The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-24
CITIZEN SCTIWAR
The Communistic Barkeeper on the
Greenbaok Labor Party.
mo POLITICIANS ARE HONEST.
Socialists Will Reform Society Ptatsably or
"by the Strong Right Arm"


Com mu uis,c party, table IN the bis
bcer saloon, on First street, yesterday afternoon,
dividing plato OF salad on the Communistc plan
with his family, and every few minutes playirs q
ratapnp the table with butt ends OF his knife
ana FORK 10 sun tho QUERY Of ono Of tho infant
Schwabs. Two unmistakable Communists played
bagalclle side Of the room, anu another With
''spcciaclcs nose" appeared deeply absorbed IN
tho columns OF the Folks Z.itung, the Communistic
organ. Tho tables were well covered with English
aud German papcrs conspicuous among them being
National Socialist OF CINCINNATI, american
ciaiis OF Oneida. lew bottles Of gin and whiskey
stood ledge at the back OF the bar
and kcg OF lager occupied the pos OF honor at tho
end Of the counter, aanked by plate OF thirst pro.
vokiug prcizolH. The champion OF Commus ism lin.
gered long over dinucr, and when he naiy stood
up md walked forward to attend dry aud impatient
s,omcr his appearance utterly bciied the popular
notion OF his fcroc,ous and revolutionary instincts
There nothing ncrce sanguinary in the express
OF his ere. On the contrary HIS looks are AZ
mid as a maidcn's aud his manner and make up are
those OF u social hearty, good natured fellow. He
wears tawny beard around his face and the blonde
hair top OF his head stands up In = defiant sort OF
way, as If IN sympathy with the bold spirit Of its
owner
WHAT ORATOR MIGHT
Citizen Schwa6 has voice OF strong Hbrc and
formed, and II he had more aucncy OF speech aud
wider grasp Of the Eugnsh Language, which, how.
ever, he uses very vel, his success as popular
speaker would be assured. He sat down at table
and threw himself eagerly into conversation. 90
being asked II he were Communist. he said :-"Y.s,
l am Communist; but tho term is msrepressnted.
The word commune means TO have IN common bat
The moaning our enemies give 1t Is 10 divide Any
ono tho an,asonism OF tho two versions"
"what do you think oil John Juniper Jun,o's party
In Syracuse?"
mo good" cried Cit,zon Schwab, with n wnvs OF
his hand and scornul curl OF the p 'that party Is
composed mostly Of played out politicians anu bum.
mcrs k, Ju MO and Joachim Thoy can't pull tho
wool over our eyes, because We know what they arc
after. There not member OF tho social labor
party, to which belong, ia their ranks. II wo
thought there was We should never rscogniz, hi n
again on any account Tho working people are no,
to be fooled any more, and there ain'i decent
honest worSingmen In that convention. What 10
Carssy Shupe or Blair or JUNO or 10 .c nsen
Did they ever do IA square days work in
their IivesP And what are they after uowf
Only onco or a chance 10 sell out n, a.
first opportunity" Citizen Schwab, waxing warm
cont nued:--"The most the national lalo party can
do Is 10 neip tho middle classes OF socie;, br:ng
back years tho hollow prosperity The war
times BY flooding the country with paper money and
giving THESE classes refer 10 chance 10 speculate
and make fortunes quickly.'
NO BENEFIT WORKING PEOPLE.
'You doa't tnlnk inc working people would b.
bcneilicd Z"
.swhy, OF course not. Everything thsy ost and
wear would so up ana thcir wages would 60 ny. bu,
not ~ high .s their sxpsnsss. b.a enough :. they
don't want thia party because It threatens their
cumulaions, and the poor don't wansit because they
ieei sure that though might give t0e,n Tow OF
higher wages hat always higher pr'ccs tho reaction
would loave them worse or Than ever.
kknt AoRte Aink NAL NAT
duce cfcct2"
I'll wid; but not social conditions OF labor.
