MATERIALIST’S COLUMN SOCIALISTS COLUMN Edited by E. W. R oh » Reader» of Th«* Journal who have taken un intere»t in the discussion of Lincoln*» religiou» lie'ief will And im additional intercut in the enclosed ^Borial upon this subject which wax published in the Chicago 'Herald In February 1892. It is u cundid Htiitcnient of what every well in- formed historian knows to be the fact». The Rev. Mr. I’help» haH been trying to niak«> a great deal of cap ital out of what he in pleuHed to terin my “(leliberaU) and conscious tni»repreHcntation of Lincoln’s rel- Igion,** my "purpose to slander the fair name f Lincoln, etc." I will just say that I have a largo volume of testimony, explicit, personal and un impeachable, of which this editorial is the merest outline. Some of this testimony has never yet been pub S. H. VAN TRUM I', lished. Mt. Angel, Ore. Editorial from Chicago Herald without faith in the Bible or it» teachings, On this point the testimony is ho overwhelming that there i» no ba»iH for doubt, In his early life Lincoln exhibited a i power ful tendency to uggn-HHiv«" infidelity, But when he grew to be a politician he became more »«"cr«>tive an<! min ^^mittal in his religious belief, ile was shrewd enough to realize the necessity of reticence with the con- vi.'tion» he pos essad if h«" hoped to succeed in politic». It ia a matter of history that in 1834, at New Salem, III., Lincoln rea«l and circulated Volney’a “Ruins” an«I Paine’n “Ag of Reason,” giving to both books the sincere recommenda tion of his unqualifi«*«l approval. About that time or a little later he wrote an extensive argument against Christianity, intending to publinh it. In this argument h«" contended that the Bible wasn’t inspired and that Jesus Chri. t was not the son of God. He mid this compilation of his views to numerous frienils an<i on one oc casion when so engaged his fri<" and employer, Samuel Hill, snatched the manuscript from it» author’s hands and throw it into the stove where it was quickly consumed. A Springfield frien«i »ays of him in 1838 ‘Lincoln was enthu»iuHtic in hiH Infidelity.’ John H. Stewart who wan first ln-v partner, declares: ‘I.in- ^ffiln was an uvowcil and open Infidel. He went further against Christian be lief than any man I ever heard. He alwnys denied that Jesux was the Christ of God.* Judge David Davis (of U. S. Supreme Court and Lin coln’» executor) »tated that Lincoln hail absolutely no faith in the Chris tian sense of the term.’ These authorities ought to be con clusive, but there - is further testi mony. ThiH latter is Important as an explanation of Lincoln's frequent al lusions in his Presidential messages and proclamations to the Supreme ”eing. To the simplicity of his na ture there was added a poetic tem- porament. He was fond of effective imagery, and his references to the Deity are due to the instinct of the poet. After his death Mrs. Lincoln said: ‘Mr. Lincoln had no faith and no hope in the usual acceptation of He never joined a those words, c) urrh.’ She denominates what haH ^Ben mistaken for religious sentiment ‘a kind of poetry in his nature,' adding ‘he was never a Christian.’ Herndon, who was his latest law part ner and biographer, is even more ex plicit. He says: ‘No man had a stronger faith in Providence—God— than Mr. Lincoln, but the continued use by him late in life of the word God must not be interpreted to mean that he believed in a personal God. In 1854 he asked me to erase the word ‘God’ from a speech which I had writ ten and rea«l to him for criticism, be cause my language indicated a per sonal God, whereas he insisted no such personality ever existed.’ So it must be accepted as final by every reasonable mind that in religion Mr. Lincoln was a skeptic. But above all things he was not a hypocrite or pretender. He was a plain man, ^^igged and earnest, and he pretemled be nothing more. He believed in humanity and he was incapable of Pharisaism. He had great respect for the feelings and convictions of others, but he was not a sniveler, He was honest and he was sincere, and taking him simply for what he was, we nre not likely soon to see his like again.” TOOK TIIEIR RELIGION SE- RIOUSLY The Denver Post of April 1st gives an account of a Methodist meeting in North Denver broken up by a priest at the head of a mob of about 70 persons, some o’f whom had shot guns and stones. The priest leading entered the church while the people were praying, shouting, “Stop it, • itop it, this is not the right religion!” The worshipers were pelted with eggs and decayed vegetables. The dis turbers were brought into court for their offense. "PROFIT SHARING PLAN” By Churl«*» Sehl was to receive of the product of hie labor for the permission to work. This quarrel has gone on until the present time, differing only in form and degree. As the workers came to understand that they were being exploited, they demanded- n ore and more of the wealth they produced. Their increased education and con sequently a general desire for the lietter things of life has caused them to )>e an intelligent dissatisfying lot. And with their increased natural de sires constantly causing them to be more discontented, how foolish it is to expect that the producers of the world’s