The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-05-11
re COnspirators to bs Tolerated?

/. is the boast of American citzsns
th,t this is land OF liberty, and t,at we
have tree press anj free speech. We
have he'll on, welcome to people of
every land t. come over here and drink
in the spirit Of our free institutions. But
while we have been consoling ourselves
with thoughts of these thing,, the idea
has been sptinsing up among a certain
class Of peop'e, or rather has been I'm
ported, that liberty means untrammeled
license to do or say anything one pleases,
no ma ter how great wrong it inflicts
upon o'hers. Incendiarism, p llage and
anarchy has been preached by these
blatherski' es, and the law has seldom in
terfered with them and cit zens have
said Let them alone; they can't hurt
anything
Here are two examples of what our
peopIe are t,lerating. This Is from
Frelheit, Herr Most's organ:
When the people are hungry and food
products f all kinds are stored away
out of reach It is self apparent that the
hungry NUT resort to plunder This
NAV be efiec,ually accomplished if peo-
ole apply the torch IF the producers
do not possess their products ther had
hetter consign them 10 destruction and
flames. To all who are in need, TO the
hungry, we crv With loud voice: Burn !
pluuder lynch!
This is from the haraneue Of the an.
archist in Chicago day b. fore Yesterday,
when the mob attached the Mccormick
reaper works:
Qlit the Knights of L,hor, they will
never do you any good, join the Central
Labor Uuion. which will help you to
your rig ts and freedom. Anarchy is
the only way for the workinemen to
break the chains OF slavery, in which
they are bound by the capitalists. 1t is
your only way to Decentralization.
say, With revolver in one hand and your
knife in the ,taer and bombs in your
pockets, march on to revolution and
freedom. Every wo kingman must starve
together and stsnd together aud fight to-
sether for his rights.
Beth of these utterances are full Of
treason against government. are melting
to riot, murder, pillage and incendiarism
and would destroy not the homes OF the
rich alone, bit would burn the homes
that the poor man has worked TO build
for himself and family, would slaughter
and rob the rich and poor alike, and
would destroy not only that upon which
people live, but would wipe out OF ex-
isience in one grand condagration and
ruin even the shops and factories that
furnish employment for men to make q
living. Herr Most 10 said to be 1T the
head of regular gang OF conspirators
an robbers. The blatant anarchist tha,
tried to inaame the passions If the ex-
cited men in Chicsgo day before yester.
day is of the same stripe These fellows
are al ways ready to seize an opp lr,unity
when men are worked up t, high excite.
ment and their reason blinded, t. exei'e
to riot and b'oodshed. Had not there
heen come cool beaded men in the Gro wd
and officers near, the Mccormick reaper
works would doubtless have been burned
and many lives lost and heavy burden
placed upon the taxpayers of the city
These villains who are coming over
here to destroy the institutions that are
so generously sheltering them, should
he handled thout gloves, by our law
There is no excuse for tolerating such
savings az those from the blatherskites
quoted ebove. While they are left ID
Ireely express such stuff, conspirators
and thieves will cluster around them and
be encouraged to immitate and 10 follow
them. Their punishment should make
them On example to deter conspirat 'rs
and thieves in the future.
The workinemen Of the country car
not be too careful Of these rascals Thes
are their deadlest enemies and will
whenever possible, crawl into the labor
organizations and fasten themselves like
barnscles upon their industries. The,
profess to he great friends OF the work
ingmen. BIT they would rob the pool
man as soon ss they would the rich. A
foot should he put down upon them ant
kept there Register.