The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-09
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New York. S-The Sun has these de-
tails: The large hall of Coorer 1ns.ltutgi
last night, was full of sympathizers VIII
Denis Kearnev, of California, and loud
protests against his imprisonment were
followed BY stormy applause. General
Hoxsey, of New jersey, who was IN the
chair delivered the first speech, and ne
was followed by Messrs. Lovltti Apple
ton, Blissard, Donal, Mcdonnell and
others. When the following resolutions
were adopted, the audience rose to their
feet and cheered for some minutes:
ReSOiUed, That the Imprisonment of
| Denis Kearney is an outrage upon his
! personal rights, violation of justice, an
attack upon the proper liberty ofspeech,
a shameful act of a shameless court,
| dastardly deed of q debauched judge,
crime based upon fraudulent pretence,
a part of the scheme TO establish reign
ofterror over the resurgent wOrkingmen
of California, and to crush the grooming
masses under the iron heel of power.
RESOLVED, That we send the deepest
sympsthies Of our life to The imprisoned
man of the Sand Lot, who has main
tsiued a stout heart under all the trying
circumstances of his career.
ReSOLUed, That in the wrong done him
We are all wronged in the suffering en-
dured by him we are sll sufferers; in the
violation of his rights the rights OfeveTYg
American citizen are violated; and in the
sacrifice of his liberty the liberties Of the
whole couotry are menaced.
ResOLUed, That the pretence under
which he was convicted does not conceal
theTeal purpose of the prosecution; that |
though the court may have had some |
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against the pubic Pronunciation of |
thieves, lis victim had truth on his side,
and that Justice Rix' police bench Is |
now brought TO the bar for condemnation
by the freemPn of the United States.
ReSoLUed, That the conduct Of Justice
Xix was such as to insure him q place
on the long role of infamous judges. glib
betted and accursed, who have in all
times dishonOTed the bench by turaiog
law into a parodyzef justice.
ReSOlUed, I hat the fidelity and una
nimity Of the worllingmeD's party Of
California, in standing by their impris-
oHed leader and raising funds for the
support OF his family, commands our
respect and ought to be initiated thr ugh
out the country.
ReSOLUed, That since the man who
ought to be crowned by California as the
worthiest of her citizens is to-day con-
Wet in one of her prisons, we call upon
the people out there to look at what he
has done for their state, at the new con-
siitution which they enjoy, at the tre-
mendous evils and rampant deviltries
which he confronted and depressed, and
at the momentum which has been given
through his strong arm to the principles
upon which the public welfare must be
ReSolUed, That Denis Kearney has
accomplished these great things peacably;
he has brought them about according 10
The American methods Of political ac-
lion; and that be has never, at any time,
gone beyond the ballot box to find
remedy for any and every public evil
Resoived, finally, That once again,
now and here, we send words Of cheer 10
Denis KearRey, strong in suffering SIS in
action.