The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-04-30

sley, "Old Socialist writer" No, beg
pardon, "Old Writer on Socialism, -
and also author of Structures on So
cialism," is a miserable failure. He
has not written a word or a line on
Socialism. Neither can he. He
doesn't understand Socialism He
has not the faintest conception of the
principles, program and philosophy
of scientific Socialism.
Socialism is a matter of economics.
II is the political economy of the
working class. Hence in all things
It ignores religion. reform and bases
itself on the class struggle in its
revolutionary propaganda for the
overthrow of capitalism and the
emancipation of the working class
from industrial slavery and economic
dependent on the master and ruling
class
No! Socialism isn't against re-
ligion, but your individualistic, capt.
talistic and competitive religion is
"agin" us; God, justice and human
ity.
No! Socialists are not fighting per-
sons, parties. races. religions, colors
or creeds. But they are fighting
capitalism, and incidentally illiteracy
like that of Geo. T. Tinsley's.
No! the Socialist party isn't "all
of a whatners." 1t has religious
people, profane people. workers, cap
italists and infidels in it. So does
the Republican party. So does the
Democratic party. But, bless the
Lord. the Socialist party has no fools
in it.
Mr.. Tinsley mentions wages. Well
under Socialism. the competitive
wage will be abolished. The Compel
tive wage will be abolished.
The cooperative commonwealth
will produce for use, instead of for
profit.
He also talks about confiscation.
Well. say the capitalist class has
confiscated the property Of the work.
ing class. Would 1t be immoral for
the workers to confiscate it back
again to themselves. Lawfully. all
property belongs to the capitalists
(who didn't produce it, Rightful-
ly, all property belongs to the work.
ers (who produced it,
Was the Southern slave holder paid
for his negroes? Capitalism is
crime against God and humanity.
Must the capitalist be paid for this.
Under capitalism rent, interest and
profit are moral. Yet, they are on
ly methods of getting something for
stop people getting something for
nothing?
Labor produces al wealth; all
wealth belongs to the producers
thereof. Capitalism. then, being
system of getting something for moth
ing from the workers., what's
wrong in Socialism stopping people
from getting something for moth
ing?
My dear Mr.. Tinsley, fret not your
honest soul about christianity. There
is no christianity in the world. There
has been none since the third CEN
fury after the crucifixion. Constan-
tine destroyed It,.
Well. you anti-Socialists are in
fidels. Christ was a labor agitator,
a communist and a revolutionist. He.
his apostles and disciples held all
things common. Why, you fellows
don't live up to his Golden Rule"
You take your rent. interest and prof.
it-something for nothing! Christ
would disown you. He never in
dorsed rent. interest and profit.
Brother Tinsley-and you are my
human brother-were to ask you
IL you believe in the Bible. you would
say. Eyes" But you do not. You be-
lieve in the capitalist system of rent.
interest and profit. Jesus did not.
You believe in private ownership of
the land, and in usury. The Bible
doesn't teach that. In Leviticus we
are told not to sell the land, nor to
take usury.
Now, sir, you accuse Socialists of
free love. Socialists do not believe in
the free love. or promiscuous inter-
course of capitalism. Socialists do
not sanction the prostitution of the
woman's body for the sake of home
and economic dependence. or in the
sale of a woman's body for living
But the capitalism you believe in
causes this kind of prostitution.
The free love of Socialism is the
love springing from industrial free