Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
COMMUNISM.
A Sketch of it's History and Its Fruits.


my friends; for the alienation of the
troubles of the working classes? A
great many men in this day say: 'Let
us try communism" | am ready to
try it if that be best. I can tell
whether it shall be better by seeing
what communism has done for other
nations If it has done we'll elsewhere,
let us adopt it. If it has done badly
elsewhere, let us stand clear Of it.
Communism was born in France, April
10, 1892. 1t was born again in France,
March IS, 1871 Itinvaded Germany in
1874, and was called socialism"
Trouble arising among the Silesian
weavers about their wages, it was sup
posed that socialism would cure the
trouble. 1t invaded England in 1862,
and was called the international par
ty,' and it has come to this country un-
der various titles, and unless our Amer
lean people find out its true character
the time will come when it will build
barricades across the streets of New
York, and Brooklyn, and Boston,. and
New Orleans, and all the streets Of our
great American cities will run red with
the blood of our best citizens. | can
tell you it's true character. Instead of
being the friend of the ,workingman it
is their worst foe. In the presence of
God | awaign it to-day, not only as the
worst foe of the workingman, but as the
robber, the despoiler, apd the murder
er Of nations Robespierre, Danton,
and Marat projected it. The party in
France was called the Committee Of
Public Safety, the National Guard, the
Mountain, because of the elevated seats
in which they sat in convention. On
the night between the ninth and tenth
of August, 1892, suddenly the bells of
Paris rang, and indiscriminate cut
throatery began. The depraved people
of the city marched up to the Tuileries,
took it, captured the prisons, took off
the heads of 1900 people that were in
carcerated, guillotined the king, throw
ing his body into a trench and covering
it with Quick-lime, so that no future
funeral ceremony might be expected;
after the sham trial of the beautiful
Marie Antoniette, rolling her head into
the sawdust; without any opportunity
Of appeal or trial, arresting or putting
to death all those who were suspected
of being friendly to law and order and
government. Communism ruled the
hour in assassination. The insurrec-
tionary party offered rewards for those
who would sacrifice their virtue. The
most horrible indecency was crowned.
The day for the deification Of the God
dess of Wisdom arrived. The wife of
Monmora was to be crowned and defiled.
The best musicians and artists OF the
city were compelled, under fear of los
ing their heads, to come and make mu-
sic during the ceremony The process
sion started. Four communists carried
on their shoulders the Goddess of Wis
dom in a gilded chair The procession
passed on through the streets until it
came to the Church of Notre Dame.
The people bowed before this uplifted
Goddess The young woman burned
incense. While this scene OF awful
blasphemy was being enacted in the
main audience-room of the cathedral in
the chapels all around was being en-
acted scene Of riot and uncleanliness
such as the world never heard of, and
enough to shock devils damned. That
was the coronation and deifcation OF the
wife of Monmora, communist, to be the
rival throne Of the Lord God Almighty!
That reign of terror went on until Robe
spierre attempted to take his own life
with his pistol. The pistol going. off
fractured his jaw, but his life survived
until he died on the very guillotlne he
had lifted for others. That was the
first, long, keen wide, terrible swath of
communism. Communism halted then
until years passed by. 1t occasionally
lifted it's head in some dark passage OF
French history, but broke forth in 1871,
when the news came OF the surrender
of Marshal Bazaine, at Metz. The Com
munists said, Now is the time for US to
rise. France is in trouble" In the
early part of that time | saw in Paris
men in blue blouses hanging around wait
ing for the fires to kindle. Communism
has been fasting so long it was hungry
for human life, and thirsting for human
blood. Give us the commune OF 93!'
cried the demons. When an officer of
the genuine government was arrested
by these ruffians he demanded their
warrant for his arrest They said: I'VE
have no warrant; we represent the peo-
pie" Anarchy ruled Paris. The Ho-
tel de Vile was surrounded by these
human tigers, one of these Communists
sending a shot into the clock, so that
it stopped at three o'clock and fifteen
minutes, marking the momentous
hour in French history. The cannons
were turned around and the place sur
rendered. Strangers in the city suspect
ed of being spies were dragged by the
mob through the streets and throw into
the river Seine \ prominent man was
lifted by four of these ruffians, and with
three swings and jerk he went over
the parapet into the water. Commun-
ism forbade divine worship In the Pan
theon. A concert was given IN the pal
ace of Tuileries such as the world new
er heard of. The musicians were the
most depraved men and women In Paris:
The audience, made up OF the slums OF
the city, corresponding with the Five
Points of New York, were at their
worst. The statuary in the parks and
on the streets were left footless and
headless. 1t was thought to be great
joke if one of these specimens OF
sculpture worth five, ten, or twenty
thousand dollars, could be destroyed.
The Column of Vendome must come
down. The communists arrived with
red sashes and red flags. The ropes
fastened to the top of the column be-
gan to tighten, the windlass turned, and
in in one awful crash the monumental
glory of France perished. Churches
were sacked. Mock religious services
were held, the Communists putting on
the garb of the priests. The bones OF
the saints were exhumed and scattered
about the place. The waters Of the ho-
ly communion were distributed in de-
rision. In one of the cattedrals the
front of the altar was filled With tobac-
co, and the image of the Virgin Mary
had a pipe put between her lips. The
image of the cross had its arms brokeu
off, and there was not depth OF sacri-
lege that was not touched.
A Romance Of the ScOurge.
Memphis Telegraphic Correspondence.
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