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Those who think that they can deal with our present system in this piecemeal way very much underrate the strength of the tremendous organization under which we live, and which appoints to each of us his place, and if we do not chance to fit it, grinds us down till we do. THOSE WHO THINK THAT THEY CAN DEAL WITH OUR PRESENT SYSTEM IN THIS PIECEMEAL WAY VERY MUCH UNDERRATE THE STRENGTH OF THE TREMENDOUS ORGANIZATION UNDER WHICH WE LIVE AND WHICH APPOINTS TO EACH OF US HIS HIS PLACE AND IF WE DO NOT CHANCE TO FIT IT GRINDS US DOWN TILL WE DO
hareholders 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.” 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. All this I admit, and once again say it is a hopeful sign, and yet once again I say there is a snare in it—a snake lies lurking in the grass. TION 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 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 ALL THIS I ADMIT AND ONCE AGAIN SAY IT IS A HOPEFUL SIGN AND YET ONCE AGAIN I SAY THERE IS A SNARE IN IT A SNAKE LIES LURKING IN THE GRASS
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