Hartford labor., 1894-10-20
COMMUNICATIONS.

Comrade F. O. Pilgrim, Waterbury, Conn.,, writes: "At the recent meeting at City Hall Comrade Martha Moore Avery entertained them with one of those grand speeches for which she is famous. It is almost impossible to say enough in
 her praise. She is one of those noble
 characters who appear to live for the
 benefit of others, and we hope the com
 rades wherever she goes will do all in
 their power to entertain her and make
 her life pleasant
 Comrade H. w. B. Mackay, Boston,
 Mass, writes: '1 did not desire to be re-
 munerated. I think we are all bound to
 help the cause to the best of our ability
 and opportunity. It has need of all we
 can do.''
 . Comrade Wnl. A. Toole, Baltimore,
 Md, writes: "One great drawback to
 the advance of Socialism is the fear some
 people have of becoming known as So-
 cialists. This is wrong. Only by being
 known as Socialists and by upholding our
 ideal at all times and all places will we be able to destroy the great bugaboo
 Which our enemies have labeled +soeiaI .
 ism and set up before the American peo-
 pie as the genuine article The So-
 cialist should not be ashamed of what
 he is; on the contrary he has every req
 son to feel proud. For in that glorious
 time, after the proletariat have made the
 last grand charge, captured the State,
  of justice upon earth, the name, Socialist, and those who bore it in these dark days will be honored above all else, by a grate- full and happy people; and we will have the great satisfaction of knowing what is then will be in part the result of our teaching and agitation now. So forward, comrades! Do not falter! Hold high the be in the thickest of every battle of this great class-war so that it will be known for what it is-tl1e emblem of emancipa- l tion for the down-trodden toiIers, which l like the pillar of fire by night will lead l them to the promised land" Mass, writes: "There is shOrt article | in LABOR of yesterday that is somewhat l unjust 50 me- perhaps mildly SD, but still | unjust. It intirnates that I am little l afraid of the name Socialist. For the | past eight years I have been ki1own here, where my home has been for twenty two years. as an avowed Socialist. Some | name was discussed; at that time, being member of the German Section, voted against change and urged others to vote in favor of the good. the grand name, Socialist Any one who is of, or is not willing to bE known by that name, is not worthy of tfie cause The occasion that brought forth this articEe was g. short note, and ftar-page | pamphlet sent by the writer to the ed ltor of the New York Weekly En1ibune." and his, the editors reply, which was headed Socialism Run Mad,s" so it would seem that there was no more need | of my labelling myself a. Socialist" than | for him to label himself "Republfcan," and indeed it should not be necessary ! for any one to, give the specifsa informa- | tion that he is a Socialist. Al true So- 1 cialist will be known by hiss walk and l The name. Socialist, l stands for alI that is noble: and good; 1 it demands that the country and all that l is therein shall be used fou the benefit | of all the people, and that each and all ,, of the people shall do a portion of the l work necessary to secure this benefit. | Surely there is nothing to be ashamed of ! or tfr1id about, or afraid of in this de mand. But the Socialist is not only firm definite and decided, in a demand for the fulfllment of all the rights of the peo- pie, he is in line, and in sympathy, with all who stand for 8 comprehensive and all-pervading reform in the social rela- tions of manlzind,' and is ready at all times in season and out of season.. to labor with and for all those who desire the real betterment of the human race. The paper LABOR. is doing a good work in this place, which will surely appear in a greatly increased vote for the So-
 cialist Labor Party at the elections this fall.''