The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-05
Anaconda Nelos.

critics from a horde of Pinkerton thugs,
Pinkertons were generally called on to
shoot down the employees of a corpora
ton whenever they dared to assent
their manhood or their rights. But
since Pinkertonism was defeated on
that eventful July 6, 1892, the corpora
lions have found a new ally in the
state militia, and with complaisant
governor, a better and less expensive
one. The militia was at once ordered
out in four states-Pennsylvania New
York, Tennessee and Idaho, and or
ganized bodies of laboring men all over
the country denounced the mihbia. The
following is one of the many resolu-
lions adopted by the labor organiza-
lions and publ shed in the Journal of
the Kr lights of Labor of Sept. Is, 1892:
Whereas, 1t was thought by the work.
ingmen of the state of New York that
when the anti-Pinkerton bill was passed
IL really meant that in future no coercive
body would be available for the purpose
of intimidating and shooting citizens of
this country who had American manhood
enough to seek to better their condition,
socially and financially: and,
Whereas, We find that the capitalist has
still the power to own the militia and
command its obedience to captalistic or
ders: and.
! Whereas, We, as workingmen. fall to
see any material difference to being shot
by Pinkerton or a militiaman; and,
Whereas, The militia is in greater part
composed of wage-workers themselves;
therefore, he II hereby
Resolved, That we, as fellow wage
slaves earnestly request that every work.
ingman at present a member of any mi
litia company shall Immediately tender
his resignation (even at the risk of being
suspended by the thumbs).
How grand the idea here expressed,
and / wish they could be engraved on
the minds and the hearts of all labor
ing men, that they may grow brighter
to the perfect day.
Militarism Dis the evn genius of Eu-
rope. Out of their earnings the work
ers There support an idle soldery main
tained mainly to prevent any POSSIBLE
ty of tine common people being able TO
achieve their liberties and assert their
rights. WIN any thoughtful man who
is observapt wbthal venture ITO say that
America is nor fast drifting towards
milhtarism? In Europe the military is
Differed by the solons of the nobility
ard the privileged classes. Do not plu-
tocrats officer the militia of the United
States? And. in THE light of recent
events, who will venture ITO deny that
the military can be used to repress and
keep in subjugatlon The common people
here?
And. with these questions arising be-
fore us as a nation. / would not march
through the ranks of any militia COM
pany, and l could not possibly make
any exception for the Wolfe Tone
guards. Many of them l am personally
acquainted with and believe and hope
can count them on my Mslt OF friends
/ recognize in the members fellow-toil-
ers and true-hearted men, but / must
stall believe that military uniforms and
rifles are a menace to the common peo-
pie in time of peace.
A deeper and more dangerous enemy
to the common people than the militia
| are the burning fires of religious
bigotry thar the two old religious par
| ties. which libel the once glorious
names. republican and democrat. are
| using TO defeat the common people in
The peoples party. by adding fresh fuel
| TO the fire, to excite national and relig-
| ious prejudice. One ''religio-political''
| organization is already we'll known to
| be an annex to the republican party.
| 1T has already defeated the cause of the
| people in many states of the union. At
| present the great aim of the now de-
moralized democratic party is to or
ganize an opposition religious faction
| to VI. And the insinuating article in
| the New Northwest sounds like the first
| gun of the democratic campaign in 1896.
| fired at long range. The same move
ment has already been made in several
states of the union.
Workingmen, do not be deceived any
| longer by sham fights and false issues.
| Do not be deceived by willy politicians.
Remember THAT this is the age of So
clal and industrial reform. Remember
that the workers of every nationality
and creed are alike interested in the re-
form movement for irheir emancipation.
| Remember that we have but one COM
| mon enemy, and that enemy is monop-
oily and wage slavery. If the native
born American and the naturalzed Cit
] iZen will unite, the Irishman and the
| Engllshman, the German and the
| Swede. cease to quarrel over religion
and nationality. we shah move forward
| to a victory in 1896. more glorious than
| suffering humanity has ever yet achiev-
ed. David Hamilton.
Anaconda, Nov. 2, 1895.