The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-20
Rev. John M. Walsh
Addresses The Eiks
From Page Three.)

Republican or Democratic. The end
and aim of parties, regardless CT
names, must be the prepetudtion and
welfare of the country, the uphold
ing of lawfully constituted authorl-
ty. Safe, sound and patriotic men
may have their honest differences OF
opinions as to which of the parties
will be best suited to secure the sta
bility of the country, the upholding
of lawful authority, and the welfare
of the people. No matter what par
ty will draw the most votes on cleo
ton day, the minority will abide by
the decision of the majority, con-
vinced that the stability and the wei
fare of the country will be taken care
of. And if it should prove that the
welfare of the country might be ad-
vanced in a better way by another
party, it will only be a question OF
time when the other party Will be
given an opportunity to put into
practice it's better ideas. The mo-
ment one of the parties would at
tempt to undermine the stability of
the authority invested in the execu-
tive branch of the government, that
party would be doomed.
OF late years Socialism has enter
ed the political field as a political
party, soliciting votes under the plea
that it stands for the welfare of the
working man; that it wants to better
the conditions of the working class,
and so on. Let US see what right
Socialism has of entering our politi-
cal arena, to be part of our lawful
ly constituted authority.
Is Socialism pledged to work for
the stability and the welfare of this
great commonwealth of ours? My
friends, from Socialism we have no
pledge of any kind. 1t stands on
platform so constructed to mislead
men who will not think. Socialism
is neither American, German nor
English. 1t is international in its
scope, and in its organization. So
cialism, unprincjpled in theory, wild
and violent in method, is opposed to
any and all lawfully constituted gov
ernments, whether that government
be a monarchy or a republic. Every
where it's avowed aim is TO get hold
of the government by votes if that
is possible, or by bullets, if that be
the only way, and uproot and destroy
that government. To destroy con-
stitutional govern and place its
own socialistic government in its
place is it's outspOken plan. We have
the sad example of Russia as proof
of our assertion. One would look In
vain for patriotism in the ranks OF
Socialism. The Government prose-
cutor in the recent trial of the 1. w.
w. in California read at length from
/. w. w. journals examples OF their
,patriotism. '.The uniform of the o..
S. soldier is merely the livery of the
scab, and sabotage is sign of cour-
age" The Socialist cares no more
for the Stars and Stripes of our fair
land than they care for the flag OF
any other country. Their flag is red,
and the followers of that flag would
draw us all down to the level of the
lowest man. All other flags are hat
ed rags in their sight. In the civil
liked world red has come to be the
signal of danger, and it were well
for the sake of self-preservation that
the people Of this fair land would be-
come aware that there can be but
one flag in this country. Eugene
Debs, leading Socialist, sent a
telegram expressing his regret at his
inability to come to Chicago and adj
dress the convention because Uncle
Sam thought that the health of Mr..
Debs would be better taken care of
in Ohio than in Chicago, Ill because
he has already been convicted for the
violation of the Espionage Law. In
the telegram Debs said: Free
speech prevails in Russia, but is dead
in the United States since the world
has become safe for Democracy. Al
luding to the conviction of the 46 L.
w. w. in California, he says: IF