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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
MARCH |, 1890.
A SAVAGE PREACHER.

In one of his recent addresses to his
wealthy congregation against Socialism
and Nationalism, the Rev. Minot j. Saw
age said:
"The government ought to take ten
der and loving care Of those who cannot
take care of themselves, then compel
those who can to do one of two things
earn their living or starve."
This is precisely the position that
Socialists take; but, more consistent
than the savage preacher, they do not
advocate the perpetuation of the govern
ment "as it is" for the benefit of
wealthy drones. who ought to learn
their living or starve." They ad-
vocate social system in which the
people will truly govern, take "1ender
and loving care" of each other, and for
ever put an end to the despotism that is
constantly increasing the number of
those who cannot take care of them
selves.
Let Mr.. Savage answer this only
question, Can wage.worktr take care
of himself2"
II not, if he--the wage worker-who
is made to take care of erybody but
himself, is absolutely dependent upon
the caprice of wage payer for the
opportunities of earning his own living,
then he is, properly speaking, not an in
dividual but the servie instrument of
one. He has no individuality.
To make him an individual is essen.
TALLY the aim of Socialism. And Social
ism alone can make him an individual
by placing within his reach all the oppor-
tunities of developing his individuality.
Socialism will tell him: "You have
free access to the means of production
all the means, including education; you
are a free man; work or starve, as you
please"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
SCIENTIFIC ANARCHISM.

There is Proudhonian parrot some
where in Boston, who defends ignorance
in the name of liberty. There is no "such
tyranny, he says, as tax for public
education. "No man should be taxed
to educate the children Of other menu
Note the possessive.
Were it not waste of time to discuss
with mere parrot, cranky and Inbred,
we might ask him one question only:
Does the child of man belong to that
man. absolutely and Internationally?
But attempt to reason with this mighty
beak!
If you state, for instance, that social
progress is in the line of intelligent or
ganization, he makes it quite plain,
from his high perch, that the contrary
is true by calling you an ass. If, stag
gered by his assumption of knowledge,
you modestly request a brighter light
than this upon the subject, he tells you
that there is light enough in liberty
and none but an ass can refuse to see.
Pentecost, who apparently fears moth.
ing so much as to be called an ass, has
tened one day to declare that he saw
something. But, like the goose of the
fable, what it was he could not say.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

gerrymandering prevented them from
carrying all the districts, as they would
otherwise have done. While they have
amajority of 20, 900 in each of the Fourth
and Sixth districts they fall short of
majority in the others. Still the vote
cast in the districts which they did not
carry was remarkable. The First district
includes the imperial and ministerial pal
aces and the residences of the high
officials, the nobility and the "haute
finance" Yet the Socialist candidate
received B 1850 votes as against 2l70 in
1887, and as against 6,7OO Liberal and
4,oOO Conservative votes this year. In
the Second district the great scientist
Virchow was the Liberal candidate, and
against him the Socialists had nominated
book binder named Janiscewski, a
Pole, who had suffered many years of
Imprisonment for his services in the
cause. Janiscewski received $4,000,
Virchow $4,000, and the Conservative
candidate $4,000 votes. The Socialist
increase in this district is 5000. There
must be a second ballot. The Third
and Fifth district will also be contested
by Socialists at second ballot
Of other districts to be contested nv
Socialists at second ballots the following
have been reported: Breslau Eastern
and Western district; Koengsberg,
Ste TN, RAINBOW, Lubbock, Branden-
burg, Gera, Leipzig City, Gotha, Kas-
sci, Frankfort ION the Main, Frankfort
ION the ODER, Bremen, Hanover, Halle,
leltz Cologne, Dusseldorf, Lennep,
Sondershausen, Mainz, Hanau, Darn
stadt, Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Stutt-
CART, Wurzburg, Neuhaldensleben,
Furth, Muenchen QI), Flensburg, BORT
mund, Pforzheim, and ten others not
named.
In many Of these districts the party
never went as far as the second ballot and
tremendous increase of the vote must
have taken place to secure even the
second place to the Socialist candidate.
Thus in Cologne, the home of Catholi-
cism, which was always represented by
a Centrist, the Socialist vote was 1912
in 1887 as against total capitalist vote
liberals and Clericals) of $4,000. In
Sondershausen the Socialist vote was
only 920 IN 1887 and had to contend
against an opposing vote of 10,500 In
Dusseldorf the Clerical candidate re-
ceived 16,490 in 1887, as against 1888
Socialists; their candidate is second this
time. Dortmund is a Westphalian
mining district, where in 1887 81, 900
votes were cast for the National Liber.
ais, IL, $50 for the Liberals and but 2. al
for the Socialists. This time the Social
st is second in the race and contests the
seat with the National Liberal. Similar
gains were made in RAINBOW, Frankfort
on the Oder, Brandenburg, Wurzburg
and other districts, where the Socialist
candidate was carried into the second
ballot for the first time HUGO VoGT.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
STATE INSURANCE,

