The Labor enquirer., 1886-03-27

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taliate the punisnments they have beer
accustomed to behold The heads stuck
upon pixies which remained for years
upon Temple bar differed nothing In the
horror of the scene. from those carried
about on the pixies at Paris; and YET
this was done by the Englis sh govern.
ment." -,r
cannot here repeat to you even
briefly the events of the turbulent times
between 'S9 and '9s. It is around the
former date our thoughts must cen er,
for in these numbers there seems to be
a magic inspired of Freedom, and a
prophecy of better future close at hand
for the people of the whole world. In q
flittle less than three years we shall
reach the year 1889. Two hundred
years before saw the middle class mon
archial Revolution of 1889 IN Engla d
one hundred years after this came the
first outbreak of the French Revolution;
of which l have been speaking. What
will 1889 br ng? I pause; I dare not
attempt to pierce the thin veil of the fl-
ture; but see, as you see that the peo.
Piles of the world are rising, and dare to
hope that 'S9 possesses a talismanic
power that will open another door that
leads to the inner veil of the Temple of
Equity.
We will pass bv the years which saw
the greatness of Napoleon and the war
of 1915, which gave to history it's Water
loo; the Revolution of 1890, and pause
in the spring of '32. There was continual
unrest, and after the revolt of 80 the
people chafed under the yoke and the
burdens which were laid upon them.
Royalty trembled in it's shoes and tossed
upon downv pillows, while want made
reckless by its misery and tantalized by
the debaucf cry and licentiousness of the
aristocracy, muttered and cursed. The
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could always be seen, though it was in
distinct. France was looking at Paris,
and Paris at the Faubourg st.. Antoine
The workmen met in wine shops and
back rooms and discussed their situation
and debated always the question
whether they should fight or remain
quiet, The old Faubourg was peopled
like an ant-heap. Among its peaked
faced, ragged and horny-hande d popula-
ton, eking an existence amidst labor
and Distress, were earnest, cou uyageous,
p 'ssionate minds, quiyering in expecta
ton of the hour when again from the
barricades would issue the cry "Vive la
People w
In June, 1882, General Lamarq1e died.
He had been brave soldier and a sue
Lessful orator. He was admired by the
people. because he took the chances of
the future and espoused the cause of
Liberty when Its friends in prominent
places were not many. The pobulace of
Paris turned out at his funeral, and the
feeling ran high. During the cermony
at the grave a man appeared in the
throng with a red flag, and the sup
pressed feelings Of the people broke all
bounds. They shonted, thev sang. and
cried, Long live the Republic" Long
| live the People" On their return from
the grave toward the city they were met
by battalion of the soldlerv a collision
occurred, few shots were fred, and the
cry, "To Arms" once more spread like
fire over Paris. So by combination of
often trihing circumstances the solemn
funeral service was the match applied
to the already charged magazine. In
less than an hour twenty-seven fbarri-
cades issued, as it seemed, from the
ground in tie one quarter of the Halles.
The infuriated people Embarrassed vehi-
cles, tore up the pavements, detached
doors, uprooted trees, rolled up barrels,
planks and paving stones and stacked
them into the barricades. Men, women
and children sang in defiant tones
snatches of the Marseillaise as they
worked. Such is French enthusiasm
and the bravery of despair.
The barricades of Paris Who that
loves Freedom and Liberty has not felt
his blood run faster when he has read of
them? The grand creatures whose
lives have been offered up for Liberty
in these barricades, whose names and
deeds history does n 1t record. died for
man. Their times of struggle and sacri-
fee were gloomy hours, but the future
required such terrible purch ases.
But the two most memorable barri.
cades which the observer of social dis.
eases has mentioned, emerged from the
earth during the fatal insu rection oi
June, 1S4S, the greatest street war which
history has seen. All words fail when
we have to deal with this extraordinary
uprising in which the holy anxiety OF
labor claiming its right was felt The
revolt of 4S was against what was then
called the Republic, which is an earlier
evidence than we get from our own ex
perience in the United States to-day
that the republics of the past and pres
ent do not protect their people and save
them from the ravages of want anc
hunger. Hugo, always wishing the
well-being of the common people, anc
honestly, if mistakenly sometimes, bend
ing his every energy towards their up