Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-29

the the resson why anarchism is such n perniciors
and ana lalnnable doctrinc2 Grinneli has in
1 Ie us that anarchism was on trinl.
we'll 'l uas, Is, Is the case, your Honor very
a aaeie. l believe with Buckle with Paine.
emerson, With Emerson, with Spencer md
ttnany other great thinkers OF this century that
one CLASS dominates and lives upon the labor of
a alo1 class, aud calls it order. should be
no,s, ,na You my pronounce your sentence
know t TINT in che year Ammo Domini 1885 in the
Sente OF Illinois, seven mon were sentenced to
4saen because they had not lost their filth in
VINO nave leopardized our lives to save society
! rom inc hend that has grasped her by the
I,ilfont that seeks her life blood and dcvours
n ne. substance we, who would heal her bleed
.ns wounds, who would free her from the letters
you nave wrought around her from the misery
you nave brought upon her-we are her
enemies en;a We have preached dynamite. it is
s sac, and we have predicted from tho lessons
history mas taught us that the ruling classes of
Today would no more listen to the voice of rea
son son Than their predecessors, and they would at
progress. Are not all the large industries of
This once free country conducted under the sur
Sheriff? 'iAN' ''A'
If you think that by hanging liz Won can
stamp out the labor movement, then call your
hIIangman;; But yon will tread upon the spark.
ana there behind you in front Of you and
Is on fire on which you stand. You cnnnot un-
derstand it. You do not believe in witcncrnft,
10 b"t you do beiieye in 'conspracies. You want
~ stump OUT the conspiratOrs, the ngitntors?
An, stamp out every factory lord who has grown
wealthy upon the unpaid labor of his employees ::
stamp stamp out every landlord who has amassed q
men and farmers. You, gentlemen ars the
revoutionists. Do you, in your blindness,
mink you can stop the tidal wave of civilization
nnu human emancipation by facing few po-
lcee!lnen, few Calling guns, some regiments of
Militia, en- the shore? Do you think you car
Irlghten the rising waves back into their I'M
i "a depths by erecting q fow gallowses
IN tne perspective? You who oppose the natural
forces OF things, you are the real revoutionists
You and you alone are the conspirators and de-
structionists.
Said the Court yesterday: These men (refer-
ring to the Bonrd of Trade demonstration
stafted out with the express purpose of sacking
inc inc 30 Board n Of Trade Building Well cannot
nm undertaking. But I will assume that the
5000 workingmen who marched in that process
s sion really intended to sack the building In
TINS case they would have differed from the re-
spectacle Bonrd of Trade men in that thew
sought to recover the stolen property in law
Inl way, While tho others sack the entire coun-
Try lawfully and unlawfully. This being very
highly respectable profession, this court of JUS
tlce and equity proclaims the principle that
when two persons do the same thing it is not
the same thing, Ithank the Court for this con-
ana for which we are to be hung, in u nutshell.
It is u respectable profession when practioed by
tho privileged class; but it is felony when re-
sorted to in self preservation by the other class
This is order. This is the kind Of order that
we have attempted, and nro still irving 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 benefactor, the most orderly and law
abiding citizen in too country, jay Gould, and
W rrf1n, s.,
moral principle, anl why it should be pre-
served. l say that the preservation of such m
order is criminal, is murdcrous It mems the
dren and women in factories. And last, but not
least it means the preservation of past strug-
giles and riots and blcodshed. 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 arc common murders rob-
bers, assassins,' and SO forth. admit that our
aspirations and objects are incomprehensible to
the unprincipled rufinns. But the assertion is
an infamous falsehood. Articles have been read
show the dangerous character OF the defendants.
Those articles generally followed and COM
mented upon some atrocity committed by the
authorities upon striking workingmen They
were picked out and read toyou. Other articles
were not read to you Tie other articles were not
what the State wanted. And upon these articles
tuo otato AbIOTuoy, VINO well Knows he CELLS O
falsehood when no says SO, says these men have
no principles.
@When anarchism gains its point there will
not longer be any use for policemen and militia
to preserve so-called peace md order-the order
that the Russian General telegraphed to the
Gar after he had mnssncred half of Moscow,
! @Order is retored in Moscow" Anarchism does
not mean bloodshed, does not mean chaos,
| arson, and so FORTH These monstrosities are
| the charac teristic features of capitalism An
archism means peace and tranquility to oil.
| 1T is true that We have told the people time
and again that the great day of q change was
coming. It 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 'when u long train of
abuses and usurpations pursuing unvaryingly
| the same objects evinces the design to reduce
| the people under absolute despotism it is their
right and duty to throw off such
| Government and provide new guards
| for their future safety This is q
| quotation from the Declaration of Independence.
If you think you can crush out these ideas that
| are gaining ground more and more every day,
| ii you would once more have people suffer the
penalty of death because they dare to tell the
truth, then say you may coll your hangman
and turn me and my friends over to him. We
| have not told anything but the truth. defy
you to show us where we told q lie. shall die
| proudly and defantly in the cause of truth, as
| SO many martyrs have done whom could name
| to you, and among them is Christ"