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“...DANIEL DE LEONOUR COMRADE. 89
and later secured a position as teacher of Latin, Greek and
Mathematics in a school in Westchester, N. Y.
While in New York, De Leon took the course in Co-
lumbia Law School, graduating with honors, being awarded the
prizes of international law and of constitutional law, the for-
mer by President Woolsey of Yale, the second by William
Beach Lawrence of Providence; and afterwards twice suc-
cessfully competing for the post of Lecturer on International
Law at Columbia College, which he held for two successive
three-year terms. Naturally inclined to reibel against condi-
Hons which he saw were not as they should be, De Leon be-
gan to interest himself in the reform movements of that time,
finally joining hands with the Labor political uprising of 1885,
which set up the late Henry George for Mayor in this city,
De Leon also interested himself in the Knights of Labor, and
m later years was one of the most active among the Socialist
who lynched...”
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“... workers
had won. The group of professors hastened to the window
and saw the parade go by. De Leons colleagues expressed
during this procession so much contempt and scorn and even
threats against the workers that De Leon felt his blood boil.
His resentment and anger were aroused and in this temper
he wrote to Henry George that he had heard that the work-
ers were intending to nominate George for mayor, in which
case he could count on De Leons support. This happened.
But even then De Leon avowed he did not have the slightest
intention of throwing himself into the Labor Movement. Im-
mediately, however, petty persecutions commenced. The
honor of the University was at stake. All manner of obstacles
were put in his way. They could not discharge him, but
neither was he appointed professor as he had expected. He
was told that he might compete again for the lectureship, but
the break was already inevitable.
De Leons character may be said to have had two poles
firmness, and another...”
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“... University, in the field, nominated for mayor by...”
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“... speakers who would regu-
larly denounce the old parties, by force of habit, for having mu-
sic, parades, etc., at their meetings. It so happened one night
during that campaign that Sanial, the candidate for mayor,
spoke at the corner of 70th street and First avenue. The crowd
of listeners that had assembled was large and appreciative.
Sanials speeches were always full of vim and enthusiasm.
While Sanial was telling the audience that before the century
closes the bottom will fall out of the barrel of capitalism in Eu-
rope, and that the crimson banner will soon wave from ev-
ery Capitol across the Atlantic, a Tammany band wagon halt-
ed across the street, decorated with the flags of all nations, the
flag of the Emerald Isle predominating, for it was an Irish dis-
trict. (In Italian districts this was changed a bit.)
Tammany had evidently arranged for a meeting, too.
Sanial turned on them. Yes, fellow workingmen, the capital-
ist politicians come to you before election with...”
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“... Congress. Up to the time
of the Copenhagen Congress much of the Socialist Labor Par-
tys activity and zeal was lost. The unity proposals became
lightning rods down which the S. L. P. bolts were conducted,
which otherwise might have done a good deal of damage to
the S. P. structure. This no doubt was the most important
factor that reduced the voting strength of the Socialist Labor
Party in 1908.
None other than the Socialist Labor Party could have
withstood so severe a reverse. It withstood the setback in
point of its reduced voting strength, quickly recuperating;
in 1910 the vote ag^in reached nearly 30,000. This, too, at the
time when the city of Milwaukee was carried by the Socialist
Party by electing Emil Seidel mayor in the spring elections
and sending Victor L. Berger to Congress in the fall elections
of the same year.
Failure to Oust De Leon From I. S. B.
The Socialist Party went Milwaukee-crazy at that time.
Its soap-box orators, like howling dervishes, were shouting...”
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“...VI INDEX.
George, Henry, candidacy of, for Governorship of New York,
I. 89; collapse of movement headed by, II. 1-2; candidate
for mayor of Greater New York in 1897, 58.
George, Henry, Jr., succeeds his father as New York mayoralty
candidate, II. 58.
German Socialist publications in United States, II. 13-15.
Germans in Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance, efforts to mis-
lead, II. 43-45; Die Liedertafel, 49-50.
Gillhaus, August, candidate of S. L. P. for President (1908), II.
149; at Paterson during silk workers strike, 160.
Glanz, William, Socialist Party tool, II. 114.
Glaser, Robert, member of Socialist Labor Party, II. 49.
Glover, Cleveland Anarchist at third convention of I. W. W.,
II. 131.
Gompers, Samuel, I. 25, 49, 64; defeat of, by McBride, at Den-
ver Convention of 1892, II. 17; attitude of, toward politi-
cal action, 19; remarks of, on Marx and De Leon, 20-21;
slandering of De Leon by, 59; methods used by, against
Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance, 75-76...”
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“...INDEX. IX
Loewenthal, slanderer of De Leon, II. 61, 62; in raid of oppo-
sition forces on S. L. P. headquarters, 68.
Logical centrist faction from Pittsburgh, I. 48, II. 93.
Low, Seth, candidate for mayor of Greater New York in 1897,
II, 57-58. *
Luedecke, loyal S. L. P. member in Rochester, II. 73.
McBride, Gompers defeated by, at Denver convention of 1894
II. 17.
McCabe, delegate to second convention of I. W. W., II. 121-125
McCue, William, meeting of, with Karl Liebknecht, II 158.
McGuire, J. P., II. 4.
McLure, Robert, at Paterson during silk workers strike, II. 160.
Maguire, Matthew, elected to board of aldermen in Paterson,
n. 18; re-elected alderman in Paterson and candidate for
President in 1896, 35.
Mahmiey, delegate to second convention of I. W. W., II. 121-
Malloney, Joseph F., S. L. P. candidate for President (1900),
II. 83.
Marcy, Mary, associate editor of International Soc. Rev., I. 112.
Markley, E., charge made against, by W. E. Trautmann, II. 142...”
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