The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-03
COMMUNISM IN THE UNITED
STATES.

Although there has been considerable
talk about the srming of communist
mob in Chicago, with the declared inten-
ton of creating state Of affairs similar
to that in Paris under CLUsERET and his
fellows, we doubt very much if there ia
any foundation to the rumor, although
there are fanatics of a certain stripe who
would be glad to have such things take
place, but happily the number Is small.
The railroad riots last year were due to
causes which could readily be compre-
hended, though the maj rity of those who
participated in them would now admit
that the attempted remedy was worse in
its effects than the disease. But this
communistic spirit has no immediate ex-
cuse tor It's existence. Those who are
concerned in it who are not cut Threats
and scoundrels, sre advocates Of Utopi-
an system of government. They believe
in more complete social equality than
we now have in this country, ard do not
think that private ownership of property
should exist. This ideal condition OF
things has proved attractive to many of
our most prominent men, some of whom
were Of the purest in heart and con-
science. Men VINO have bitterly
felt the sorrow and suffering con-
nected with extreme poverty, have nat
urally looked forward to some effective
method OF relief. Although such
thing has several times been attempted
in the history of the world, it has always
failed in most disastrous manner. The
trouble was, that greed, which rules the
poor rs strongly as it does the rich,
caused the strongest to seize upon what
ever came within the reach OF their
hands, despite the ideas Of common own
ership which they they so warmly sdvo-
Gated
Our government is essentially one of
the people, and when a majority desire
to change its form they can do so with
out appealing to force. When COM
parstively small number of rat
tle-bTained foreigners attempt to
overthrow the existing order Of
things il ssvors of anarchy and
despotism of the worst kind. If any at
tempt, however, should really be made
on their part to resort TO violence, then
the penalty melted out to them should be
short, sharp and severe enough to crush
out the demon for all time. The rank
and Ale of our workingmen are law abIds
ing, honest and industrious citizens who
revolt from even the though of the COM
mission of crime. Those who talk up
this red hot communist doctrine, are not
genuine workingmen bat are dead beats,
who live on the weaknesses Of others
which they themselves have created and
and kept alive by such u!seranCe as the
following which was made st a recent
meeting inaPittsburgh.
In Pennsylvania the coal miners had
been hung because they demanded their
rights. Pittsburgh had witnessed its era
Of destruction. Blu. if the corruption wss
not put down, and labor accorded its due,
the revolution would surely come, ana
that in the near future. Applause
The boarding of millions by individuals
was to be checked. SO far, and no
further, must be insisted on to the CAPT.
tsljst Men should be paid in proportion
to their power Of production, sud that era
must surely come.
This open approval Of Molly Mcguire
ism ia sufficient evidence that such sen.
timents are not those of the great body
of peaceful and ordsr-leving citizens of
this country. Still, no harm will result
from keeping an eye on these political
frebrands of whom we have spoken, and
if the time should come when it will be
necessary to crush them before they strike
us. the government will find sll the sup
Dor, it asks from among the working
men.