The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-30
Davis Reply To Tinsley.

The good old reverned brother al
Simmons would have you believe that
we Socialists would abolish religion
In that he tries to falsely impress the
public. We couldn't abolish the
kind that Jesus taught-peace on
earth and good will to mankind
Because there is but little If any ia
abolish. We wouldn't If we could
and couldn't If we would. Person
ally ] am against the kind of religion
that makes, its victim jump up and
holler glory halleliuah, pop his heels
together and perform a few other
circus stunts on Sunday. Then on
Monday he forgets what he done and
said on Sunday. Tuesday he tells
Charley Brown that old Bill (the
balky horse) will pull anywhere
when in reality he pulls nowhere,
that he is 10 years old when he is
really 20. On Wednesday he sells
old Bill to Charley Brown. (the
poor mani for $50. when in reality
he isn't worth scots. Old Bill dies
during the coming winter and Char
ley skins him. He gets $500 for
his hide, as the only reward for his
patience and tender care toward him
during his last days. For the re-
mainder of the week this pious old
hypocrite who calls himself a fol-
lower of the Carpenter brags to his
neighbors about being $50 better off
He is $50 worse off and so is Charley
Brown.
We Socialists want that kind of re-
ligion that will set every slave free,
and you know that we working peo-
pie are slaves under our present cap
italistic system. That kind that
would Danish poverty from the work.
ing class and establish peace and
good will among us while we are
here in flesh and blood is the kind
that socialists talk for, vote for and
pray for.
] don't believe that it is possible
for us to have practical christianity
until we establish cooperation and
Socialism in the place of competition
and individualism.
Society today stands upon the rock
Of competition. Each and every one
is for himself and the Devil is for us
all. 1t used to be that every bust
ness man owned and run his own
business but the business men saw
that competition was too expensive,
consequently they got together and
formed great co-operations-some
OF them at least. The workers were
slow to see that competition among
the workers meant destruction but
finally some of them got together
and formed great labor organizations
which are nothing but trusts.
, We Socialists believe that compe-
tition among the workers and the
SPECTATORS is slowly but surely dy-
ing. All of your antitrust legisla-
tion won't revive it. Competition is
war. Is there any christianity about
war, Mr.. Tinsley?
Mr.. Tinsley says that they (the
apostles) tried communion. I will
admit that communion is related to
Socialism but ancient communion
couldn't be present day socialism.
Read acts, 4-31,35.
Let us draw line between COM
munism and Socialism. We will use
the religious and postal institutions
as examples. The church house is /,
a community of property. 1t be-
longs equally to all the members of !
the church. The church is an organ
ization of individuals who seek to do I
the will of the Lord through an or |
ganized effort. That is practical |
communism.
The post office is owned by all the |
people. 1t is operated by the gov
eminent for the interest of all the |
people. 1t is socially owned and
socially used. No man has been
made millionaire and no man has
been made a pauper by this institu
tion. The government is supposed
to operate the postal business at cost
The price of stamps is the same to
everyone. The wages are good and
the hours are not long. DO you
think that this socialistic institution
has hurt anybody's religion Mr.. Tns-
ley? 1t hasn't destroyed the religion
of the postman on route three for he
passes my house singing happy relig-
ious songs and the good wage for the
light work that Uncle Sam gives him,
is sufficient to make life a pleasure
for him and those who depend upon
him. He is getting as fat as a butter
ball. This is practical Socialism.
Mr.. Tinsley says that Socialism