Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-19
4 BOSS %OOMMUNIST.
Ono OF the "NattOnRlo Leaders and
What He Thinks Of shOsituaftOn.

From the Washington POST
Last night the Post freed William A.
Carsey at the National. William A. is q
member Of the National Committee Of the
National party" so-called, and is here
for the purpose OF aiding his compatri
OTIS in making 9 last appeal to Congress
for SONS measure Of relief for the work,
ingmen. Mr.. Carsey is, perhaps, the
most prominent OF the New York com.
munists. He is a medium.sizsd, well.
built man of about thirty.fve, with q
bsefsteak countenance. black hair, small,
restless, black eyes, and has the general
bearing of q leader. BE is in dead earn,
est and believes oil he says, as one mus
know who hears his terse, caustic sen.
fences, his sledge hammer facts, and his
homely, yet pungent aphotisms, which
are born of a keen sympathy for the in
tense sufferings OF his class.
Post-"What Is this National party p
1T is q consolidation OF the Llbor.re.
form and the Greeuback parties, formed
about q year ago"
How many delegates are here2'
There should be one from each State.
but the call is too recent for that. We
are urging upon the finance committee
Of the senate the repeal OF the resump.
ton act. These hard times are more
than we can stand or will stand. Of
course, they will refuse us, and then they
must take the consequences. This is a
race between the ballot and the bullet.
and | don't know which will win"
Hov many voters have your
That's hard to say; we claim to cor.
troll ten States, though we don't pretend
We can elect a President ourselves
"Shall you unite with any other
party2'
II don't know; there is no live issue
between the parties now, aud we must
either absorb or be absorbed. but we
don't count On that. They have been
fooling US for years, and now we propose
to fight our own bAttles.".
will there be no other riots this sum.
msr2'
There is no doubt about it. Of
course, congress won't grant what we
want; but we are going to make them
take the responsibility. They tell us the
trouble is owe production; too many
coats and hats; too much -four. Well,
there may be less after awhile. They
tell US we must respect the law. Just so.
1t must be a law OF nature that a mans
tooth must ache, but when it does, he
sRysI Dana the lawl Pail that toothl
Now, if we are starving and the law
stands in the way, we will kill the law;
well take matters into our W hands,
because We are the government, and
we'll kick out these fellows who are
starving US, They have plenty, and
they don't believe anybody else is hun.
CRY. Why, it's labor that makes proper
ty, and nature never intended that those
who make it should starve, while id
loaferS fatten on it."
you are opposed to large fortunes,
then2'
'0f course we are; we made these
millionaires ourselves. A man that 8
lucky might perhaps make 500, 900 by
his labor, and if be has got more than
that he's robbed some one else. If q
man has a million it stands to reason
that he has made a Thousand other men
poor"
you think property is theft, theu2'
well, it just about amounts to that"
What do you think of the banks?'
"Banks2 Damn the banksl They are
nothing but pawnshops, only larger, and
Jet they bust. They never lend money
without good security, and then they 20
up. and the poor man has nothing but q
bit Of paper to show for his earnings.
Just fancy a pawnshop falling"
What is your PLATFORM"
ut is this: Congress must provide
money for the full employment OF labor;
the government must lend money on
mortgages without interest; there must
be an income tax, and no exemption
from any other tax; less hours of labor
no land subsidies; no monopolies; nc
contract labor, and no Chinese; no over
grown fortunes, and no extreme power.
w."
The Post next found Mr.. Thomas
Jacob, also a delegate from New York,
who averred that while Nj. Carsey might
speak the minds of quite a large element
of the National party, yet be himself
could not assent to them fully. There
are" he fAid, great wrongs which mus
be righted speedily, or serious conse.
qgeaces would likely ensae; in which
event he should feel bound to take "
arms, il need be, against the rioters"