San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-12
TRANSLATION.

Can severer indictment be presented
against our present system of government
than the formation of Unions" created
by nearly all branches of the laboring
classes, censecutively IN recent years?
Do " not stand today here. In this nom
inallly, most free republic, that ever ex-
listed, on practically the same grounds
(only more modernized) as did Europe and
especially Germany in the latter half of
the middle ages?' Only bear in mind
the changed conditions, transfer the
actors to the present time, and the old
play subject to the mentioned change,
becomes apparent The system of rob-
berry, exists in the same measure than In
the days when might made right" only
with this distinction, that in the olden
times. the robbers found it more difficult
to seize the property of their fellow men.
Then lhele as even danger To life in
the attempts, while today one remains in
comfortable office, and the stronger
pulls the wool over the eyes of the weak
er, as In the times when the powerful
made vassal OF the weaker by enslaying
him through his strong arms and sword
Today the money power and the capacity
OF controlling 1t with greater skill, their
fellow men achieve the same results as
then, when artitice, stratagem, attack,
fraud or Tyranny were recognized as ius-
Unable means 10 secure the desired end,
the summit of which was to domineer
mankind. As in the days when ''mipht
was right" so theI e is here in all parts of
the country now, the work inaugurated
10 create privileged class, differing only
in using money TO purchase and exercise
the privileges instead of force, by means
~ which they were acquired and upheld
then.
Under the old system grOwed pri-
VileRed class, the ariStocracy-and here
nothing is left undone to create a similar
clasS-the mOneyed aristocracy. 1t was
the effort of the old aristocrats, to keep
aloft from the masses but to live at their
expense, either by coercion, or by prestige
OF long established ideas that they were
a separate and higher class of mankind !:
money. insolence claims the same here,
and exercises by its might pressure
upon the government to enact laws to Sc
cure the powers of capitalists. and make
room for an exclusive class, like the
European aristocracy.
order not TO be crushed by
capital, find themselves compelled
as in the days Of the robber- barons of
Europe TO form as safeguard against
oppression and subjucation. The guiIds
OF the cities during the middle ages. com
pare with our various unions Of different
classes in our republic, now r, presenting
StuJltUeul. IndL our Freedom
loving citizens will attempt TO guard their
liberties.
That number of errors and over
reaching measures are unavoidable i'm
this battle for personal freedom. cannot
be gain-said, but the main idea and lead
Ing motives rest upon patriotism. the
welfare OF the country and the liberty of
the citizens: and all lovers of freedom
SHOULD encourage them with hearty sup
port and good service for the betterment
of mankind.
We see in our present government sys-
tenn power whose tendency is to DESTROY
our personal freedom and equality, that
can only be oppo.e ed by counteractinp
influence, that will restore the principles
and give us an administration OF a true
democratic republic. That the people of
The United STATES have felt this is shown
by the democratic majorities of the popu
Jar vote since many years in presidential