wealth will ever lie satisfied until they become the sole owners of the product of their labor. .Schemes will come and scheme will go; but the class-struggle will stay until the people own and operate the principal means of wealth pro- duction. Since the Federal Industrial Rela- lion» Committee huH been at work, the idea that the difference» between Cupital ami Labor cun largely be overcome by having the employer» of lubor udopt the "Profit Sharing Plan” ha» reached it» height. Not alone by thouu good people who are member» of "Welfare Organization»,” but by men like Daniel Guggenheim of the American Smelting and Re lining Company, ami Geo. W. Perkin» of the International Harvester Com pany. Why Much otherwi»e practical men »hould expect intelligent working peo pie to follow them into »uch a dream i» difficult for one to under»tand. There are, of course, many details WAR PRAYERS in their scheme but the principal ones arc these. If you make the employe “An unpublished article by Mark »ort of feel that hr is a stock holder Twain, ‘The War Prayer,’ was re- in the company he will be drterm- called by Dr. Henry Neuman, leader ine«l by the gro»w profit» of the cotn- of the Ethical Culture Society of pany. Brooklyn, in an address on ‘Mark Their share of the profits will u)»o Twain' in St. Louie not long ago. I»- regulat <1 according to the length The aiticle tell» Low a regiment on of service. Like real stockholders, its way to the front usHembles in’a they will be called into the meetings church and ; ray» for victory. A with the directors ami told all about white-robed stranger then enter» with the troubles and trials of their com a message thr.t the petition will be answere«! if the men care to repeat pany. At these meetings the worker« will the prayer for victory, after under- be told that while the interests of s'.andir.g it» full import. Then be Labor and Capital may not be identical bid» them listen while he outline» at the point f distribution, they are these unspoken implication» that ut least identical in the sphere of pro must accompany their desires: duction; .because some labor leaders ’O Ixird, we go forth to smite the have said so, and consequently the foe. Help us to tear their soldiers mor«- interest you take in your work, to bloody shreds with our shells; help the better it will be for “our com- us to cover tiieir smiling fields with pale forms of patriot dead; help us to puny.” Labor organizations are all right, lay waste their humble homes with a they say, and we ne««<! them; but by hurricane of fire; help us to wring the allowing the worker to “have a voice h«"arts of their unoffending widows and a share of the profits" the class with unavailing grief. For our sake, war will be converted to a pink-tea. who adore T‘ ee. Lord, blast thjir If the Bankers and Captains of In steps their way with tears.’ dustries of the Unite«! Statas would “Because he was to’d that the allow them elves to be such utopian» prayer would be regarded as sacri- in the management of their great en legous, Mark Twain never had it pub terprises as they are in this ques lished; but it» appearance just now tion of "Profit Sharing" Germany finds all truly Christian people ap would have had all “our foreign mar proving its truth. Over in Europe the kets" long ago. ‘prayers before battle’ for victory Let us not forget that Capitalism must be translated along the line of is international and that the strug- Mark Twain’s ‘War Prayer:’ ‘Help us , O Lord, to put an in- gle between Labor and Capital is cons<*quent!y an international problem «lelible blot upon the honor of the and not peculiar to any groop of in nations that should be following in dustries in this or any other country. the footprints of Him who taught Suppose the profit »haring plan man to love their fellowmen. Help were adopted in a few large corpo us to bring death and sorrow into as rations. I say a few b««cause I don’t many homes as our trusty guns can suppose any one will imagine that it reach — especially let us destroy the could be adopted all over any one young men of the armies we face, country at the same time, and sup that the future strength of their pose that the faithfulness of the em country may be weakened.’ ployes of a given industry enabled We hear fools talk about the “their company” to best their com- ‘glory of war,’ and we are asked to feel reverent when we are told that petitors, what would be the effect? Some industries would go to the the armies ’stopped battling on wall and their employes would be out Christmas day for an hour’s ‘pray- of a job. With the increased efficlen- er* ”1 — Miami Metropolis. cy of the workers in the successful company, it would mean that only Adams, Mass. a part of those workers of the de Mr. J. E. HOSMER, feated Industries could find work. Silverton, Ore. And only those who were in a po sition to move to the town where the Dear Friend and Fellow Patriot: work had gon«. Althongh I am a very busy person No matter what kind of a scheme is adopted, it will certainly not cre I am going to take time to write you letter, because we like your “grit." ate new markets or increase the de mand of the consumers to such an I have intended to write you for a extent