Evening journal., 1895-06-12

There is always q set Of indictments
among every people, men who II not
actually insane, are so rattle Drained, from
their ambition and their self conceit, that
they are not much better than lunatics
and Eugene Y. Debs is q fair sample Of
tails class of individuals. II anyone
doubted this before they must be con
WINGED by the foolish as well as vicious
cutlery against law and order, which
Debs gave uttsranoe to as be was setting
out on his journey to the jail where he
will be obliged to spend his Summer
vacation.
A valued contemporary says. 'Thia
last outburst shows the man to greater
disadvantage than almost any other act
of his life. so far as known to the public
1t shows that be is at open war with
the government, does not intend to obey
the decisions Of the courts or otherwise
act the part Of q good citizen, any
further than compelled to do SO. He puts
the railway union Of which he is presi-
dent at the front, and commands for its
edicts universal obedience, not hesitating,
as ct the Chicago and Pullman riots, to
resort to violence to enforce It's DEGREES
$50 far as he is able to pi oceed, Debs Is
3 rsvolutionist, as we're Martin Irons ana
Dennis Kearney before him. These men,
inflated by promotion, are maddened at
society which will not recognize their
claims to supremacy, and so make war
upon the whole community. Our rulers
are by them put down as dietators. and
the judges OF the Supreme Court as
satraps and despots, to be desplsed and
hated in true South American fashion. 4"
OF course all this availa nothing BY
way Of influencing the American people,
who as a rule, understand the situation
and count such malcontenta at their
real worth But there are circles In
which this railing has some effect and
greatly to the discredit aud disad vantage
Of those who listen 10 these dIatribes.
The intelligent and honest workingmon
Of the country have no part in these
transactions, though all Is done Ia their
name, but without their authority.
They know that men Of the class Of
Debs, Irons aud Coxey can do them no
good. Nor sre they capable Of doing
serious harm; except to those who afili-
ate with them. The country at large
takes little direct interest In the concslted
men who undertake to run things in
opposition to established forms and ths
common sense OF mankind
Such men rs these precipit ated the
French revolution OF 1889 and were th,
cause Of the reign Of terror Ia that
country. They are men who lose Their
heads when they get power, as wal
shown in the Chicago strike. until th'
government stepped in and put a stop t.
the folly which WAS fast leading t,
bloodshed and an indisorlminate destruc
tiou Of property.
We tremble TO think OF what nigh
have been the result Of the Chiosg,
strike II the government bad not inter
posed its strong hand. The followers o
Debs were getting ready for any excsas
and under the control Of such q man, th,
mob would have carried everythin,
before 1t The governor OF the stat,
and the mayor Of the city we're sympa
thizsrs with the mob. at FIRST, and woull
have continued to be until IL was be-
yond their control.
Nothing but the strong arm Of tn
Federal Government prevented th
repetition Of sush scenes rs made Pari
and France infamous century age
And, II such atrocities had once hav
been perpstrated in Chicago. who ca
say where they would have stopped9