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Hellraisers Journal, Monday July 18, 1898
Eugene V. Debs: “The Social Democratic Party of America lives.”
From the Chicago Social Democratic Herald of July 16, 1898:
The Future
To the Social Democratic Party.
Comrades:—
That I have not earlier sent greeting to my comrades is due to prolonged indisposition. The incessant work and travel of more than 20 years have temporarily placed me hors de combat [out of the fight]. But only temporarily. With returning health and strength my work will be continued. It is not a little disquieting to have to “let go,” even for a little while, when there is such urgent need for action.
The separation at the late convention was inevitable. It had to come. The contemplation of division was painful, as only those can fully realize who were party to it. But painful as it was, the operation had to be performed. And it was a success, for the Social Democratic Party of America lives. All the members are full fledged socialists. They are in accord with the program of international socialism. There is not only in the number opposed to independent political action, not one that asks or expects anything from any old capitalist party, by whatever name it may be called.
There is harmony. There is oneness of purpose, there is true-hearted fidelity to principle, there is unrelaxing energy, and these qualities in alliance presage success.
So I contemplate the course of events with serenity.
Had there not been division now there would have been disaster later. The proceedings demonstrated beyond all question that conciliation was not possible, and had there not been absolute divorce of the antagonistic elements the organization would have gone to certain destruction.
There are those in the Social Democracy who yet believe that it is possible to “harmonize” and conquer. They are welcome to all the success their efforts may achieve. I have had all the experience along that line my constitution will stand.
I am with and for the Social Democratic Party of America. As a socialist it pleases me to make this avowal of my faith in the new organization. The branch of which I am a member has unanimously taken the same action, and this fall a complete S. D. P. ticket will be placed in the field.
The hundreds of kind communications I have received since my illness are appreciated more than words can express, and appeal to every fiber of my being for renewed efforts in the noble cause of Socialism.
Eugene V. Debs.
[Photograph added.]
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SOURCE
Eugene V. Debs Internet Archive
https://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/
Debs Internet Archive, 1898
https://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/#1898
“The Future” by EVD
From the Social Democratic Herald
-Published by the Social Democratic Party of America
(Chicago, Illinois)
-July 16, 1898
https://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/works/1898/980716-debs-thefuture.pdf
IMAGES
Quote EVD, Modern Wage Slave, Terre Haute May 31, 1898, Debs-IA
https://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/works/1898/980531-debs-thecomingnation.pdf
EVD, New Time Magazine, Feb 1898
https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=ixhGAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.PA79
See also:
Tag: Social Democratic Party of America
https://weneverforget.org/tag/social-democratic-party-of-america/
For more on the Social Democratic Herald:
Vol. 1 No. 1 = July 9, 1898
-last issue: 16th year No. 21 = Sept 20, 1913
July 9, 1898 published in Chicago, by SDP
Nov 26, 1898 to June 17, 1899, in Belleville, IL
(Note: SPA founded July 1901, not sure if National, State, or Local Milwaukee, was in charge of publication upon move to Milwaukee-more research needed.)
Aug 17, 1901 to Milwaukee, WI
-Suspended Apr. 6-Aug. 8, 1901
?: June 17, 1899 to Aug 17, 1901, more research needed.
https://www.loc.gov/item/sn82014623/
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014623/
https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=sn%2082014623&searchType=1&permalink=y
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From Socialist Songs with Music, ed by Charles H. Kerr
Chicago, 1901
https://books.google.com/books?id=X7oQAAAAYAAJ
https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=X7oQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.PA4
