The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-09-02

="HOSE who read Alright the signs of
the times are not discouraged be-
cause of delays in accomplish
ment of great undertakings in matters
pertaining to human advancement. A
great wrong, however remote its an
tiquity, cannot survive the ceaseless
attacks Of the right. Truth, justice and
right, since the time when the morning
and evening announced one day
complete in the building of the uni
verse, have formed a holy alliance, and
the compact is as vital today as when hui
manity began, and in no voice of nature,
from the ripping laughter of brooks to
the thunderings of cataracts. from the
melodies of birds to the music of the
spheres, from the lullaby accents Of the
zephyr to the wrathful tones Of the tor
nado, has there ever been recorded a
sound in justification of error. .E
1t is only as men reckon time that the
advance of truth appears tardy The
sublimating process by which the nations
of the earth, with grand acclaim, are to
acknowledge and practice right and JUS
tice, are apparently slow in their opera
ton, but the work is going steadily for-
ward. There has been no century that
the life of some man did not witness its
beginning and close-hence, the lives of
four men have encompassed all the years
since Columbus discovered a new world,
and the lives of nineteen men since the
day that Christ was born. 5ts
Such reflections may serve to incul-
cate lessons of patience and give assur-
ance that in due time the right is to be
enthroned. that ignorance and supersti-
tion are to disappear, and that men, every
where, disenthralled and emancipated, are
to be crowned soverigns by inherent and,
therefore, divine right.
Intellectual elopment-mind culture
which enables the masses to grasp ideas
possessed by lifting power. is one of the
signs which betokenss the triumph of the
right the coming day when Truth will
be coronated the presiding genius, the
controlling and governing power of the
world. IL
f What are the signs to those who look
abroad for indications which presage
mans emancipation from capitalization? :?
Do men now, as in the far away past,
accept the lash uncomp plainfngly? Do
they crawl with their faces in the dust
as in the days Of the Pharoahs? Do they
now regard their oppressors as tdivinities
ordained Of heaven to rule? The answer
comes back like an electric flash from Its
cloud-No! The sublime truth that all
men are created equal is terminating In
millions Of brains and its vitalizlng roots
are taking strong hold upon heart and
soul. 1t is irrigated with blood and tears,
but it is growing. Men are feeling it's
power They are looking up and they are
demanding emancipation, enfranchise-
ment, citizenship. Rulers are seeking to
perpetuate the bondage Of the working
class but the decree of Socialism has gone
forth and kings and thrones aand crowns
and scepters of every form are to dis
appear The ruling class is to give place
to- the ruling mass, and the acknowledge
ment Of the sovereignty of all will be
the sublimest triumph in human history
In the grand march of Socialism there
are Indications Of triumphs in the near
future which refresh like the shower and
cheer like the sunshine. In the Social
Democratic party a vast body of prac-
tical men and women are laboring for
practical results and, inspired by courage
bonn Of perfect faith in their cause. they
are moving forward to certain and glor-
iOus victory. ~ ,5si&s