that it will prevent an in good while, but I can not do nearly all the things I want to do as I too crease in the army of unemployed. Unless the workers receive an in am laboring under many difficulties, crease in wages to equal their in- slehder means and indifferent health, creaeed efficiency their production will etc. But never mind, I am going to be so much more greater than their do what I can as long as I can. Our power of consumption and con Savior said of the woman: “She hath done what she could,” and according sequently more “ov«*r production.” Looking at this question from an to my way of thinking that amounts international view point, it is easy to a great deal more than it doe» to to understan«! why the interests of tell what one would do if only he had Labor and Capital are not identical, $50,000 or some other thing. I always even in the sphere of production, as think that is an excuse for not doing anything at all. We have been watch some labor leaders imagine it is. So many apprentices to so many ing your fight and we greatly admire journeymen, no Tailor System, no your pluck in fighting the old Roman piece work and no bonus system are “beast." We know the struggle is the demands of Labor which widen against almost overwhelming odds, the gulf between the identity of in but the “battle” is not always to the “strong,” and it is only as we each terests at the point of production. Aside from whatever our deduc do our “little bit” in the place where tions may be after we have analized we are that we can hope to win the the “Profit Sharing System” there is battle at all and you have been doing one historical fact that we cannot this. We understand all the indignities lose sight of; and that is that no or a sheriff can put upon a prisoner if ganization of men ever stopped so cial evolution by nny scheme of reg he wants to do it. But I can tell sheriff Esch that he has gained a ulation. President Wilson is ridiculed be good deal of undesirable notoriety by cause he claims that Capitalism his treatment of you while you were would be all right if only the men on under his charge. American patriots the inside of the game could be made all over the country have been watch to play fair. And so there are others ing your case and your courage un- who imagine that the exploitation of der such tremendous difficulties has Labor would be a peaceful game if strengthened the cause for which you only the exploited worker was given and all we true b’ue American pa- a voice in the management, of his ex triots are fighting more perhaps than any other one thing you could have ploitation and a share in the profit. If wo want to save time in the done. I have just been writing to discussion of this question, let us first the editor of the “Peril,” Mr. Geo. understand why Labor and Capital D. Reason of Wilkesboro, N. C. (he ever had a "falling out" in the first is “all wool and a yard wide too”), and in speaking of your case to him place. From the very day that one man I said, "There is a man with a back- And they have "jumped” on was compelled to work for another hone.” man in order to live, a quarrel start you again. Rut “fear not and be not ed as to just how much the worker dismayed, for I am with thee.” One with God I* a majority. It may inter est you to know that both my hus band and I are on the Firing Line in thia work and although 1 am nat urally more energetic than he, yet he is doing good work also. I am never off the job except when I am asleep. I am working constantly for the "Menace," the “America). Cit izen," the “Peril," the “Yellow Jacket," etc., and also the "Cam paign," our new State paper. And we American patriots will never rest until we have driven this old “beast" out of our fair land, even as the swine were driven into the sea. I get lots of insults on the street every day I am out from the poor dupes of this false system, but I only laugh over them to myself and that sort of thing will never deter me in the least. I too, like yourself, am a very de termined person and you know a "fellow feeling" makes us kin. I meet with all sorts of people, the ignorant, the stupid, the indifferent, the cow ardly ami the selfish. (I use these terms in this particular connection.) I But what does make me angry is that we real American patriots have got to fight this battle for these classes of people, because it would so much easier to do if only every one who believes in the principles of Protest- antism would only protest against the presence of this Roman "beast." Just think of the monstrous injustice of trying to put “The Silverton Jour nal” "out of business,” a little paper which is trying to do some good in the world and never a word said about "Father" Felon in the “Western Watchman" with his infamous “To hell with the U. S. Government." Why! In any other country he would be strung up for "high treason" as he ought to be. Just a word more in conclusion. "A man who tries to do some good in the world and fails, is worth inSnitely more to the world than the man who tries to do nothing and succeeds." But you will not “fail." No man of your spirit can "fail.” With our best wishes to your self and also to your wife, the brave woman who kept The Journal