The business methods of Capitalism
are well illustrated by the relations of
life insurance companies to their policy
holders. In twenty years the assets of
the companies chartered by this State
have nearly tripled. Their "gross assets"
or property of all kinds, including real
estate, bonds and mortgages, stocks,
loans and other investments had reached
the enormous figure of $G42, 000 600. In
other words, the people who insured
their lives had paid to those companies
$642, 600, 900 over and above the present
cost of insurance, which, owing to the
extravaganza of capitalistic manage
ment, is considerably higher than it
should be.
Let us consider, for instance, q typical
company--the Equitable" On Jan
uary 1, 1889, its assets amounted to
$S0,O00,000, upon which it received in
the various forms of rents, interest. etc.
according to the nature of its invest
ments, an income of $5,000,0O0. The
premiums" paid by its policy holders
amounted to SEQ, 100000, making q total
income of 100000, 900 for the year. or
this sum the policy-holders or their
families received in death benefits, en-
dowments, dividends, annuities, etc,
less than $l2,OOO,0OO. The general
expenses, including salaries, commits
sions, advertising, etc. amounted to
$4,000, 900, and net surplus, or profit,
of about $l2,000,00 was added to the
assets
Briefly stated, it cost $4,000, 900 to col
lect SEQ, 100000 from people to whom
$l2, 100000 only were paid back in in
surance benefits
Some people may ask; "Why do the
companies accumulate such assets ?" To
this the insurance men will promptly
answer, with knowing wink. In order
to make our policy holders entirely safe;
the State itself has recognized the neces-
sity of it and has imposed by law per
cent reserve on outstanding policies"
But this is, on its face, mere pretence and
humbugology. Where is the necessity
of such a reserve, when the policy
holders are already paying every year
in premiums more than twice as much
as they receive in benefits?
The fact is that a legal reserve was inn
posed by the State at the request of. the
large companies, and solely for the pur-
pose of atfording their directors the
means of accommodating hundreds of
millions, which they are thus enabled
to control and manipulate.
Take again, for instance, the "Equit-
able Among its directors we see the
names of Levi z. Morton, Eugene Kelly.
Cornelius n. Bliss, Henry s. Marquand.
J. F. de Navarro, Chauncey NJ. Depew,
etc. Can it be expected of such men
shat the welfare of ohcy-holders and,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

some uays ago the HOftd proclaimed
that "hideous crime "a social crime
had been committed. We quote:
"A poor, deserted wife and mother
willing and anxious to do work of the
hardest and most mental sort for any
pay, vainly tramped the streets IN search
of employment. For three nights the
poor creature had no bed but the stones.
no roof but the sky, until at last the
babe died in her arms of hunger and
cold. All this happened, and the like
may happen again, in the richest city
on the continent-a city where wealth
beyond the dreams of any former age
abounds. The thing is a crime, and we
are all sharers in it,"
And what means does the World pro
pose for the prevention of such crimes {?
We quote again:
:" 1t is our fault that we do not know
where such want exists. 1t is our sin
that we do not create the machinery of
knowing. 1t is our shame that while
we are generous enough of money we
are miserably stingy of effort that costs
trouble"
Worse than the crime itself is such
humbugology. Out with the truth and
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Australian System in Minnesota

The Australian System in Minnesota.
To the WOrkmen's Aduocdte
Please make Correction in your next
issue by stating that we desire informa-
ton concerning good methods of agita-
ton under election laws based upon the
Australian system which are in force
here and of which we have no practical
experience. Our local election occurs
in May. SECRETARY.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 20. ~.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

