New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-29
THE WORKINGMEN,S DANGER

THE WORKINGME VS. DANGER
No one is surprised to find John Most. the
Anarchist, supporting Mr.. George But the
appeal & hich he sends from his prison urging
Anarchists and Socialists to vote for GEORGE
should make Industrious workingm N nsider
seriously what the election of Mr.. George
would involve for them. 1t was Mr.. George
himself who said. SIX years ago, in denouncing
Kearney and his sand-lot movement: at
demands only quack remedies because it is
ignorant but it is this that makes it danger
Gus: ignorance Dhamed by passion is the most
terrible and destructive Of mOhsters.r In this
contest, Mr.. George is tho candidate who has
hern doing what he said Kearney was doing
with the discontented mob Flattering their
prejudices and appealing to their passions. BE
promises them cure" Mayor without State
Legislature or council wo lid be powerless to
effect any real change for the good of working
men. as the INTEL gent must know. Bur he
inhanes class against class, and tells his ex-
cited followers that this is the continuation of
the French Revolution rs if induSlriou A ,eri-
cans wanted u reign of terror and the torch IN
| New York
Inhamed by such ideas to hope for license
after victory what terrible mischief might a
mob do in this city. led by Anarchists and
Socialists, and largely composed %. law break
aud enemies of society No selfIespectIng
American worker wants to be associated with
Anarchists who resist and defy the law in this
free country. where law means the will of the
people. But Mr.. Georges canvass brings such
men to the front As leaders. and enables them
tn posture as champions OF the cause of labor
just as the murdcrous bomb thrOwers of Chi
cagO did Do not law-abidng worklngmen |
know that the connection with such enemies of |
civilized society, a connection which they |
canuot avoid if they support Mr. George, will |
do more to defeat every reasonable reform in !
the interest OF labor. here and throughout the
country, than any opposition OF monopoliSts or
capitalists can do Mr. George himself cannot
avid the connection with law breakers and
could not if elected. The very men VINO threat
ened vengeance on the authorities because boy
cOtters were convicted, the very men whose bad
leadership Cat sed bloody riots when the
strikes filed the streets with mob not
long ago. are those who have put Mr.. George
in nomination. Is 1t from these men that there
is to come the wise and prudent guidance to
shake of the influence Of Anarchists and law
breakers, and to prevent wild outbreaks of
II oh violence, if the ignorant and vicious are
embodened TO expect lIcerse by Mr.. Georges
election
True, the efficiency of authorities and the
peoples good sense would soon put down any
outbreak. But do not workingmen know how
tn" fear of disturbance stops trade and indus
try Have they not learned by painful expert
pnce that capital shInks from every under
taking when there is fear of disorder in the
air that business men cut down their pur-
chases, and m nfacturers fear to take orders .
and builders refuse contracts and work fails
FOR thousands of willing hands Need work. ,
ngmen be told that the very apprehension of ,
disorder in event of NJ. Georges election
would arrest business, and throw thous nds
tut of employment Prosperity was drawing i.
rear is this time tor wOrkingmen TO scare il q
way by their votes A hard winter is n
t hand is this a time To swell by many thou o.
ands the ranEs of the unemplOyed' That cap II
ial is really alarmed already, believing the d
lection of Mr.. George would mean mischief OF
nd disorder, appears frum the frantic appeals OF
,ade by Democrats to the fears of business nj
len. Workingmen would not help themselves IL
D more work or better wages by giving Anar-
hists and mobocrats the encouragement of "A y,
ictOry with George. =,
The movement.for Mr.. George began in a pro- II
.st against corrnpt and oppressive Democratic us
ty government. SO Intense was the indigna- tit
IN Of Democratic voters that, when lit found
spression in..the sup Oort of Mr. George the rings
egan begging Republicans to save the city is
ON the disaster aud disturbance which his
&c ion would involve by supporting Mr.. Hew- in
t. But Mr. Hewitt has confessed that he failed III:
do anything IN Congress-, where he had ex- his
,rience aud Knowledge he would tail still ia,
orse Mayor. bound to the riags which
minated him. Reform IL most sorely needed,
1t it can be got only by eecting the reformer, re,
boswell. who has helped to give the city its sta
w laws, and who knows how TO complst. Ms MOI
ayor the work begun IL the Legislature 1t s'~
,uld not bring reform. bnt disaster, to all N
tsrests Of worKingmen especially. " alarm ~,
pral, arrest business, and in1ams IN. worst ..,
ssions and the boldest hopes of Anarchists
d law breakers by the election OF Mr.. I
orge fort
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