Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-07-20
The spirit Of unrest that perni,s

The spirit Of unrest that permits
the working classes throughout the
world cffers q standing menace to the
existing order Of society. From the
Baltic Sea 10 the Ganges the tsilisg
masses are IN the incipient stages Of
revolutions. The aggressive policy
pursued by kings and queens. which
RecsssitAtss large standing armies,
whose principal support is derived
from the rank asd fle OF the people,
presses with such severity on the toiar,
that his patience is almost exhausted,
and the more progressive thinkers
amengst the misses are making
strenuous efforts to shake of the in.
cubns The system of espionage prnc.
ticsd In the Old World, destroys the
manhood OF the individuals 1t either
makes him I'm abject slave or the dis
cipls Of passive obedience. The syste
matte repression praclicsd nnder such
forms Of government, destroys th.
safety valve which We, uader our sys.
TEN, call Freedom Of Speech. There
sult 10 Nihilism In Russia, Socialism
la Germany, Communism in France,
Fsinanism in Ireland, with other issues
toe numerous to mention, throughout
the world. How long can such cen
ditisn Of things last' Emperors, kings
and princes forget that this is q pro.
grsssive age, and enc Of investi CATION.
Some Of the most potent faclors, in thu
past, such as the union ot church and
state, are tast disappearing. Even the
divine right of kings" Is questioned.
When the Emperor Of Germany, a
short time since, flushed with wine
and the adulation Of sycophanis, made
use Of the expression, "Whesver does
not like my course, let him emi.
CRATE" He was answered by 5000
starving people with the cry Of
Bread or Bloodl" Such demonstra-
tions are significant. The starving
millions In Russia and Austria, the
impoverished condition of the 1t ,lians,
the strike Of halt milIio laborers in
England arc sbjrcl lessons that can.
net be- lightly overlooked. Franklin,
ono 81 the most philosophic minds
that our country has given birth to,
SAID: A." Where there 10 hunger, law is
not regarded"
The recent occurrences At Home.
stead, Pennsylvania, and C9ur d'Alene,
Idaho, are also significant aud show
plainly to what straits the working
men Of these States are driven by the
aggressive policy pursued by the
capitalists. the American working
men are different from the Europeans.
They have hopes and aspirations for
themselves and families that the others
never dreamed Of. Their intelligence
10 far superior, their self.reliance and
independence Of character far greater.
their fertility Of resources inexhaust.
iblc, their sighting qualities we're shawn
to the world by the reception the hired
Assassins of Pinkerton met with At
Homestead. Evidently they are well
organized. The time may come when
the workingmen of the United States
will make the discovery that they are
power In the land and resort to brute
force. 1t will then be discovered that
the European work men hears absut
the same relation to ours that black
powder does IN dynamite. II legisla.
tive actian does n"thing to ameliorate
their conditions before the opening Of
the rext century, there may be scenes
enacted in this country that will throw
the horrors Of the French Revolution
in the shade.
The advanced views Of Senators
Palmer, Vserhees and Stewart, whs
designate the Piukertons as murdersrs
and as>assins, needs no comments. We
are in the thrses Of u political rovelu.
tisn, and what the result may DO il Is
difficult 10 determine. Let us earnestly
hope that the legislators whe protect
corporations At the expense Of the co.
pie may devote some attention 10 the
interest Of the telling masses, and by
judicious laws avert the evils that now
threaten us.
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