The New York herald., 1871-07-10
THE CRAZY COMMUNISTS.
Tho Death Knen Of Capitslists-Cheap Bread"
Enfranchissmsn. Of the workingman-co-
Operation and the Millennium
Bludsoe as Patron Saint-Horace
Greeley and Free Love.

under the auspices OF that noble band OF brothers
the Commune OF New York"-who nave sworn I'm
their heart Of hearts free US from the trammes OF
King Capital and make every one present OF an
estate much larger than he 10 Likely 10 be aoie 10
manage Unfortunately the promised good things
are away in the future, and We believe the genera
ton that lives in the millennium only are destined
fuilv TO enjoy them. THIS generation s TO struggle
and fgnt with the dark power whose evil presence
casts shadow over our existence aud turns all
THE SWEET fruit or LIFE
into sour apples. This meeting room was pretty
wen filed by well conducted and Intelligent audi
ence, who seem to bear the heavy yoke OF capital
ana It's attendant misery with phosophic calmness.
not to say resignation. There was an air Of inquiry
aud curiosity faces OF the majority OF the as
sisants rather than any expression OF deep nteresS
In the proceedings An exception must DC maoe !"
case OF quite number Of gray boards who were
literally sprinkled through the assemoage.
Whether these men. who had grown OLD
before they were wise, had been At
tracted by the beauty OF the doctrines, OF
rather rawlings which were heard at the meeting, or
by the charms Of the strong. ladies who as
sembled IN moderate force 1t would be dl1icuit to
decide; but one fact certain, that good deal Of
"anlnity" was visible between the SHOWS Of winter
and
THE BLUsHING ROSES OF SPRING,
or OF autumn, as the case may be. A certain deco
rum was observed by the assemblage, which was
called to order by the CHAIRMAN and the proceed
ings begun by the reading or long plan of pro-
jected cosmopolitan labor organization by J. R. Da-
Wis, tall, gaunt looking man, with good deal Of
speculation In his dark keen eye, an unpleasant
thin downcast accent This gentleman set out
by stating tnat the people had q right
to the unconsumed product Of past industry, and
that the accumulation Of ages belonged the living
OenaratiOn However he fOr1Ot tO eYnlatn how h6
intended to apply this unquestionaUle truth, but
darkly hinted that If the gentlemen OF the New York
Commune had the distribution OF
TIE PRODUCTS OF THE PAST
that good many OF the people would never como
in for their property. From TINS point the erratid
gentleman diverged into dissertation on govern
ment and, after proving to his own satisfaction that
the present system OF government was a mistake.
suddenly requested to be informed how we could
have cheap bread and be protected In our
Old age from want but ~ that Is . question which
''no fellow unaersSands' he ouly reolied "nowS~
Skipping lightly over the ocean Mr. Davis, In few
graphic sentences, made 1t clear as mOOnshine that
Bismarck and Napoleon played their little game Of
war; not so much about the Rhine provinces as the
silly world I'm AGNES. but with deeper, darker
purpose. These great men had he ard OF the exist:
ence OF the New York Commune. ami they had said
unless VIC turn away the peoples eyes from those
APOSTLES LiuHr
1t Is all up with klngs and emperors aristocrats ana
capitalists. SO they saw ROthsch,ld. aud when hes
the mighty Jew, heard Ol the commune he trcmbe&
also, and paid out the stamps 10 nave LOUIS and
Bismarck nave light and cover win the smoke Of
vlllanOus sapetre the beacon that had been lighted
IN New York, with tie namnx motto, "treed0m 70
the world" Having eiucidated tins obscure an4
much misunderstood historical point he reasSure0
the audience 10y Informing them that the sohoOmas-
ter was abroad, ana that against
THE MAGIC MIGHT or HIS FERULE
not even the cunning Of O Bismarck cOuld pres
vail: Alter this assurance from the speaker the
up and became quite cheerful. Misery was the re-;
suit of gambling III trade. and what was wanted
regaate SS ate Production We must do away with the
unholy competition for the liberty TO work. which,
to tnis end mad failed It because The theorists
ana professors had proposed rem dies TOO metal
physical be understood by tue people, while tho
movements OF the worklnglnen were too dogmato
to attract the philosophers
But a movement has now been inaugurated which
VIII be equal to tho plisilnent or the cnrran-
Chisement or the working man, anu already the
monOposts perceive the writing on the wall We
shall Initiate opponents and use the same IN
srument TO Free tnat they use to ensave iapor Cos
operation IS .
