The examiner., 1886-01-23

been effected. This is a. work of evo- lution, and some time must necessar- fly elapse before the full state of de- velopment is attained. When that is reached, the people will then know enough to send men to make and un make their laws, who will require neither coaching or watching. To this end all good men should labor. ANARCHIST AND SOCIALIST.
 A CORRESPONDENT writes to ask us define the Status of an Anarchist, and where he differs from the Socia- list. The task suggested is more than we feel competent to perform. We should always apply to member of certain church for the tenets on which that church is founded; to apply to others is generally to secure something which ignorance or preju- dice conjures up. We do not profess to be an anarchist and therefore can not give the desired information. But if we were asked to define our ideas of Anarchy, we might venture the task of complying.
 There seems to be two kinds of this school of economists-onea answer ing the definition as given in the die tionary-the other quite the reverse. Yet both are aiming at the same end the end for which the Socialist and Communist also aim-a condition of human life and dealing that vouch- safes the best results for the human family-peace, happiness and prosper ity for all-sufferirg and misery for none.
 The dictionary Anarchist, although advocating the adoption of violent measures for accomplishing his ends, is not necessarily lover of violence He uses it merely on the same grounds hat policeman uses his club-to se- cure peace from turbulence. He sees mankind robbed, oppressed and per secuted by cunning, and by brute force where cunning fails, and feeling the utter inadequacy of the persecuted to cope with their prosecutors on other than physical grounds, he advo- cates that means to overthrow the 1 tyrant and establish justice.
 The other Anarchist seeks to es- tablish justice also, but has no con- fdence in the triumph of violent means as. again st the trained hirelings of the oppressor. He relies on Education :; but looks upon Law as tyranny also.
 He poiuts to existing laws as the basis and inspiration of all the rob- berries of which he complains. He believes law to be entirely unnecessary and looks for the millennium at it's abolishment. Feeling no necessity for law in his own case, he cannot see the need of it for others. He believes that the innate spirit of justice per vading the human heart in general, is all-suficient to ensure and maintain peace and harmony-and regulate the conduct ot the individually vicious or dishonest.
 On the other hand, the Socialist looks only to Law for -he proper gui- dance and regulation of the affairs of the human family.He believes order, to be the essential essence of law without which all would be chaos. He sees it in the mighty universe-in the rising and the setting of the sun, the periodical rounds of the seasons, the whirling of the planets in their orbits, and in the handiwork of the Creator in everything. But the law he favors is one of equality, a law in which there are equal opportunities for all, special priveleges for none.
 | As for our own part we would rather hear from some intelligent Anarchist before passing judgement on his pc culiar doctrines. We believe in the necessity of laws for the proper regu- lation of the affairs of mankind. There may be time in the far away future when the sense of right and justice will so animate every breast-when it will be thought more blessed to give than to receive-that there will be no need of arbitrary regulation or restraint, but there will be vast amount of training found necessary before mankind can ever hope to reach that state of development. And yet, the Anarchist is right when pointing to the law and charging 1t with about every wrong and crime , known to the calendar. But he should not condemn all law on this account. , He should be mindful of the fact that , there is nothing in the world absolu- f tely good or bad in itself.
 , We cannot exist without fire and water; yet both are most destructive agents when not properly applied or controlled. So with the laws of a nat1on-they may be good or bad, as the heart and intelligence of the na- tion is developed.
 We believe that we are progressing from lower to a higher state of de- , velopment, industrial development at least, and on this depends all others and nothing now seems to be lacking but the inauguration of a system where in there shall be no incentive to wrong or oppression by one to another; and where the injury of one is the concern of all.
 The Socialist brides himself on be- ing the discoverer or inventor of such a system; and hopes some day to see 1t embrace the civilized world, as the