Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-23
COMMUNISM.

A rcd flag. Revolution by blood. L.
that it7 All in the interest Of the mass.
The poor laborer. A war upon capital.
Those who have nothing fight those who
have possessions. Idlers and prodigals re.
turn home to turn the old gentleman out
OF doors or in the attempt burn down the
old homestead and kill the heirs. Let us
see-eigneen hundred and seventy-eight.
One hundred years ago savages whooped
in n howlng wilderness dwelt IN tents
covered with hemlock coughs or in dug
outs like wood.chucks and prairie dogs.
For dress, in winter they wore skins Of wild
beasts; when summer came they wore the
skins they were born in, revised and inn
proved by the smear Of grease and SCOT and
the punctures Of the tattoo. Their food
bears meat, corn, roots and worms. Tools
and fighting apparatus-bows and arrows,
stone hatchets, scalping knives and loma-
hawks. Their currency, wampun, skins OF
buhalos, bears, deer, wolves, mnSkrats and
skunks. Their amusements-the dance
10 skin men alive or roast them in slow
FIRE. Their music--war.whoop, grunts aud
funeral walls Their literature and relig-
ion-how to kill and torture avenge an
enemy and appease the wrath OF the great
spirit. A poor unenviable race vaga6Onds,
without virtue, capital or manhood. Not
worth red flag Now when these poor
snvages fought and howled and tortured
each other, race of brain and muscle
have built up fortunes. Some Of them CO.
lossal. Under one Of the best governments,
binding the people together for mutual pro-
lection, every man is free 10 amass any
amount OF wealth for his own comfort or
the welfare Of others. The poorest hut of
the pale face is palace when compared
with the wigwam OF the red man. We
have royal homes. Our tables are spread
with Injuries brought by ships and rail
roads from every cline. Our center tables
and libraries are filled with the works Of
genius aud art, and the associated press
brings to our fireside daily news across
oceans aud continents from all parts Of the
wide, wide world Sleinway and CHECKER
ing and Mason have put in our hands in
struments which so brings the strains Of
Mozart and Beethoven to our ears as to
make us feel that they come to us from n
celestial orchestra. Then there !. the sew
ing machine and the calico and the silks
aud satins, and the broadcloths, and the
carpets, and stoves, and there is the cl ok
and our dear sisters carry gold watch, ard
grandma wears gold speciacles, and grand
pa has gold-headed cane and the vases
and the paintings-our home is perfectly
splendid. Don't you think so? Now Mr..
Communist are you going to hoist the red
flag right in front Of our rich and beauti
ful dwelling, and kill us all of, because
we have something the poor Indian never
dreamed Of? All this wealth of our beau
tiful home cost us care and labor. This
capital has been accumulating through
many years and in part was handed down
to us by our ancestors Almost all capital
lists were once poor. Amos Lawrence and
the Astors were poor boys They worked
and saved and became rich. Under our
government every boy aud man has the
same opportunity. Vanderbilt put brains
into his business. Stephen Gerard male
great sacrifices and many great risks. So
may you and so may every one. Try it.
III at first you don't succeed, try again
Horace Greeley, once poor boy, became
one Of the greatest journalists of the age.
He said, go West, Young man." Ho, ye
tramps and idlers! Go west and build up
princely fortunes and become lords OF the
soil. BE the proud arti6cers of your own
fortunes. Don't be criminals and vaga-
bonds. "Cursed be that red flag"
EN- ROUTE.