The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-07-19

I'll fixed property; the widest co-opera-
ion in all production and distribution.
While the actual adherents of the party
are comparatively few, their spirit and
doctrines are widely diffused. All labor
all farmers alliance and
other societies have sOcialistic tenden
cy. So also the same spirit is taking
deep root in the church. The past ten
years have seen the most remarkable
change in the attitude of the church to-
wards socialism. Now let me repeat it.
This socialism is not anarchistic, it
breathes the most loyal spirit of patriot
ism. These socialists and their sympa-
thizers are not the ones that are burn
ing, plundering and killing today.
They are arrayed solidly against these
acts of violence; they advocate a change
in our social organism, a change to be
wrought not by violent revolution, but
by education and the ballot. To &C.
cuse them of plotting insurrection, and
the destruction of property, is as igno-
rant as it is unjust, and utterly unwise.
Let us turn now to the l. w. P. A and
the l. w. A., the "Reds" and BLACKS.
Here we find the anarchist. About the
only difference between the two is, that
the "Reds" are more radical, more vio-
lent than the 'Blacks." The funda-
mental principles of both are the same,
no private property, no state, no family,
no religion. Their methods and argu-
ments are the same; powder and lead,
dynamite, the dagger, poison, fire, any
and every possible means of destruc-
ton of life and property. Not that
they destroy either for the sake of de-
struction, but as the only means of
bringing about the revolution they de-
sire. 1t was these anarchists that
caused so much trouble in the United
States in 1877; plotted the massacre in
London in 1885; caused the Haymarket
riot in Chicago in 1886; that murdered
Prest. Carnot, and sought the life of
Crispi, and are creating so much distur-
bance today in Chicago. These are the
organized anarchists, so far as it is pos
sible to organize anarchy. From these
however, it seems to me we have not
much to fear. Their theories are so
wild and chimerical, so subversive of
all that mankind holds sacred, that they
can never gain much of foothold
Let them alone, give them little rope
and they will hang themselves.
! Let us turn now to what l have
named "unorganized' anarchy. This
} is not open and avowed anarchy, but a
} spirit of anarchy, that pervades the
mass of society-a general spirit of law
lessness. Strictly speaking, it is not
, anarchy; anarchy is the abolition of law
The real anarchist would have no state
no government, no law. Where no law
) is, there can be no violation of law
l But the anarchist of which | nov
3 speak, recognizes the necessity of gov
S ernment and law, but at the same time
e violates law, tramples it under his fee
! and defies it. This is the worst form o
! anarchy, and from this we have mucl
9 to fear. This anarchlstic spirit'that i
g abroad in the land today, is driving u
Q forward toward the point reached b.
9 Israel, when they had no king, an
+ every one did what was right in hi
9 own eyes. What shall we say Of tn
+ condition of things at this very me
d ment? Railroads tied up, traffic sus
IS pended, business paralyzed over tn
J. whole land; mobs filling the cities wit
l. riot, fire and bloodshed. Who is n
10 sponsible for all this? The A. R. I
n and Mr.. Debs? Let us remark, that
'e is not anarchy for men to quit worl
If it is not anarchy for them to persuad
le others to quit work; but when they fo
le chilly prevent others from work, that
anarchy. So far as the rioting is col
ot cerned, it is quite certain that the re-
o. strikers themselves have little if an,
le thing to do with it. Gen. Howard I
y lieve says, their attitude has been
al the highest degree peaceful. The stril
at has simply given occasion for tn
W spirit of anarchy, lurking everywhel
al to manifest itself. It is not just, tn
Of to charge Pres. Debs and his associat