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But again, it may be said, some of the Democrats go farther than this; they take up actual pieces of Socialism, and are more than inclined to support them. Nationalization of the land, or of railways, or cumulative taxation on incomes, or limiting the right of inheritance, or new factory laws, or the restriction by law of the day's labour—one of these, or more than one sometimes, the Democrats will support, and see absolute salvation in these one or two planks of the platform. BUT AGAIN IT MAY BE SAID SOME OF THE DEMOCRATS GO FARTHER THAN THIS THEY TAKE UP ACTUAL PIECES OF SOCIALISM AND ARE MORE THAN INCLINED TO SUPPORT THEM NATIONALIZATION OF THE LAND OR OF RAILWAYS OR CUMULATIVE TAXATION ON INCOMES OR LIMITING THE RIGHT OF INHERITANCE OR DUFACTORY LAWS OR THE RESTRICTION BY LAW OF THE DAY'S LABOUR ONE OF THESE OR MORE THAN ONE SOMETIMES THE DEMOCRATS WILL SUPPORT AND SEE ABSOLUTE SALVATION IN THESE ONE OR TWO PLANKS OF THE PLATFORM
tion by the workers when the true revolution shall come: while, on the other hand, when this attempt to manufacture a new middle-class takes the form of co-operation and the like, it is not dangerous, because it means nothing more than a slightly altered form of joint-stockery, and everybody almost is beginning to see this. The greed of men stimulated by the spectacle of profit-making all around them, and also by the burden of the interest on the money which they have been obliged to borrow, will not allow them even to approach a true system of co-operation. Those benefited by the transaction presently become eager shareholders in a commercial speculation, and if they are working-men, as they often are, they are also capitalists. The enormous commercial success of the great co-operative societies, and the absolute no-effect of that success on the social conditions of the workers, are sufficient tokens of what this non-political co-operation must come to: “Nothing—it shall not be less.”  THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION BY THE WORKERS WHEN THE TRUE REVOLUTION SHALL COME WHILE ON THE OTHER HAND WHEN THIS ATTEMPT TO MANUFACTURE A NEW MIDDLE CLASS TAKES THE FORM OF CO OPERATION AND THE LIKE IT IS NOT DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT MEANS NOTHING MORE THAN A SLIGHTLY ALTERED FORM OF JOINT STOCKERY AND EVERYBODY ALMOST IS BEGINNING TO SEE THIS THE GREED OF MEN STIMULATED BY THE SPECTACLE OF PROFIT MAKING ALL AROUND THEM AND ALSO BY THE BURDEN OF THE INTEREST ON THE MONEY WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN OBLIGED TO BORROW WILL NOT ALLOW THEM EVEN TO APPROACH A TRUE SYSTEM OF CO OPERATION THOSE BENEFITED BY THE TRANSACTION PRESENTLY BECOME EAGER SHAREHOLDERS IN A COMMERCIAL SPECULATION AND IF THEY ARE WORKING MEN AS THEY OFTEN ARE THEY ARE ALSO CAPITALISTS THE ENORMOUS COMMERCIAL SUCCESS OF THE GREAT CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND THE ABSOLUTE NO EFFECT OF THAT SUCCESS ON THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE WORKERS ARE SUFFICIENT TOKENS OF WHAT THIS NON POLITICAL CO OPERATION MUST COME TO NOTHING IT SHALL NOT BE LESS
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