Wood River times., 1890-07-05

West, arenow seeking to import for
long terms OF service pauper contract
labor. 1t is . dangerous innovation
and. il continued, cannot fail to breed
wide discontent.
At one fell swoop it reduces the
American laborer to u level with the
worst and most degrading sys,ems of
both Europe aud Asia. 1t strikes at
the very foundation of our govern
mental systematic happiness OF the
people.
When you can put q brass tag on
an American laborer and he is only
known a. No / or No. 2, or No. 10,
as the case msy Re, As is done in GER
tain localities East with certain i'm
ported lxborers, the individual has
lost his manhood, if he ever had any,
and is now q mere chattel.
Like many other eanctrous rxcres-
cenc-s that have sought to taste"
themselves on our body polite, this
one must be cut of.
The old ship Of State is like yes.
sci thst has been out on = long cruise.
When she returns she must 60 into
dry dock aud be scrsped down. So
il you 20 over the old national craft
you will find more than one hsrnxcle
attached to the old hull that needs re-.
moving.
THE ANARCHIsTs.
OF all the causeless evils that have
grown up amongst us. there is none
that stands on feebler foundation
that dark AMI scowl,ng viss9e that
turks in the slums aud dark alleys Of
our large cities and is called an anar-
chist.
1T comes with a sword in one hand
and a torch in the other.
1t means blood, pi!lage, rapine and
destruction.
1t represents all the concentrated
elements of evil ir the human family
1t would destroy law, order, family
ties, social ties, and on the ruins Of
our civilization have naught but the
black night of chaos to glost over the
destruction.
1t was bred and nurtured in the
worst hot beds OF Europesn despot.
ism. Where a man was denied the
right to think, and only permitted to
slave and toll for others. II und~rsuch
conditions m~n became desperate and
met in secret conclave ana vowed the
destruction of all around them, the
act might becondoned; but under ouI
free institutions there are no psllatinq
circumstances IN their favor.
Among us anarchists will never b.
numerous or powerful; ye, they arr
dangerous. They SOW and spreat
discomfort; they endeavor to weaker
confidence in the government.
Their whole system is a system o
treason. During the times of turbu
lrnce and disorder they stand ready t.
fan the fame of discomfort, and ut ih'
same time ply the knife aud the torch
Our people must be educated tt
scorn and despise them. They shouls
he treated as the outcasts OF the so
ciety they would destroy.
1t phases me to he in a condition
to say that after an intimate acquai"t
ance and association with the intelli
gent lahoring men of Idaho Territory
that this foul evil has no hold amongs
them.
, They regard monopoly and anarch
as the twin evils in our b ,dy poli,i
. each in its way dangerous, aud eac
requiring prompt and heroic treat
ment.
, JUSTICE TO THE SILVER MINER.
Passing from these questions, alloy
, M to allud- to one that, if possible
more directly affects the people G
Idaho.
5 1t needs no argument on my part
! am satisfied, to convince this intel
. Iigent audience that to make any ma
P ton prosperous requires a diversit
, of industries. If all the people be
came agriculturists there would he II
= market for the produce OF the farm
. The manufacturer turns and seek