The Labor enquirer., 1884-07-12

tell the truth where 8 lie does as well"
he is all right. and will coon climb TO :
political eminence. We need not turn
to the liberals for they are completely
under the capitalist thumb. When they
are not solemnly engaged in the farce Of
fighting the conservatives, they are sing
ing peam to the supposed progress Of
the last half century. Nor can we ex-
pect much from the radicals. The radi-
cal party is one of the most curious ssights
of all, There are men of honesty and
ability in the party, but those who have
honesty lack ability, and those who have
ability lack honesty. One portion of this
lgrotesque collection are mad overintem-
perance, or anti-compulsory vaccination,
or some other simple measure which
they imagine to be the only or the most
important measure which can be con-
ceived of for the benefit of the commu-
nifty. 5lB
Then there is another class of radicals
who are simply tories gone mad, the
lasslz faire school To these men lassiz
faire means letting everything alone
which will benefit the workers, and
meddling with everything which can
possibly benefit the bourgeoisie. These
crank capitalists are always wanting
freedom, Freedom in it's truest sense is
infringed in placing men upon unequal
conditions. One man is born to luxury
and another to penury. Liberty to the
first man means the license to rob, to
the second, liberty to be robbed.
My idea of politicians is this; Tories
are to be despised on account Of their
ignorance; an ignorance the more re-
pulsive as it makes assumptions Of
knowledge. Liberals merit only hatred
and contempt on account of their un-
blushing hypocricy, and deceitful pre-
tences of trying to benefit the workers
whom they have 50 successfully hum
bugged. Radicals deserve our pity
they are well-meaning men gone mad.
1 have done the bestI can to expose
a few of the many evils connected with
the domination of capitalism. Itis not
now my duty to explain the principles
of Socialism, that has been reserved for
another occasion four weeks hence,
what |, have said tonight is prelude to
what L shall havesto say then. But this
much / should like to impress upon you
In this approaching struggle there will
be no half road :!or halting place. In
the battlefield there will be but two
Opposing armies The proletariat and
the bourgeoisie.. There is nothing in
the principles, or want of principles oi
any political sor philanthropic party,
which will prove beneficial to the disin'
herited. But, poison may sometimes be
used for a good purpose, and in the
meanwhile if we can use any party to
our advantage, let us do so. If we are
watchful we will get opportunities Of
playing one against the other. Let us
do that by all means. But no union
with any person or party who does moi
admit that the material and apparatus o.
production is the common property o.
all, to be used by all and for the benefit
of all.
| Proletarians of all countries unite, you
have world of wealth and beauty tc
gain, you have nothing to lose but youl
chains.
| l heard men saying,
Leave tears and praying,
The sharp knife heedeth not the sheep.
Are we not stronger
Than the rich and the wronger, ..'
When day breaks over dreams and sleep?
Come shoulder to shoulder
Ere the world grows older;
Help lies in naught but thee and me-.
Hope lies before us,
The long years that bore us,
Bore leaders more than men may be.
| Let dead hearts tarry
| And trade and marry,
And trembling nurse their dreams of mirth
While we, the living,
Our lives are giving,
To bring the bright new world to birth.
Come shoulder to shoulder,
Ere earth grows older;
The cause spreads over land and sea.
Now the world shaketh-
And fear awaketh,
And JOY at last for thee and ne.