The Washington critic., 1886-10-05
WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 3, 1856
KNIGuTAND ANARCHIST.

Of thc hnlgnls Ol IhpOT ~ hiChhouu
Yesterday was in no sense an argumonta-
tive effort but it was n clear and candid
presentation of the general principles
of the order, as constituting an organ
i2ed protest against the encroachments
of incorporated wealth upon the rights
of the toiling masses II We were to
take exception to any of the Master
Workman's positions It would be to the
statement that anarchism is the lcgiti.
mate child of monopoly, rather than OF
foreign biith.
The mouopolisis 1t is true, are re-
sponsible, in various ways, for many
of the burdens that the people have
TO bear and have forced the knights
of Labor, at times, into open revolt
against their high handed domination
1t is also responsible, in great measure,
for the tramp, but Anarchy is an i'm
ported institution, born in an atmos-
phere of despotism and representing
crude ideas of liberty and property,
as much at war with the interests of
Mr.. Powderly us with those Of Jay
Gould.
The Anarchists who have made
themselves most conspicuous and given
the most trouble in this country, did
not imbibe their peculiar ideas Of gov
ernment and social order from a study
of American institutions nor from
hatred of American autocracies. Their
ideas, like themselves, are exotcs.
Neither are they, as a rule, the class
of workingmen, such of them as do
work, with whom the Knights of
Labor have close, sympathetic rell-
tions.
The Knights contend for certain
great principles in the name and under
the protection of law; the Anarchists
would overturn all law, If necessary
in order to appropriate and absorb the
fruit of other mems toll. To the true
Knight of Labor, the monopolist is he
who misuses the power of consolidated
wealth to the oppression and degrada-
tion of the poor. To the Anarchist,
every man who owns property above
his immediate wants, no matter how
honestly earned, is monopolist who
should be compelled to make partition
own nothing.
Communism is capable of some reg
ulation by law, but anarchism is com
munistic and lawless both. 1t Is moi
American Mr.. Powderly 1t is not the
offspring of American monopoly. The
Vanderblts and Astors and Goulds are
no more responsible for its existence oil
outcroppings than they arc for thC
CIrbonari of Italy, the Nihilists oI
Russia or the Mormonism OF Utah,
RUSSIA is doing in the Bulgarian
matter just what she set ont to do. A
her demand all but seven of the per
sons who were arrested for engaging il
the movement which led to the over
throw of Prince Alexander have beer
released; and again, Russia's repre-
sentative at Sofia, who has gone on {
political tour of Bulgaria, has an
nounced that his country will not con
slider the proposed early elections to the
Bulgarian National Assembly legal
Still further, Austria, which country
was to call halt on Russia, and really
did make feint of doing so, has beer
Informed by the Bismarck. Alexande
alliance that consent will not be givel
10 conference to settle the Bulgarian
question. AS we said some days ago
the hand Of Russia is the upper hant
in Europe, which fact that Away
astute statesman and diplomat, Bis
marck, recognizes, and consequent
arrays himself alongside of the Czar
PRESIDENT THOMPSON of the Chas
National Bank of New York is s
much delighted with the new issue o
the silver circulating notes that h
wants everybody to know it, and i
mailing expressions of his satisfaction
all over the country. The certificates
he says, are destined to become a
popular and as universally current a
greenbacks. Why? Because "their Is
sue more than neutralizes the effeC
of the surrender of National ban
notes; takes from the Treasury II
ownership of some ninety millions G
silver dollars and substitutes an equt
amount Of gold and greenbacks, thu
wnrdipg of any danger Of droppin
from the gold to the silver STANDARD
enables the Treasury to call In all the
per cent bonds without the risk {
having to offer silver dollars in pa!
ment; will work a. gradual and d.
sirable expansion, and obliterates Il
necessity of handling any metallic Gu
rency except small change" ."
TT looks more and more every da
as though the nomination Of Hem
George for Mayor of New York woul
result in harmoniZing the DenocraC
Of the metropolis upon some cand
datc-probably ex.Mayor EdwaI
Cooper--who will be acceptable to a
factions. The leaders are thorough
alarmed, and recognizing that In unil
alone Is success. they will probab
bury 5 number Of haichets this fa
and FOR the first time in years take
new and unanimous departure.
An INDIANAPOLIs dispatch th
mornipg, slluding 10 the Investigation
% DE Ipdlsns Civil Service Refor
Association that have been in progre
for several months. states that an &c
use disregard" Of civil service prime
Plies bss been disclosed In the Indian
sptoirimebfs. Among other graz
eAasges cited arc these; That of II