New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-22


his existence
But by strikes and otherwise he does clearly
intend TO put an end to the existing state OF
things and to substitute for 1t another and dii-
ferent state OF things more to the mind or MI
John Burns II he had had the making OF the
Universe he would have made II otherwise ana
since he was anticipated and lost his chance OF
creating the world. he has to be content with the
humber but still considerable task OF making
I; over There Is to be a new earth II NOT ne"
heavens Politics with him only mearS 10
a larger end. The break up of parties Is but
a step toward the break up OF society. The Lib
erals and Radicals. said Mr. Burns. at Battersea'
have one historic duty to discharge-it Is not
quite clear how II can be historic-and that Is TO
place every man and woman on the register OK
voters or trfng exceptions such az criminals
IDIOTS unatics. and the like he takes no account
Every man and every woman must have vote
and having regard to Mr. Burnss programme
the lunatics and idiots may be trusted to vote
with him. and he may well enough object to
their exclusion from the register. BY this means
alone. he decares.-by giving every man and
every woman a votes TRUE pontcal emarci-
patton obtanable" He adds:
When that has been done. we shall see the
complete break up OF political parties and COM
bination Of labor and socialism In this and every
other country
That is the ideal future to which this cham
pion OF labor looks. Labor Is TO be supreme
Labor IS TO legis,ate for Itself and for the in
significant minority who may happen TO possess
capital education. culture. capacity for great
affairs. and such other endowments as have
heretofore been supposed 70 form no unimpnrtant
part Of the civilization now existing; without
which labor might possibly be worse off than IL
f. Labor says Mr.. Burns. is TO come by lis
own The formula IS not new. II has been
heard before now In his mouth and in others
/, invariably means. and means now that LABOR
is - come by other peoples own You nave
lately seen in Chicago and other parts Of the
Tntcd states the practical application OF TINS
gospel wrh Debs as its prophet whether the
events Of last week have induced Mr. Burns to
modify hi. opinion Of the working classes in
America ID not know. lie said Of his COM
rades I'm America last year. as you perhaps re-
member. that they were hardly distingushable'
indu-iriaily from African slaves The African
slaves ~ the United States are reported, not on
very good authority, - regard their calumniator
% a great man Those whose aspirations soar
above mere patriotism and are INTERNATIONALLY
look to him. IT is said leader. Well. II they
Are African white slaves. he Is a good enough
leader fDr them.
Mr. Burns has his better side and sometimes al
lows glinpses ~ IL 10 be seen in his speeches;
not too often II he had nothing better than the
bounce and buster OF which YOU have seen
specimens h. could hardy have become per-
sonali,v in the House u Commons IIe declares
himself much more patient with Parliamentary
M. than lie was * years ago. II" has learned
something; watched The working ~ the Parlia-
meninrv machine and socs that YOU cannot re-
create oxen ono part - tie world. or upset every
thing I'm ore li;lle island, all At once Il have
had The good sense to learn by experience" says
Mr. Burns: Il sentence which shows two Sides ~
him I'm one Wow lie thinks England with All iis
faults IN. most Democratic. the most sOcialistic
country on the face OF the earth: as perhaps y
f. Progress though slow is safe. and that IL
why he Is not impatient with Parliamentary
work Ard b. utiers the sound maxim that
rcr,ranont success is brttor than Anarchy at n
bound Hc Is not In favor ~ the 'indiscrimi-
nate" assassination ~ chief magistrates IL
might seem - follow that ne Is in favor Of as
sassiua,iDn which disciimnatos. but that need
no, h~ pressed. IT would be unjust 10 him TO
take too critical logical n view 81 language
I'm which impulses are seen struggling with an
imperfect vocabulary. and with forms - express
sion which II not always grammatical are IN
dlvi,lnal He does at any rate. keep for himself
n Mace - his own. lie * independent. though
n pretty useful ally ~ the Ministerial party In
the House - Commons. And h' IT, on the whole
~ more value - the observer u labor move
rnenis In England than any other Socialistic
leader t. w D