The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28
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Marsten wen, to r. with an energy and
siaglcness OF purpose which probably no nr=an-
tiny. hal placed MIN In exactl, the position
he had long hoped To attain. At first .lcre was
little to be Gone but wat until the union had
recovered from tn" Wounds received IN the
late %fruitl-ss struggle; nevertheless. while lie
waited he planned. and gradually developed
III. scheme which he hopcd would revolution
lie the labor ur the world. II. saw in the tu-
ture one vast r%enuhllc Of woI kers not, bounded
by ra,lonali,y. but .nrcnding over the entire
to!lel with his hands To enrich another. lie
lad no dclus!ons regarding The iInnrCiate sue
cess ut his project and did not ilRuter himself
that hi. IDEAS would spread with ANYTHING Ike
tie r~np,di;y OF the cholera. for example. but he
Ing in England. and tlcn. with II brilliantly
successful strike Conducted "a "A General az
senlus ,ndnc,- a pa,tI. 20 n""M ME. 'htSh.
asaiust n rich and p.ow"ril. frln Tx" That or
MonLt"u a. Hope. lie looked tor'y"rd to tho
n member % the union: after that he hop"l
% arnliatc all the workers ~ all Embellishments
inu countries: finally. the benightcd foreigner
would u- included Then. when the whole
was united Ike M c%lvc.rIH Installation In a
,itv. the unfortunate Cnpithiist who placed g
current ~ ~" "utirc system. and II" witlcut
lnowln- what hur, him.
The equipment ot the workers would he 30
complete that Strikes would become f"w"r and
fewer. aud finally ease; ir's' M war VIII cease
when weapons ~ orcrc" reach such n state of
Perfection that TO nation will dare TO pick \
quarrel with an"ihcr.
This great republic or labor. womb be IL
yided into varioNt states: and these states
would he Hyatu Suldiyitrd into as r.any Sec
ilous ~ experience showed :" les most nrnoti-
cah'r. Each section would elect It's ScCr-ta y.
the Secl.tRric. would elect a Governor ~ the
STATE, III" governors would elect p President
Of the whole orvalznti0u. Every official should
nc ,aId a salary. s%ufici"n l.. even in tuc lesser
Officer. TO keep III" incumbent aid his family
wi'nnut the ncces.i of manual lator. 50 that
eurn officers whole r.lnc could be given Tor
",Mnr.trn gave much thought to the problem
OF rcrcnciling deserved promotion with rupu-
lnr election. Hnd; p%cilnr... !. n' mo tnnNn
more Il tho results ut u liversaI suffrage In II
ell his whole plan, hut he had full hclic; IN thc
ndagc THAT the voice tf III" people Coincl les
with that of ~. AimisHty' and So, p;rhnns,
ties which lay In walt FOR Il scheme that looked
beautiful on uppcr.
Early experience convinced linn that he
could hon" FOR no active asst lance from tho
mon them elves. and he promptly eliminated
that fgot,r from his "nlcniation., he thonsht
pRirn. using IN this way the TIM" which must
elnpse before III" treasury 81 tie union wa,
never yet more than half n dozen of the men
together AZ une time, aud thns" who came to
the meetings lie called seemed 10 rake hut
slight interest In wlRt lie had TO say. This
did not discourage lin, Ms he was, IN n meas
ure. Prepared for the lndllierenrr be mot; nm
he remembered that hl- great model. Napo con,
took no ne into hi' "onhd"Gc'' NaphItnii
st uck unexpectedly S'ri'E quick and stfu X
hard and Marsieu resolved 10 do the same the
momenr he hal the mower. Failing 10 ln,er,
est the men collectively in H., desiralil'ty OF
a close anl universe unihn, Mnrstcu tried To
win ,Icir sruHrHtc confidence. but "" soon dis
co. errl that in att, n Dung this l." wnS travel,
In. q dangerous ruad. Ht wn> ninn2u.l 10 iHd
tAM IhCre r,isted a late 20 su.!nu opunrl ion L.
tim: that MANY ~ the men 'rcu",I To- regret
me generous In uulS- NhiCh hpd caused them
10 Mace MN Ware h." "n~. Ihct CDuIl no.
zee shat "tl,a To earn the money he received
some thought hey were giving l'm too muri
us hc had LO - orb 10 de-. and IuuiC Than uHcC
advised lin to aocp quiet and !eAvr toe met
alone. ." know when hc was well of. and not
TO turn The thoughts "f the meml ers to the
fact that they were supporting him in idle
Eess and luXury.
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