Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-13

ensembles. We have p.eAchsd dynamite, II II
sAid, and We have predicted from the lessone
history has taught as that the ruling classes OF
to-day would no more listen to the voice OF rea-
son than their predecessors, and they wonld AZ.
tempt by brute force to stay the march OF
progress. Are not all the large industries OF
this once free country conducted under the sur
yeillanoe Of ths police, the militia, and the
II YOU think that by hanging us you can
stamp out the labor movement then call your
hangman. But You will tread upon the spark
Here and there, behind you, in front Of you, and
everywhere. flames will blaze up. The ground
il on fire ON which you stand. You cannot UNI
derstand it. You do not believe in witcncraft,
but you do believe In 'conspiracies. You want
to stamp out the conspirators the agitators ?
All, stamp out every factory lord who has grown
wealthy upon the unpaid labor of his employees
stamp out every landlord who has amassed q
fortune from the rent II overwhelmed working
men AID farmers. iou, gentlemen, arc the
revolutionists. Do you, in yonr blindness,
think yon can stop the tidal wave Of civilization
and human emancipation by facing few po-
licemen, q few Gatling guns, some regiments OF
militia. On tho shore? Do you think you can
frightcn the rising waves back into their un-
in the perspective? You who oppose the natural
forces Of things, you the real revolutionists.
You and You alone are the conspirators and de-
Strrctionists.
Sad tho Court yesterday: These mon refer
ring to the Board of Trade demonstration
started out with the express purpose Of sacking
the Board Of Trade Building. Well, l cannot
see what sense there would have been in such
au undertaking. But will assume that the
5000 workingmen who marched in that process
sion really intended to sack the building. In
this case they would have differed frCm the re-
spectacle Board OF Trade men in that they
sought to recover the stolen property in q law
full way, while the others sack the entire coun-
try lawfully and unlawfully. This being q very
highly res pectabe profession this court Of jus
tice and equity Troclaims the principle that
when two persons do the same thing II is not
the same thing. thank the Court for this con-
fession 1t contains oil that we have taught,
and for which we are to be hung, in nutshell
1t is respectable profession when practiced by
the priv eyed class, but it Is felony when re-
sorted to in selfprcsers alton by the other class.
This is order. This Is the kind Of order that
We have attempted, and are still trying as
long as we live. to abolish
Look upon the economic battlefield. Look at
the starving pariahs, the miners in the Monon-
gahela Valley, or pass along the railroads of
that great baneiactor, the most orderly and law
abiding citizen in tie country. Jay Gould, and
then tell me whether this order has in 1t any
moral principle, aud why it should be pre-
served. say that the preservation OF such an
order is criminal is mur,lerous. 1t means the
preservation Of the systematic slaughter Of chill
ciren and women in factories And last but not
least. it means the preservation of past strug-
giles and riots and bioodshed That is your or
der, gentlemen. Yes and it is worthy Of you to
be the champions of such an order. You are ex-
cellently fitted for that purpose. You have my
compliment.
These men, Grinnell said repeatedly, have
no principles. They are common murders, rob-
beers, assassins and so forth. admit that our
aspirations and objects are incomprehensiblc to
the unprncipled rutiians. But the assertion is
IN infamous falsehood. Articles have been read
here from the ArbeiteT- Zeitnig and the Harm to
show the dangerous character of the defendants
Thos, articles generally followed and COM
mented upon some atrocity committed by the
authorities upon striking workingmen. They
We're picked out and real TO you. Other articles
were not read to you Tie other articles were not
what the State wanted. And upon these articles
the States attorney, who well knows he tells q
falsehood whom no says so, says these men have
no principles
Socialism teaches that every man must work
honestly for his own lifenot by playing the
respectful Q Board of Trade man or any other
respectable business man or banker, such MS
they have brought here as talesmen in the jury
boz, and have expressed their opinion that we
ought to be hung. Indeed, l believe they had
that opinion. Under capt Ilism the great in.
vcntions of the past, far from being blessing
to mankind, have been turned into a curse
Socialism tenches that machines the means of
transportation and communication, are the re-
suit o. the combined efforts of society, past and
presen:, and that they are therefore the right
ful and indivisible property of society Society
Will reclaim its own even though you erect q
gallows on every street-corner
When anarchism gains its point there will
not longer be any use for policemen and militia
to pre5t rye so-called peace and order--the order
that the Russian General teegraphed to the
Car after he had massacred half of Moscow,
Order is retored in Moscow" Anarchism does
not mean bloodshed does not mean chaos.
arson, and so forth These monstrositiss are
the characteristic features of capitalism. An
archism means peace and tranquility to ALL
The book Of Johan Most which was intro
duced in court, have never read it, and nd
init that passages were read here that are re-
pulsive To any person who has heart but
will call your attention to the fact that this is
the publication Of al ex-Prefeet OF Police Of
Paris That is an exponent of your order that
wrote this book. Have the representatives of
your order ever stopped at the sacrifice Of
human blood? Never. 1t has been charged
that we constitute a conspiracy. would reply
to that that my friend Lingg had seen but
twice at meetings of the Central Labor Union,
where went as reporter. had seen him but
twice before l was arrested never spoke to
him. Engel / had not been on speaking terms
with for at least year, and Fischer, my lieu
tenant, used to go around and make speeches
against me. So much for that.
Your Honor said this morning: We must
learn their objects from what they have said
and printed. and in pursuance thereof the Court
has read number of articles Those articles
are picked out. Now, il / had as much power
as the Court woald certainly have the Court in
dicted for some remarks during this trial. If I
had not been an anarchist at the beginning Of
this trial should undoubtedly be one now |
quote the exact language of the Court upon one
question 1t does not necessarily follow that
all laws are foolish and bad because a good
many of them are So l can not see how to
choose between the good and the bad laws Am
l to judge of them? No. am not to judge of
them. IT disobey a bad law and am brought
to a bad Judge have no doubt I will be con-
victed. In regard to the report in the
1rbefter Zeitnng Of the Beard of Trade demon
stration wouli say, and this is the only word
have to say in my own defense, that did not
know that article until saw il in the papers,
and the man who wrote it wrote it in reply to
some charges in the morning papers, and he
was discharged. The language in that article
would never have been tolerated if had seen
IL. Now, II we cannot be directly connected
with the throwing OF the bomb whore is the
law that these men shall be picked out to suf-
ferp Show me that law ii you have it. II tn ,
decision of the court is correct, then all the
population of this city should DO hanged be-
cause they are responsible the same as are
for that action May A. and il not half of the
population of Chicago is hanged, then show
why these men should be hanged? You have
none
1T is true that We have told the people time
and again that tho great day of a change was
coming. 1t Is true that we have called upon
the people to arm to prepare for that day. This
seems to be the ground upon which the verdict
is to be sustained But 'ahen n long train of
the same objects evinces the design. to reduce
the people under absolute despotism it Ia their
right and duty TO throw off such
Government and provide new guards
for their future safety This is a
quotation from the Declaration of Independence
are gaining ground more and IN re every day,
il you would once more have people suffer the
penalty Of death because they dare to tell the
truth, then say yoa may call your hangman
and turn me and my frit nds over to him. We
have not told anything but the truth. I defy
Won to show US where we told lie. shall die
proudly and deiantIy in the cause of truth as
SO many martyrs have done whom could name
to you, AID among them is Christ