Mark the 7ribunes recent declaration
that 1.-THE Ignorant and impoverished
classes" cannot be trusted in elections
because they have no stake in the
Government"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

The daily press throughout this coun-
try has recently published an outline of
the programme issued by the Swiss
Government for the Labor Conference
to be soon held at Berne. While no very
radical suggestion is expected from the
Conference, its proceedings will un.
doubleday force the labor question to
the front with increasing vigor.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

DR.. B. NJ. Lawrence will deliver
lecture, entitled, National Monopoly"
before Nationalist Club No. 3 at Spencer
Hall, ia West 14th ST., on Sunday after.
noon, March 2, at O'clock.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

A grand mass meeting will be held at
the Cooper Union on Friday, March 80,
to protest against the atrocities recently
committed in Siberia. Col Robert Inger-
soil, Prof. De Leon, Rev. Hugh Pente-
cost and S. E. Shevitch viii speak Let
tiers just received from Siberia will be
read.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

No one can be thoroughly informed
on the economic and social movement
who does not read the WoRKMEN's
ADVOCATE
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

Two men hanged in Philadelphia, one
in Bellefonte and five warrants issued
for the hanging of murderers in North
ampton, Greene, Allegheny, Cambria
and Centre Counties; such is one days
record of Pennsylvania civilization.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

The receipt of sample copy of this
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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

Eight hour mass. meetings were held
last Saturday in all parts of the country.
In New York the demonstration was
delayed until Monday, because the great
hall of the Cooper Union could not be
had for that purpose on Washington's
birthday. Candor compels us to admit
that it was not a success in point Of
numbers and although the weather was
inclement, there were unquestionably
other reasons for the smallness of the
attendance. 1t is certain, however,
that the number of those who not only
believe in a reduction of the working
hours but are ready to fight for it, is
large enough in this city alone to pack
fifty halls like the Cooper Union. But
they know all about the question and
need no further urging. Should the
New York employers be emboldened to
resistance by the seeming apathy of
workingmen on this occasion, they
would soon find their mistake.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

In this issue our small columns are
crowded with condensed reports of able
addresses, delivered by Socialists and
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

Nationalists within the last week at
various centers of social agitation. Many
more-and among these some of the
ablest-had to be left out. Were our
little paper ten times as large as it is, it
might be filled every week with such
synopses. Verify, the intellectual move
ment against the present "order" is
assuming gigantic proportions.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

Among the most remarkable contribu-
tons of the week to this intellectual
and moral revolt we may note lecture
delivered by Prof Henry c. Adams, Of
Michigan University, at the National
Museum, Washington, D. c., on the
Social Movement of our Times; an
eloquent reply of Edward Everett Hale,
of Boston, to Minot j. Savage;
strange sermon" on the Labor Prob
lem" preached by Thomas Dixon, of
Brooklyn, to large audience of Baptists,
and score of others, which have sell
dom been surpassed in boldness.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
NOTES..

The Herald is in fair way to regain
its prestige; it beats the World in
editorial stupidity.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY.

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, b. J, GRETcn,
Secretary, % East Fourth street. N. Y.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

BOARD OF GRIEVANCES, ERNEST G. SCHNEIDER,
Secretary So Dover street, Boston, Mass
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

Interesting correspondence solicited from pro.
letarians In all parts Of the world. Letters re-
curing answers should contain return postage
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
SOCIAL CRIMES,

Some days ago the World proclaimed
that "hideous crime "a social crime
had been committed. We uuote.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-15
PERSONAL.

