Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-25
The Chicago Anarchists.

The Chicago Anarchists.
There Will be a general feeling of disap-
pllntment if the anarchists who are no"
beng tried for conspiracy and murder at
Chicago are not convicted. hNtraord'-
nary efforts are being made TO open way
/ for their escape, which may prove sue
/ cesstuI. but II they are one good thing
viii have been accomplished. The coun-
Try VIII have been made acquainted with
the true character Of the men who are
sowing the seeds OF discomfort among
Workingmen, and who, while pretending
to be the friends Of the workingmen, are
their worst enemies.
These anarchists say that they are
striving to bring about social revolution,
by means Of which the condition OF the
working classes will be bettered. Is
it true that they are' II it is tle evil
dence that has been gwen against
them at the trial now In pro-
gress does not show it. On the con-
trary, it shows that they are murder
ers and thieves, and that their aim is to
bring about confusion and mob rule, with
the hope OF filling their pockets by steal
ing whatever they can lay their hands on.
They don't want any other distribution
OF wealth than that which they them
selves could make II they could gain en-
trance to the vaults of banks and the
strong boxes of the rich, They propose
to help themselves TO whatever mob rule
would open the way for them to reach,
Just as a burglar helps himself to what
mt Nyit Rnt
they are gre eater criminals than burg
lars, because burglars do not intend to
commit murder to accomplish their pur
poses, while the anarchists expect to
reach the wealth they seek by means of
murder.
The evidence at the Chicago trial shows
that tor months before the murderous at
tack upon the police at the HaymarkeU
meeting the anarchists were engaged in
manufacturing death dealing bombs.
They did not do their work very secretly,
for many people now appear to have been
acquainted with their plans. They
boosted among themselves that they
would give the police kind OF warfare
that would not be to their liking, and they
certainly made good their boast. When
the time for action came they slaughtered
without mercy the brave men whose duty
it is to protect Chicago against the law
less and vicious elements of the popu-
lation.
Who are these men who plotted to pro-
woke a general riot in Chicago and in the
confusion to load themselves with plum
derS Are they men who are acquainted
with our institutions, and who are pre-
pared to point out anything in them that
is unjust to the working classes? They
are not. They are about all foreigners,
and the most of them cannot even speak
the English language. One of the leaders
has not been in this country year and
another not more than three years. All
of them perhaps left their native land be-
cause it was not safe for them to remain
there. They had hardly set foot on Ameri-
can soil before they began TO stir up strife.
The labor troubles offered them the op-
pOrtunity they wanted, and they set about
utilizing it to the utmost extent. Genu-
inc w0rkingmen, being discontinued, lis
tened to them, and in some instances
promised to assist them in their plans.
They did not understand, however, the
real purposes OF the anarchists. If they
had they would never have been found in
their company or giving them support.
The trial has opened the eyes of
workingmen to the danger of following
such men as Spies, Lingg, Engel, Parsons
| and others, who are waiting for jury to
say whether they shall pay the penalty of
their crimes in prison or on the gallows.
These anarchists are now known to aim
at nothing for the ameliOration of work
ingmen. They are simply pirates whose
object is plumber, and who do not hesitate
to commit murder to reach their object.