, 1875-03-03

LOCAL LETTERS.
OGDEN wuIrLocK's COMMUNISTS.
70 ths E;i,tor u N. EAfeaao Tribune:
CHICAGO, March2. 2.-Atr.Wlitiock claims, In ffs |
letter In to-day'e Tribune, that Conmutism has |
aseeudod to high responsibility and power, and
TINT concessions will have 10 bo made to 1t. Az |
to-" responsibility" look at tho tiff-ran that COM
poso tho Communist rabhlo; nun who arc |
nntural-born loafers, rho would not do an
honest days work in their lives unless thoy |
woro forced to do 80 by tho Abarp |
panga Of hunger; aud Al to "powor," wo only
ask, "Whcre ia it7 oil whero2" Mr. Whitlock
defines Communism ns moaning nn equal ana
general distribution OF money and labor. It Ii
cley to 500 by this ttat ho means that men OF
brains aud muscle shall shnro tbs rewards Of said
brains aud muscle With thoso nlo hare no brnins
and no desire TO uso their muscles. Which def
iuition boy 10 yeass old would laugh to acorn.
Tho real meaning Of Communism is !" No nriB-
tocracy, md tho uso Of capital 10 that
it will bonellt sl clasues alike" Now,
any man with common ssnse eau easily
seo that slcl, theory Il impossible
to put ia practice in any enlightened community
1t might do very wo for bnckwoods colony
or a tsibe OF sayagcs, but not for large civil
lied population. and NO notice ono tnl.g. that
nhoro the Communist theory Is praoticea IN
ssmo Of our Western colonies, there Ia great
It, impoftanco the theory ia abandoned M not
beinE Just. As Say, it might do for colony
to servo as q mutual protection. but for place
OF any Hizo 1t will not do.
AZ 10 tho 'breach bosweon capital and labor"
that MIR. ", apoaks Of oil hayo to say is. That
tho "broach will always oxiht a. long as capital
buys labor. II alr. Whitlock knows Of cny way
Of reyoralng thia o'der q ,,s ,tsbings and making
be Laa q plan that will work. Karl Klings may as
we'll "step down and out" and MIR. WMtlock
"up nud in," and become tic lender Of tho
"boll Commute" Whom 1t comes TO pass that
a mau has to sllaso tho proceeds OF his labor,
skil aud luck with mon who will not labor, llavo
no skill or luck, anil mill not eHtlonvor to flnye
any, then, and only then. will VIC, oxnect tho
Angel Gabriel to nound hih horn and refovo uo
from our misery md troubo.
Mr. Whstlock claims working pooplo have no
timo for study md eDioytaont- This Is alto
gethor "too thin." Any working person has
plenty Of time to study and en5oY llialsolt Il he
workingsnan FOOLS like lonting a day OF two, he
will do so whether It Affects his employers In
torosta OF not. It bis employers do net like It,
thoy can discharge him he lucs not caro- cont,
Whislock can dosiso q plan which will mako this
all RIGHT; Ii 80, lot lie Aear from him. As
for Qua man getting rich, and hia noighbor
staging, poor, ME. Wltloek probably "knoss
saycd 81 ,oUO aud his neighbor worked hard aud
could not save my n,oney. though lle was earn:
ing tho sanao wages, dooa it stand to reason aud
would it bo fair llat a1r. WhIslock should ba
isn 10 divide tle 81, ,00D With his nsighbor2 I
| guess not. II our system Of politics brocds
Communism thon onr systen breeds death and
desolation to America. a. J. MACDONALD.
GRINDING cowAnD1cE.
y, n. t,ipo, NJ Y,at ts,.,1o yrf5unt:
CHtcAao, March al uotIcod Ia your iasue Of
tim nth ult letter from an individual writing
under the nom do plume " ProEerty-owuor, In
which said person says that "Your raid upon
tle gamblers Of this city IL y graud mlptakc. II
NJ, Now e~ + NM Of t1iforeut opin,on. aud copyo-
1udnelytthnk that II tno aaVice from Property
0uncr woro literally followed out, II would bo
ono OF tho greatest cslan,sics tint could bofali
Chtc,ro aui society in oencral. 1s 1t not from,
tue la1"y' OF ooa caso sots y, ap!s'' ''. tan'
perYades the people aud their olllclala TINT Chi
cago has au o1cesB Of gamblers mud confidence
mcn7 Property. Owner" saws that "Ram.
true: u but thas il iii. Thcy nroduco nothing ;;
l'ancn sho,r pofafious oceunntlon coutribufol
notbins to the welfare OF humanity. q Gambler.
"o1n .a, "H ~ ,h ras1t naro,,,,s !. t"rnor.s H.;
Itg aWnrss Nhst II fhav IN , II on;r tn,I. III,
sai tsie Of tahiug money from A and Passing i
oyor to 9 to pay for tho inordLnate oxoess OF q
who has not gwen she alshtest shadow OF a
eansae IGr ~: ~ ~ s,1 fsr,ha ~ T.
: rana nf thiaTs. A xaru nuito NJ resnoetabio nor
ilsps a. gang Of gamblers, especially those VIII
make it tletr business to dscoy nnauHpecsinl
aud ueak-m1ndod persons INTO thelr dons. 10
cause 'no r.ssh ~ H ~. nau pe,
tim NJ the .n,hoT,tics from ti,eir fnionions In
:. tout upon 4, D, or q, they threaten to burn th
! clsy.-bccauHe they "ioei that thcir liberty ha
Hnr iAI ar.I ft1AEh nj
"property.O Owner" informs ua. too, that The
gamble in New York and Ut. Louis, and that Chi
cago might n veil do 1t ~ those cities. And kec
| np her notorious name." Alaa, what logic
= = What II New York or 81. Lonis bear
> tho unfortunate a1lictlon Of great cal
bunclo upon ita nose, IL TINT Any rea
: aon shnt Chicago should dus,ro to have th,
Goss
tho body Iolitic. Lot her give no approving no
to vice and crlmc on account OF my droadi'