, 1875-02-23

lenyor to carry ont, next Thursday, the pro-
grnmnlo lntt1 down by them tn n meeting held
Sunday afternoon, VIC sincerely hope that tho
a1ayor md police Of this city will have s,ifld-
ciont courage to provont repetition Of the
1isgraceful scenes enacted by Tho samo class
Of conliscators something over year ago.
At TINT timo q raid was organized on the lse-
lief and Aid funds in much tie sn1ne manner
rs In now proposed, md tho cownr1ico or i'm !
bcclity of the present City Government pre-
vonted 1t from taking such measures rs would |
lavo frustrated their purpose, unjust in /
itself and unlawful In tho manner Of It's |
Tho failure Of tho city
promptly md efficiently to come
to the protection Of the Nolicf and Aid so- !
oiotY forced tho officers thereof to distribute
something like 800, 900 more than their own
judgment approved. Tho demand Of tho
Communists was TINT tho Relief and Aid So
ciety should turn over tie whofo of their
funds to mon to bo selected by the Com
muniBts; nnd tho city authorities permitted
a lawlcss mob, urged on by few reckless
dosperadoos, to go so far in their menace that
tho Society waB forced into tho degrading at-
titude Of partially suconmbing to threata md
intimidation. As result OF this terrorism,
the Relief and Aid dSocioty tlisb1rscl duringtho
monthH of December, 1873, and January,
1871, a112, ,124, while during tho months Of
December mud January just passed they have
distributed but s23 $50, which tiaoy havcfound
sufficient. This year they exercised their
own Judgment and sense Of duty in tho dis
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acted under threats against their lives and
property, permitted by the present City
Government, which Ind then recently suc-
cectlel to power, and were afraid of tho Com
munist mob. It was disgraco koenly felt,
as wc believe, by the officers Of the Society
who were helpless, as we'll o. by all good
citizens; but, worse thau this, 1t was
precedent full Of danger which Is now i'm
1minent
md Aid Society last year hold meeting Sun
day afternoon, at which KINGS and others Of
like ilk made i,condiary speeches, when reso-
lutionB were adopted to tho following effect:
To distribute circulars calling ,nass-meotings
III tho three divisions Of tho city for Wednes-
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