The Labor enquirer., 1888-01-28
ANARCHY.
The Dream Of The Idealist.
When Hen Will Do Right
for Rights Sake.
VIZ ARE TOO HUMAN YET
A Gradnal Growth Through Successive
Stages VIII Lead Up to the IDEAL
State Of Anarchy.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
! wish to assert on offering this
article that l am no anarchist. sim
ply because ! consider it wholly
impracticable under present con-
ditions; but being a lover of truth
and in favor of giving the chief
angel of Hades his just due l de-
sire to make few comments on
an article published in the Bosto"
JowMai of Education of recent
date entitled Anarchy and Anar-
chists,"
In the second paragraph Mr..
Martin says. Anarchy describes
that state of conmunity in
which there is no lawful rule" and
continues to impress on the read
er that in such a state pandemo-
mum could only exist; that every
mans hand would be raised
against his brother; that property
would be destroyed, that blood
would flow, cities burn and justice
and virtue would be submerged;
that education, art and science
would perish from the earth, ETC.,
ETC.. etc.
Now for the life of me can
not see why my neighbor cannot
be a good neighbor, my friend a
true friend, honest, upright and
square in his dealings with me
and all others without being con-
stantly goaded up to this point
with thoughts that the law would
punish him if he committed a GER
tain act. Of course he could.
Mr.. Martin will probably admit
that most men are honest and
that we support a standing army
of non-producing policemen, de-
tectives; soldiers, tax-collectors
and numerous other government
officials for the purpose of protect
ingus against a small minority of
thieves, embezzlers, burglars,
murderers, ETC., ETC., or that we
have government to protect the
majority against the minority.
Now this is entirely wrong.
Governments were originally
organized for the purpose of con-
quest and oppression; to enable
one race or class to predominant
over another. Ostensibly they
have the same mission to-
day. Governments were insti-
tuted among men so the strong
could oppress the weak and to
retain in luxurious idleness the
few. And frequently the only
function of government has been
to raise taxes and engage in wars
when none were benefited except
leaders who carried eff the women
captive and compelled the prison
ers to build them better castles etc.
Wherever there has been slav-
cry or serfdom, standing armies
have been necessary to murder
any who should choose to rise and
assert their rights. As these CULTS
between the condition of Gods
creatures gradually narrowed and
as different forms of religion
spread over the world teaching
the principles of universal broth
erhood. the necessity ct max
ing nations nothing less than
military camps grew less.
| Bear this in mind. that in the
nation where there is the greatest
inequality among its component
parts there is the greatest need
for standing armies as for instance
monarchies and aristocracies.
| In this country where the peo-
pie have been deluded by the pop
ular fallacy that all men are equal
and partly by our isolated position
there is but little need of large
standing armies, the policemen
detectives and other thugs answer
ing the purpose.
In a country where all men were
not only nominally but in reality
equal; where all had access to
Gods free gift to man.-the earth
where no man was driven to
serve another or starve; where