, 1879-04-17

ono jot or title Of its opposition to Tho pro.
mitigation Of Communicate md Sodalistic
idem in this country, because VA bo.
love those ideas' to be antagonistio b all
good govorn1lout, md destructive Of oypry
wholcsouao principle Of Bocia1 and domestic
economy. Communism Is plant Of foreign
origin TINT hns boen transp1antod 10 the
quick, warm soil Of the Nav World, whore Il
sosnH to havo taken root with TINT vigorous
vitality and greet1inoss Of life which has
always becn characteristic Of noxious mud
poisonous woods; and It's total eradication
we hold to DO duty Of primo md pressing
necessity. Therefore It is not worth while
to givo notice to MI persons holding these
+, pcrnicious notions regarding the functions
Of Government, and tho rights OF holding
property honestly acquired, TINT THE Tn1D-
usE IL their consistent mud persistent op-
ponent Mt all points and under all oircun-
stances.
No observing person can escape tho con-
v'ction that Socialism aud its twin BROTHER
Communism, have mot with considerable
encouragement this winter md spring ut tho
hands OF tho Thirty.hrst General Assembly
] OF Illinois, md that, whether intended OF.
not. good deal Of tho legislation that has
been proposed in Springfield has look as
IT its chief spring and inspiration might 10
found in tho mental intasunGon that wo aro
constantly combating. In proof Of this 1t
Ia only necessary to cite tho long list of nots
that was published in The Tn1DuxE on Mo,l-
day which relate to the regulation Of tho
d'Gorent corporations that aro doing busl-
| ness in this Stnto, sroh as COS, raiIroad,
telegraph, fire and 1ifo insurance. and ot},or
joint stock or mutual companies. It saoms
Us II lalf tic members of tho Illinois Lcgis-
iature wore possessed with an overpowcrinc
impulse to achioyo tamo md dIgt;nction.
and perhaps fortune (this ie sa;d s.b rosa.
having tho fear Of PAT DAnny'y Smelling
Uommitteo and tho Snuga1non County Jnil
before our eyes}, by taking n ratt|o Mt somc
Bo.oalletl blontotl 1nonopoly or corporation.
Tho Intelligent foroIeper naturally won,,cra
how 1t eonaos to mass TINT hero in Amcr;cn
tho aggregation Of copital nndor n ohnrt.r
granted by tho State for tho purpoyo Of
trnnsaoting kind Of business that cannot
be successfully prosecuted by individual of-
fort Is Immediately 1ovkcd upon with ieal.
ouH eyes, aud tho organization jy generally
regarded by the ignorant md unr.ow-,u;utled
as public unomy tlat must bo hamnorcd
in ovory conceivable manner by IN.
friendly legislation, Tho inciniout INV.
maker seema to entertain tho opinion
that tho shortest route to notoriety ia Ly be-
coming Reformor fcapitol RI. md l,ow oan
noformor become fomons. whcu l;so Ia so
short and tho tenure of Office IL hold 1,v suo)
slender thread, unless ho astaoks so,nu
powerful organization, oven though bo i,ni-
tato in another yay tho crazv Furoncnn So
cialist who socks baa ominonco for his nan,o
by assassinating his King7
Tho examination Of Tint distiueuishea
jurist, orator, and moral ph,]osopher namod
GRANGER, by tho Committee which ia pre-
sided over lv the HonorohIa 1,,rp,,, ~,
1xYnAap W11pEnronog DAanY. is n caso In
point, aua we'll illustrates tia ;uaot;ato tl,,rat
for famo aud tho uuouonobahla ;los;no IN IN
good that sro t3,u suro Indications n, tho t,,o
Roformer According to 1,3s own toat;monv
neither Mr., GRANGER nor anv of his conatit.
uouts were suffering very much from thu
graspInQ tonloucy or absorbipo oroedinesa NJ
Bouiloss cornoratlons, in1oed. Il nnnenrod
from this unsop',;stIcatcd oit,xen'a a,yor,
evidence TINT hia "tlcoutriot wos almost os
exempt from all forms Of co,norota on,,ras.
zion aud tie prcsencs of clnrtered oroan;vo-
tions as Ron1Nsos Osuyor'a is1ond. !. Int 1;ko
a true phllantbropist M In IL. Air cn.v,yn,.
ioart blctl for tho woen of othora md M
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