The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-06
Incendiary literature.

The Chicago Arbeiter Zeitung of Tuesday,
edited by Spies, has the following remarkable
EDITORIAL
.'Blood has flowed 1t had to be, and it was.
Not in vain has Order drilled and trained its
bloodhounds. It was not for fun that the militia
was practiced in street-fghting The robbers,
who know best of all what wretches they are.
the masses. who make q trade of the slow MUIR
der of the families Of workingmen, are the last
ones to stop short at the direct shooting down of
workingmen. Down with the canaille' is their
motto. Is it not historically proven that private
property grows out of all kinds of violence? Are
these capitalistic robbers to be allowed by the
'canaille'-by the working classes-to continue
their bloody orgies with horrid murders2 Never
The war of classes is at hand. Yesterday work
ingnen were shot down in front of McCormick's
factory whose blood cries out for revenge. Who
will deny that the tigers who rule us are
greedy for the blood of the workingman? Many
sacrifices have been offered upon the affairs of
the golden calf amid the applauding cries of the
capitalistic band of robbers. One need only
think of Cleveland, New York, Brooklyn. East
St. Louis, Fort Worth, Chicago, and many other
places to realize tho tactics of these despoilers.
It means: 'Terrorize our working cattle
"But the wOrkngmen are not sheep. ard will
reply to the white terror with the red terror
Do you know what that means! You soon will
know.
''Modesty is crime ON the part of working
men. and can anything be more modest than this
eight hour demand2 1t was asked for peacefully
year ago, so rs to give the spoilsmen chance
to reply to it. The answer is: Drilling of the po-
lice and militia regulations OF the workingmen
seeking to introduce the eight hour system, and
yesterday blood flowed. This is the way in
which these devils answer the modest prayer
of their slaves.
Sooner death than life in misery. If work
ingmen to be shot at, let us answer in such
q way that the robbers will not soon forget it.
THE murderous capitalistic beasts have been
made drunk by the smoking blood of working
men. The tiger is crouching for a spring; its
eyes glare murderously; it moves its tail impa-
tiently, and all its muscles are tense. Absolute
necessity forces the cry: TO arms! TO arms!
IL you do not defend yourselves you will be torn
new yoke which awaits you in case of a cowardly
retreat is harder and heavier than the bitter
yoke of your present slavery.
.'All the powers opposed to labor have united
They see their common interest In such days
as these all else must be subordinate to the
one thought How can these wealthy robbers
and their hired bands of murderers be made
harmless2
1.-THE papers lie when they say that the work
ingmen who were near McCormicks yesterday
shot first. 1t is bold and shameless lie of the
newspaper gang They shot among the work
ingmen without word of warning, and of
course the latter replied to the fire. Why be so
ceremonious with the 'canailleg Had they been
not men, but sheep or cattle, they must have re-
dected before shooting. But a workingman is
quickly replaced. Yet these well-fed fellows
there boast at their costly meals, in the company
of their mstresses, of the splendid working of
law and order.
.'Shabbily dressed women and children in mis-
cradle huts weep for husbands and fathers. In
palaces they still fill gobets with costly wine
and pledge the health of the bloody banditti of
order. Dry your tears. ye poor and suffering!
Take heart, ye slaves! Rise in your might and
level the existing robber rule with the dust"
1t also says:
"The heroes of the club yesterday pounded
brutally with their cudgels number of girls
many of whom were mere children Whose
blood does not course more swiftly through his
veins when he hears of this outraged Whoever
is man must show it to-day. Men to the front"