The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-16
Socialist Leader POurs the Venom of
His Bitter Tongue Upon Exist
ing Institutions.
PARRY IS NOT so BAD, HE SAYS
HE POSSESSES A VIRTUE OF FRANK
NESS WHICH OTHERS HAVE NOT.
Socialists Are Rapidly RaIlying and
VIII Become the COnquering
Force, Debs Declares.

dress last night at Masonic Hall in behalf
of the Socialistic cause, attacked capital
lists. He did not stop there, but scored
bitterly Republican and the Democratic
party government, and aristocracy and all
forms of ii. He revealed the light OF the
Socialist party and laid down its principles
and its aims in a manner that did not fail
to impress his audience with his sincerity.
Equality was the keynote of his discourse
Mr.. Debs is "destructionist" when it
comes to the present system of govern
ment. He would tear down the present
rulers and put in their place the working
people. In his regime there would be no
classes, no trusts, no capitalists.
The address of Mr.. Debs was for further
ing the Socialist party ticket OF this CITY,
While he did not touch OH the individuals
of the ticket or refer to their campaign In
this city, he devoted himself to pointing
out the good in the Socialist movement and
the bad in all other forms of rule. The hall
was we'll filled, the majority being stalwart
Socialists. But there were many not of the
party who attended, some, no doubt, out of
interest. others for enlightenment.
LABOR MOVES THE WORLD.
Mr.. Debs was introduced at o'clock by
William Barrett, the Socialist candidate for
city clerk in the coming city election. He
said in part: LET il be borne in mind
that labor, and labor alone moves the
world, that it is the life of commerce in
every phase of humanity. Shall not labor
come TO its own and enjoy its own fruit?
Let labor take hope, for the light of its
movement il beginning TO show. a CEN
fury and half ago a citizen of the world
was a subject. He had no control in the
government. Most OF them were satisfied,
but there were a few who were not. They
were a minority and they had in mind an
ultimate object, freedom of view. Isn't
it strange that in the great changes in
the times, the majority is wrong and the
minority is right. Mankind has ever
crowned the oppressors. In all history
few men have had the bravery to follow
their convictions. Never was there time
like the present in which so much cow
ardice and falsehood are prevalent. The
laboring man can't tell the truth-it Will
hurt his business. And the preacher can t
tell the truth-they manufacture CONNER
cial Jesus Christ and quote him. There is
not a minister in the city of Indianapolis.
or the State of Indiana, who dares to
preach the economic doctrine of the Man
of Galilee. 1t was that Man who was the
first TO say to the workingmen, Stand
erect And il was because he preached
this economic doctrine that the ruling class
began 10 fear him and finally prosecuted
him. His utter devotion toe the
human race"
GOMPERS AND PARRY.
Mr.. Debs then dwelt on the struggle of
the working people from the earliest times,
especially their ignorant fight against ma
chinery in the industrial revolution. Here,
he said, the attempts of the working classes
to destroy machinery may be likened to the
attempts of the middle class to overthrow
the trusts At this point Mr.. Debs took
occasion to refer to Mr.. Parry and Mr..
Gompers. After scoring Mr. Parry as a
capitalist, he said: 81 would have you I'M
derstand that | do not hold any i'll will
against Mr.. Parry. In my judgment he is
the fairest capitalist in the city of Indian
apolis He says what others believe and
are afraid to say. like him for his cam
DOR He is q capitalist, / am a working
man He is opposed to me and / am OPP
posed to him. therefore understand each
other perfectly But what is the difference
There seems to be some divergence. but
there really is none. Mr.. Parry says that
he is in favor of organized labor. SO does
Mr. Gompers Mr.. Parry SAYS that he is
opposed to violence by the unions. MIR.
Gompers also condemns strikes when they
can be averted. On election day these two
men go to the polls and vote the same
ticket. Both are committed TO capitaliStic
politics Both support the capitalistic
party. Mr.. Gompers strikes against the
ruling classes, but he votes for them. He
doesn't vote with his class. If any of Mr..
Compress friends are present, do not think
that L have anything personal against Mr..
Gompers But | understand that in his
Labor day address he challenged Mr.. Parry
to debate. If his friends would arrange a
Joint debate for him with me, | think
could show Mr.. Gompers that he and Mr..
Parry ought to be the best OF friends They
are both on the same side. l am always on
my class side. That is my reason for being
Socialist. L am opposed to classes and
SO are you, think.
Democratic and the Republican party as
far as the working man is concerned?
would be glad If the eloquent Senator Bev-
this. Everything that is done to-day is done
| in the interests of the ruling classes. Every
decision in the courts is in their interests.
| Every judge on the Supreme Court is a
| capitalistic politician The Republican
| party is dominated by the great capitalists
of this country, the Democratic party by
| little capitalists who would like TO be big
each other. What you want is the fruit of
your labor You WIN get it only by the
absoution of the capitalistic system
KNOWLEDGE is LACKING.
Speaking of the Socialists movement, Mr.
| Debs said: 1--WE are weak now, but we do
not lack numbers. We lack knowledge
Everywhere the Socialists are uniting and
are becoming the conquering force. 1t is
said that the world is civilized AS long as
! poverty is in the world few are civilized
| Move forward, gather the fruits of your
| labor and capital will fall. Take possession
| of machinery and all the instruments OF
capitalism and the human race shall be
| free There will be no competition to sell
yourselves and there will be war.
recoil with horror when / think of wal
( with all of the terrible instruments now
| manufactured for it's purposes. With the
| end of commercial competition will come
! the end of war
"You stand alone your feet on a rock
| and your head among the stars-you are
| Socialists. | am speaking in the interest
| of the greatest movement ever organized
| i'm the world. IL embraces every human
| being on the globe. There is freedom
| that does not embrace the human race
| Civilization is not when you have city
| elections What a mockery, what hypoc-
| risy. what lie. Your candidates are going
| TO serve the ruling classes. They are going
| to purify indianapolis. They have been
purifying Indianapolis for the last forty
| years. If Christ were an officeholder in
| the present political systems He would be