Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-31
LUGUBRIoUs LUCY.
mrs. Anarchist Parsons Declares that
Rivers of Blood Must Run-

CHICAGO, December SOth. The Anarchist
Mrs; PARSONS the dark-skinned widow, today
made good her boast that she would speak in
Chicago in spite of the rolice. II was in
Wayerly Hall, one square from Msvor Roebe's s.s
once, and is the same place which was closed
against her week ago. Four hundred peODle
,I were CROWDED INTO the pokey little auditorium,
ano many Others choked up the entrance and
stood upon the stairs The meeting was one
called by the Socialistic Labor Party 10 transact
business. and for the promotion of soeialistic
The proceedings opened with the introdue-
ton OF resolution condemning the police for
thelr recent mlawiess,' interference with public
meetings The resolution was unanimously
adopted. Tommy Morgan. a Socialist was
the first speaker. He said the empIoyment of
@ l6rce by workingmen was futile. 1t appealed to
sne s, aowest instincts OF mankind, and was wrong
from moral, intellectual and practical stand,
point. It's impracticability had been demon
strated IN the city by the Haymarket affair and
lts results. The hanged Anarchists was proof
en- ugh that force was impracticable
The meeting was then opened to any one who
wanted to talk ten minutes. Mrs Parsons arose
and the crowd cheered when ii sew her familiar
face II should like very much some of these
days to answer the assertions Mr. MORGAN has
made against those who are dead" said she.
but the ukase has gone forth from
koche and Lord Bonfeld that I am never
to make another speech in Chicago, and that
am to be forever deprived of that liberty under
the Constitution. But l cannot sit here auietIv
ana near 1t said that those who are dead and
the throwing OF the Haymarket bombs, though
IN the war against tyrants all things are iustifa
pie. Those who say anything else are ours
Ihey were miserable ours who on Sunday night
allowed themselves to be driven away from this
hall by the police"
Mrs. Parsons then read what purported to be
al extract from speech of Thomas Jefferson.
IN which occurred these words: God forbid
that any country should be for twenty wears
without rebellion" did Parsons or Spies
ever utter anything more revolutionary
tnan thatY said Mrs. Parsons. 'It has been
SAID that dead martyrs are no good but this
memory is dear to us, and a perpetual inspira-
ton, because they died before they would ask
pardon for deeds they did not do. When liberty
shall be crowned with Immortality the bright
est names in her crown will be those of Par
sons, Spies, Fischer and Engle who died for
her. lCheers. am for peace, on principle. If
you see two rival armies approaching each
other. and take poll of the men, you viii find
that nine tenths of them are for peace but they
are borne on by force irresistible 10 the CON
met. Before we Can have peace in society
Ike our own. rivers of blood will have to nun
Applause.
The Chairman Interrupted Mrs. Parsons and
said that her ten minutes had expired. num-
Der OF detectives were present but made no
attempt to interfere. After number OF
speeches, some in decidedly fiery vein. the
nail was cleared and private meeting held by
Party. When the conference ended it was an
nounced that arrangements had been made to
continue the meetings every Sunday afternoon