His followers believe that he ex
ists solely for the “Appeal to Rea
son,” and that the “Appeal to Rea
son” exists for the Socialist move
ment. Wayland himself tells them
so, and they trust in him as the
Christian trusts in God. In fact Way.
land has actually taken the place of
THE JEFFERSONIAN
By WILL THOMAS
God in the minds of most of his de
luded dupes.
The fact is, that the Socialist
movement exists for the “Appeal to
Reason,” and the “Appeal to Rea
son” exists for Wayland, and Way
land exists for himself. On this lat
ter point, the testimony of the So
cialists of Wayland’s own town —Gi-
rard, Kansas —ought to be of some
value, and they, without a single ex
ception, certify to the correctness of
the above statement.
Away from Girard, where Wayland
is known only through his paper,
they are easily fooled, but the few
Socialists in Girard are “Next” to his
game, and they give him credit for
being a charter member of the “An
nanias Club.”
There is not a generous, noble
sentiment in this man’s make-up. He
is as hard as chilled steel and as in
capable of warm human sympathy as
a block of Vermont granite. He wor
ships the twin gods, Pelf and Power,
and his ear attuned only to those
two notes, is deaf to every cry of
human need except when it can be
turned to his pecuniary advantage
and converted into a business asset.
