Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-02

Friday, the 18th, on 1.-The Future State
of Society" An audience of about five
hundred attended, Notwithstanding the
storm which had set in, This Lecture
was considered the best of the series by
the Minneapolis socialists. At the close
of the lecture an American Section was
organized, which will meet for the pres
ent every Tuesday evening, at 1905
Fifth avenue, South.
The Organizer of the Minneapolis Sec
ton thus writes of the agitation Just
closed
"W hen the sower goes out to sow he
does not expect the seed to sprout and
bear fruit Immediately So with us.
We cannot eXrect that hundreds of
newly made socialists shall Immediately
arise from these meetings. That would
be an unnatural and unhealthy growth
for the Party. But the seed sown will
sprout and bear fruit, and hundreds of
thousands of noble minded men will be
inspired for our cause. But it is our
task to continually preach the new gos-
pei to the oppressed and exploited,
whether we see immediate success or
not. Success must come, and is already
come. Only the mentally blind see it
not"
The following resolutions were adopt
ed unanimously at a regular meeting
of the Socialist Labor Party in Mime
apolis, February 18th, 1899:
"Res0h'ed, That we, the Socialist
Labor Party in Minneapolis Mimi, on
the eve of the departure of Prof. T.
II. Garside, and at the close of two
weeks of successful agitation, desire to
express our heartfelt satisfaction with
the six public lectures and other ad.
dresses he has delivered in this city, and
our confidence in him as an able ex-
FOUNDER of socialist principles, and an
eloquent advocate of our aims and pur-
poses.
"ResolUed, That we have read with
pain in the ordinary newspapers of the
country of the irregular, and, as we
think, unsociaiistc course of one or
more comrades in Chicago in presenting
resolutions at an open public meeting
questioning the fitness of Prof. Garside
to occupy the important position of
official lecturer for the Socialist Labor
Party, and advising the suspension of
his agitation in Chicago, and by infer
ence in the country at large
ResolUed, That in our opinion the
Party possesses no man so well adapted
by natural and acquired qualifications,
zeal and enthusiasm to make the princi-
pies and aims of socialism acceptable to
the American people-which should be
the chief object of our agitation-and
that we have the fullest confidence in
his loyalty to the broadest and best SEN
timent of the Party, and in his uncom-
promising antagonism to the principles
and methods of anarchism more espe-
cially in futile attempts to forestal the
natural order of evolution by force and
violence. On this ground we hope to
see him continued in his rational and
peaceful mission, and his sphere of use
| fulness extended.
"ResolUed, That in leaving Ninneapo-
lis our worthy comrade will carry with
him the atfectionate regards of every
socialist in our city, and the respect OF
| all sympathizers with the cause of the
disinherited classes who have listened
to his public utterances and have en-
joyed the privilege of PERSONAL inter
course with him. Success to him end
to our grand cause"
FRED. EvERs, Organizer.