The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-03-26
TIE SAND LOT.
THE SUDDEN CONVERSION OF KEARSEY
AND HIS FOLLOWERS.
& r. ChronicIe. 18th

S. T. Chronicle, 18th.
The Sand Lot gathering yesterday was
larger than usual, many outside of the ele-
ment which usually assemblies there being
In attendance through curiosity as to the
spirit with which the sand lot would re-
spond to the sentiment and to the develop
ments of the week regarding their move
ments. Kearney, making the principal
speech of the day from manuscript, recog-
nzed the unusual presence distinctly. He
began by saying: I" 1t was rumored around
town yesterday and this morning that the
Citizens Protective Union was going to
come out to the sand lot and suppress the
sand lot meeting" A voice" Let them
try to do it ~ 20 denied the statement
as soon as heard it, because don't think
that the American people here are ready to
submit TO have free speech suppressed"
KEARNEY HAS LEARNED SOMETHING.
81 have learned that the Citizens Pro-
tective Union was formed for an entirely
different purpose. have learned that its
| Executive Committee is composed OF
moneyed men, who have money to loan aud
who want 10 establish confidence aud build
up the State of California. They want TO
prosecute new industries, tn take care OF
the unemployed boys and girls. and 10 d"
something whereby The community will rise
up by aud by And thank them, and not IA
suppress any political party or any political
gathering whatever. No doubt you have
noticed company being formed for the
purpose CT setting 1000 boys aud girls TO
work making cigars. This is a part Of the
programme of the Citizens Protective
Union. BY and by they are going TO do
other things. But the political thieving
blathcrskites took advantage of secret
to jump upon the man who has exposed
their thievIng rascality in the past, and
they cried, Give US chance and well
hang him."
JUST WHAT REARNEY AND THE SAND LOT
WANTED
"But the merchants said, No, we are
not organized for this purpose. We arc
organized to institute better feeling ID
the community. We are gong to Inquire
into this agitation. We are going right
down to the bottom of the thing to ascer
tain the causes, and then proceed to anne
liorate the condition of the masses. /.
this not fair2" ["Yes."l 1--WE all wan'
this want it. I have been waiting
for the action Of this people for some
time. Some of the thieves fled to New
York with the other lepers, and they are
roaring about the sand lots. Califorpia
is represented to be on the brink Of a
revolution on account Of Kearneyism. In
stead of the peaceful, quiet community
we have here, with fine crops growing,
with mines producing, aid with the com
merce OF the world floating in and out OF
our harbor, the world is led to believe
that anarchy is rampant, because we are
carrying on a peaceful, constitutional agi
tation for the correction of law by certain
abuses"
"THE MILDEsT HAMMERED MAN" ETC.
Kearney continued at length what be
called the vindication of himself and his
party. The Workingmen's party, he
said, had always been for peace and or
der, and his voice had always been foi
reform by peaceable means. All this talk
about VIeilaptes aud banging or killing
any one was nonsense there was nothing
in it. He had only used PLAIN language tc
plain men, and if any one should show
him better course than he had taken he
would adeptit and advise the Working
men to disband. IL this way, for an hour
and half, the late farce apostle Of dis
order, who few days ago was breathing
all manner Of Strengthening, violence and
wickedness, like saul of Tarsus before
his remarkable conversion, continued tc
preach the sweet doctrine of peace an6
submission. He was followed by Senator
Conger and three or four other mild-man
nered orators, who protested that they mol
their party had ever thought of violence.