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powerfully the socialistic thought. There are over twelve hundred
stockholders distributed in nearly all of the States and Territories.
They have a regular college for the education of socialistic speakers,
where young minds are trained with this socialistic belief. There
is a talented author who is president of a socialistic college society
who in a recent lecture before three thousand students of Yale Col-
lege denounced the Constitution of the United States, and said: "To
hell with the Constitution."
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for dealers and others.
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EDITORIAL
A
PIANO manufacturer who is noted for his conservative views
remarked recently that he did not believe this country would
suffer the slightest set-back until after the Presidential election comes
round, when by that time the socialistic trend of events might have
its effect upon business.
Well, that's some time ahead, and in the meantime it will pay to
make most out of the present satisfactory conditions, and when the
problems of the future come along meet them. There is no ques-
tion, however, but that radical sentiment is now sweeping over the
country somewhat similar in its effect to free silver agitation of years
ago. It is making toward socialism in some form, and it has been
augmented by the insurance and political scandals, assisted by the
journals who use the muck-rakes and those who condemn almost
every man in public life.
T
HE result of this agitation may be serious, and it may affect the
holders of corporate securities in days to come, but we have
a peculiar way in this country of adopting plans to conform with
changing conditions. And back of it all is the good solid ground-
work of American common sense. The people understand pretty
generally that the real source of this agitation lies with the pro-
fessional "kickers" who are untiring in their efforts to create a feel-
ing of unrest and dissatisfaction in the minds of many.
In a country like ours some would think it impossible that
socialism in any form should generate and expand, but if we figure
the vast tide of emigration which has been turned our way in later
years—a tide which has power in unrestrained force to such an
extent that it is impossible for us to quickly assimilate it—we will
note that a large proportion of these new-comers are saturated with
socialistic ideas to whom liberty is another name for license, so that
it becomes easy to understand why the trend of our times is toward
socialism.
HPHERE are comparatively few people outside of journalists and
JL statisticians who ever stop to figure how deeply this socialistic
sentiment lies, and how systematically it is planned. There is one
publishing house which is carrying on a propaganda which is aiding
W
HEN this sort of doctrine, whiclr borders close upon anarchy,
is encouraged and stimulated in so many ways, it is only
fair to believe that it may develop serious results. Many of our
political economists aid the socialistic wave by exploiting the senti-
ment that there is a great concentration of wealth which must be
broken up. There are a lot of men who seem to think that it is their
manifest duty to reform the United States along socialistic lines.
And probably this ism will have its run and find its true place like
other theories which have come up in the past. It is certain that
many men who advocate socialistic theories have nothing to lose and
everything to gain. Therefore, the rebuttal force must come from
those who have their savings at stake, and it certainly behooves the
readers of The Review in every part of the country to use their influ-
ence to counteract the pernicious doctrines of the men who seek to
redistribute wealth along their own peculiar lines.
A
S a matter of fact a good many people have fallen into the habit
of damning great corporations, simply because they are cor-
porations, and still when we stop to consider it there is hardly a man
in business who is not seeking by concentration of skill and knowl-
edge to gain the best of his business opponent in some manner or
form. This principle exists in private enterprises, and in the great
corporations any man can buy a share of stock or more who has the
price. There is very little said against the men who have invested
in real estate without effort or risk and grew rich through that real
estate being made valuable by other men investing in public service
and corporations. The former are honored and the latter de-
nounced. So have we not really fallen into the habit of blaming every-
thing allied to the corporations and not crediting them with some of
the many benefits which the public secures from them ?
W
HILE we are not sure but some of the corporations deserve
all of the unkind things said about them, yet if intelligent
men, who are looked upon as leaders, follow the examples set by the
ultra type of socialists, will they not, in this way, assist to fan the
flame which may, if unchecked, reach a point where its destructive
element will be pronounced and will be felt in every trade and indus-
try ? The destruction of corporate values will certainly send, busi-
ness down the scale, with a run, and piano merchants who have in-
struments out on leases will suffer with others.
Piano men are known to be good talkers, and instead of indors-
ing the general howl on corporations, or sitting supinely by and
listening to the lurid utterances of others, they would act wisely to
form a rebuttal force. We certainly will have to face changes in
the business world, and in the corporate world just the same, but the
revolutionary methods will hardly accomplish the desired end. In a
country like this, where everybody is free to talk and write what he
chooses, there is a possibility of damage being done, and it would pav
us all to think this subject over, because there is a vital interest at
stake for every man whether he be proprietor, manager or salesman.
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| "* HE tremendous development of the talking machine industry
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in this country, which has been chronicled from its very
earliest days in this paper, and more fully recently in "The Talking
Machine World," published by this institution, is exemplified in a
very forceful way by the great gathering of Edison jobbers which
will take place next week at the Waldorf-Astoria in this city at the
invitation of the National Phonograph Co. The affair is wholly pri-
vate, and all expenses are borne by the National Phonograph Co.,
thus displaying an initiative and enterprise that calls for special rec-
ognition. Anyone who would have predicted some years ago that
one company could have as its guests over 240 leading men of this
country, all of them leaders in their respective localities, and all
interested in talking machines, would be laughed at. But the world
does move.