Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-29

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admit that the tendency is toward revo.
luton. Great throngs gather at some
points Of disturbance in almost all our
cities. Rail trains hurled over the
rocks. Workmen beaten to death
within sight of their wives and chill
dren. Factories assaulted by mobs.
The faithfal police of our cities ex-
hausted by vigilance night and day. In
some cases the military called out.
The whole country asking the question
"What nextp" An earthquake has
with one hand taken hold Of this con-
tinent at the Pacific beach. and with
the other hand has taken hold of the
continent at the Atlantic beach
and shaken it till every manu-
featuring, commercial, agricultural,
literary and religious interest has
trembled. A part Of Belgium one
great riot. Russia and Germany and
Austria are keeping their workmen
quiet only by standing armies so vast
that they are eating out the life Of
those nations. The only reason that
Ireland is in peace is because she is
hoping for home rule and the triumph
of Giadstoneism. The labor quarrel
is hemisphere, aye, a worldwide
quarrel, and the whole tendency is to-
ward anarchy.
But one way in which we may avoid
anarchy is by letting the people know
what anarchy is. We must have the
wreck pointed out in order to steer
clear of it. Anarchy is abolition of
right of property. 1t makes your store
and your house and your money and
your family mine. and mine yours. 1t
is wholesale robbery. 1t is every mans
hand against every other man. 1t is
arson aud murder and rapine and lust
and death triumphant. 1t mean no
law, no church, no defense,
no rights, no happiness, no God. 1t
means hell let loose OF earth. and So
ciety a combination of devils incar-
nate. 1t means determination of every
thing good and the coronation of
everything infamous. DO you want
itp Will you have itp Before you let
il get a good foothold In America take
a good look at the dragon. Look at
Paris where for q few days it held
sway, the CUTTERS red with blood and
the walks down the street a stepping
between corpses, the archbishop shot
as he tries to quell the mob, and every
man and woman armed with knife or
pistol or bludgeon. Let his country
take one good, clear, scrutiniziDg look
ut anarchy before it is admitted, and
it will never be allowed to set up its
reign in borders. No, there is toe
much good sense dominant in this
country to permit anarchy. All good
people will, together with the officers
of civil government, cry "Peace!" and
it will be established. Within six
months there will Le a kindlier under
standiIg between capital than has ever
been known in this country. They
have had demonstrated as never be-
fore, their absolute dependence upon
each other.
Meanwhile, my brotherly counsel il
to three classes Of laborers.
First, to those who are at work.
Stick to it. Do not amid the excite.
ment of these times drop your employ.
ment, hoping that something better
will turn up. He who gives up work
now, whether he DO railroad 4 me-
chanic, farmer, clerk or any other kind
of employee, will probably give it up
for starvation. You may not like the
line Of steamers you are sling in, but
do not jump overheard IN the middle
Of the Atlantic. Be q little earlier than
usual ut your post Of work while this
turmoil lasts, and attend to your occu.
patton with a little more assiduity than
has ever characterized you.
My %brotherly counsel in the second
place, is to those who have resigned
work. 1t is best for you and best for
everybody to &C back Immediately.
DO not wait to 50. what others do.
Get on board the train % national
prosperity before it starts again, for
start it will, start soon and start
nightly. Last year in the city of New
York there we're forty-five general
strikes and III shop strikes. Success
full strikes, ninety seven; strikes lost,
tbirty-four; strikes pending at the
time the statistics were made, fifty
nine; strikes compromised, thirty-two.
Would you like me to tell you who
will make the most out of the present
almost universal striker | can and
will. Those will make the most out of
it who 90 first to work.
My third word of brotberly advice is
To another class of laborers; namely
those who have been q long time out of
work. How many of themp Before
this present trouble began there were
nearly 1000. 900 people in this country
out of work and could not get work. /
havo for the last ten years been busy
much of the time in trying to get
people work who asked for it. l have
worn myself out again and again, as
many OF you have, to get employment
for those who besought it. In some
cases we succeeded, in others failed.
My brotherly counsel is to the nearly
two million people who could not get
work before this trouble began and
who have themselves and families to
support. to 90 now and take the va
Gated places. Go in and take those
places a million and a half strong.
Green hands you may be now, but you
will not be green hands long. My
sentiment ,s full liberty for all who
want TO strike to do so, and foil liberty
for all who want to take the vacated
places. Other industries will open