The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-09
DISCORD
In Socialists
Ranks.
HARDY's WORDS
aa
Must Be Taken Back ees to
Save Him From Expulsion

There is further dissension in the
ranks of the sooialist-labor party OF
this city, and the section is all agog
over the effort to read former candi-
date for alderman, Charles K. Hardy,
out of the party for caustic remarks
at a recent meeting in regard to Dam
iel DeLeon, editor of The People the or
gan of the socialist-labor party Of
America. and the prince of peace to
the party of this country.
1t is claimed that at regular meet.
ing of the section at its headquarters,
554 Main street, Mr.. Hardy in open
meeting stated that Prof Daniel De-
Leon was not acting as he preached,
and that he was trying to dictate his
own ideas upon the party and thrust
them down the members threats with
a dictators hand
These remarks as they are reported
to have been made, We're instantly TAX
en- exceptions to by the socialist ma
chine, and the section took action to
the effect that Mr.. Hardy should either
further explain his grounds and with
draw the remarks, or be read out Of
the party. This action was that last
draw his statement before the next
meeting of the coming week, his res
ignation from the section will be de-
manded and he will be read out Of the
party.
AS in the recent case Of Thomas A.
Abbott, a former prominent member
of the section, if Mr.. Hardy is read out
OF the party, a notice to this effect will
be published in The People, and circu-
lated throughout the country.
To the socialist rank and file the man
who doubts the sincerity or word of
Prof. Daniel De Leon is as bad as the
man who revolts against Tom Platt in
New York is distasteful to the republi-
can machine. The man who attempts
to discredit the authority of Daniel De
Leon is in the minds of the machine or
Daniel d. Leon socialist, a traitor, and
the other socialists have no use for
him.
1t is claimed by Mr.. Hardy's friends
that the socialist labor party of this
city is now a regular machine. The
machine directs it's affairs, pulls and
hauls, according to the success with
which 1t can WELD its power Mr.. Har-
dy was not at his home last evening
but an intimate friend of his said that
Mr.. Hardy's independence in the SepJ
ton in questioning the position of Prof
De Leon has aroused the ire of the ma
chine.
This one occasion of Mr.. Hardys
stating that he did not think Prof. De
Leon in the party councils acted as he
preached, is not the only utterance
which the socialist machine has treas
ured up against him. There have been
three or four more utterances made by
him in his independent conscientious
spirit, which have brought down dis
favor from the machine, and now this
last stirring remark was to them the
straw that broke the cancels back
AS a result. the machine gives Mr. Har-
dy the privilege of withdrawing his Of
fensive statement or being read out of
the party, after the manner of Judge
Corcoran at the recent democratic con-
vention.
During the past year and over Mr.
Hardy has been one of the most active
workers for the section. He has been
one of its most ready and logical ora
tors, and has spoken repeatedly aside
from the campaign rallies, in halls and
on the common. From the first his in
dependent views have struck terror to
the followers Of Prof. De Leon and at
last the section decided to bring him to
terms. To a friend Mr.. Hardy has said
that he will not withdraw the state
ment, and that if the party is to
read him out, it may, but that he will
not change his position or his attitude.
Last year Mr. Hardy was made one of
the candidates for the board of alder
men on the socialist labor ticket, and
his name was voted for in the NUM-
cipal elections last fall, and received
the full party strength. 1t has been
hoped by socialist admirers that he
would head the ticket this year, but in
the present situation If the machine
element determines upon ruling or rout-
ing from the party, this honor will fall
to some other member
Mr.. Hardy is not the first one to incur
the displeasure of the machine Addi-
son W. Barr who at the time was the
most popular and prominent socialist of
the city, and who has led the ticket in
two campaigns, and done much to win
| respect for the ticket and the party,
mas the courage to air his convictions
before the section but he, foreseeing
the storm which his independence had
aroused in the controlling element Of
the section, withdrew voluntarily, and
is now the leading social democrat Of
the city. His resignation to the section
was a great BLOW to its strength here.
as his connection with the movement
| had done a great deal to popularize it
among the working people The storm
IN all its blackness has gathered around
Mr. Hardy, and he Is facing It. with.
his fate in the balance. Whether the
machine men will follow Nineveh' 8
score and write Found wanting" re-
mains to be determined
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