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Strife 207
domineering tyrant, thinking only of my pride I am
thinking of the future of this country, threatened with
the black waters of confusion, threatened with mob gov
ernment, threatened with what I cannot say. If by any
conduct of mine I help to bring this on us, I shall be
ashamed to look my fellows in the face. Before I put
this amendment to the Board, I have one more word to
say. If it is carried, it means that we shall fail in what
we set ourselves to do. It means that we shall fail in
the duty that we owe to all Capital. It means that we
shall fail in the duty that we owe ourselves.
We may not like this adherence to old, reaction
ary notions, and yet there is something admirable
in the courage and consistency of this man; nor
is he half as dangerous to the interests of the op
pressed as our sentimental and soft reformers who
rob with nine fingers, and give libraries with the
tenth ; who grind human beings and spend millions
of dollars in social research work. Anthony is a
worthy foe ;
to fight such a foe, one must learn to
meet him in open battle.
David Roberts has all the mental and moral at
tributes of his adversary, coupled with the spirit
of revolt and the inspiration of modern ideas.
He, too, is consistent: he wants nothing for his
class short of complete victory.
It is inevitable that compromise and petty in
terest should triumph until the masses become im
bued with the spirit of a David Roberts. Will
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