The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-29
Arraigned.

FrOm LQe SpoctAtON.
The republican party came into power alta
critical time, with vast opportunities. How
has 1t improved those opportunities? Before
the war there were no mlllionaires, but there
were no paupers, and the system which the
republican party is so proud OF, and the pros
perity ~ which is placed to their credit, is
in operation to-day. We have much to be
proud Of. The war between labor and capi-
tai is unceasing, and is nothing more than
history Of extortion on the one hand, aided
by imported ignorant labor, and unayailing
resistance on the other. say aided by i'm
ported ignorant labor, because the bulk Of
such labor is totally ignorant OF the nature Of
the fight being carried on here, as too many
of the natures are. They find higher wages
fortunes in comparison with what many OF
them have been accustomed to in their own
countries, and they have left their homes
only knowing of this country through the
rose colored statements of interested agents
and others, who show them one side OF the
question. These agents do not explain that
there are any disadvantages, but the emil
grants soon find them out. The republican
party is not alone to blame for this. AS a
party it has not done this, but under its shell
tering wing scheming capitalists havecarried
out their schemes in security and have enrich
ed themselves at the expense Of the people.
Having amassed riches, their next move
was to provide safe investments, and these
the republican party has only been too ready
to foster-no matter how the people we're
robbed. It is not ia question Of republicanism.
There Is no true republic here that means
the public welfare but the eligarchy who
have usurped the power of the people and
kept them in blindness trade on party politics
as the easiest means of keeping that power.
There is no difference between republicaniism
and democracy as now practised any more
than between true republicanism and true
democracy. The power should lie with the
people, and until they understand the princi-
pies on which they are misgoYerned, and
feel.the need of change, they will continue
to vote for the old parties. But the leayen
is working, and the time will soon come
when the issue will be forced on them as to
whether they will endure slavery worse
than Southern, or be free. The more men
think the more they are dissatisfied with
existing conditions. They want more than
daily bread. They want opportunities to
educate and enjoy themselves, and there is
little time for this under the present system.
Other governments are moving in this di-
rection, but what has the free and enlighten-
ed republican government of the United
States done2 Where it has passed laws to
help the worker In obedience to popular pres
sure, it has either quietly ignored them OF
overwhelmed them by others framed in the
interests of capitalists alone. Can another
country show, in only twenty years OF power,
the misused opportunities Of the republican
party2 Can any other country show in such
short space of time the gigantic accumula-
tions of wealth in private hands9 There is
the writing on the wall, and it will be well
for US to prepare to take our part in the COM
ing storm. All countries are being shaken,
and this will not escape. GNoMoN.