Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1891-01-31

| few outside the socialist movement can
give. The Arbeter Liedertafel displayed
wonderful musical ability Of the
different vocal renditions with which
the delegates were treated that of die
freiheit' was particularly grand and
magnificent.
The choruses were made up OF some
fifty or slxty voices, all of workingmen
and blended togeth'r in perfect har-
mony. This slight diversion was in fact
a most fitting sequel to the morning
! proceedings 1t made one feel that in
/ spite of competition and the plutocrats,
with thorough union and intelligence on
| the part of the workers something of
| the grandeur and beauty of the universe
may be snatched by them as they press
! forward to the realization of the ideal
of socialism, The whole affair was in.
| spiriting and foretaste of that sublimest
melody which shall yet ill the very
atmosphere when under Socia ism the
proletariat of all lands shall be freed
from every form of economic servitude
and shall be welded into one common
wealth-the coming commonwealth of
| man,
On the reassembling of tho delegates
after the noon luncheon in Bakers Hall,
two of our Lynn comrades, Fred. f.
Oelcher and Geo. r. Peare. were OBJ
served. A motion was at once carried
that the newly arrived comrades be
| given voice IN the convention aud
allowed to consult and advise Asked
as to the present condition and prospects
! of Socialism III Lynn comrade Peare
! said that he did not wish to indulge in
any boasting but it was his opinion that
| rs much work had been and was being
done in Lynn as anywhere in the State.
| He meant in the line of agitation and dis
seinination of the principles of So
cialsm. The Socialist comrades there
had made it their special object to in
oculate the various labor unions with
Socialist ideas. The consequence was
that to-day in Lynn there were several in
every union who thoroughly believed
/ that the only way in which the labor
problem could be solved was by putting
all the means of production and
distribution in the hands of the whole
people. Comrade Oelcher referred to
the fact of the formation of an in.
dependent labor party there last year
and to the significant fact that its ticket
was headed by an avowed Socialist az
the candidate for Mayor, Although
neither comrade had been Empowered to
speak for their section they could speak
encouragingly on the matter Of belong
ing to the party and to the State
organization as well rs on that of giving
help to the political movement. Ga the
most important question which the
convention had to consider and to de-
! eide a sort of canvas of the various
sections represented as well as Of the
delegates themselves was taken at this
iuncture. Comrade Oelcher of Lynn
was in favor Of political action as he
thought Socialism could be advanced
much more in that line than in any
other.
COmrade Peare said that he was on
the side Of political action but he
thought it would be well to look out
for "boodlers' that it was beginning to
be very fashionable for people to call
themselves Socialists and that he would
not be surprised if before long man
like Frank K. Foster should be knock
ing as the doors of the S. L. p. for ad-
mission. Comrade Putney of the Boston
American Section said that he was in
structed to favor going into political
action as most important means
of organizing and educating the people
on Socialist lines. He referred to a
recent statement of Sir John Mcdonald,
the Canadian Premier, to the effect that
Canada could look with complacency
on the struggle of the fierce democracy
in the United States, intensified as it
was by additions from the ignorant
anarchists of Europe. He thought it
was high time the struggle of the
democracy was waged in thorough
earnest. Comrade Claff stated that the
Boston Jewish Section instructed him to
vote Tor an independent Socialist po-
litical compaigD. Such movement the
Jews would help as they were ever
ready to receive new IDEAS Comrades
Isenecker and Bergner of the Boston
German Section said their section was
decidedly in favor of going into
politics and the Germans would help
very materially in this direction as
many outside the section could be relied
on to vote for straight Socialist ticket.
Comrade Theinert of Holyoke said his
section was in favor of political action
first, last and all time that in order to
infuse sufficient life into the larty and
its sections a determined effort must be
put forth to make Socialism power
and that there was feeling that this
could only be effected by dong some
thing politically. They had no sympathy
with either of the old parties. What
they wanted was thorough uncom-
promising political action on Socialist
lines. HoIyoke and the adjacent towns
such as East Hampton, Northampton
aud South Hadley Falls, where many
German comrades reside, would vote
for Socialist ticket. He believed the
best way of reaching the American
! Leari Hxas thrnnnh nnliLical a ctinn. The