The Labor enquirer., 1886-11-20
Fielden Explains the Express
sion-0verwhelming
Evidence of the
Peaceful Character Of the Hay.
market Meeting-Bon-
field Bent on
Having Blood-Socialists Would Des'
troy Systems, Not Men-They
Would Destroy Bad Laws.


doubtful whether Fielden had fred q
shot there or not, or whether he had
ever halloed out. You do your duty
and will do mine. Here comes the
bloodhounds." Let US put hYpothet-
ical question now: III had said some
thing which might have been construed
into an Indictment to riot, or If when
the policemen came there I did every
thing man could do to have the meet
ing disperse peaceably in obedience to
the demand of Ward to have it dlsperse,
and there is no other claim but this.
which is contradicted BY the states gat-
torney's claim against me, and that I
did nothing but walk away psaceably,
could fair minded jury have convicted
mei
You will remember that the reporter,
Freeman, who knelt down on the side
walk within three feet of the wheel
where 1t Is said I was shooting,
at that wheel. 1t is acknowledged by
Foley and Wessler that there we're two
young men standing up against the wall
rf Cranes factory nearly opposite the
wagon. Those men came here volunta
rily and swore there was no, shooting
done from that place. This is not gar
bled it is not colored. Is it not as
strong as 1t was against the possibility
Of my having done anything of the kind
there2 Now, if l did not shoot there, if
l did not call to the people and say,
Here comes the bloodhounds, YOU do
your duty and will do mine," and If I,
as testified by Bonfeld and Steele, went
away peaceably, giving an example to
the meeting, if some one else goes and
commits murder, am l responsible for
his act?
Mr.. Ward will corroborate me when |
said that had no desire that that meet
ing :hould be anything else bu5 peacea-
ble, and that there sholld be no resist
ance to the officers. Ifit had not been
intended that I should be connected
with some act of that kind, and by that
means, the papers of this citv would
call Fielden a coward, who would run at
the first sight of the police. But 60.
They elevate me to the very pinnacle OF
bravery in order to hang me. d. not
suppose there was ever crimi lal asked.
to state why death should not be passed
upon him, that ever succeeded in con-
yjncing the Judge that it should not.
d. not expect this will be anv excep.
ton to the rule. can only conclude
that the reason that this is asked of each
prisoner is that be NAV, having failed to
convince the jury that has tried him,
convince the great jury that will sit on
his case when he is gone, that he is not
guilty. l expect to succeed in that,
though have failed in the former.
claim here and now on a reasonable
Interpretation of the language which l
have used at the haymsrket, and which
have admitted have used, there is
not q man in the row by the states at
tornev who will claim I have shown a
desire on this witness stand to deny any
thipg l have done. Everything l have
done has been open and above board.
Ifthere is anything have hated ia this
world ever since I knew ANYTHING at all,
1t was trickery. If I had been trick
ster could have possibly been some
where else to dav. I have been charged
as having said: Throttle the law "
Your honor will bear IN mind that | bad
quoted from Foran's speech when l had
said that, and it was deduction, assum-
ing that Forau spoke the truth. II it is
true, as Foran SAYS, that nothing can be,
had bv Observation-Disclosures ls sup
posed to be for the interests of the COM
munity-lfit 9 not fer their interest
that portion Of them whose interest it
does not subserve 1t certainly operates
against. Legislation cannot be made
that will effect nobody in no particular
wav at all. it must effect them in
some wav. Then, if nothing can be had
BY legislation, and hundreds of men are
paid every year to legislate for the
community, then it Is a foregone fact,
and its logic cannot be disputed, that II
that portion Of the community which
can receive no benefit from Legislation
does not throttle that law which is doing
this legislation it will throttle them
The word throttle" is supposed to be
terrible word. There would not have
been anybody who claimed in this COM
munity that the word ls bad word to
use. It's word widely used as mean
ing to abolish and you take the meta
phors from the English language and
YOU have no language at all. 1t Is no.
necessary, your honor, that because
man SAYS throttle the law" that h
means, kill the policemen" There Ii
no necessary connection.
Ill were to advise man to kill Phi
Armour, would you conclude by that
had advised somebody to kill his ser
vAnt or somebody employed by himf