The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-01
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Further Extracts From Evolution q
Rsvolutiun"- What Must
Be Done.

Revolution What Must
Be- Done.
WHAT THE THREE sPs" SAY.
The press is the modern institution Q
secular knowledge, the teacher ant
leader in the world of intellect.
4 For the most part it is silent on Social
ism and all phases Of reformatory ant
radical character. When it is forced t.
acknowledge the existence of Socialism
it says it is retrogressiye, impractical
pulls down but never builds, divides NJ
what is, but adds nothing to the worldi
wealth it is communistic, agrarian, |
cut-purse and cut-throat. 1t says tha
the Socialists propose to plumber those
that have the good things Of this life
and divide the spoils among those WHIT
have nothing; that they intend to abol
lsh all property, SO that no one will have
anything to call his own; that they ad
yocate such an equality that the lazy and
/ vicious will have the same abundance
and happiness as the virtuous and indus
! trious.
/ The pulpit is the teacher, leader and
censor of morals, the spiritual counsellol
and guide of men. 1t takes mp the
charges Of the press, and reiterates them
adding its own peculiar venom the con.
demnation of men and the damnation o.
God.
It advises the poor to be content with
poverty here; IN Heaven there is plenty
for all. To wear the tyrants chains on
earth, and thereby earn the freedom Of
the skies. To submit without murmur-
ing to injustice, insult, oppression, degra-
dation, aud even death on the transpar-
ent fraud, that full compensation will be
made in the land of the Hereafter.
Socialists are denounced as immoral
impious lnfdels, discontented, rebellious
enemies of God and Of their fellows.
Politics is supposed to be the great con-
servator of society, the teacher and
leader in governmental and social mat
ters. The politician knows nothing o.
Socialism but, like all ignorant and self
conceited villains, takes up and trans.
mits the howl of the press and pulpit
| adding the peculiar nastiness of his class
"They want to burst up your party
"It's piece club; you look out for them
l when election time comes" "You can
get all the reforms you want if you vote
our ticket" "You can ameliorate youl
condition through politics" go to the
primaries" "Join your ward clubs
"The Socialists are damn fools or damn
thieves; they want to divide up every.
thing "It is rule or ruin with them
They have no following " "
With such recommendations from the
three most influential and intelligent in
stitutions of modern times, it is no Won
der that Socialism is not only misunder-
stood but abhorred as an unholy thing
but the press, the pulpit and the politi-
clan knowingly, wilfully, meanly and
ma,iciously misrepresent and malign So
ciaIism for they know very well that il
it was successful their occupation would
be gone; the press would have no mo-
nopolist to purchase aud pay it for lying
and, as 80 per cent of all crime would be
abolished by more equal distribution
of the worlds wealth, no one would
keep a priest in lazy luxury for the pur'
pose of retailing stale and gauzy lies.
AS for the politician, the people would be
too intelligent and we'll Informed for this
low thief to bamboozle them any longer.
We shall now take up few of the
prominent doctrines of Socialism, and
state the case as briefly and lucidly as
we can, without elaboration or detail,
and refer the anxious and honest investi-
gator for further information on thess
subjects to the catalogue of labor litera-
ture, which may be found in the columns
of Truth, a radical labor journal pub
lished in San Francisco.
ABOLISH BOTH THE PRESIDENCY AND THE
SENATE.
One of the frst steps to be taken is to
obtain true representative government
of, by and for all the people. .E< !
To this end all heads of governments,
as now existing, must be abolished, such
as emperors, kings, presidents and gov,
ernors, and with them must disappear
all upper or unrepresentative houses or
chambers of legislation, which were, it
would seem, invented for the sole pur-
pose of preventing popular legisla'
ton, and to impede the will of the peo,
pie.
But, you ask in great dismay, would
Socialists then abolish the presidency
and senate of the United States ?-the
two most important branches of govern
ment created by the founders of the re-
public, and provided for in the constitu,
ton?
To which we reply most emphatically
Yes; they would be among the first
changes made.
The president is at least but figure
head, more ornamental than useful; he
| is king with change of name, and pos
sesses more than kingly powers, patron,