I am opposed to Socialism because I believe the discontent which it represents can be very appreciably lessened, if not altogether removed, by other means that have not yet been given sufficient trial. Socialism appears to be striving after something unattainable under such a form of government as we deem to be the safest and best. It cannot be made to work out satisfactorily until human nature has changed, and we are not yet near the millennium. Theoretically it is appealing. Practically it is hampered by limitations that suggest economic destruction, both of that which is good and of that which is bad. We are now in the midst of an evolution. The higher moral standards now in the process of establishment should suffice. * * * * * "_Why I Am in Favor of Socialism_" _is a publication similar to this, and the price is also the same: paper, fifty cents; cloth, seventy-five cents. It will be sent to any address on receipt of the above mentioned price. Address: Edward Silvin, Sacramento, California._ * * * * * +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Typographical errors corrected in text: | | | | Page 12: advoted replaced with advocated | | Page 21: monarchal replaced with monarchial | | Page 43: Jean Jacque Rousseau replaced with | | Jean Jacques Rousseau | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ * * * * * End of Project Gutenberg's Why I am opposed to socialism, by Various