they come to be through gradual
growth and they decline by a similar
process. The home as an institution
will never pass out unless it proves in
effective in the future society.
The Socialist, If he is of such a
mind. may very well retort on this OBJ
lection with a tn quOque argument.
Present day Capitalist society is des-
troying the home as rapidly as ii can.
1t makes it necessary for women and
children to work in many cases. That
divides the family. 1t is driving thous-
ands of families to cluster in flats,
clearinghouse and tenements where
condition holds that is analogous to
communism. 1t keeps a divorce mill
grinding at a furious rate and. in this
country alone, supports at least forty
thousand paid prostitutes. Worst of all
vicious system of tandem polygamy
is almost everywhere tolerated. When
the Socialist hears the supporter of
such a society declaring that socialism
will disrupt the home he feels that
something has been contributed to the
gaiety of nations.
But, after all, the objection narrows
itself down to a fragrant inconsistency.
Reduced to the terms of the argument
it really amounts to this, that when
wage-slaves are freed, when they re-
ceive an income more nearly common
surate with their production, they will
at once begin to beat their wives, to
strangle their children, to burr down
the house and to run off with some
other mans wife. Merely to restate
the objections reveals it's inherent alb
surdity.
Not One Man Movement.
Yes, some will say, all that is true
enough, but some Socialists have ad-
vocated free love. So have some Re
publicans and some Democrats. If they
haven't the courage to proclaim it they
have at least practiced it. Whenever a
Socialist advocates free love he speaks
as an individual and not as a Socialist
If plank in favor of free love were
submitted to a party referendum
ninety-nine per cent would vote it
down.
Above all it needs to be remember
ed that the Socialist is bound by his
own philosophy to deprecate the easy
habit of laying out plans for the future
development of social institutions.
What the church, what the school,
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS

NO MARKED EFFECT AS YET
Kansas City Times
The lobby has spent 100000 without sweetenng
Congress in the least
IN SPITE OF SENATORIAL HELP
Chicago News.
That insidious lobby" seems to prove everything
cept albi. -.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-21

HE Socialist move
ment is goin G
through the very
necessary and helpful
process of being analy-
zed- and citicized. No per-
son, the Socialist least of
all, can object to this
test. If it is a fallacy, If
ii is full of flaws and
dangers every fair-mind-
The Springdale news., 1913-03-28

be difficult to pick out any indtvidu al star. The speeialties were also good, and consisted of monologue by Glen Van Horn, dances and coon songs by MT. Dagley, vocal solo by Mrs. Walter Berry, and instrumental quartette by Glen Martin, saxo- phone, Dexter Jones, bass, H. F. Lloyd, baritone and Fay Stafford, .clarionet. The company intended presenting the same performance at Westyille. Ok, last night, but on account of the fact that all the seats of the new opera house have not been installed the trip has been deferred
The Springdale news., 1913-03-28
HATFIELD

Olen Mayfield lost fine mare last week
 Miss Eula Jones came home from Huntsville last Saturday
 Guy Sanders made a business trip to Fayetteville Monday
 Rev Eillines of Go hen will preac1 here next Sunday. it being the fifth Sunday.
 Nr and Mrs. Clayton Fry spent few days visiting Mrs Fry's moth= q, Mrs. Jones'
 Afr and Mrs Green Mayfield yis- tied Mr. and Mrs Earl Clayton last Sunday evening.
 Mrs Joe Head and Mrs. F A. Plain visited at Mir and Mrs W. A. Gannon's last Sunday
 Miss Hattie Oxford of Habberton visited at Mr and Mrs. Cannon s last Saturday and Sunday
 Mrs. Truman Cannon and family are spending this week with MT. and Mrs w. A Cannon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ranse Clayton and Miss Lulu Clayton started to Walla Walla, Wash, last Thursday
 Mir and Mrs. Harp and family of Habberton visited their three daugh- ters last Saturday and Sunday
 There were several around here attended Easter service at Goshen last Sunday All report a fine time. Mrs Joe Head gave the young people q party last Tuesday night for her daughter Mae who was go- ing 10 leave All who were there report q good time
 RoCkSy.
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l COLD, LA GRIPPE, THEN
 PNEUMONIA
THEN

Is too often the fatal sequence, La Grippe coughs hang on, weaken the system. and lower the vital re- sistence. R. c. Collins, Postmas- ter. Barnegat, N. J. says: T was troubled with severe La Grippe cough which completely exhausted me. Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound soon stopped the coughing spells entirely. It can't be beat. " W. c. Ownbey.
The Springdale news., 1913-03-28
Apron and Bonnet Sale.

The ladies aid of the M. E. Church, South, will hold an apron and sun-bonnet sale at the City Meat market on Tuesday, April |. Will also have on sale some nice homemade candies.
The Springdale news., 1913-03-28

One or two horses or mares for sale; your choice of five animals. Also one or two fresh COWS. c. s. BOuton, phone 76.
The Springdale news., 1913-03-28
Notice.

All members of School Distrcit No 72 are requested to attend a mass meeting to be held at Stony Point school house Saturday even ing, March 29, at s o'clock D. m. to discuss the advisability of the formation of a social improvement club Everybody invited. Come out and help
The Springdale news., 1913-03-28

It all depends on the frame of mind on whether or not the picture of Imagination Is good, bad and indifferent.
The Springdale news., 1913-03-28

Notice.
 Parties desiring to grow tomatoes for the canning factory next seas- on are requested to see the under signed. The price will be 30 cents per bushel next season. Contracts can also be signed up at the Lead CT Clothing Store.
 W C. Banks
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FRISCO TIME CARD
South Bound.
North Bound.

I have connection through bonded yer and credit men in every part of the civilized world, by which l can collect your notes, account or judge ments anywhere on com mission basis. tf.
 J. W. Lewis.
The Springdale news., 1913-03-28

Suppose you should have a fire to night. Are you prepared? If not, see Smith & Hewitt of Springdale, for reliable Fire and Tornado Insur- ance.
The Springdale news., 1913-03-28

Plenty of nice seed sweet pota- toes at Geo. w. Cook, one mile south of Zion Address Route 1, Fayetteville, Ark.
The Springdale news., 1913-03-28

We can write you Insurance on your house, household goods, barn. horses, COWS, hogs, feed stuff and everything that is insurable
 Smith and Hewitt, Springdale.
The Springdale news., 1913-03-28

The western youth who posed as a gir. for Is years probably gave up in disgust when they handed ho5ble skirts.