going while you were in “durance vile" for no fault of your own, I have the honor to be Very Patriotically Yours, • • • • • INDULGENCES In 1517 Pope Leo X issued a Bull for the sale of Indulgences. These sold at prices ranged according to the social or political position of the purchaser, and his ability to pay. It was a source of immense revenue to the Pope and his subordinate digni taries. Kohlrauch’s History of Ger many, p. 254 (quoted by Cathcart), says, “The sale of Indulgences was let out for entire provinces to the highest bidders or farmers-general. and these again appointed several sub-farmers, who, for the sake of gain, committed the most shameful abuses. They selected men of elo quence and impudence to excite the minds of the people, and induce them to purchase by wholesale. They sold Indulgences for the heaviest crimes committed; for perjury and murder; nay, the promise of Indulgence could even be obtained before the commis sion of the contemplated crime.” The following is the form of Indulgence: May our Lord Jesus Christ have pity on thee...................... and absolve thee by the merit of his most holy pas sion. And I, in virtue of the apos tolic power entrusted to me, absolve thee from all ecclesiastical censures, judgments, and penalties which thou mayst have deserved; moreover, from all the excesses, sins, and crimes, which thou mayst have committed, how great and enormous soever they may have been, and for whatever cause. I efface all the marks of dis ability, and all the notes of infamy which thou mayst have incurred on this occasion. I remit thee anew a partaker of the sacraments of the Church. I again incorporate thee in- to the communion of saints, and re- establish thee in the innocence and purity in which thou wert at the hour of thy baptism; so that at the mo ment of thy death the gate of en trance to the place of pains and tor- ments will be shut to thee, and. on the contrary, the gate which leads to the heavenly paradise will be open to thee. If thou art not soon to die, this grace wi'l remain unimpaired till thy last hour arrive. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Friar John Tetzel, commissary, has signed it with his own hand.” mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmsnumumsn To Carry the War Into the Enemy’s Country i - I We have completely defeated the Roman ( atholic Hi erarchy in the Court», and, although at a great coat in work, money and imprisonment, yet we are now ready to carry thin war for freedom and righteounneiM into the enemy'a country. You helped un in our defense, will you help us in our “forward march?" G. H. Winters ....................................... ...................... 111.70 Drain Friend» ................................................................ 1.00 Kate C. Lawrence .......................................................... 5.00 Portland Friend ...................................... ...................... 1.00 /‘utntnnnummmuumuunmmuuuam: THE CASCADE REAL ESTATE CO. Silverton, Ore., Jourifal Bldg., has the following property for Sale: See Cascade Real Estate Co. for bargains. List your property with E. W. Ross, the new manager of the Cascade Real Estate Company. Seven-rcom House and Lot in Gei ser Addition on installment plan. Four-room House and Lot, 70x210, on Mill Street. Good location, only $1750. $200 :ssh, good investment. Do you want a man to work? Business Chance: A saw mill that will cut 700 rail road ties in a day, 250,000 feet of logs cut, 50,000 feet in the pond; all you have to do is to fire up and go ahead. Price only $1100, half cash, chance to buy 500,000 feet near the mill. Fine Lot on Fitch Street, a dandy nuiluing sight, close in, it ’Till not be on the market long, only $350. Come quick! $2000 buys a nice little farm near Lady, how would you like to buy Amsville, of 15 acres, all cleared. a dandy little business in Silverton. Fruit, berries, house and barn; all We have it for »ale. Write to Cas- I fenced. This is a bargain. Will ex cade Real Estate Company, Silverton, change for farm property near Silver- Oregon. » ton. Fine lot between Portland and Ore A 54-acre farm, 12 acres hops, fruit gon City on car line for sale for $800, trees, berries, garden, grain land, $50 down, $15 i er month, T’.-is is a fine house, hop house, barn and mac large lot 50x138% feet, It will in- adam road, fine water, plenty of crease in value. pasture. Call in and get full partic Buy a lot in Geiser’s Addition— ulars. best buy in Silverton—must sell and $2,500 buys one of the finest homes you get the advantage of the forced you ever saw. There are eight lots, sa’e. You can pay for this lot and lots of fruit, ten room house, etc.,etc., the CASCADE REAL ESTATE CO. paved streets, city water—on« of the will bui'd you a bunglow—pay for it best places in a town that has a future, in tead of paying rent to the other Scotts Mills, Ore. fellow. FOR SALE — 1500 lb. Draft H« rse. Do you believe in dreams? Your Buy a dandy home in Oak Grove. dream of a home will come true if you «ill let the CASCADE REAL ES Oregon. Four-room house, 22 fruit TATE COMPANY’ tell you how to buy trees, lawn, on car line, good garden, e’ese to church, school and depot. $2u0 a home on the installment plan. FORTY’ LOTS for sale in South down, balance $20 per month. Price Salem—high and dry, fine location, $1800. Beautiful location. 