, 1877-09-13
THE RANKEsT OF COMMUNISM.

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THE RANYEsT OF C0MNUNIsM.
fairly open to tho chargo of panlering in
their recent platforms 10 tho Communiatio
sentiment OF tho country. Tho labor tlomon-
STATIONS following thu railroad .striko and
tho effort to form distinctive workIngnon's
party afford tho proYocatjon, mud denim
Rogiam is too pronounced on oil sides not
TO nibb1e at tho bnt. But tho Wisconsin
Republicans havo boon moro scaudalous1y
betrayod tl.au any political organization elec-
whore. After tloir regular platform 1,at1
beon adopted, sono outsider, who was either
knayo or o fool, offered supplementary
resolution, which had either not been before
tho Committee or had boon rejected by
them, and 1t was evidently adoptoI without
considering its renl purport- That rcsolu-
ton orabodics tho vory pith OF Communism,
aud Is o. follows:
R<solr<d. Tint tho Republican party Is in favor
OF an appropriation ey tons,ess iof tho purpose OF
""o ~ ,,'a .s.s, s,t.s na
10 ncti,o on the PUBLIC lands
It is very uyident tlat tho logical md in
oyitablo results Of such q policy wero not
considered, or It could mol llayo boon suc-
eostod by body Of u,en COMPOSED for tho
most part of rational and 1aw-ah;linR citi.
IONS, 4 fow pointa tracing out Its opera-
ton will show how utog,ian tho whole
scheme is.
!. What Is ueant by tho stlargcr cities"
and tho "miuina districts"? Isl intended
! that tho }attor sap3] include on1y tho coal
mines. or those districts whore tloro aro
strikos and labor troubles. or that all tho
| mining aistricts-tho copper, lend Htono. voll,
| silver, otc,-slall bo comprohoutlod? And
! what arc tho larger oliiqs2 Ii Chicago one
| II 40. ia aitwaukeo mother? And IL Mil.
waul;oo, thon arc Madison. Jnncsyit]o. Osh.
kosh, Watortown? Tho noiut IL In the dlfl-
Guilty OF drnwing limo OF dcmarhatiou,
which ahall ranro certajn cities and certain
mining districts within the appropriation,
| md exclude others. Ours III (, REPRESENTATIVE
| Government, and wo fancy tho excluded
mining distri'cts and cities would make a
most vigorous protest against an appropria-
tion Of public moneys for tho benefit Of those
that Ind boon preferred over them.
2. Tho sa1ne representative ,,riuclp1e will
oxaot the adm ss;ou os tho agricultural dis
trjcts on m or ,al footing with tho mining
districts and tht, citios, Why should they f,o
oxcludca. In moi ut of fact2 Thore Ii surplus
lnhor in tho country as well III tho civ. Ar.
ricu]tural labor in ucighlotlng districts In
pounaylyania rocoiyes amallor waoes linn
those which tho mino-owuofs otlor, aud
which tho minpra refuse to nccent, Does
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agricultural district in Congress will vote for
M nppropriauou for tho benefit Of The CON-
stltuonts Of representative from a mining
district or city, uutess tho latter will also
vote for Nh appropriation in favor Of TIM
formor's const,tuont.2 Anti whnt iust;co
would tl,oro bo in such a discrimination I?
Tho rroportion Of DOOR men among the ntrri,
cnlturista Ii porl,aps nearly as s,rcat M IN
tho cit{cs or mines. rho men wl,o work as
form,heutla for 70 mich II tlay. tl,oso xbo
ara t1lljpp patches OF ground on slarinu
te,,na viii, lin owners. whose uho aro labor.
inc over yoru-out land. aro ns worthy Of Al.
distance "a tho moor classes who live in citigs
mr. mining ]istrictx.
8. Having determined, then. on m omni-
bus ap1,ronriatiou bill 10 assiat nil tho air.
Mus laborina men Of city md country 10 sat.
tle OH tho nub)jo lands. l,y yhat process can
The surplus lie determined Ii cannot be
| ooneluded TINT tie loaf,no nnd vicions olo.
| ,nanta NJ citios and mines and thu t1u,nn.
that ;nfeat tba r,ra1 df.,,;cta ara .ba onIv
onaa that viii avail them aalvaa NJ tta mn.
noaea Govarn,nant honntv Farma,s ran.
aora1,,v we,t.to.,o bnt WIN et;lt have ,nora
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