Hon. Marcus c. de Baca, Of Albuquer-
que, was a pleasant caller at the New
MEXICAN office to-day.
Parker has introduced something new
especially serviceable as household med
icine--strawberrv brandy.
Mrs. j. L. Hopkins, of Tacoma, wash,
and son, Mr.. Lee Hopkins, of Terre
Haute, Ind, friends of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. Hickox, are guests at the Palace.
Hon. W. II. Nesbitt is up from Ger
rilIos to-day, having no end of good
time. He came,west in the spring Of '52,
hence had very little in common with the
'49ers.
John Z. Whitcomb, of Waltham, Mass.
connected with the American Watch Tool
company, and one of the younges, old men
in the 49er excursion, paid the New Mex
lcAN a visit this morning.
Mr.. Archibald Carr, inspector of U. S.
surveys, and d. M. White, returned last
night from st, Johns, A. T. They report
great political excitement there between
the Mormons and the Gentiles.
Conductors Dick Haynes and Chas
Odor, both former ticket punchers on the
Lamy branch, were in town this morning
being in charge of the special trains that
brought in the excursion party.
Gen. Samuel A. Chaplin, OF Norton,
Mass, the hero OF the Black Hawk war,
and who has had hand i'll adding four
new states to the American union, was
among the 49ers in the historic city this
forenoon.
At the Palace: DR.. Geo. Fl. Cummings
and DR.. H. P. Merrill, Portland, Me. ;
Jack Bates, Milwaukee; f. A, Blake, San
Pedro E. Yoxall, Denver; G. A. Robin
son, Socorro; Mrs. L. A. Palmer, Chicago;
Miss Sutherland, Chicago.
At the Exchange: E. Wager, g. R.
Farr, Las Vegas; NJ. G. de Baca, Albu-
querque; D. NJ. Montieth, st Paul; H.
Edwards, Antonto; John Driscol, Span
ish Honduras A. M. Anderson, w. II.
Nesbitt, CerriIlos Jose Luian, Otto Zeig-
Ter, New Orleans.
Otto Zeigler, formerly in the ranch bust
ness near Bonanza, now owner of a rice
plantation in Flo-ida, and travelling for
the Lintener photographic company, New
York, is in the city. He is promising
Young artist and will sketch Santa Fe
scenes for the latter company, remaining
here some months.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-15
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

The stereopticon views of the Johns
town food take place at the African VI
E. church on Thursday evening. Tick
cts may be procured at Weltmer's book
store.
The governor this morning received
notice that new postotfices have been es'
tablished as follows Leighton, CollaS
county, with H. W. Leighton as postmas'
ter, and Kmball, Coliax county, with
Annie James as postmistress.
Tom Gable, from Cerrillos; Sam Bald
win, from san Pedro; G. NJ. Dreamer
from Chimayo, and John Gray, from Po'
joaque, constitute quartet OF rnstlers
when it comes to soliciting railroad right
of-way subscriptions from Santa Fe bust
ness men.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Romero arrived
yesterday from Las Cruces with seven U
S. prisoners for the territorial peniten
tiary, which gives Warden Wynkoop al
even 100 prisoners to look after. Two o.
the prisoners brought up yesterday are
women sentenced under the Edmunds
act.
No one was more assduous in extend
ing to the '40ers hearty welcome thar
Hon. Sol. Spiegelberg, who is something
OF an cid timer himself. Messrs. Charlie
Bishop, Mr.. A. G. Ireland and Charlie
Thayer, jr., found Old friends among the
excursiorists, and took pains to make
their stay here pleasant.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-15
RUSTLING COMMITTEE.
What was Done T"ward the Extension
Fund Yesterday-A Final An
swer Tomorrow.

A new comnli tee started out yesterday
afternoon to solicit subscriptions for the
Santa Fe Southern right-of-way and depot
grounds fund, and it proved to be com.
posed of rustlers. Messrs. John Gray,
T. P. Gable, G. M. Dreamer and Sam
Baldwin constituted this committee.
They met with many obstacles, of course,
but their cause was so solid that in most
cases they had arguments to more than
offset them, and as result they raised
nearly 81, 900 during the afternoon. To.
day they are still at it, and no doubt
the full amount required will be raised be.
fore tomorrow noon. In roundabout
way news again comes from New York tC
the effect that the money necessary tC
complete this extension is raised and
ready whenever the right Of way shall
have been settled. The news this time
comes so straight that it can scarcely be
dacredted, and on this account subscrip
tons are more literally given.
The renewed activity in the mines anc
the excellent prospects for q smeltel
and large coal development il
The vicinity OF Cerrillos also tends
to encourage the citizens, for as the mar
row gauge now stands only this extension
to Cerrios and San Pedro can serve tt
bring the road up to q profitable invest
ment, and it is largely for this reason tina,
popular opinion now believes the imme
diate construction Of the extension Ger
tainty. 49,. :,
A final report to New York will be made
to- morrow by Chief Engineer Coleman
and it is sincerely hoped he will be able
to report that the right of-way and depo
grounds matter is all right.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-15

