AN EXTRACT EQUAL TO THE SAYINGS OF SOCRATES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3026, 5 December 1891, Page 1 (Supplement)

AN EXTRACT EQUAL TO THE SAYINGS OF SOCRATES.

♦ TO THE EDITOR. Biß,—l send you an extract from a letter which I lately received ; the words aro few but they are very telling, and I would wish "Julian," "One of the Co," John Parr, " Progress," and all the other earnest, but fearfully mistaken budding; and bubbling; 'prentice politicians of the Waikato to ponder over. Extract:—" lam reminded of Thomas Carlyle, who hated with a perfect hatred all shams and schemes and blatant faddists, ever leady with their nostrums to bring in the milleminm—not of peace and happiness, but of misery and anarchy. Wo are passing through a time of great unrest. The working classes imbued with socialistic doctrines are to a great extent the willing dupes of every charlatan who will flatter their prejudices and lead them on in the vain hope, that by legislation every thine can be obtained. The old fashioned way of improving one's condition by self denial industry and thrift they will have none of, and lie who would teach them so, will have his trouble for his pains. While the outlook for the present in many countries is not very cheering, yet we know the eternal laws of right and justice will be vindicated. It may be through much suffering, but ultimately the right will prevail. Tho old Romans know that, and so does every genuine man." Mi Editor, as my correspondent now speaks in the above extract, so spoke Socrates two thousand years ago to the mad democracy of Athens. What came to the Athenians will come to us ; give the same cause, and history will repeat itself. O, ye mad Socialists! pause! pauso! pause ! before you lead the country into anarchy and destruction.—l am, etc., Hahapepk.