| Show 11 SOCIALISM THE CAUSS 07 rj the reasons given for the result of tho the recent election are as numerous as the differences iu tle the minds of the two parties to him that looks beneath the surface there i is ii s evidence that the defeat 0 of f the republican pirty party was not mainly d due ue to eny any popularly cause tho the chief cause causa of republican defeat and democratic victory is ia the tha modern tendency towards socialism this state elate ment by no means implies that a socialistic propaganda has taken en a firm hold on the citizens 0 the united states the above are briefly the reasons given by WHITELAW REID why the republican party was so overwhelmingly defeated ut at the last las election wo we have before quoted irom the chicago litter ocean similar reasons for the deft defeat at but ref refrained raiLed from commenting on them we are now frauk to confess that in our opinion socialistic sentiments had much to do with the unprecedented tod rejection of principles wh ch havo always b been aen popular in our oar country Social socialism icim tends tenda to a re of society an aa equalizing of all the comforts com forta and riches of life asocial A socialist never feels contented coa tented if any member of occie y has bas more wealth than he no matter how improved roay may he be the socialists socia lista condition as compared with furmer existence socialists como from the greatest d depths 0 palis cf poverty in the he old world to lucrative fields of labor in the united states and still they adhere tenaciously to their socialistic sentiments with such seeds of discontent sown in a country where the will of the people is ia sn supreme preme one may for radical departures from old party methods we take it that any serva tive character can see the discontent abitt exists among the tha working classes of the country ing that times have never been more prosperous than at present A restless feeling permeates all labor eions ons no matter how bow well paid are the tha employed emp loyes last sunday in in conversation with an aged engineer now stopping in provo a gentleman who w ho bup enn tended the construction of the first lot of locomotives built for the denver danver rio eio grande railway it was learned that the same reeling feeling of discontent affects many men of the brotherhood of locomotive engineers gin gi aers an organization the most pow powerful erful and best paid in the united states this gentleman referred to a time in the early fifties when he ran an engine between chicago and albans a distance of mile everyday every day and was required at ni night 0 make all n needful repairs of his locomotive and to see that it was kept in running order for his constant services an engineer received per month and was happy ile H could I 1 beep his family on that salary abon though n h carpets on the floor and an organ or piano were luxuries urt cn known in in a mechanics ica house today tho engineers who make the ahe run before mentioned have bothin bottling 9 to do with keeping keepin in repair and cleaning their engines they board the locomotive al ready already in frimand trim and have nothing moro todo to do than pull tho the throttle and ma made deffie the run at the end of the journey their machine is 6 taken in hand band and all needful work about it is attended to tho the road in the fifties was wag of rough iron rails now it is of smooth steel rails and the ride is a comparatively pleasant one the engineers of today received reca ived for their limited labors per month their families live at chicago surrounded with all the luxuries with fine brussels carpets on the floor and an elegant 0 piano in the parlor and still those men are nut not contented somebody elsa owns the railway and reaps enormous profi prof liUs its and the employees on the road feel like making war on tho the som pany at the alig hest protest that truthful illustration tells the feeling of thousands of laborers in in the united states today the tariff to them is of small moment they know mow the difference between the republic can and democratic policy is ia after all ill not fo EO grest great it takes a tariff to ran arel I 1 this government and whether what it is tha mills mals bill or bir bill that is adopted the I 1 is not upa j f candidly speaking the difference between the policies of the two parties is not so wide then what caused such an n avalanche of votes to declare itself against the republican party WO we say in was argey largely d due no ta facial aistis discontent study the question carefully and see if you do not arrive I 1 at the same con clabion I 1 |
