The Labor enquirer., 1885-01-10
RRArNs AND FIRE.

BRAINS AND FIRE.
rhe Chicago Anarchists are yelling
fol blood. Anarchism and Socialism
Vil never cause much alarm il America.
Or working classes have m0re bialns
an fire in their heads.-Trib Re
pu blican.
This settles it !; the public mind will
ntw be at rest the great Sschem has
spoken. The American people were be-
gi aning to think that the workingnlen's
SIX ulls were transformed into fiery red
hot furnaces; but the great phreaolo-
gi has made an examination and pro-
n,,unced it a false alarm" there's no.
fle, but oodles of brains.
Notwithstanding the assurance that
n.inarchism will never cause much
alarm in America" we have the inform
alton that athe Chicago Anarchists are
yelling for blood,' and "sn extra guard
has been placed over the armory." The
Tribune Republican may nos see ocea-
sion for anxiety, but the Chicago folks
do, and SO do the Socialists, who are
irving to prevent a clash between the
poor and their despoilers. Socialists
have more regrets than any other class
for the unhappy state of affairs at Chi
c,go and other places, because they
realize the causes of these outbreaks and
are trying to remove them By educating
f,r intelligent action; therefore anything
which reminds them that the system is
driving portion of the people beyond
the reach of intelligence and reason Is
source of grave fear q fear that we
shall not be allowed to settle this ques-
ton peaceably and without blood hed.
The Tribune-Republlcan, like every
tther unfair and ignorant concern, per-
sists in coupling Anarchlsm and Social
, ism together, and it adds cowardice to lis
z,,ther contemplate traits--it has not
the courage to discuss the subject.
The only relationship existing between
s,ociallsts and Anarchists IS that they
liaeShsep the result of the same cause;
1u{n 6ave-p-5rT;s.-.. - fUrteIEuesSsJT 0ui
present system and desire its overthrow.
But on the substitute they offer, and it
is plainly to'be seen that they do not
ilgree as to methods.
The most weighty piece of wisdom
contained IN the paragraph quoted is.
hat "ourp working classes have too
much brain to become Socialists. This
lis excellent as ''taffy," but transparently
thin as statement of fact or as all argu
ment.
In the first place, the "worzing classes
as understood by the Tribune-Republi-
can, do not furnish even majority Of
the adherents to Socialism but those
who are its advocates would have every
able-bodied person an honest work er, in
the true sense of the term. Moreover,
there is no need of special agitation
\ with the wage e-saves-the T.-R's work
ing classes they are naturally So
eialists, having, as they do, natural de-
sire for "a more perfect form of govern
ment" than that under which thev have
become mere pack animals and slaves.
Before the editor of the Tribune Re-
publican presumes to insinuate that the
Socialists are without brains, itwould be
we'll for him to demonstrate that he has
brains enough to comprehend their doc
trines, and this he hasn't done. He
does not really know enough to recog-
nize Socialism when he meets it face to
face, when he lauds one of its advocates
and dreams of it In his sleep. Senator
Hill; the champion Of Socialism in the
last congress, is the. idol of the T.-R,
and it would have him reelected. Can
it be that the T.-R. wants Colorado repre-
sented in the senate by "brainless
Socialist p And has it at last realized
that brains are not neededin in legislator
under our present system?
If the public at large desires TO allow
the Tribune Republican to shirk the dis
cussion of an important subject without
calling it to time, well and good; but
THE ENQUIRER has no such desire. And
it hereby challenges the T.-R. man to
show that Socialism is other than a hu-
manitarian, logical, methodical and prac-
tical doctrine; that it Is not Il system
which will insure justice TO all men, and
injure no honest person.
If he does not want to discuss the
question with so insignificant" paper
as THE ENQUIRER, then / dare him to
give a fair hearing on the subject in his
own columns, he or any other worthy
opponent taking the opposite side'to So.
cialism.
Now, as the gamblers used to say, be-
fore the crusade of the Tribune Republi
can closed their places of business, "Put
up or shut up"
BETTER TIMES.