The Socialism of to-day

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Identifikator:: 835096955

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-28834

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Laveleye, Émile de

Title:: The Socialism of to-day

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Field & Tuer

Year of publication:: 1884

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XLIV, 331 S.)

Collection:: Economics Books

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£ FERDINAND LASSALLE. It was only towards 1862 that Lassalle became the champion of Socialism It was the epoch of the struggle between the Prussian Liberals and Prince Bismarck on the subject of the reorganization of the army and the military estimates, which the Chainber obstinately rejected for several years in succession, i he Liberals endeavoured to gain the support of the working classes. Herr Schulze-Delitzsch had acquired an immense influence over them by organizing throughout North Germany mutual loan societies, co-operative societies for consumable stores, and for the purchase of raw materials. He wished to found them entirely upon the principle of “ self-help,” utterly rejecting all aid from the State. Lassalle threw himself into the movement in order to propound and defend those Socialist ideas which we shall examine, and to the propagation of which he gave himself up with an absorbing energy. During the three years of his active apostleship he devoted his days and nights to organizing meetings, delivering addresses, and writing parnphlets. In this short period he succeeded in making of Socialism, hitherto vaguely diffused among the masses, a com pact political party, having its recognized place in the electoral arena. He alone accomplished in Germany what the Revo- lution of February had done in France, In the “ Working Man’s Programme” {Arbeitcr-programm * ) he endeavoured to show that, just as the middle classes had succeeded to the territorial aristocracy, so the “ fourth estate ” the working class, by means of universal suffrage, were destined eventually to become the ruling power in the community Prosecuted for having excited hatred between the different classes of society, he defended himself with great skill in a pamphlet entitled “ Science and Working Men ” (die Wissen Schaft und die Arbeiter). “ In 1848,” said he, “the working men were at the mercy of ignorant agitators. We should bring science within their reach and instruct them, so that they may learn where their real interests lie, and know how to act in consequence.” In showing that, by the laws of historic evolution, democracy must ultimately triumph, he had only maintained—

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