Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-05-10
THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNISM.

THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNISM.
The seething commonwea1 armies
that have sprung into existence
in SO many sections of the coun-
try with the one common purpose
Of marching. to tF e national capi-
tai and demanding" personal re
lief and the Inauguration of
system of paternalism the out
growth-though not the intent
of the Republican party's long
regime, is evidence that our free
institutions are threatend: that
the spirit of communism is ramp
ant and must be alarming to those
who see the situation as it is.
The Central Presbyterian, which
is one of the best edited and most
conservative of all our religious
exchanges, in its current issue
contains an admirable article on
this subject from which we take
the following extract. It says:
1t is a portentous thing that
organized bands of idle men are
marching to the capital Of the
country to demand work Of the
government It is the duty of
the government to protect its
citizens in their rights and in the
pursuits of happiness in their
lawful avocations. BUTT is com
munistic and revolutionary to
look to the government for en-
ployment, and it is a measure
which, if followed, will lead to
the destruction of personal
liberty. Already the movement
has increased the evils com
planned of, has added to the mum
Der of the idle, and been a burden
and a menace to the towns and
districts Of country through
which the so-called army Of the
ICommonweal has been passing.
The communities which have
contributed to their support have
done so mainly for the purpose
of getting them out of the way
and escaping from the evil OF
their presence.
| Even if these men were free
from all responsibility for then
want of employment-and this is
by no means true-the measures
| they propose would bring nc
permanent relief, but only make
them pensioners of the govern
ment, a burden and a hindranct
to the legitimate industries an(
enterprises of the country.
/ In the same connection, We
clip the following from the New
4 York Times:
It is about time that tlle Com
munists in the Senate Of The
| United States were suppressed
by their fellow-senators. Moth
| ing could be more reckless, il
view of the threatened invasion
of the capital by thousands o
tramps, than PETERS bill s'tt
provide work for unemployed
persons in the District Of Colum
bia. Allen of Nebraska, has in
troduced a resolution, with th'
, view, of course, of endearins
himself to the tramps. to th
effect that the tramps have TIN
right to camp in the grounds o
the Capitol. The force Of thi'
resolution is that it contradicts
municipal regulation of th
/ District. to which the Commits
sioners Of the District have al
ready called the attention of th
tramps. The rules of the Sen
ate for once served a good pur
pose when they enabled this res
olution to be suppressed. But
ought to be understood that rep
4 resentatives of Anarchists, eithe
1 of the European and murderou
: or of the American and blathers
e kite variety, are not in place i
e the Senate of the United States
t There is no question befor
the people of such momentou
! consequence, and the vicious doc
! trine should be denounced b
: the press, the people and the pu
pit.