, 1877-07-24

TIC ppoke briefly OF the norktnFmen's
They "e &c sr1sdoE eteni a%
A. r. Parsons. by this time the crowd had eon-
sis1csay ncrcasetI, and IT, was nt times difficult
10 get ahnut, and one man cn,llsi not make tho
pronptn D Tu ] tpsaIers' stand. were arranged. "
Parson.' speech lrrdcrc.l upot, The fnl'ann3a:.
j gaps. ile criticised ,hs cour.e q
Of oil Tho rniiioa, eo,npanies throughout the Unitcti
States. lie denounced the artion Of Thomas Il.
Scott, Jay donl!i, md ". u. Vanderbilt and
dwclt particularly upon the fact that some Of
20 cents . day. Yet these same men had wives
and families. They were expected to feed snd
c!o.hc these. They were expected to care for
them and to educate them. and TO teach thelr
SONS and tnetr daughters growing np to lead
good and v,rtuous lives.
''vlnrUh on NINETY CEETs A DAYrn
he said. Then he alluded to jay Noull's rc-
o,k that " sn eonntry va fqst d5ftnF e
aassy ehs we o wt 'sse Tic eap!ta1f.,s IL quere
Several voices, "Wc'll hang them."] Parsons
advocated m obedience to law and order, but a
peaceful yet determined maintenance Of their
rix!lts. He thought TINT The military should be
a, appcn,iase, list IL now. M iic praised tl,c eourss
Of tic workingnsen In the present struggle, and
said that they had made themselves record for
never 10 attack any ono until they we're at-
lacked. Parsons, Of course, denounced Mn,
ssyea ns,y & see9 c. ay pt to os fs sSat ssna i
tSs sa'' ronsu.ien .S SSe'''f II pasens .pcss! j.
MrAM!slIo was introduced. is taM
should be paid, but Thst had caused tho pres,
elutted greed were effects. not causes: The
,ms @ ws, gs e * sss
tenn. that made It possible Tot capitalists, VINO
wcrc hut thrtc-tenths Of The pccoptic, to kssp
ivc.sixlils uf the prodltets VI labor. lhc
received bui one-sixth Of thelr products, The
workers, Of necessity, consumed nearly all they
got. Capitalists saved. mud IN tssnt Z stock WAS
accumulated. A stock meant a panic: -, a
penalty. yhe.Eran'1 remedy was in eorapera-
end workers must organize, and
1AxE coxTnoL oy TnE noTEnsnENr.
shouid be done. III Chicago City:llnlI slsould
aud school hou,es erected. Thus, amclofaMtion M
could ~, band in hand With annthiatton The
present industrial system must be done away
with gradually. He satl that 1is thought aud
vntco were for peace. II the strike was conl-
meneetl in Chicago, the police, who knew thcn,,
Should arrest oil tue thugs ntd thieves, aha no
were assaulted without eausc. Tho First ReGt-
mcnt should DC kept at homo Will, their
mothers, or they might, do eonle boy.
oi Philadelphia had done In rittsburr. they
had a natural prejudice against the workers.
The Philadelphia uli'stin carncd the contempt Of
all, and received It. oven that oi their broshc'
soldiers. The of]ltdals Ut all cities and town
should cooperate for tho purpose Of influencing
State and national legislation In favor Of carry
Ing forwar,i public works. 1t remained 10 hs
seen whether the coming revolution o. oar ttt
bly,. Capital had duty 10 perform ~ well NJ
lsGor. Labor lad no more to cnccde. Capita
must take It's turn At making. CONCESSIONS
Three tpusts crowd tho worker forward 10 Iii
must revolt. ILL., yoicc aud thought were 10
pcare What do they suyl The crowt
were for peace; @ ne sald sapits,l 'iTe' I.a
warm btxllca and radiant Spirits of thclr mat
: tyrrd dead, who were brutaiy murdered a
l'!ttsoufg, wht'o Iaanf,lly and peacefully bat
) tllng for their rZhtss that hls thought. an'
J yo!tr, aud arm should be ralscu
FOR ntaonr wAn.
! FChccring.1 How DID they swcarf They swor
the farie, was erhoed by the croWd' with pro
! longcd cheers.
Shortly after the speaking began the Wes
. / plare near tlo main stand. so thucll 1las bce
, bcfore said about professions Of Socialists
Communists. and what not, that ou this octa
ma1,dcsl to count tho torches and ncn. Ills 1f
urcs, made at tho time tho procession cntctc
the SQUIRE from Market street, are ~ follows
se,ssss MeS Without iaren.:
! unlf.Crown boys and t'kids "............ ..... q
: Total Al....,-s....-+ 81
: When tho meeting had gotten we'll under wa
! nn asthmatic drum WIS heard, anu the cry aros
|. "llcre co1nc tho iaflroaiera hcre'a tue fe!lon
< wilt play ptttAburg with theIn." The report.
Q bastencl to where tho procession entered tt
square mud carefully counted 1t. THO resi-
| was:
IOFEHft
Men without torches cs...........-...........
ToEnt.s .... =
l. This does mol Include tho drummer, wi
n proudly Jnmmcl away with ono stick on ten,
drum With ono head furiously bursted wit
open.
ny odds the most entertaining part Of Il
T. evenings performance WIS situated at the sout
west corner ot tic square where an expsc
~ wagon driven tip to tho Sidewalk afforded
~ lodging place tur some orators, About IL