Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-08-30
The Grimes Of Communism.

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Day by day the developments 90
on, showing that the great Paris in.
surrection was not the work of few
fnnatical would.be reformers, but tho
actual results of worldwide conspi.
racy, which INDUCES in the Utopian
dream of setting up universal So.
cial Republic" a government in which
crime and RIGHTEOUSNESS is TO become
the rule, and order and virtue tho ex.
ception.
II is not easy TO trace the "Intcr.
national back to its true and exact
origin. 1t is thought, however, that
it was first organized in its present
form at the time of the great Interna.
tional Exposition at Parisin the year
1862 but il is probable that the
movement originated much earlier
than this in the form of secret politi.
cal societies organized in different
parts of Europe for revolutionary pur.
poses, although the first steps for the
formation of an international society
may have been taken In 1862. This,
at least, is the opinion of NJ. Favre,
who has doubtless given the matter
much study, and as there has always
been a number of secret political So
cieties in existence throughout Europe
and as they were all working for the
attainment of common end, their
consolidation under one name and d.
rection could not have been difficult of
accomplishment at time whom Tho
opening Of the Exposition Of 1862 of.
iorded q convenient pretext for the
assembling of the revolutionary lead.
ers Of Europe at the French capital.
The organization has grown SO
rapidly under its present form of or.
ganization, and it has branched out
and ramifed over all Europe; and the
United States is not free from its con.
Eliminating touch. In Europe the So
ciety is vast in its proportions, terri
flying in its influences and its poweris is
to be dreaded. How far it is true
that the universal Cdrbonari of all
nations known by whatever name you
please to call it, rules in the Interna.
tional, is not easy Of determination at
present, but certain it is that there
was the most perfect method In the
apparent madness Of the Paris Com
mune.
What is the precise object of the
Hnternational 7" Opinions widely
differ as to the answer to this question.
To sum their superficial creed up in
three words, it is this: "Liberty,
Equality, Fraternity" This is the
shibboleth of every revolutionary
movement of the past century, and in
the mouths of :he men who most
commonly employ it, as meaningless
as the "Bower of Sweet Love-" or
"Haven of Rest" over the doorways
Of reeking brothels in the slums of the
city. A far more appropriate motto
in the one case would be Revolution,
Anarchy, Ruin" There are perhaps
some well meaning but impracticable
theorists, WHO anticipate the estab-
lisbment Of the universal RepuJligue
Socidie, and dream of plenty, peace
and prosperity for all men.under its
beneficial institutions but with the
mass of those who follow the guidance
of the revolutionary leaders, tho words
so freely used have a different signifi-
cance. Liberty means the abolition
of all social or legal restrictions which
require of men to abstain from pursu.
ing their own inclinations without any
regard to the rights Of others and tho
general well being of society. To
them Equality means general level
ing of all social distinctions and an
equal distribution of lands and accu-
mulated wealth among those who la.
Dor. Fraternity means what we have
lately seen in Paris, when a debate in
Council usually ended in an order
from the majority that the refractory
minority be taken out and summarily
executed. The means by which
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" arc
to be obtained show how dangerous
to the well being of society, are all
attempts to carry them out In o
manifesto put forth by the "Interna.
tional' at the Nuremburg session in
1868 it is declared that society must
be reorganizcd-i e, disorganized--
and that an equal distribution of
wealth must be effected. "All the
great indispensable means of existence,
as lands, mines, machines and means
of communication, must be tho com
mon property Of all, and must be
made SO gradually. Nothing can
reasonably be private property but the
product of labor-one's own labor"
The church itself, the corner stone
Of civilation, is looked upon by these
Socialists merely as a means for
swindling mankind. In their own
words, the leaders of the "Interna-
tionaP say "The alliance declares
itself atheist. 1t seeks the abolition
of worship, the substitution of science
for faith, Of human for divine justice,
and the abolition Of marriage"
Shall this Repubiique Sociale be es-
tablisbed I? This is a question which
even we may begin to ask one anoth.
er in this country, in view OF the ut
tcrances of tho leading politicians Of
the east, who are trying to corrupt
the social morals of the and-in view
Of the degraded pulpits, the prostitutcd
lyceums and the journals, which have
proclaimed against the sacrcduess OF
the nuptial bond and degraded re-
ligion to the mere level of on occu-
patton. - Patsburg Post.
Pride 10 tho friend of tho hatiercr,
the mother of envy, the nurse of fury,
thu sin of davile Aha davil of p,,nL;na