Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-02
THE IRREPRESSlBLE LIGHT.
Socialism Firing Boston Hearts and
Brains.

From the extreme IndlylduaIlst
who calls himself anarchist to the
scientific socialist there is the widest
possible divergence, and many an
opinion is between; but Boston
holds representatives of them all.
Boston, radical Boston, seems to
be coming to itself again, after a few
years of restless sleep, during the
"piping times Of peace succeeding
the war-like ending Of the anti-slay-
cry agitation.
Boston is waking up to find that
there is no peace. Edward Bel
Iamy, the novelist, in placing the
scene Of "Looklng Backward" in the
old Bay town, has raised the old
spirit Of progress and humanity
which ever characterized the bust
ncss- like and yet humanitarian Bo8-
tonian. Poverty and wealth, anar-
chy and order, indlvdualism and
socialism, joBtIc each other for miles
around the Common, and Mr.. Bel
lamy has given II social shock, 50 to
speak, to the better class Of Boston
society in his portrayal Of things as
they are and as they will be.
Recently at u "blg dinner whore
"TaXes and Trusts were discussed
by some Of the great men, Prof. r. II.
Ely, of Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, touched upon the social
lst agitation now in progress, and his
reference to the WoRKMEN 5 ADvo-
CATE was well understood by several
of his hearers, who have, as becomes
those who take pride in being well
Informed men of the world, been
readers of the socialist journal for
the last few years. Indeed, every
body who pretends to any knowledge
of the soclal-eCOnomlC topics Of the
day seems to be acquainted with the
ADVOCATE.
The Nationalist Club is progress
sing finely. 1t has obtained u fine
business place and headquarters III
Hamilton Place, in the heart of the
city, and in Il very good neighbour
hood for effective agitation, being
on the place which gives entrance to
Boston Music Hall, where the rs-
thetic muslc-loying denlzens pass to
symphony concerts and the like.
The intelligent literary circles for
which Boston is famous are all astir
over Choking Backward" and the
converts it is making to socialism are
numbered by twos and threes every
day. They are people, too, who
form opinion. The working literary
men in the Club are in such mum
bcrs rs would surprise the non-resi-
dent. Already two of It's members
have driven the editor of the Irans-
ript into his hole. He denounced
the Nationalist Club principles us
being the most dcspotlc socialism.
He received so many letters uphold
ing socialism and denouncing "free
competition that he said the matter
had been discussed rs much rs the
public interest in it warranted. But
he has been smoked out" anC
found to be an extreme individual
5 list, /. e., anarchist. Several mem
bers of the Nationalist Club have
, Joined the Socialist Party, and 9th
ers will undoubtedly do so. Clubs
+ are to be formed in Albany and SYRIA
, cuse, New York; Hartford, Connec
ticut; Trenton, New Jersey; Lo.
. Angeles, California; Chicago anC
other places. They will act as feed
crs for the s. l.. p, and also as al
intellectual army ever ready to repe
attacks on the doctrines of socialism
Iou can't scare tine intehgen
. Bostonian with the word socialism
/. to-day. Many a good citizen her
Il has nursed the idea secretly fo
. years. and it only requires tn
holder element to let its light shin
n to encourage the live sparks to ham
d and burn in many a breast.
Il ovn ~, RN atom