1t will have political effect. II may help TO break
other two political parues, anu u tuo
only thing about u that has my sympathy. want to
SEQ the POLITICIANS crushed oui AID then our party
will have batter field Tor action"
''But there must be some working people IN the
national LABOR psrtyf"
''uf course thsro are; but they III sled by the
political adventurers, who want TO use them as Other
political parties nave ussa them before Bat 'h.y
motives Of tnei. leaders and quiz the party In dssuss
aud come 10 u.s."
rmE LAND PROMISE.
'But what have you 10 offer them but revolution
ana anArchy?"
nal hal THAT'S what they say, Is III No, SIR
Our plan eontempiates the b-tering of every oodys
coDdiuon. Win our lucas carrisa there would
he no moro misery suffering isaoranoe ana super.
sutton. What we want - the Industrial emancIpa.
ton oil labor nnd that ust bc achieved BY work
ing Classes themselves independents OF all parties but
their own. ws want the laad, machinery railroads.
teiegraphs. cArais 10 be made tue common property
OF the whole people,, through tnc government. To
coopvrative production, win just distributor Of
It's Rewards"
s.iheu you don't think the folks up In Syracuse
will bring about any oil these tbingsW
CRY LEADERS.
"Oh no They'll bring about Offices for thom.
selves and cnest mo workipgmsn as they always do"
Nv hat Is your OPINION OF tno leaders Of tho city
factions of toe national party -
VERY low iend over thc list OF delegates and
! remembered two-'hirds OF the names being at QUO
time Or another mixed ny In poltcs IN tn,s city.
There's OIL Joschimscn tuat used ths Marine
Court He knew had chance 10 get In any.
where else he goes INTO TINS national party Nov,
nc dont care button about the orking maa except
as a help to elect him again to the Marine
Court. There's Cresmer. DO you suppose
ho over had n thought IN ms head about The ceni,op
Of tho poor and qusstiVn OF iaborY lie hopes ihs
workingmen VIII hit him up TO some place with
ssiary. wnsn u they knew their own interest they
would kick MIN out oil tneir sight Az Tor Carsey,
Blair ana The rest they mako these aEitaiiops
OF hvinr through the year. Now, we hsvs noue OF
them roo quick. We spend no money iooiish con-
venlions Our people KNOW what tnoy want aud
no HONEST roLrrIcASs
Have the pons'c'ans ever approached you 70 get
your iInuencer
"Yss, all OF them, democrats ana republicans and
ihs fellows OF this national Isbsr party; but told
them all that We waited nothing do win them and
that the ume would como when all OF thcm would
perish ana Tho social labor party taxc their place"
what no you sbinx OF Ohm kriyr"
~ think aotnins vi any poiitoian."
But no Is an honest politician ~
"Sc, there's none OF thern honest. OF course he
may net ana take 500 out ~ tho treasury but
Supports dishonest scnrmes'
binder your pan ~ government there will DO no
stealing
None; because there will be no mos,ve society
will nold all things IN common. Fsctores, railroads,
baaks, insurance. snops, rnarketsa will be run Tor
the benefit OF the people, as tho Post Office
No msn shah nave monopoly Of tncss things.
Houss lands and all shall bs regulated BY the people
through the government"
''weiI, suppose man wants TO build and live 10 .
house on Finn avenus ~ he to be prevented because
some ovdy else lives In a shanty In Mackcrcvuie ~
"be STATE 10 TO do all that 10 buid houses suitable
tor every mans wants and necessities ana 10 provds
every Uody with the work adapted TO bn. Al are 10
receivs equal education. There 10 10 ne iguor-
aud idicncss anu AS tn uch material comfort
possible"
'what do you purpose doing with tho churchcs,"
"fhcy will be lett " decay, as thsy must decay
when rsc ana spread OF ideas hgo encoun.
tercd."
RED HADtCALfsN.
''rhe nstional labor party has some or the same
plspksi Its platform as you have, and ystyou do nos
sympa,hize wuhtG"
Eyes; our platform calls for tue prohibition OF the
OF prison LABOR the same as theirs the compulsory
education OF AL children under fourteen years of age;