The Republican journal., 1878-05-16
Drifting Towards Communism.

NJ. Robinet, one OF the lights among
the ultra red section of the Communlstic
party, declared to a New York reporter
the other day The workingmens party
has nothing in common With lis, either as
TO persons or method of action cur ob-
| jects, however, are the same. but we Seek
to achieve them by different means They
believe the revolution can DE accomplish
ed by public meetings, newspaper propa
ganda and the use of electoral machinery
/ and we believe they ought to use revolt
I tionary methods" On the other side the
/ self-Styled "National GrecnbacN Labor
Party of Pennsylvania at their state con
vention last week, resolved, THAT this
convention condemns all lawlcssnc,s, llp-
lence pr disorder TO accomplish Its ends.
believing that the happiness NJ The whole
people can only be permanently secured
through the ballot, after calm, free. open
and searching discussionot the gravequcS-
tons which press themselves upon the con
vention" From these declarations and
Ihe'r context one mas Il r!SiI 10 IIdI' Oh
'Ne "t'''uNc w N"'I"II"I-" 'eeH"''' h''-9
and the Communists hold toward each
o'Iici' y NoUI'l Sr''l Oil"1 "u4-t l'".70-
NJ S"lIIc"A d' 9Ilii'idI 'IIl49' NAc Itdlti9 ol
/ the two parties find il more convenient to
! "oiA Sel'aIaVe's Ii'''h 20 commune 4.
/ would ne lhailIieNuE u'JuSi ~ Sat WAY
/ 'he Pftehb"cheiS o. Name were Com
mnhStS the journal mas never clalmej
/ 'hat 'heI were. and 1t "ouId be absurd
/ |" do S"-but probably al. Communists
are Greenbackers The Hrolctarlat to
adopt much needed foreign word bo-
leye ~ everything that Is dangerous, ana
the doctrines ri absolute money aItd-
tors 4f highly mlschevouS their logical
results are general system VT leycUin-,
and tha final contiocation ~ property.
I The Journal has urged. and With -oJl
reason that the prrniciou- doctrines ot
socialism, communism. reputation and
of irredeemablc grecnbacks. are all per.
meated with a similar aDirun. which +.
lnllIuCdl 10 the nights OF property,
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stand that the aims and INSPIRATIONS en-
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'N'''''''S'' ~ III '4"t" "'''l '' 'i' 't''t'-
hackers, at least ln THIS state arr Social
anu VtNII'luiN' idtIfl lIl'tH 4'AHlLFIt dli'A
immediately nnlitir3I \u+ sn Lutyay..r.
with the aims uf them leaders >0.un base,
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.ItIiN 81 tiit dll'leh litIdiu'''hu vi. /.
o8Eol lIe' hToilcIt pruning ONCE. lHcE
nave tIedIiH deihcu I"HlIedI a0tt'@tioi~'
ana tutH are "iIliIl5 !" commune Nit'I auE
podE q men thai VIII lon forces VIVA
lhenl ana MOIST 'ncin INTO once tAeN aIe
anAlously watching to sec when, N either.
OF the OF political parties WILL Se'l nut
cheaply for their benefit.
Bat the aims Of the rank ant file If
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CIV ''N01""'N P"'t VI Ai''IHC any, - =
said before nrinciDally and urirnariiN bust
-,
utSS-l4ht anu tConoIllc-Nol ppILtd OF
reyolution9ry Rut II is ~, loss tr,,a md
- " i ''''N'
1t Is one OF the QueercSt phases Of this
marian tbat +ho ,,++,,,,,...,., +l,.-,. Mill.
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gates on the stump Or in convention do
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Hol Vtlel any maj htt CpiIlIdSl W tHt PUN
lie specchrS of fine Communists Lnth 9rn
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ankle vague ana minated IN declaration
aCainst the "NIonay povnr" MANY nv
the current notions about the tyranny 81
cauital and H.. bn,t;Io ,,,.;,;,,, =, rol,t;,,
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to labor, and its SO-called fayorng legis-
lation, prevail alike among the Green
hackers and with the Communists. -
though with the former in a modified and
less irrational shape. Earnest efforts viii
no doubt be made bv the Communists III
spite Of the declared purpCse Of different