St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-25
:s.sERMoN TO THE mAssEs.v
A minneapolis socialist Corrects
Some Alleged UntruthfuI Asse r.

Some Alleged Untruthful Asser-
IiOns.
To the Editor of the Globe.
The Chicago Tribune of July q has the fol-
lowing in it's editorial columns:
The developments in the anarchists trial make
a sermon preached to the masses. Here is res
vealed the real quality of the socialistc idea (for
anarchism is but exaggerated socialism) and the
evidence OF the witnesses in this thus be-
comes instructive to everybody. Here is the tale
of blind reasoning leading into gravest crime.
Words cannot express the atrocity and
danger of such sermons when preached to
the masses'@ The injustice Of the charge
made by the Tribune and by other leading
papers that we, the Knights of Labor, the
members of trades union organizations-in
short, 1.-The Masses are responsible for the
existence OF the anarchists and anarchism is
SO great and so cruel as to excite deep feel
ing against the authors and publishers of it.
Is it not dangerous to convince one class
of citizens that the other and more numer-
Gus is composed of villains and madmen?
That they are directly responsible for the
existence and wickedness of men who manu-
facture bombs for use in crowded streets,
and who propose to overturn all institutions
at blow?
1t is the same old game-a most devilish
and dangerous game-that has always
failed.
Call us mad dogs until you get up the
hue and Cry against us-is it not possible that
we may become mao, lnoeeu, ana TURN upon
our purSuers?
There are thousands of socialists who stand
high as citizens, writer's, ministers of the Cos
pei and philanthropists. They advocate in
various ways-all peaceable-reforms in So
ciety. They do not attack society. They up
hold it; they wish to preserve, and therefore
to puri fly it. To call such men anarchists is
base SANDER. Anarchy is opposition to So
ciety in every form in which it has hitherto
Deen seen. 10 make the readers of the
Tribune believe that the masses sympathize
with or believe in, the doctrines of the Spies,
Parsons q Co., is to prepare those readers for
deadly work. towards, with arms in their
hands, are as dangerous as fools who do not
know when their guns are loaded. They may
commence bad work that brave men would
shun.
If we, the Masses are ready for anarchy,
then are Republican and or Democratic insti-
tutions failure. II a century Of experience
has resulted in the majority being willing to
give up law and order and ruin the work
then there is no hope.
''If the blind lead the blind, shall not thew
both fall into the ditch
We, the masses, have been advised bv able
editors to "hang the anarchists in mob
style, to vndicate ourselves! God helm us
when such folly is offered US as a chunk of
that wisdomsswhich Solomon considers better
than so much gold. Vindicate ourselves from
charge that is at once a lie, SANDER and a.
gross insult, and that, too by violation of law,
order and maybe, of justice. 1t would be
more justiiable to hang the fellows that urge
US to do wrong in this way.
We are not ''them asses that these stupid
OF shameless column-fllers consider u.s. We
have some common sense left yet We are
law-abiding citizens, and intend 20 be so; but
if blood comes, we shall have the power and