The Labor enquirer., 1886-11-13
An OLD TRICK.

The cunning aristocracy and royal
"bloods' of England have always, when
there appeared strong. intellectually
gifted man in the ranks of the common
herd, managed to succeed in getting
him out of the way of the powers that
hold the common herd as their slaves
and tax producers.
From the ranks Of the lowly peasantrv
have sprung many giant intellect
and. as matter of fact, it might be said
that from the com ron people have come
nearly all those who have made great
the history of England. English aristoc-
racy has always been sharp enough to
muzzle those men whose genus and
ability made them menace to tyranny i
consequently they were always muzzled
by "conferring" knighthood or giving
them seat in the house of lords or
making them the recipients of hush
money drawn from the government.
Brides and muzzles of that kind have
always helped the robbers to keep a
firm hold on the peoples throats, by
silencing snv who could show up the in
iquity of their robberies.
That the robber class of this country
see the wisdom of the bribe syst,m Is
apparent from the fact that already ssv-
eral of the capitalistic papers are struck
with the brilliant Idea that Henry
George would make good senator or
congressman.
The Republican of this CITY has caught
onto the idea that Mr.. George would
make great mark among that band of
railroad lawyers known as the congress
of the United States The Republican
says: 1T would do Mr. George good
to 90 to congress. Intercourse with
practical public men would help him.
Mr.. Georges tendencies are right, but
he is to theoretical A season or two
in congress would bring him to a more
practical consideration of economic
questions"
Looking at 1t from capilalistic stand
point the Republican isright, as session
or two in the society of the millionaire
Lobbyists and corruptionists of Wash.
y ington always changes honest men into
good" men for the jobbers and robbers
who trade upon the liberties of the pe -
pie. Intercourse with practical men,"
says the Republican, would help him."
Ofcourse it would help him to become a
lying, thieying corruptionist. like the
rest of the Washington thieves, VINO are
practical public men" when it comes to
putting up job on the people.
There is no reason to suppose tn at
Henry George, should he be sent to con-
gress, would desert the path of honesty
he has always followed, but the capital
istic, prostituted press and its owners
imagine that if George could be gotten
at Washington they could fix" him sc
that he, as the Republican says, would
be brought ito more practical consid-
Grafton of economic questions"
The gang of grutv scouldrels at the
capital would teach Henry George 9, that
the solution of the labor question could
be accomplished with gatling gun, and
as for his land for the people" doctrine
the people be id. They would show
him that there was more virtue in 6
bundle of doodle" than was evel
dreamt of in all his philosophy.
The Republican is wrong, as Henry
George could not be benefited by CON
tact with the Jack Sheppards in Wash
ington. but the country would be bene
flied if Mr.. George would 60 there aud
succeed in pulling the mask from the
faces of the genteel hold-ups who make
y laws which enable them aud their cor
ruptionist owners to clutch the people
by the throat and compel them to sup,
:, port and fatten the bondholders and
monopolsts who toll not neither do
' they spin or weave anything but q ne
of devilish laws" with which to catch
poor fools called THE people,"