, 1873-01-26

AtAfECSEl0n4 rrDEl3flA
sides, not simultaneous In their irnpzessiors
Where one xca.irs lcss1a.cs rsas tho mornings
count OF Jcsterda5s execution and Tesla what
pleasant thing It il to bs hanged ho i, qe:od by tho
apathy Of persons who are not sensittvo, or, II
sensitive, are not Just then In their sensre 1noos
It must be said too, that legislators should ~ rule
follow in the wake Of popular thought. and the public
has not ret distinctly expressed Its will tha hangtug
is to be abolished. Tlere certainls soule other
things to be done imperative than the abolition
Of the death penalty. But still, believe, ii soo
away with It, thc public would generally scquirsce and
the act would be even moro popular than 1t would
see to be- II such measure Il passed now, instead
OF next year, neck two viii bs saved thereby; il
now, instead Of ten years hence, quite dozen OF
them which dozen necks will, believe, u sacsnce,
contribute in respect to the welfare and stability Of
the Commonwealth .
Anything from the pen of Mr.. A. s. ELI, who
will be remembered IS one Of tho former c1itors
Of the Rerietc would command attention. His
article on
1.-THE cAUsEs OF THE Commune"
is particularly interesting at this time, when. In
the sharp reports Of the Chassepots on the plains
OF Satory, VS. hear almost every day some Of tho
sad results OF the Commune. He has collected
his materials With great caro- md skill from the
volume Of testimony taken before a Committee
OF the National Assembly appointed to inveeti-
gate tho ''causcs Of tho 18th OF March N il.
The book contains much e1traueous matter, wit
nesaes telling vhat they havo heard from Others md
and often seasoning their facts with personal malice
put though raH material Is the material OF history
penG intnanea NJ .3.s X 1nsess ana oy tan
M ~ ~ wv LUZ ~, ~ ~ sati.
by members Of tho police force during and since
played no email part in events; by members
Of the International Society, In its better days; by
intelligent citizens baake5s, liable edtors;n By moss
81 .aose IL enol mo1n 70 s.~asa c1esp.
heard at all, Ut secondhand. Ont Of the mouths Of
escape. II is moro likely to come from Ftenchman's
mouth than from bis zen, and IS, therefore, more
likely to be found In volume 90 of testimony tasen down
q tna N Us 1oess 1on Ell,
- h.xs sIe ne ~ Wills aith en- vt isast ~ ysr
10 Eitnessaa where t,eir evidence coc. .zans tnen
selves or against Goyernment Of Which they formed
part and it tB With the aid OF such witnesses thst
sha show upon what ground7 1s based my heei tias
oar @ HGI b,ne havo M
th-.h rs ~. 91ara,eant us1 h1n ,cei a.
Emprs~r tbe .hng instituted by ths centlepaen Who
proftet by Sedan can BE- called Gover,nent.
This on;nion Ina s,onorts by coniona extracts
md comnarisorr of tto testimony refarTed to
q i the statement Is not justified, that. upon
the men who formed themselves on the 4th OF
September into what they complacently termed
government, presses . heavy responelbiiiey
Tor the lnsuETecton OF harch loF Jscoofn3
and Socialists sowed the seed, it was these mea
their fault that tho teeth OF the dragon OF 1898
atsrta5 IN ar ar,na1 mar and II tIea t}ov 1Eho
put M money mo into tbs purse, and rallied thousands
under the banner OF the International. Wlthons
faith in themselves or their cause, they could
Int It vas unnecessary Tor them to lie a. thew,
III ~ 500 +ba;r i;vaa at Tho cost ~ honor ~
to demand md sacrifices critic which they knew to be use-
the demoralizstion Of the National Guard and Of
tional hasemblg in the % pusiIIaninity OF tha
Mayors. whose 'capituIation they should layo
a;..3 ;aa - xrss tta;~ ,r.a-1~ y
s'Sneu. n 9ance n..tss !. Mas suen mplh.
Naac b1tta Writes AZ great iengtn OF
"cAr1rAL AND IAnoh- .,
He comedies that work;ngmen-a term which,
by general use, is restricted to manual 1aborers
have grievances but he does not conceds
that the remedies which they propose are likely
to work for their amehoration; He argues
sgaiast strikes, on the ground Of the tyranny by
workmen themselves. Kellogg's New Monetary
Systemic which, he says, the leaders Of labor
organizations representing several millions OF
our population look Tor the redress OF AZ the
wrongs OF laoor-TeeelTes very rough treatment.
R"h Wh fannpt ahnre hr Butts, SURPRISE that
IN f3nancin1 subiecis AZ 3. =. ButIcr shopId in
dn1ro in ike ntterances -
..ws ,,va d;ves,sd mr. oove7nmentp ~ INV. f7rners1
Butler. aof every trai of The despot;sms every at-
trIbute Of tho 1nonarchies aud every ye.go Of the
sl.veres Of the Old World one, and that Is ths
al-eontroing aud all-absorbfng power by which tho
masses of people of I'll nations Of the earth hars
ster been aoxkr more ia iaAn tht ~
hs1 ne oe g IA ther
faVorites and peIpetuste their tyranny. bit upon the
device Of tnprinting their image and nupe!scapon Or
ohar peculiar stamp pieces OF tro Ut the metale-
Becuussof their capabilities Of being con-
yerted into equlralta ef olre7 the Eo-cel precious
metals were eagerly sought after by All men in
such degree that they came fatsely to ba
deemed to have q special intrinsic ynlue in
the1naelves e7.at t. Tie <7sy stspred upon them:'
Coined gold and silver has ever been The handna.d
II despotism: the prop Of nonarchtcal PoTer; the
Of thrones; the upholter Of nobnhes and
2rdeathooda; the engine b. which the privileges and
Of arstocra. bare aways been s1'taned
traupltng down tie rghtE deyour1ng the substance
nd absorbing the unrcqutted l7bors Of tho 1n.saes"
r. Mr. Rntts lirhI in Mcesacbusatts instead OF
1ar WI an1 v-oro hron1ht to faca with fha
. .on ~ ~ n ~ -. h;t;ss ,; - e5aI atn
acs Lat Dutef nsS at4to!1cne "nleo Ieeus4 'oHse,
md that the only votes no can nope Tor arc
hose Of labCnng men, he Woulu-
lot bo surprised by this speech OF
nv other that DutIor might mako. Auothcr
~ NJ the la1orint, closses is for Uniform rata
- ;.-ost .nd sno+Lor 10 fcr c1,oxn ,nor.r
10Th these nro nronounced fa1iacioua. MI.
3utte does not confino hiulself to pulling down
10 builds up These arc workins1nen's grior-
.nces, be atlu1its, and there must be 1emedie.-
,.o-' ~ -, o,,;f. avn +ko oy,Yvaooinpo NJ rail.