The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-17

OF course. l safely say this howevor:-rf we
had the votes OF all those In both parties VINO per-
country wi,h victory ecsdenicd ia Tho history
o. parties. Why, Texas for instance, would give Us
100 COO majority, just for amusement. The Texas
democrats are all so-money men, but their hrst love
Tor democracy may bod them yet altte while longer
think that Inevitably they viii come 10 Tho iuil
certainly they cannot.if tho hard-money democrats
control The next nomination for President which con-
rns RELATION TO COMMUNISM
what direct means do you intend 10 use among
the people to advncc the interests OF tho partyf In
what relation do you stand 10 what is termed Com
muuisms'n
'.rhose means only that fully guaranteed to US
mon laws OF the country. We Will achieve victory
through the ballot alone. Wo advise, COUNSEL and
labor party to endure With a. ii,,1s murmur,us rs
possible MI The sunerings through which they may
hays 70 pass living upon the painest food and en-
curing all the hardships that may bo necessary In or
der 10 1--we through the year I'll the day oil election,
when they may have the unmolestcd right OF polling
thcir ballots Tor their own patron. We are IN
tho midst OF rcvoluuon Let IL 30 consummated, u
possible, III pouce ana through legal INSTRUMENTAL
i.ies and not, under any circumstances by unncces-
my law. Communism exotic not INDIGENOUS TO
TINS country ana c,nnot be successfully grown on
''whal do you think OF tho progress thus far OF
what IS commonly called Communism In TINS coun-
i tx" 20 you approh'na any serious results IRON
"its progress, when thoroughly Investigated, sp-
pcars " nAVc Geen very SLOW, no serious
whatcver are to he apprchendsd from IT, The hope OF
our country ~ founded on our common school sys-
tcm-the poor mans college. II has done ana
dong such NOBLE work IN the general education OF
the masses that have nothing fear from the few
ignorant and narrow-minded persons scattered up
anu down the country whose conduct has gwen rise
to all this noise about Communism. Ii xie newspaper
men were 10 keep quiet ABOUT Communism would
hear nothing more OF t. think, In tact, that tho
newspaper men, the bondhoders anu the bankers
the only Communists Of whom know anything In
the country"
rHE BALLOT ALONE.
'Whot do you think will be tho result upon tho
distressed classes Of tho country Il Congress fails 10
take some positive action upon tne subject Of finance
for their rcefY"
'rhis y subject upon which must DO very caro-
full what say. IL viii not do TO say anything from
which these people may take the hint that hsir best
onance - IN an uprising. But they Will DO reduced
10 most pitiable coaaitton Of suffering, and each
member OF Congress would assume very grave
sponsibtlity In bringing tho masses into that
ditlon OF suffering which borders closely upon
anarchy do not think. however, that TINS can
suit ~ any very serious uprising IN any section Of
the country, unless tho people arc exasporated be-
yond endurance. There Is limit, you Know, Dsyond
which men will not submit 10 oppression. But the
people know well that their surest HOBO OF VIC
tory and relief 10 III the ballot alone"