Workmen's advocate., 1886-07-25

and-thunder stumping. His arms
 beat the air and his fist slammed the table to the great cdlticatlon of hls twelve innocent auditors. "Gosh, lt's ez good cz CT circus V "Sail ln, Gosh dern yer, Hit 'em agin :" and snch like eXclanations were almost expressed in the admiring glances oi the gentle agrlcnlturlsts. filings eNertlons grew more terrific. til ut last he dashed one cuff on the table. and the delighted audience in the gallery were preparing to see hm get nd of the rest of his shirt when he suddenly stopped and was led out tc gasp for breath. He soon returned, and continued his haraugue. When he mentioned the name of 'h0aesi John skinner. " there was a derlslye laugh from the gallery, which the >herlif quickly sllenced by a glance ol hIs eagle eye Alling then un. wound his speech, and the Court adjourned Tor that day.
 The next morning, Saturday., Judge Stoddard charged the jury, carefully cXpounding the law, and giving satisfaction to all parties for the defense. While he held that a conspiracy formed for the purpose of lnjuring another was criminal h covered the ease before him com pletely by saying:
 "On the other hand, it is equally plain and not to be denied that the accused have and always had in common with all others the right lo be employed by the toatier IL lS also plain that the accused have the right to combine together and with any and all othersby lawful means to raise and fix the wages of themselves and their associates and by lawful meaus to obtain employment for themselves and theirassocates The righ, of the accused is perfect to combine with others and to say to the Darlington Publishing Com pany, We ourselves and our associates demand to be employed by you. We won't work for you except under certain conditions which we see fit to make. And to obtain and seek such employment Tor themselves and say we won't work for you if you see fit to employ any per son not associated with us.
 Here the Judge quoted from Massachusetts case, and continued:
 And if you don't accede to our terms, ,,y.3 on T | you. We won't subscribe nor advertise with you, and we will induce all others as far as we can to withdraw their pat rOnage.
 The accused may lawfully combine and conspire 10 say this, and to say to the GUS toners of the Darlington Publishing Com panN that if you continue to patroniz. the Darlington Publishing Company, we and our friends and associates will withdraw our patronage from you.
 1.-The accused may do this if their pur- pose be to obtain employment for them selves and their associates, even if the result is that others are deprived of em- ployinent by the Darlington Publishing Company,
 And then that jury went out and  brought ill a verdict of guilty of crlmnal conspiracy and cNtortion against three of the accused, while they snubbed the fourth. Mr. Busche, by acqnlttlng lam.
 Notice of appeal was immediately given. and the three prisoners were allowed to depart in peace, upon bonds furnished by Mr. Patrick Molloy. The Supreme Court of | Errors will no doubt enforce the law against the verdict of the jury. | Meanwhile we are perfectly ' satisfied | m our own minds that the boycott | will be more ylgorously ' pushed than ever before, for 1t Is one of those | things that cannot bc affected by | lurles or judges, but Is d matter for the public itself to decide. If the | public conscience saniions 1t, 1t will | succeed: fl not, then 1t will fail. So , lar. however. 1t has the sanction of | .he working people, and as they go, | 90 goes the State.