, 1879-06-29
Several Howls Against the New
:.:. Militia Law. p:
4 Collection for the Benefit of the
-. Bohenians in Jail. +. :.
rhe communistic Legislators Explain
Their Action at Springfield.

frank Bielfeldt, OF. the Lehr und Wehr Yerein,
presided. ,-
xas the first speaker. He started out by saying
lint be proposed to discuss En- important sub
;.ct.--pne .regarding the welfare not alone Of
+be Boheuisus, Germans, and Irish-Americans,
imt the welfare OF humanity; one which in
.,o1yed principle, right, liberty
which each sud every one should have the
nr,y1ege Of enjoying. He would .conane bis
rnmaiks to the Military bill,'' but referred to
The organization Of the First Regiment BY. the
.snatent-leather mob,'' ''who would not let
nrinters enlist, but wanted only their clerks.
knowing that thcy could be used The First
v.s political organization Republican. DEM
o,crats saw this,-that they we're taken at a dis.
advantage; SO, the Republicans having "backed
The bsllot-box with bal!or," they were forced to
N the same. Hence the Second Regiment was
foo;rmtd, Both were against the Socialists. The
hitter we're not the first to take up arms.
After the Republicans and Democrats had
chosen what Heapons should be used,
the Lehr und ,Tehr Verein came into being. Il
sny odium attached to the existence OF this
armed semf-milirary, semi-political organize
tim. the capi1alistc class was responsible, and
not the wage-Workers. fApplause.] Thera
we're several military organizations which, while
not 4 part Of the Socia1istic party, yet srmpa-
7hi,ed with it,-yoted and worked for it. lap
paauss! The 1ehr uDd Weir Verein and nd the the
Bohemian Guards hao chaftes' s'goeo os me
Governor, and there was nothing irregular in
their proceedings. He believed that gangs OF
roughs vera sent out By those In power for the
PURPOSE ol Ea'oll's ~" 14no ~ p.pata1t5
to tide them over q crisis. hickey o1a tn1s on
the Fourth OF July. doc Dixon Was man OF
The same Stripe having received
-. LESSONS OF TlHANNT
,nd onnre.s;on IN the same school If the 10
~ ~ epthoitias Ind piyen to the speonle who
rssemhed the same protection that they give
tie lew who senarate themselves from the
t.neonle., md call themselves the superior
c,.ss 1.s7s rnn11 he no armed bands Of work
;n"7nen tn nrotect their interest. when the
NTst tnrned ont 100 policemen went
s1nnr ~ nro+act them Tlaupht er7.-no1Ice-
men a ~ vhose ~ WAGES tie workingmen
najd.-no1icenen who protected the regiment
uaid to sooot workingmen down With muskets
bought BY capitalists with taxes paid by work.
ingmen. EApplause.] ,,,
John finally got down to the bill, telling what
It was and saying that the object was to get the
1900 men and freeze out the Socialfstic organ-
fzatious, It Was contrary to the spirit OF re-
publicanism that one man {the Governor) should
say, lyon. may do this, but not that" The
class legislation, failing to take away the right
to bear arms from Academies, Masons, and
Knights of Pythias, but taking it away
from workingmep. t'Perhaps they con
take il awav from us,n said McAuiff, shut it
takes two to make q bargain. fApplause.1 a
bullet fired from gun in the hands OF men,
ber of the lehr und Wehr Verein. the Sharp
shooters, OF the Labor Guards, would bring
down scanarv-bird If it happened to hit it,
Just as well Rs it the ball were fired BY mem
Der Of the First or Second Reein,cnt;" IAp-
and enactIng tramp laws. would force the
4speople ':to become outlaws, and John said he
wouldn't be surprised to see within year
bands of guerrillas going up and down the
'State,-bands that 100, GOO militia couldn't keep
in subsection.
Then be swo.e, saving, in speaking OF the
Legislature, that it was fool Iegjsla
tu1e; and be went on TO abuse the "people -
for scndjnn the men they did to Springfield. It
Fas time to swear, he said The! (the "poo.
pie ~ had long enough -"
cREGED, AND ssEAKED, AND BEGGED
Tor that which theY ought to rise and take. fAp-
counted correctly they should increase the Lehr
Ind Wehg Vcrein, put them back OF their bal
fnts, and see that their votes wero counted.
{Applause.] He was in favor of I'll the organi-
cations putting their guns in one place and
guarding them. The Stote, instead Of. paving
Sl0o,o or S200, 600 rear to support the First
and other regiments, to par guard made up OF
Republicans, Democrats, and Socialists, and to
say,, tin this dispute between capital and labor
neither party shall have access to the guns
[Appiause.} Democrats aud Republicans we're
organized to restrain the Socialists, and the So
cial1sts were organized to restrain the Republic
ais and Democrats. [Appiause.l
In conclusion Mr. McAulfH denounced clergy
men. lecturers, statesmen, mud Journal
ists as towards and sneaks Tor not
treating the labor question tn q
fair aud square manner. They won1d be forced
to do it, Nothing could subdue Socialism. 1t
had grsspcd the earth, coming from the eternal
principle of truth. When smitten on the cheek
it did not submit calmly and peacefully, but
gave blow for blow, and would hold the earth
aeainst all comers. fApplause. :.
Speeches were also made By Baumrucker and
Lysen, and collection was taken up TO pay the
legal expenses Of the Bohemian Sharpshooters
now IN jail, and to help their families, who have
not been provided for on that account
:. rHE1R LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES,
co,to,f,+ ,,a..-,nao+;ng wig held last cven-
3,@ ~ En,r Hi ~ tha 6,irnose If disrussinr
and ~ +,o act;on nf their Renreseuts
tiras eoIs ~" ~ s1i.1o+nre M. f.. Enrth was
e,scts5 1,hni-,r,ar, nrd ~ gtrrn Secretary.
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