River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-08-15
Nasty AS A COMMUNIST.

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what voluble he makes great many
very good points, one of his latest be-
ing among his best. He recently en-
braced the doctrine advocated by the
most extreme communist and placing
himself at the head of a motley crowd
of individuals possessed of a fellow
feeling made raid upon the moneyed
men of that hamlet-the saloon-keeper
and merchant-for a "divide upon the
communistic plan. After an ''equal
division it transpired that an invoice
of whiskey had been ordered by the
saloon-keeper but that upon being
compelled to divide his stock in ac-
cordance with the new plan he had
countermanded the order and at once
s'shut up shop" The communists of
that locality stood it as long as they
could without their 'slikker" and then
assured their dealer in the ardent that
if he would ''open up" he should not
be molested further, though no immu-
nifty was guaranteed others. Soon
after the ''divide" above referred to a
communistic meeting was held, of
which Nasty was the chosen orator.
In his mastery way he illustrated tie
beneficent doctrine of communism and
very earnestly advocated redistribu-
ton of property on the fundamental
principle of equality as often as every
4th of July. just then telegram was
handed him by an operators messenger
conveying to him the pleasing intelli-
gence that a dearly beloved relative
had shuffied off this mortal coil and left
him the snug sum of $40 900. At this
the speaker began the hedge; - as he
mentally pictured himself the happy
poSSessor & SAC, 000-affOrding at ten
per cent. interest an income of $4,000
a year-the beauties of an annual 4th
of July division of property among his
impec,nious fellowmen abruptly faded
away and he closed his speech by an
unqualified denunciation of commu-
nism. His auditors demanded an ex-
PLANTATION for this sudden apostasy on
the part of their leader, but obtained
it only by forcibly taking from him
the telegram which he had received
during tlie course of his speech. A
division was at once demanded to
which Nasty strenuously objected,
though he was spared the pain of .ex-
periencing the effect of a loss of prop
erty at the hands of the commune, as
the telegram proved to be "hoax, :"
upon learning which he at once rejoin-
ed his friends of the commune. The
moral of Nasby's experience is quite
apparent. Communists us a class, are
without property, generally IMPROVE
dent and a reckless. misunderstanding
set f.; men who by industry, frugality
and fortunate circumstances have
gained property that will provide for
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and adversely are not the ones to adj
vocate division of that wealth among
class of shiftless vagabonds. 1t does
not require very wide stretch of the
Imagination to picture the desolation
which would soon follow the ascen-
dancy of communism in this country.
Those who now possess the industry
or ambition to gain property would
lose every incentive to effort upon the
first divide and all would go to the
devil together. While we entertain
no serious apprehension that the COM
munlsts will ever possess the power to
enforce the practical application of
their peculiar doctrine, in view of their
increasing strength it behooves all
good citizens to consider well the prin-
ciples promulgated by these irrespon-
sible agitators before accepting them
as best calculated to prom ote the gen.
eral public welfare.