Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-11-05

ploycr to cuff and beat the worker with
should find the aforesaid Mnnufac. |
turer. mouthpiecc of the Manufac.
turcrs' Club. hut misrcprescnting the
sentiments of the majority of manu-
facturers and employers of labor we
sincerely hope. bitterly criticising Gov
crnor Tanner for the stand he has
taken in the troubles between coal ol,.
orators and miners at Virden, Ill. OF
the equities of the Governors position
we have nothing to say here, except
that we approve of his acts. II Is to-
the challenge of plutocracy us voiced
in the Manufacturer that we desire to
direct attention. the question of whcill-
cr plutocrats or people shall rule. And
10y plutocrat we mean nothing vulgar
~ offensive. we mean one whose in
iiuence is u money given influence.
who holds money dearcr than man.
who rules by the use of money. who
shirks not from the corruption of voter
and legislator to gain his end. who
seeks to cxalt and Zurich self by
trampling upon the welfare of the
many and hence is an enemy of man
kind.
Referring to Governor Tanner ana
his course In regard tn the Virlcn
troubles. the Manufacturer thus throws
down the challenge:
1T j. unfortunate in the extreme
that there is no way to get ut u revolt
ZIONIST and an ignorant anti.Fcdcralist
of this type. II the disturbances
should continue and the Governor
should persist in his course. Ii would
he the manifest duty of President Me-
Kinlcy to follow the example of his
predecessor In respect tn Tanners pre-
decessor. There are few Incidents
| fuller of gloomy fOrebOding for social
order than those anarchistic outbreaks
among Governors and other officials
who get into power somehow and do
more to spread the seeds Of socialism
than all the books that ever were writ
ten on the subject. The dissemination
of such doctrine among the working
classes and the exhibition of public
sympathy for violence on the part of
strikers and other assailants OH wealth
and property. lead us to wonder wheth.
er the time Is not coming In the not
| very distant future when we Will have
To take sides in our politics as they do
I'm Europe for and against this social
| revolution. We want none Of this con.
tincntal socialism here on this.new con-
tincnt. AMI public sentiment In all parts
of the country to-day Is Ovcrwhcln-
ingly against such economic hercsics
whenever they appear In tangible form
and the press and people can get sight
of them to scotch their ugly heads
Thus IL the time anticipated when the
lines will he drawn between plutOcrncy
Oh the one side AMI the people on the
other. The virulencc cvinced toward
ana the contempt expressed for the M-
levers in the need Of such social rev.
oluiiOn rs will overthrow the rule of
plutOcracy ana rc-cnthrone the people
as their own rulers, Is unworthy Of
comment. To he denounced rs abct.
ting this revolution, to receive the
abuse Of plutOcracy. Is to he hOnOred
such denunciatlOns from the cncmics
of progress. Of civilization. OF the up
lifting Of mankind. but shows one IA
bc deserving Of the cncomiums Of the
multitude. That the time Is not fur
distant when the people Of this country
will be called upon TO take sides In Oul
politics for or against such social rcvO
luton rs can alone free our people from
the domination Of plmtOcracy We firmly
believe. The only difference between
such social revolution here and In Eu
rope Is. we hope, that here 80 man!
will take sides for such revolution, ~
few against, that the plutOcracy will
he pOwerless to resist. that Its over
throw will be signal ana the upbuildinp
Of true democracy, with the people
once again enthronctl. he as rapid as Il
shall be firm.
such articles rs that of the Manufac
turer but serve to unmask plutOcracy
And with plutOcracy unmasked wh'
can doubt what side the masses OF ON
people will take! AS the Him Of mis-
representation which has kept them ii
lent and submissive while the plu
, tocracy has been built M. rs this illn
that has caused them to divide thei
efforts ana spend their energies In sup
, port OF the two old ana battling parties
but both serving the interests of plrl
tocracy. regardless of the welfare q
the multitude, drops from their eye
they will break away from their oil
, parties and align themselves agains
plutocracy, for the social revolution
thar will irstore to them their right
4, and liberties. Then there will be u 70
alignment Of parties, the plutOcrats 0l
, one side, the people on the other, tn
, party of PlutOcracy against the part.
of the people. And can the issue b
, duubtfuly
, The common people have faith Il
| Govepnor Tanner ana his patriotic bra
, very, as shown by his handling of tn
, Virdcn matter, will not soon he forgot
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