The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-28

gamer IN the proceeds ana are supnel
J by nearly all the people. Jay Goul
does nottruly own a railroad used b
I. everybody. But public opinion now NJ
I, holds the system which turns over tn
receipts to him. He who thinks to de
4 stroy that public opinion by dynamit
/ explosions has reasoned to little purpose
/. see no reasoning that might lead fror
such cause to such a result. had a
soon believe that a railroad acciden
would cure the Group.
As for personal property. houses
horses. carriages and furniture, let tn
thieves keep all they have. We cal
produce more if we have the oppor
tunIty. IT,. -.
Divide the palaces among those nov
slaves, W ould be small step toward jus
tice to blow them up would be idiocy
it is the laws pertaining to production
and distribution that we want destroyed
or changed. When see law with it
throat cut, or blown up by bomb, ther
shall advocate force before new sys
tenn. At present think the new system
must be outlined and the change be ad
vocated by the majority of the people
else the new system will not be sus
tanned. 1t is no system rather than 6
bad system that we would overcome
We can conquer disorganization and
chaos by establishing order, not by
applying more chaos. But 1 insist thai
the people must want order before they
will consent to change.
For the expression of their wants ]
know of DO better means than the press
and the ballot; the first to agitate 8
cause; the second to measure It's support
The objection to the ballot made by
Mrs. Parsons and other contributors, are
sound if they can show two things
First, that a majority of voters haYe de.
sired to vote for Socialism and have been
prevented; secondly, that Socialism could
not be established if the majority de.
sired it.
The bosses have compelled their men
to vote certain ticket, therefore the
ballot is a delusion, these objeotors
argue.
What is the issue as these bulldozed
men see it? They have not studied
Socialism. Suppose one is republican
and is told that he will be discharged
unless he votes democratic ticket. Not
being able to see what does not exist,
i. e., a difference between the two tickets
he naturally votes the desired ticket and
keeps his job. He will be equally a
slave under either party. Show him
freedom, and the issue will be so impor.
tant that he will not be coerced again
While the views of men differ 80 widely
the ballot offers the best method Of ad
justment. To deny this is to deny thai
men have collective interests along with
confictiny opinions. Destroy every
thing, then what would we do without
the ballot ? I have asked this before
and the only answer contains more pOml
than truth "Freemen do not need th'
ballot slaves cannot use it,"
Such freedom does not and never car
exist. We are bound to the earth and
to one another and must adjust our re-
ations. This spread eagle talk about
freedom ignores our very natures for i
is as natural to associate as to eat
Force will show US how to associate. |
divides society by arousing passions
which prevent unity an d put off the solu
ton. And yet Anarchists say society II
a unit, with collective interests.
Another writer, Cd" asks, "whl
waste time and words about dynamite
ontrages any more than any other out
rage ?" Because we are discussing the
plan of nsing one kind of outrage as
cure for another. The evictions, the
hunger, the nakedness and the stripes
dealt by brutal Gar, are all evils
Cd" thinks the victim will not stop tt
make hair-splitting reasonings abou
right and wrong, but VOW and execute
immediate vengeance. So they will, fo1
revenge is a natural faculty although
it is not the highest. But after it il
done, has a step been made towart
destroying the cause of the evil which
aroused the vengeance? This is th'
question at issue.
l do not want to be classed among
those who counsel moderation"
would 20 10 the extreme end in reform
but want to be on the right road. If
considered destruction reform woult
adopt the course laid down by th'
Chicago Alarm: "Clalm ownership il
nothing, and administer instant deatl
to any one who cai ms ownership il
anything, if ifexplosions will bring reform
They cannot commence any too soon
for the evils are great.
Regarding Louis XVI ID" says: "Onl.
his bleeding head thrown in the face Q
the rest of Gods anointed could hav
walked up the masses from their lon
nightmare about the Divine right of des
potts." This conclusion could be reache'
only by ignoring several historical facts
The change sought by the French revc
lutionists, was from a despotism to
constitutional government. This grea
change was made, and the people wer
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