The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-16
these evils be remedied before BY peace

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these evils Be remedied before by peace
fil means!
| Civil strife is the most expensive and
horrible form of revolution, in which all
suffer. It ought to be dreaded next t
permanent tyranny. There is no need
of it here. But if laborers sell theil
votes TO their oppressors for paltry sums
then all must suffer the horrors Of an.
archy, and We deserve it.
The toilers of this country who have
the ballot are large majority them
rests the responsibility of their own en-
lslayement. They have suffered them
selves to be used as the tools Of their op-
pressors. If only those electors who
barter their votes suffered, would never
lift my voice in their behalf. But they
bring ruin to their wives and children,
and to those who vote like intelligent
and honest men,.
Vanderbilt says, 3damn the people,
I can buy them when need their votes" !"
I earnestly exhort the toilers before me
to combine politically, and no longer di-
vide up between the parties both Of
which belong to the money power. Do
your utmest to have all orders of pro-
ducers unite on national ticket for the
next election.
No relief is possible from either Of
the great parties. They are combined in
the purpose to make bottomless the gulf
between the toiler and the capitalist.
Lastly, support your own paper. Do
not suffer it to be stranded. One earn
est purpose of the crushing power is to
drive from the field all papers that advo-
cate the rights of the people. You have
an able paper here, which must have
your own earnest support or it will fail.
If you will arise in your political
might on broad, moral, just platform,
you will find the Christian sentiment of
this country with you. I have reason to
know that it is being aroused. The vile
ness of party leaders is disgusting hon.
est people in the churches. I assure you
that the great majority of Christian peo-
pie are honest, and all their sentiments
are on the side of the oppressed. In the
great struggle before us the mass of the
church will array itself on the side of
the right as in the contest with slavery.
The pending revolution is far the great
est the world has witnessed.
The toiling masses of mankind are
rousing themselves to throw off burdens
which have accumulated until unendur-
able.
The tyranny welded by the money
power is the most relentless, crushing,
and hopeles under which men ever
groaned. Its diabolical usurpation is far
wider than that ofany ofthe great world
monarchies. Its grinding sway is uni
versal. 1t knows no mercy and feels no
pity. The screws of its press have
been turned until human life can be
compressed but little more. The people
of Europe are groaning and Travelling in
pain together beneath this crushing tyr.
amy. The suppressed curses of Nihil.
ism, internationalism, communism, anti
rentism, etc., presage an earthquake,
The mad endeavor to smother these cries
Of distress, desperation and vengeance
by multiplying police forces and enlarg.
ing standing armies, and dogging the
steps of the suffering with spies, and
crowding to suffocation prisons, will
serve only to make the day of retribu-
ton the more dreadful. Such is the
present aspect of affairs in Europe and
in countries subject to the money kings
of Europe.
The same state of oppression is being
fastened upon this country, and the re-
volt Of American freemen from it's incip-
lent movements against their liberties is
sought to be smothered by sneers, ridi-
cule. bribery, intimidatian, purely parti-
san judicial decisions, q subsidized press,
perverted pulpits, prejudiced religious
press, and the whole power of the ad-
ministration Of the national government;
with its multiplied office-holders, aided
by more than two thousand moneyed
corporations.
This has brought the genius of des.
potism into collision with American
freemen.
The great crushing money power Of
the world finds itself face to face with q
free people who govern themselves. II
has dared to attempt their enslavement,
They are beginning to devine its fell
purpose, and are waking to the peril.
The uprising of the producers of wealth
in our country against the wholesale rob.
berry which has Impoverished. them fol
the last decade is not q spasm. 1t is moi
a periodical rush for the power and peli
of Office such as characterize partisan po
litical warfare. 1t is the beginning of a
revolution. It is the inception of al
epoch in the worlds advance.
It is pregnant with results of good tc
mankind which will distinguish it as the
grandest revolution in the worlds Olsen
thrallment. l do not depreciate the rev
olution which our fathers accomplished
for themselves and for mankind, when
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