The Labor enquirer., 1886-10-16

1 hand among the obscure and unknown
the noblest hearts have been found
men and women who have borne trial.
and done their duty so cheerfully ane
with so much self-forgetfulness, the,
ought never to be forgotten when futur'
generations remember the heroes o
| 1886. 1
1 Some of them do not want to be men
toned publicly. even by my friendly
| pen. But is there any harm in lettin,
the world know of the good people wht
live in it vet?
! Every one hears of Spies. Parsons
Fielden and the other five, and not ont
i word of praise but what is well de
served. But few know Of the othel
"conspiratorsn who have languished il
Ilails these many long months witt
scarcely shadow of excuse for their sons
imprisonment, without trial and with
but little hope of freedom. And vel
trey are bearing it bravely, even cheer,
fully.
Think of Brown-a quiet, peaceable
man, very earnest in his advocacy OF
freedom and justice to mankind, but re-
served and silent, hard working, steady
and upright. Out of the kindness of his
heart he lent Mr.. Parsons some money
in case he should need it.; this is his
sole crime; and for this he has endured
months of close confinement, was sub
jected in the first few days to threats,
terrorisms, etc., kept from earning a
cent, and obliged for this reason to live
on the coarse prison fare. His mild,
sensitive nature has scarcely been able
to bear up under it all-yet he makes no
complaint and he endures patiently as
possible.
And that other little giant hero, Will
liam SnYder-it has been i'm possible to
break his spirit. When last saw him
he was as full of enthusiasm for the
cause, as brave and cheerful and ready
to bear whatever came, as though he
had just come in from big, live mass
meeting where enthusiasm was catching.
His testimony on the witness stand was
aightforwarl, truthful, fearless, COL
lected. When he stepped down from
the stand he passed the prisoners and
despite the bailiff's gruff come on, now,
sir, shook hands with them all. 1t was
the first opportunity he has had to speak
to his dear comrades and fellow prison
ers.
Young Appel, who vas for long time
Snyder's prison companion and is now
out on bail, is an innocent, brlght-faced
boy who could scarcely understand the
treatment he received. He is not so
young but that he is an earnest Social
lst but beyond attending agitation meet
ings and giving literally from his wages
to help the cause along, it is difficult to
comprehend what the hungry law min
ions find to accuse him of.
There are women in the CITY who
have been SO. devoted, so ready with
their time, their small means, their
work and tneir talents to help the de
fense, to care for the families of the
prisoners, to agitate and propagate social
and economic truths, that their names
ought to lead the shining list of noble
men and women. Yet without their
permission l dare not mention their
names,
In the quiet village where say home
has been for some months, the cultl-
yated and proper inhabitants have care
fully passed by on the other side"
They read the papers," and all at once,
the quiet, respectable couple whom they
had previously welcomed very kindly to
their midst, appear to them as monsters,
bugbears, or awful personages in some
way, they scarcely know how.
Some of them believed that Socialist
woman carried dynamite around hidden
in the folds of her SKIRTS" and what
other absurd stories it is uselessto state
In all the town there is just one oman
who, " hile not being Socialist and not
understanding or sympathizing with
the Anarchist prisoners, still believes IN
the right Of opinion and 30 respects the
beliefs and feelings of others, that she
paused with a circle of her friends
around her to offer sympathy and
friendly greeting to the writer, the same
evening of the day the verdict was made
known. She has called frequently anC
is always kind, sympathetic and friendly
no matter what scofflng spectator may
be near. Such a woman brave anC
noble one one, even if it is little thinE
she has done.
l do not think it out of place to men
ton the goodness and nobility of people
whom adversitv discovers; 80 much
made of the wicked and unjust thing
done, it does us good to contemplate nov
and then the humble heroes who re
deem the world. LIZZIE NJ. SwANK.
A few more years of efforts to pick u
lonicksilyer with the fingers. A few
more years of endeAvor to control mo-
nopoly by legal enactments and constl
tutionaI guarantees, a few more years ol
judicial trifing and legal rascallty, and