The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
aDYnAMiTE.n
He Throws His Bsmbs Into the Ranks OF
"Ballst Reformers,n p But Misun-
derstands Ye Editor.

From appearances In last ENQUIRER
"Zeno" is determined to have the last
word in reference to dynamite and the
ballot, and it looks as if our comrade
the editor had surrendered to "Zeno's''
superior logic. John Swinton's para
graph, which has gone the rounds of the
greenback press, has settled the whole
thing and all that remains to be done is
to educate the people up to voting the
greenback ticket, and after that fails as
fail it would-then some other side-issue
party must be tried, and SO on ad infni-
tum.
I Haven't time, as I have said before,
to give this question the ventilation it
rves-having to work sixteen hours
a day, every day of my hfe-snd shall
not attempt to reply to "Zeno's" last,
but simply put in a protest against the
acceptance of his exploded theory ofrem-
edying present evils by means of the
ballot. Is there reformefse stupid as
to suppose that if the capitalists power
now at the head of affairs of government
thought there was The remotest danger
of their being misplaced by the ballot
that they would not restrict the ballot or
deprive sufficient number to retain the
reins of government? If the thieves
were outvoted at the polls, do you sup
pose for moment that they would step
gracefully and quietly down and out and
give place to their successors? I GER
tainly do not. They would attempt to
hold on to their stolen power by force
and yeild only to superior force. I.pre-
sumo however that reformers of
"zeno's" ilk would feel justified then in
striking back; all they want, take it, is
something to justify their esthetical con-
sciences. l.%f: .ss ink
But to force its got to come despite the
whines of tenderhearted conservatives.
The race is not always to the swift,
nor the battle always to the strong. A
few bold spirits when the proper time
comes will bite off their cartridges quick
enough to strike terror and destruction
to the inhuman brutes who say let them
fight in Afghanistan and rid the world of
dynamiters and Communists. the surplus
bread-winners must be killed off. Now
for my part prefer to instigate the prol-
etariat to kill off few of the drones.
Leading greenbackers" are waiting to
take the places of national bankers and
dole out circulating medium to the dear
people. "Zeno" would doubtless accept
an administrative position at the head of
the state to see that the products of labor
were equitably distributed etc. I will
not impugn the motives of. "Zeno, but if
capitalists think themselves IN any dan
ger, don't think they could do better
than to employ "Zeno" at good round
salary to advocate the ballot and State
Socialism. The usurpers of power are
in but little danger SO longas the ballot
fallacy is upheld and maintained. In
my opinion land it's only an opinion) the
sooner the workingman makes I'D his
mind to take from the spoiliators by
force what he will never get bv peace
able means, the better. "Zeno," John
Swinton, and all such reformers, are SIM
ply in the TRANSITIONAL stage; and Anar-
chlsts will have to wait patiently for
them to discard halfway measures and
take their proper places in the front
rank.
"Zeno's" rhetoric, keen sarcasm, sharp
wit and well-known argument would do
very we'll in a debating society, where
such matters decide questions, but facts
are stubborn things and no amount of
elocution or faultless gram ner will stay
the progress of tornado
The question is not as to which is the
cheapest, or which method would make
the incest looking corpse ballot or dy-
old system has got to 60
and if the thousands who are starving for
bread or dying by inches on the tread
mill of labor don't stop to try again and
again "Zenos" sugar-coated ballot pills,
bat prefer to resort to stronger medi-
CHM, who can help it, deprecate and re-
gret it, as much as you may?
Dynamite, as the greatest factor in the
worlds reform, has come to stay.
DYNAMITE.