The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-05-14
Socialistio Vagaries.

WHY THEY KILL AND BURN.-One Of the re-
cent numbers of the Freiheit contains, by the
way, an interesting article which answers IN
inquiry have often heard but have never been
able to answer. Intelligent people, observers
of the so-called war between capital and re-
spectabilty on one side, and anarchy on the
other, sometimes ask why the Socialist wants
to burn down and murder every man who has
succeeded, by industry or otherwise, in accumu-
lating property. In other words upon what
grounds rest the famous aphorism, "property
ia theft" The Ereihef undestak - SaX- WIN
the thoroughbred Socialist dreams Of murder
and arson. Briefly it is because he looks upon
oil property as an instrument Of power in the
hands Of the oppressor. The illustration given
by Freiheit consists of ideal island upon
which live ten men, one of whom possesses q
whip so terrible in its effects that the nine
others have become his abject slaves. Property
is the whip; the other classes have obtained
| this whip, and it must be wrested from them at
any cost. That is why the typical Socialist
| burns. Every time he sets fire to costly
building he lessons, according to his miserably
mistaken ideas, the power of the rich man to
oppresss him. The typical Socialist kills the
| rich man because he thinks that his-the rich
man s-training has been such as to un fit him
for life inthe community which it is the aim of
Socialism to institute. In other words, the
rich mans mind has become warped he is q
social deformity and must be eliminated for the
good Of the community. Such pleasing doc
| trines are spread abroad in this purely foreign
city which is in New York, but not Of it.
THE RELIGION OF SOCIALISM.
Before dismissing this topic may / quote the
following curious circular, printed from hekto-
graph, which picked up yesterday and which
seems to be an effort on the part of our English
speaking Socialists to neutralize the influence
of the clergy among the Knights of Labor.
Among the Gern. aus aud Bohemians there
can scarcely be said to be any religion, not even
| among women. With our Knights Of Labor it
| is different, and this circular seems to indicate
an attempt at change. 1t is as follows
"THE soCIALIsTIc CHURCH AND ITS UNIONS
"The ilustrious Hebrew Jesus Christ the
| Anti Usurer and Prince of Peace, the Carpenter
| and knight of Labor of Nazareth, the Law
giver and Guiding Star of Natioas, one Of those
who lovo themselves last was the Founder of
| the Grand Socialistio Church and in Unions by
| His Teaching and Example. Believing in that
Church and its Unions l labor under the i'm
preston that such men as John Swinton, Henry
George, Reverend Doctor Heber Newton, Doctor
| Da Costa, Reverend Doctor Crosby, Reverend
GLADDEN. aud host Of others are my fellow
laymen and c!ergymen and only need organiza-
tion. herewith venture to appeal upon George
Swinton to call q meeting of the Brother aud
| Sisterhood who believe and practice the essen
| tal principles Of the Sociaistic Church, and
who arouse the people TO establish Socialistic
| Church and Union in every election district, to
eradicate. if possible, the false aud foolish edu-
| cation given in schools and colleges, which is
based on piratcal and barbarian principles
And to give employment, generous apd
paying employment, to the Great Army
who cannot find work even in the most pros
porous times of the msgoverned U. s.. Unless
people act to settle tho social problem peaceful
| and worthy Of q civilized nation, they will be
called upon TO KILL OR BE KILLED.
EDWARD j. NIEUwIASD Sec"