Why cannot the working classes gauiZe to be-
the OwEers wei Us the producers or wealth,
and at once Increase the reward aud iighten the
labOr2 our Intentions are to organize i cosmo-
poian company whose funds VII b. invested
In the production OF every useful article, whose
profits viii be relnvestcd III eyefy useIu undertake.
Ing, until all branches Of Industry are absorbed and
We usher In the dawu III the long. .nopcd-for unity
organization divideId sh uld be declared as
long as any branch oi In iustry required TO ba
assisted or deveIODed. The last statement OF the
energetic gentleman seemed 10 a sensations
among the audience, as the affair promised TO be
A POoR SPECULATION
II the subscribers had 70 wait until doomsday for a
return for tnelr Investment The chairman having
called time MIR. Davis threw up the sponge aud res
tired TO take breath Tor auo. her onslaught
Mr.. Leavitt, u spirtu.listc young man, then came
forward and announced himself az an example OF
relevancy, and thought tnat some gentlemen uOokinG
nlalclOuSly 1T the eAiauS Ell DavS) dlu not sail an
close 10 the co ooperaiive WIND as they might IN
order to prevent himself from falling into such evil
ways the prudent ami cautious Leuvitt announced
that he mad employed the morning
WHITING HIS THOUGHTS
go as to be able to present them clearly and cons
cisey. He was opposed To political action and had
rat ner organize one co-operatve organization that
would be permanent thin be President Of
the United states. Indeed. Mr.. LeavlM
hinted tnat his friends had onered him
General Grants place, out that he mag
unanimously refused 1t. he saw our be,oved country
the BRINK OF ruin. ana wept ~ anticipation over
her ia. We were no longer the proud, Tree nation
OF our grandlathers, but were within nlty years OF
the corruption and decadence OF the moiarcnies or
Europe Even ~ ths nlo,nent u momentOus sirugI
gle was engaged IN between the money lords ana the
ignorant masses for the government of the country,
anc with all his patriotism ar Leavltt confessed
tnat ne abandoned all inieuton OF being Presl-
dent he was Ike TIE woman whose husband was
FIGHTING THB BEAR.
ana who did not much VINO whipped. Mr..
Lea,itt thought that reformers made great miss
take IN ignoring the religious sen iments OF MAN
Kind and quoted some obscure paper to show that
soclallstlc community nad ever succeeded which
was not he'd together BY religious feeling. Mr.
Leavltt, who Is decdedy the heavy man OF the COM
pany, WAS succeeded Dy
A MAN IN WHITE,
a certain Mr.. Hill, who proved to be the funny
man. or the entertainment. lie made hs erttree
carrying u large basket and several mysterious
paper bundles wnlch he carefully arranged upon
the table, a. II preparing for q TRICK OF
legerdeniain, and then suddenly turning to
the audience announced himself as an inn-
del iree-lover. atheist, that loved whoever,
whenever aud wherever he iked, and especially
loved al mankind. Mr. ii II wlsei, stopped ms con-
AMIN IA nm nf aau-
eral lree-love ladies', VINO evidently expected q
declaration. Letting loose
TEE sJulCE-5AiE OF HIS INDIGNATION,
he went for the HRRALD and called upon the re.
porter stand forth ana confront the men wnom
he mad injured ald then paused Tor reply; but as
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