The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-06-06

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The real trouble is that Socialists do not
want to work. Socialism means not
only to destroy individuaIism but to IN
vite every race under the sun to come
and live with us under the peculiar
ideals OF that theory. Socialism means
the lack Of incentive to work. 1t means
idleness. II means that we will have
nc industry, just like we have no pub
lie roads. VIII Mr.. Seidel tell us, says
Mr. Bede, how be viii regulate the
wages how will he fix the wages or ex-
change values under Socialism. And
that, he says, is the proposition that
Socialism has never defined. He went
further to prove that Socialist leaders
had opposed Christianity and religion.
Socialism proposes to establish its own
religion.
Mr.. Seidel, we forgot to say, was
elected Mayor OF Milwaukee as a Social
list. Hence he is therefore an author
ity on Socialism. He denied that Social
ism opposed Christianity or any mans
religion. That was straying from the
argument, but be did say that the Social
ist creed was better than some OF the
church creeds. He said that Socialism
does not propose to take over the farms,
but to control the industries. Mr.. Bede,
if he owned farm, need not have any
fear along that line. Mr.. Seidel referred
to the construction Of the Panama Ca
nal to show that individual industry was
a failure. The French contractors failed,
and every one failed until the United
States appointed a civil engineer to take
hold Of that great enterprise. Mr.. Sci
del said that ten per cent Of the people
were making profit from the other
ninety per cent. Socialism meant to
secure us in the ownership of our farms.
1t means to secure what individual prop
erty is needed. The cooperative sys-
tenn is step towards Socialism. The
question is what are we going to do
with the trusts
Mr.. Bede spoke of the blessings OF
capitalism. He said that John Rookie
Teller was benefactor; that we used to
pay So cents gallon for coal oil and
what we got would not burn. Now we
yet kerosene at 20 cents. The harvester
rust had given away to the schools and
churches and its public beneiactions
we're great. They also provided for in
,urance for their employees, etc.
Mr. Seidel said yes, and there were
Of idle men all over the coun-
ry, while the trusts were destroying the |
ife OF the human race with child labor.
The foregoing is an abstract OF the ar
The fact is no Socialist has
yer explained how to fix an equality OF
exchange. They have not told us how to
stablish the basis of equal exchange
low that labor may enjoy fair COM
,ensation in the use of its product with
nut profit. 1t is an ideal based on the
honesty Of mankind, transformation
i heaven to earth, and this might be
iewed with favor if man had not
sin into the world.
On the other hand Mr.. Bedc, who ar
,ues SO stoutIy for individualism, does
lot want the individual to participate in
government. This is Government
hat must be entrusted to the hands OF
representative gov
rnment from the standpat Republican
iewpoint, not the Democratic idea OF
government. Mr.. Bede
n his reference to Standard Oil might
rave stated that John Rockefeller did
lot fail to rob every competitor OF his
Individual rights in the use Of his prop
,rty by crushing him not only with the
id OF capital but with the aid OF the
Government itself IN allowing discrim-
nation in railroad tariff. He forgot to
tate that under the competitive system
,oal oil, instead of being 35 cents gall
on, might now be 10 cents a gallon
Ind that the by products would have
been equally as valuable or probably
more. He fails to prove his theory OF
Individual incentive in the reference to
Oil. His reference to the high
sost Of living was unsatisfactory.
Mr.. Bede did make hit, however,
IS humorist. He should take the
platform as humorist. He spoke OF
Dixie and the receding lines Of section
alism. He stood under the monument
Of Lee and he was glad that Lees stat
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