The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-06-02

and when the Car could be met with.
In the morning of March 13, l brought
two bombs into the rooms of Hessy Helf.
man. But whence the bombs were
brought and how many persons we're
charged with the du'y of throwing them
don't choose TO say. drew the map in
order to show the station appointed for
each of my comrades, and it was to
whom the bomb throwers had TO look
for directions on the place of action. l
made sigts with my haL dkerchief, and
they moved and acted according to our
agreement. had no bomb myself for
we had not enough Of them for all Of US,
| stood on the other side of the Cathar-
inc Canal and observed the effect of both
explosions. That is all l want to say Ct
the practical part which l took in the
revolutionary movement.
"As to the motives that induced me to
Join the revolutionary party, can say
this: The principal ia, k of our party is to
awaken in the people consciousness
that they have the right and power to
govern themselves. To solve this prob.
lem our party hoped to gradually raise
the inte 'leCtual and moral level of the
people, to improve their economical con.
dition, and so to develop this conscious.
ness of their civil rights; and therefore
the members ofthe party settled among
the peasantry in different capacities and
carried on peaceful social propaganda.
But the Government, by series of re-
pressiVe measures, made our peaceful
work impossible, Then our party, after
a long hesitation, was forced to under.
take a political struggle against the Gov.
ernment, - the chief obstacle in our
way. Once on the political arena, we
could OF help adopting the terrorist + OIL
icy. Cur relentless persecution of the
ate Cz was, on one side, an ans Wer to
his releutless persecution of our party,
and on the other it was the result of our
convict on that he would never change
his ruinous internal policy. admit that
l am a member of the party of NarOd.
nota Volta (the Will of the People,, and
am an agent of the Executive Commit.
tee. The party of NarOdnaia VOLTA is far
from having desire to impose on the
public and on the people at large any in.
stltutlons whatever, or any form of gov
ernment; it has only deep conviction
that by and by the people and society
will aLopt its social ideas and will real.
ize them. consider it my duty to say
few words for some of my comrades.
Hessy Helfman, being in charge of the
Conspirators' rooms, was connected with
the party of NarodnQia VOLTA, but the
preparations for the event of March l3,
and was not among those who were
charged with the duty of throwing the
bombs, in short he had no part whatever
in the event of March Is.
"Many, very many accusations have
been heaped upon us by the Prosecutor.
AS regards the practical part of those &C.
Cusatiens, will not say a word; l have
admitted all of them. But I do most
solemnly protest against his accusing me
and my comrades of immortality, cruelty
and contempt of public opinion. 1 am
sure that those who know our life and
the conditions under which we have had
to act will not throw stone at us-will
not accuse us Of immortality or cruelty.
And now for my single and last request:
l do not ask for mercy, but I demand
that in dealing with me no favor shall be
shown because of my sex.