8 1-3 acres right in the city with cheap end on easy terms. Fine Large Lots in Salem, sightly ' one of the best houses you ever saw, fine barn, chicken houses, all kinds of location, low price, small payment fruits, grapes, berries, walnuts, etc., down and small monthly payments. cement side walk, paved streets, elec FOR SALE — A ni«e large lot, tric lights, sewer, city water, Can je 50x120, in the Capital Citly. Fruits of subdivided. Close in. A dandy bar- every kind, in Oregon Electric Line, gain at $7600. Half down, Long time 2 blocks from school, near church. on balance. Good bargain at $250. Dandy building lot in Davenport $1500 buys seven acres, one mile Additio" "»n very easy terms, Will from Silverton, all in cultivation. I take a good cow or a horse «r both, Hard mackadam road, small house. a little cash, and $5.06 per mont’ for balance. A bargain, if taken soon. See Cascade Real Estate Co. $1200 — Three acres in Southe'r Now we have it. Lot at one half Calofornia, water for irrigation price to the person who will build a -3->oom house. $300 cash, balance to $1500 house cn it, good location on cuit purchasei at 7 per cent. We have land for sale in Cali- South Water Street. Also other lots fornia, Washington, ., Idaho and Al- in this part of Silverton with the un derstanding that houses built must be berta; any place, tell us where you want it, and we place you right of $1000 valve or over. where you want to live, We have $12,000 buys a twenty-four acre land in Lake View for $60 per acre, tract adjoining Silverton, all in culti for a small payment down and bal- vation. Good buildings, stock and ance 30 years time, 5% per cent farming implements can be sub interest. This ---------- ----- is ..... irrigated ___ _____ land and divided. Would take $6.000 in ex- lies in tTe famous Goose Lake Val change on other good property, This ley . from 2 to 10 miles from Lake property should not remain in the View. Also so a butcher shop and market long as it is guilt edge goods. slaughter house in Laks View at a Come quick! bargain. FOR SALE — Two Turbine W ater Do you want to buy a beautiful plot Wheels, Shafting , Mortise Gear of ground w th fruit and berrie: al Wheels, Boxing, Couplings, Rolle? ready in bearrg, with wood shed luilt reed Mill, etc. and two tent bouse«? This is a bar $85. an acre buys an excellent Wal gain on the installment plan. T1 * do Hills farm. This farm is worth property is three blocks from ear line over $100 per acre. that runs int< Portland. Price $1800. Grants Pass property, lot 150x200, $!'>0 down. $15 per month. Now’s the 5-room house, big barn, city water, time and The Cascade Real Estate Co. are the people. Covne and see! lights, etc., only $1500. Terms. knorwledge and education; to subju gate human reason to the yoke of faith; to extinguish liberals, rational ists, and deists by one stroke of her Infallibility. Infallible dogma is bril liant light, which every intellect must recognize, whether willingly or reluc tantly.......... The Church claims its right to enter the world’s domain, and recognize no limits but the cir cumference of Christendom; to en force her lav s over her subjects; to control their reason and judgment, to guide their morals, their thoughts, words, and actions.......... to supervise the lectures of the professor, the diplomacy of the statesman, the gov ernment cf kings, and to scrutinize their morality, and punish their faults.” Thomas Cannon Pope, historian of the Vatican Council which decreed Infallibility for the Pope, defines w’hat is meant by the action of the Council, as follows: “The Council will vindicate its authority over the world, and prove its right, founded on a divine commission, to enter most intimately into all the spiritual con cerns of the world; to supervise the Assistant State Engineer Percy A. acts of the king, the diplomatist, the philosopher and the general; to cir Cupper this morning received his cumscribe the limits of their specu- statement of taxes due upon four lative inquiries; to hold up the lamp lots located in the suburbs of Okla- which is to light their only path to.homa City, Oklahoma, for this year, which amounts to the enormous total of $1.28. Mr. Cupper states that his property is situated just on the out skirts of the city, which has a pop ulation of 7,5,000 people, and between a big school ai.;l the city with street cars passing in front of it, and he expresses surprise at the insignificant amount of the taxes as compared to what he pays upon some property in eastern Oregon. — Capital Journal. Oklahoma is strongly socialistic in her conception of human rights, and does not believe strongly in taxing all the people for the benefit of a few who manipulate affairs. We are not so in Oregon. We like to be taxed. We even tax ourselves to sup port the state institutions, instead of making them self-supporting, in order that the contractors who furn ish supplies may get a rake-off. We also tax ourselves many thousands of dollars for the benefit of Roman Catholic sectar.an institutions. Great is our love of taxation. L. D. R.