Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-23
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PRAYED brain Of some monopoliStic tool, ri
or in the impotcnt malice of some eN. ~
member, expelled from the order for IN 5,
worthy conduet--the one to earn his u
wages, or the other 60 vent his spleen. n
Such creatures VIII, of course, use amy y
aud all methods, open and secret, which 9
their vile natures may suggest TO WHY, c
misroprescnt and destroy. plucking the u
dirt aud nth from their own black hearts y
they Hing Il In the faces Of every indi- y
vidual or organization struggling for re- Y
form The order Of knights OF Labor has !
now assumed proportions Sufficiently $
: large TO attract the attacks OF the igno- I
/ rant, the cnyious, the vile, and The :
worthless
! But be il known to all men, the knights
of Labor need no rifles. Their weapons
are far moro potent IN effect, more per- ,
manent in result. They are revolution
lists, hut not by violence; they arr re-
formers, not mere iconochStS, Their
methods are more constructive than
destructive. The weapons they use are,
Agitation, organization, education, 60.
operation and the ballot. In the words
OF Wendell Phillips, "Agltatlon keeps the
peace and secures progress. NlNskotS arp
the wea pons of animals, agitation Is the
atmosphere of the hE,ins."
Organization Is the law OF our being,
of nature, and OF development; II is the
law and operation oi progress in social
evolution Il is strength through indi-
yidual aggregation; Il Is education
, through Incidental discussions; It Is iu-
creased efficiency through added iutrili- 1
, gence in word It Is the principles OF
I progress scientifically and practically /
, applied Through organization education
! Is advanced. In n republic high stand-
ard OF education Is absolutely necessary,
. Intelligence should be general and pro-
gresslv". Reason and not rifles should
4 rule IN Il republic.
4 In the words OF Groyclund "l,ncs
are Irresistible only when ideas lake aim
q at the butt ends"
], Force in any form can never settle the
industrial problem, nor secure equitable
4 distribution aud equal and exact justice
A to all IL is true that armed force aud
revolution are at some times and in some
# countries necessary. 10 deny this would
% outrage common sense, belle our past
% history aud SANDER our patriot dead, IL
would sink Lexington TO a wretched riot,
nv rob the heroes of Bunker I'M aud York
ic town of their mladug glory and pluck
the crown of patriotism from Washing
[. toms brow.
n One OF the fathers of our republic has
~ said that revolutions are sometimes as
nj necessary To parity the political atmos.
phcro as are thunder storms To- purify the
nc stagnaut ai7 and renter Il 80 Tor hahitable
~ lie"
ne Knight, OF Labor are working lnr rcy-
or olutiou, but II Is revolution OF publie
In opinions they propose to use force bnt
It Is intellectual, not physical fugcri
,,r Cannon hail may fOlt q day.
~ But thoUEit J.. u weapon stronger
~ Thought intellectual dynamite viii
n r.nH ot,l lflpgrup fhp clouds nf tuitprinpp
'lh ana the mists OF corruption which nov
cushroud us in gloom, through which We
~ blndly gropo and Ia which we sulfocate
le strange and sink. Il is true there NJ,
as thousands OF meli In this republic WHO
hive long since given up all hope OF effect
ih mg reforms through the ballot; that
revolution only eau remove existing us
q Not that they themselves advocate revo
on luton or wish u resort to violence, hu
~ thcy honestly believe IL Us inevitable
amcntlble but unavoidable There i
~ greater danger to the republic IN thi'
ON suIlcn apathy and passive despair than
there 10 10 the formation of rife clubs
'st Have they grounds for the pcssimstic
or rather fatalistc View? Alas! yes
III Universal history adds TO It's confirmation
II, Our present condition presents little e
ne disproVc 1.-THE outlook of the future Il
10 also portentous. To-day organized labo
nst Is the greatest bulwark, | might say th'
wv only safeguard, between the country ant
.hl impending revolution. Labor organl2a
Ccr tions are denounced continually as bclnl
nc too radical, ms melting to violence anC
Te revolution. On the contrary they arc Tn
,ad go, ,,,,,so,.,,tnrs ~ nnorn and nrooross
Were they DESTROYS OF prccipitating VIC
w lent aud revolutionary measures, thcl
n,s their proper course 10 pursue would b
II 10 call halt TO all agitation, dlsband al
lHe organized effort at reform, aud leave tn
'ih aggressive spirit Of monopoly, greed AM
vice full and indisputuble sway VIVA
would be Che rcsulty few shor
years and such condition OF thing
would be generated, the people would b
mi so plundcred, pauperlzed and degraded
their Indebtedness would become so In
tolerable, that, STARTING from some Sigh
.. eliminating cause the country iron
ocean To ocean, and from the lakes 10 tn
lso gulf would be drcuched in human blood
ON No thinking man will dispute this. II ha
in been ever so, aud will be ever so, unit
led human nature mas risen far superior 10 II
present gross passions and grasplng pro
on penstics.
Of ,Junius, in one OF his letters, says
!, ol "There IL no extremity OF distress wbic
srai OF itself ought to reduce nation 10 dc
spair. 1t is not the casual concurrence 9
MS thlhInllDuh ClftuinNltHNtNs ~ - llf pti
'ss- nlclous hand OF government Wlnch nlon
or can make whole people desperate" Bu
hat Iunius had In contemplation governments
ub. systems entirely different from ours sy'
)w, tens where the tisadistlncta AN
IA often antagonistic entity, from the people
by Men living under despotism where the
'ine have no voice In the making Of the law
lite or the regulation Of public affairs; wher
ties they are denied the rights OF ireemcn an
no the privileges Of sef-goyeIning either
Ike ship--therc they are justified IN resOrtin
he TO any means TO obtain thei
hey liberty and protect their rights. Thu
buy derlng down the ages comes the watcl
err word, "Resstance 70 tyranny g. obed
ba- euce TO God, raising II from the seliisi
any ness OF right 20 a ,acnace 20 duty Undo
,hts such circumstances ahd such system