son to assist in making it agreeable fol
everybody The supper was delicious an
free to all and the promenading and
dancing was kept up till alter midnight,
the 10th infantry band supplying the
music through the kindly courtesy OF the
Fort Marcy authorities.
The funds thus realized we're to-day
placed in the First National bank, and
viii be used to purchase iron settees for
the plaza. 1t is proposed also at an early
date to place stone coping and iron rail-
ing about the monument and erect tasty
drinking fountain, aud for this purpose 1t
is probable that kermss shall soon I've
undertaken by the ladies OF Santa Fe--
God bless 'em
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-15
PLEASURE AND PROFIT.
Complete Success OF the Ladies' Enter
tainment in Behalf Of the Plaza
improvement.
The charming ladies of Santa Fe simply

The charming ladies OF Santa Fe simply
did themselves proud last night. Their
entertainment in behalf OF the plaza i'm
provement fund was not only delightful
social event, but Melted $3.50. 1t was the
most cosmopolitan affair that has occurred
here for years, and this was not the least
pleasant event about it. Mrs. Prince and
Mrs. Bartlett were especially active in
promoting its success, assisted by score
or more of ladies who wed with each
other in entertaining the assem-
blage. Some 200 citizens assembled
at Gray's opera house in response to the
call. Capt. Gray not only donated the
hall and WINNINGS, but was there IN per-
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-15
TERRITORIAL TIPS.

San Pedro will shortly have a Mexican
circus.
Mrs. r. L. Whitmore, of San Marcial
has gone to California.
Valencia county court reconvened YES
terday, at Los Lunas.
Wilson Waddingham, New Mexico's
cattle king, has gone to Chicago.
Sixteen families from Kansas located
near Rosevale, south OF San Pedro, last
week.
Albu4uerque's former catcher, Jack
Newman, is now with the Brooklyn Ma
tional League team.
A new postofiice has been established
at Coyote, Rio Arriba county, with Justo
SandOval rs postmaster.
Train loads of oranges are now passing
over the Atlantic & Pacific railroad from
different points in California.
Says the Elk: Coal, gold, silver, tim
Der and railroads will certainly 90 long
ways in making Gallup the third city in
New Mexico.
Grand preparations are being made by
the Odd Fellows of Gallup to celebrate
| the 7lsG anniversary of their order in a
| fitting manner.
Joseph Campbell, brakeman on the
Santa Fe, fell from the cars Saturday
night, near Colmer, and was run over and
instantly killed.
In less than year four new ore pro-
ducing mines have been born and are
shipping ore from this camp. Chloride
is all right. Black Range.
Owing to the great rush of business
the Santa Fe, occasioned by the present
| low rates, frt light from the east has been
delayed in some instances several days.
D. ?. Carr, of Grant county, is out in a
card in which he says ~ am for state.
hood first, last and all the time. If an
enabling act is passed submitting the pres
ent constitution to the people | will be
found advocating it's adoption until the
polls close"
The state meat inspection law OF Vir-
GINA has been declared unconstitutional,
New Mexico's bright young attorney gen
eral, Ralph E. Twitchell, evidently knew
something of constitutional law after all.
Silver City Enterprise.
| j. Y. Clayvone cOmmltted SUICIDE al
Las Vegas Saturday night by taking
poison. He had been in the employ OF
corps Of surveying engineers. Despond-
ency caused from hard drinking is sup
posed to have led to the deed.
Ration note: The weather is unprece-
dented. But little snow fell dming the
winter, and as yet there is no indication
of rain. Farmers and stockmen in this
vicinity are getting discouraged over the
outlook. II the dry spell is not soon
broken by copious rains. there will be a
very short grass crop in this section, and
the fruit trees and vegetable gardens will
suffer accordingly. The Ration water
company experiences shortage in its
supply, and has issued an order prohibit
Ing the use Of water for kriyatiny lawns
and trees"