The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-10

hiSi 'ht plllOoo'llclS. "CunWHll0
We wish to speak word of comfort
to those who must be held accountable
for the future of what VIC may call
the George movement, and q word OF
warning to those timid souls who see
tho terrible "rcd spectre" in every
fresh effort to organize the working.
men for any purpose whatever.
We do not see in the George vote
any threat to "propcrty and order"
The behavior Of the men who cast
this vote at all their meetings and
public demonstrations previous to
election day. rs we'll rs their conduct
since, has been rs peaceable and or
dcrly as the behavior of Mr.. Hcwitt's
party or MIR. Rooscvclt's party. 1t
is only to some i'll considered and
very foolish expressions of some of
MIR. Georges campaign speakers, in
cluding Mr.. George himself, and to
the presence in the ranks of his fol.
lowers OF Il certain number Of Anarch.
lists and Socialists that even the most
timid property owner could take eX-
ccption-savc and except Mr..
Georges theory Of land taxation and
conliscation. AS to this last, it was
scarcely more an issue in the canvass
than were Mr. IIewitt's or Mr.. Roosc.
vclCs tariff reform views. Mr..
George himself admits that as Mayor
he could have had nothing whatever
to do with the ownership or taxation
of land, and we do not look for any
considerable spread Of theories so
radically and Enthusiastically unsound
aud hostile to the interests, not mere
ly Of the few, but of the great ma.
iority. We may add that the Anar.
chists and Socialists who supported
Mr.. George arc working, in this Re.
public, upon soil in which their ideas
can never take root, and SO long as
they obey the laws they can do no
great harm. The death sentence
about to be executed upon Spies,
Ficldcn, Parsons, and their associ.
atcs in Chicago shows what happens
to these Missionaries when they ut.
tempt to put down by lawlcss force
those whom they arc pleased to call
their opprcssors.
Blind fear Of the consequences to
society involved in the appearance Of
the George party is an cvidcnc of an
inability or an unwillingncss to rca-
son out its meaning and promise.
But that view which denies to it any
reasonable cause for existence, which
Jumps these GS,0O0 voters indiscrim.
inatcly together rs Anarchists, vaga-
bonds, cranlls, and tramps, and which
conccivcs no way OF dealing with this
new force save to fight it and put it
down, implies an understanding of
our Republican Government quite as
dcnscly stupid and violently wrong
rs that Of the Anarchists themselves.
A sentiment or complaint which
finds expression in the casting Of
GS,00O votes in single city is not to
be disposed Of by the process Of sup
preston.
The other and the wiser way, the
American and Republican way, is to
consider sobcrly what ideas, what
wants, what grievances this vote rep.
rcscnts, and SO far rs these ideas and
wants and grievances are sound and
reasonable and we'll founded to re-
c0EniZc them and to take such steps
as will content the uncasincss pro.
duccd by their failure Of recognition
in the past. This does not mean the
contiscation Of land. It does not
mean ten hours pay for eight hours
work. 1t does not mean the prohi.
bition of police interference with RI
otous strikers and lawlcss boycotts.
1t does not mean that the working.
men and their families have genuine
grievances which it bchooycs the
makers and executors Of the laws to
take INTO account. 1t means that
MIR. Blaine's hollow cry Of protection
to American industry may not be
accepted as a prescription which will
afford n cure for every social i'll. 1t
means that the continuous making
and the almost invariablc constituting
Of laws for tho advantage Of stock
watering and monopolizing corpora.
tons are an abuse that cannot 20 on
forever. IL means that there is
wrong to be rightcd between the mil
lionare who easily and pcrsistcntly
escapes taxation, and the mechanic
whose taxes arc collected with un.
failing certainty in his rent and in
his payments for coal and bread.
And it may mean that "socicty" will
have something to say TO the capital.
lists who huddlcs hundred families
into his tenement house in order that
his rents may represent q 25 per cent.
profit.
These are among the problems Ger.
'ainly raised by MIR. Georges uncx.
pcctcdly heavy vote. "property and
ordcr' will not suffer if they are
solved in the just and humane way.