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E VANGELICAL SOCIALISTS. 
At the same time a newspaper was established, Der Staats- 
Socialist, which had for its epitaph these words : “ The social 
question exists, and it can only be solved by a strong 
monarchical State resting on the moral and religious factors of 
the national life ; " meaning, apparently, “ with the aid of the 
evangelical clergy.” 
The existence of danger to society in Germany certainly 
cannot be denied. It seems to menace the public order • for 
the two attempts at regicide by Hoedel and Nobiling are 
generally laid at the door of Socialism. Three means of 
dealing with it present themselves; firstly, to ignore the 
danger altogether and lull one’s self in an imperturbable 
optimism while repeating, “toir« faire, Mesez passer, the 
world will get along all right by itself "—this is the advice of 
the Economists : secondly, to repress to the utmost, to prohibit 
eThv thus try to extirpate the 
il by force—this is what the government desires: or, lastly 
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method recommended by the Staats-Socialist 
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constitute a peaceful organization of labourers, in orlr to 
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