The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-18

only wanted TO oil his stomach
They we're fighting that he might fill his
stomach. Applause. The principles Of the
social democracy were well known all over
the world, and in spite of all the persecution
they had sufeved they had increased in num-
bers, until now they had Over one million
members. They did not need ministers of
the gospel, and did not want 10 pay them TO
fill their childrens minds with .upers,itious
ideas. They wanted to abolish standing
armies in time of peace, so that their young
men could remain at home and follow sgri-
culture and other peaceful pursuits. They
did not want their old men aud women TO DO
compelled TO toll TO support an army Of
idlers. Applause They did not want
their children drilled in their schools in mill
tary tactics, to shoot down their parents in
after years. They wanted them brought up
| 10 useful industry. They wanted tho people
| TO have the power TO veto tho unjust laws
enacted by their rulers, and for asking this
| they were called criminals. A great many
Germans had come to this country since
1913, and found here the liberty they wanted
but that was not enough for those who ro-
manned AZ home-thcy wanted lib
| erty for all. Their rulers would like
to have them rsa up in open revolt,
90 that they could shoot them down, but this
they would not do, ms they preferred to work
uietly aud secretly. La tho face of the
efforts put forth TO suppress socialism, the
people of Berlin gave the socialist ticket
twenty-five thousand votes. after the attempt
OF Hoedel upon tho emperor's life. The
time hao not yet come when they could vent
their wrath, but it would come Applause ]
Their rights had beea taken away from
them, and they were not allowed freedom of
speech or II FREQ press. They were watched
by spies and oppressed 10 every way. The
laws were all made for tho purpose Of keep
ing them down, and making their condition
still more hopeless and uncomfortable. 1t was
u shame to make such laws. Applause
Tho reichstag had enacted all manner of vile
laws directed against socialism, and members
of the socialist order were arrested and pun
shed for tho most trivial offences. Ii Il boy
WAS seen playing soldier on the street with u
piece OF broken napier, no WAS arrested
and If number of workngmen should
form themselves into benevolent society, u
policeman would come aud arrest them and
) take the money they had in their treasury.
and that WINS the last they would see of il
1t WAS disgrace that such things should
happen in the nineteenth century. The
, socialists were ondoavoring TO remedy
this state of Affairs The government had OK,
peeled thousands of their order, had separated
> them from wives md children, simply be-
cause they were not willing quietly 10 sub
nit TO have their liberties taken away from
them. Among tho ancient Grcoks anC
Romans Punishment was considered WORT
than capital punishment. They were seeking
TO achieve reforms through peaceful meaup
, out ifa revolution should como they woulC
DO found in tho front Of th1 battle, llghtins
for their rights. He wished expressly Il
state that they did not desire boodshod
They could rs yet gain nothing by revolt
rs they were too weak, being only milioI
unarmed people against standing army o
five hundred Thousand, which would soon b,
increased to enc million il tbD occasion re-
CURED. They were in favor Of republic
but the moDRrchial system must DO first
crushed out of existence before they could
hope TO establish one. A republic would
surely come. Appausc Everything was
now dormant in Germany. Industry was al
standstill, and the people wero driven to
crime because of the expressions lhoy wor,
compelled TO submit to. Tho emigration
.. from Germsny would be large thii year be.
: cause the people could no lsnger I've there.
y lilo was i'll favor of having them cone to thi:
= country because here they could lind free
; dem. In conclusion, he hoped that bis
d words had touched his homers' oarts, and
TINT he had not spoken in vain.