St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-08
"A CRIME AGAINST CIVILIZA-
piON,

now those of actual war. A man claim
ing powers greater than those OF the
president OF the United States, and rec
ogAiZing no law save his own ambition,
has plunged the country into disorder;
ana 4 reign of terror. equaled only sby
the reign of the commune in Paris. eX
lists in one Of our principal cities, ex-
tending in all directions, paralyZing
business, prostrating Industry, terror
izing those peaceably disposed, wanton-
! ly destroying public and private prop
erty, invading the civil and political
rights of the citizens, assailing the home
and the fireside, and outraging all that
men hold sacred or dear.
Debsisml is the ill-begotten progeny
of the union of those two most loath
some of political Enthusiastically and
communism. 1t Is the fruit OF the
| pernlcious doctrine that no man has an
inherent right to possess anything, but
that Sloth and improvdence have an
equal right to the luxuries of life with
| industry ana frugality. 1t is the fruit
| OF system, TOO. which demands of
the individual the surrender of his
right TO speak. think and act into the
hands OF few designing men a slavery
more AFFECT than that which bound the
negro race for centuries and made it
menial TO the white. 1t is a slavery
| that is remorSeless in its grasp. for it
rules its victims with a rod of iron.
| Social ostracism, industrial outlawry,
and even death are the penalties of re-
bellion or of protest. 1t is all abhorrent
system, at war with the spirit Of modern
enlightenment.repu to men who es-
TEEN freedom and uphold manhood.
Negro slavery cost the nation a long
and bloody war and million of human
lives, and even today the country is
grooming beneath the load OF debt in
Cured for its extinction. Industrial
slavery is monster OF more hideous
m1en. 1t enslaves the soul as we'll as
the body, makes captive the intellect
and and destroys all sense of moral OBJ
legation. 1t overthrowS the reason
dethrones the law, for 1t is essentially
antagonistic to order, and reasonable as
we'll.
The present uprising is not due to
wrongs suffered by the participants. 1t
desire to display a power over men that
shall serve to crafty the vanity of few
mad and unprincipled demagogues, who
have no interest i'll the welfare of the
industrious workers of the nation and
no concern for the future of the republic.
Themselves Seceders from the regu-
larly established labor organizations
''scabs," to use their own vernacular-
they denounce as traitors to labor's
cause all who diSapprove of their meth
DDS or dare to question their motives.
Like all petty despots, they are intoler-
ant of contradiction and despise good
counsel. They are exceedingly wise in
their own coDceit, and in a sentence
pass judgment upon problems that have
puzzled the wisest of our kind for cen.
turtles. But above all they are dIcta-
torlal and despOtic. They will not
brook opposition, but With strong arm
of force repreSs all attempts to question
either their authority or wisdom. When
it is added that these grand and lofty
potentates are for the most part igno-
rant and Observation-Disclosures upon
the history of civilization. in dense
darkness ON matters of political and
social economy, and regardless of the
consequences their acts may produce
the dangers of their leadership may be
readily comprehended
The GLOBE does not undertake to saw
that the working classes have suffered
no wrongs-that they have no griev-
anceS to redress. 1t is we'll aware of
the fact that some employers are OPP
presSIve and treat their servants as
slaves; that some corporations have no
souls. and grind the spirits of their
workmen under an iron heel. But ill
advised and criminal methods have
been employed by the American Rail-
way union to accomplish what under
other circumstances might have been
| commendable purpose. Ali freely ad-
init that the laborer is worthy of his
hire, and should be permitted to enjoy
the proceeds of his labor as suits him
| best. The rloting In Chicago and else
where has, however. postponed iu-
definitely the reforms that all true
friends of the Workingmen desire to see
! effected. The wanton destruction of
| private and corporate property will
eventually have to be paid for by the
laborlng men. The city of Chicago is
liable for every dollars worth of injury
inflicted by the mobs. This will be
collected from the city by the corpora
tons; the city. as result, will be COM
PEELED to increase the taxes on prop
erty, aud to meet this tax rents will
have to be increased and wages re-
duced. Ultimately, therefore, woes
will be added to the lot of all those who.
already overwhelmed, seek relief 10y
following the lead of false leaders and
self-seeking and unprinclpled charla-
tans.