St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-23
Roasts the Newspapers, the
Mayor, the Strikers and
Everyone Else.
A Verbal Riot, in Which Ora
topical Vitpiol and Dirt
We're Thrown.
A Committee Then Visits
Mayor Babb and Roasts
Him Again.


ticipated strike talk, and came to the
exchange rooms loaded with their opin
ions. The preliminary work was hur-
ried through with. The railroad COM
mittee said they had taken steps to get
reduced rates on the various roads for
the Northwestern SaengerfeSt. President
Wyman reported letter concerning
some Eastern iron works contemplating
locating here, and the gentlemen drew
long breaths, figuratively rolled up
their sleeves and launched into gen
eral condemnation OF every one but the
board of trade for the connection. or the
lack of connection they had with the
strike.
Ezra FarnSworth had been sitting at
the table i'll the corner vigorously en-
gagged in writing resolutions. AS prod
uct of his labOrS he produced the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, A disorderly mob yesterday in
terfered with the running of horse cars and
motor line in this city, injured private prop
erty. obStructed the public highways, and
offered forcible resistance to the officers of
the law i'll the discharge of their duties; and
Whereas, 1t is reported in the public prints
that at a meeting of the Trades and Labor
assembly" so-called, held yesterday evening,
resolutions were adopted Of an incendiary
character; now, therefore,
Resolved, That this board of trade views
with the utmost alarm the disposition shown
by some of our citizens 10 encourage spirit
of lawleSsness which surely tends to an
| archy.
Resolved, That we empathically commend
the efforts OF the ma yor and the police de-
partment of the city TO maintain order and
protect the rights of property and the public
peace
Resolved, That we urge upon the Trades
q hi fn JE1ar fhnTr CT
ton and be very careful that they do not put
themselves in opposition TO the fundamental
principles of our republican form of gov
ernment, and remind them that by sympathy
with anarchy or communism they will forfeit
the sympathy of all good citizens.
Resolved, That we call upon all citizens
and taxpayers and all public organizations
OF this city to unite III cordial support OF law
and It's labors i'll the protection of private
property and in repression of all alllawlessness,
violence and sympathy with communism.
This proved to be
A SPARK IN TIE POWDER,
and the reports of the explosion fol-
lowed one after the other for an hour OF
more. Is
George P. Wilson thought the word
lncendiary was little too vigorous, and
might be bettered.
G. J. Buell. begged that the gentlemen
would allow him just a word: s.
ton, and never expect to be, but personally
know the men that compose it to be lust as
lawabiding citizens as the members of the
board of trade. The police did overrun their
power OH several occasions i'll Norlh Mime
apolis, for instance, when they broke up a
meeting in n vacant lot which citizens had
rented for the purpose. l quite agree with
Mr. Farnsworth in general but would ask
him to leave out his allusion to the Trades
and Labor assembly. O.
Mr.. Farnsworth was highly gratifed
to learn MIR. Buell. agreed with him in
general. but he contended that the reso-
lutionS were nothing more than all the
gentlemen present could agree to. o.
When the question was open for re-
marks every one wanted to talk at once.
Objections were made to tie word sin
cendiary" by number of the members.
From the back of the room came: 1.-The
words all right"
C. P. Lovell-The trades and labor assem-
bly, is in session all the time furnishing DOW
der for the strikers
j. b. Bassett-I partially agree with Mr.
Buell., and don't believe that the labor as
semblies would knowingly pass any resolu-
tions of detriment to good order. Those res
olutons command the action of the muni-
cipal government of the city, and week ago
to-day we passed resolutions condemning it.
l haven't seen anything since then to
make me. change. l believe that if the
mayor and city authorities had done what
they should have done they would have set
tied this trouble in two days. Applause.
When the mayor of this city gives it out in
| the public press that he, with the majority of
tide citizens, are in sympathy with the strik-
ers, and when policeman with revolver in
each pocket is carried into a house and
| locked up think there is something wrong
and won't consent to the passage of those
resolutions
j. NJ. Bartlett-There are others more to
blame than the mayor and the city govern
ment, and that is the papers. We haven't
| had a single truthful report. Every man
sent out to gather news is a member of
| labor organization and colors his reports for
| the strikers, goading them on, especially the
| Journal. believe they are on the side of
! treason, especially the journal, and if there
! is any bloodshed it will be because of our
| ahominable papers, IApplause.] The great
| est abomlnation of our city is our abominable
| sheets. [Storms of applause
| Judge Atwater-I claim that the mayor has
| not done his duty. / know that if he had we
| wouldn't have had this riot.
| j. o. Evans-Has the mayor charge of the
police?
IF he hasn't he should have, sir He has
claim on every citizen. Gentlemen, old as
l am would stand at the front in the fight if
| he called on me. [Applause.] But l should
want to name my captain. l would not want
man who said, Don't shoot When this
strike is costing the city $1,000 a day. it's
| time to act aud not time to pass idle resolu-
| tions Lowry can collect every cent he is
| losing off us as taxpayers. l would suggest
| that body of citizens be appointed to wait
on the mayor and ask him if he
will preserve order if he Will stand by him.
and if he won't there is the president of the
council TO fall back on, and if he can't we
can elect man who can. We must act''
DoriluS Morrison said he had seen
the mayor, and that he was maturing a
plan to Obtpin order at once.
With trouble Mr. Buell. got the floor
again. IL want the authorities - he
said, "to suppress anarchy on the
part OF the street railway com
pany. Misses. l was chairman
of the committee of citizens to.
see the mayor, and he did say that he
sympathized with the strikers, and I
honor him for it. Hisses. You may
hiss if you want TO, but Pm going on
till Pm called to order. There is just
as much anarchy in importing mob of
law breakers to run street cars as in
anything else" And so he, the single
tax man, fought his way on against the
boots of his brethren.
Judge Fish made a speech, holding
that something should be done, and the
plan of cOndemning what other organi-
cations were doing should be aban-
dOned. 80
81 believe that riot can be stopped at once
if action is taken, and it should be taken, if
Tue mayor mas 10 pace oOU men On every
line. believe the duty of that policeman
Sunday was to have ordered them to clear
the track, and il they didn't do it. to have
shot every ball out of his six-shooter, and. if
it was necessary, to kill some men. Kill
them ana have them properly interred'
President Wyman made speech
which Stilled the troubled waters some
what, and, after the resolutions of Mr..
FarnswOrth had been laid on the table
on Mr. Wilson's motion, committee of
fifteen was appointed to wait on the
mayor. Mr.. Wyman appointed j. B.
Bassett, A. B. Barton, P. D. Mcmillan,