Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-23
{: There will be a time when our silence
: shall be more powerful than the voices
: you are strangling to-day. - August
+: Spies, November II, 1887.

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Ali around both galleries were pairs Of
red and black flags crossed, and single
bright red flags bearing the words: Re
member the 11th of November, 1887" At
proper intervals around the first gallery
were hung the portraits OF A. R. Parsons,
Adelph Fischer, August Spies, Louis
Lingg and George Engel, with the first
named in the center.
LITERATURE A LITTLE LURID.
To the right of the main entrance to the
hall large collection of literature was to
be found. Some of it consisted OF pamph-
lets for free distribution, and the balance of
books on sale. An idea of its character can be
gathered from the following titles of various
| works: "Revolt," ""An American to Amer
leans, ""Was It Fair Trial?" 1.-The Beast
of Property" "Capital and Work, +" "Pa-
triots," by August Spies; "The Social Mon
ster, ""Spies' Autobiography, Anarchy, !"
by A. R. Parsons, and many more. The
sales were quite extensive and continued
during she entire proceedings.
1t was after s o'clock when Krumm's Or
chestra led off with the overture, "Elves." !"
Then Mr.. James Gilmore came to the front,
and in a brief speech introduced Mrs. Lucy
Parsons, the first speaker OF the evening.
Among other things, Mr.. Gilmore said the
assertion of monopolists that Anarchists were
bloodthirsty devils, plotting agsinst<he best
interests of society was "a id lie." This
declaration brought forth applause. Mrs.
Parson. was dressed in plain black, and her
manner was earnest in the extreme. She
did not betray any anxiety about the fate
which awaited her on her return to Newark,
where she is to stand trial on three charges,
ssbeing riotously assembled" q" ''inciting to
riot" and assaulting Police Captain Glory.
| She was released on 81 900 bail. the amount
having been reduced from 81, 500 for this
special occasion, and is to be back by Mon
day.
MRS. PARSONS OWN STORY.
Just before she went upon the stage Mrs.
Parsons said to DISPATCH reporter that
she supposed she would get six months free
| board from the State OF New Jersey, though
she was innocent of any crime. The cir
cumstances, she said, were that she went to
the hall where memorial services we're to be
held, and found it locked and 2, 500 people
waiting. She mounted the steps, and was
about to invite the crowd to the headquar-
ters, when she was seized and locked up.
She smiled about the Captain Glory Incl
dent, and declared that she never saw the
man before her arrest.
Mrs. Parsons speech was listened to at
tentively, though she was frequently inter-
rupted by applause. She began by saying
that true history of this country could not
be written with the events of May 1, 1886,
and November II, 1887, omitted, She then
recited poem on truth, and said
she had come to teach new re-
ligion based upon its principles. She
then went into brief review of the Chicago
events of the dates mentioned, cutting right
and left. She said anarchy and
revolution were indispensable to prog
ress. The former was a beautiful philoso-
ply, not yet understood, and the latter
was transition from one condition to another.
They were entirely separate and distinct.
The Chicago tragedy, she said, was the first
ingmen of America. 1t took the intelligent
man, not a fool to be an Anarchist, and
dynamite was not their religion, it was
truth, and that hanged Christ
WHY LUCY SHEDS TEARS.
Mrs. Parsons then gave the "monopolistic
press" and the pulpit of Pittsburg rack.
ing, referring to them as "the rabbIe in the
broadcioth," and declared that they helped
to hang the Chicago victims. She said she
did not weep over her irreparable loss, but
and children. In order to have
peace, in order to introduce the
beautiful doctrines of Anarchist.
there must be wars. The time was not ripe
vet, but when it was there would not be one
little bomb, but a Million would shrek theil
protests against oppression. All this, il
necessary. Perhaps, PRAYER might do the
work. They were all right, but were tC
mansions in the skies. They were not worth
cent to mend poverty and oppression
This utterance brought forth another storm
of applause. She closed her remarks with 6
tribute to the dead Anarchists and the prin
eiples they advocated.
The next few minutes were taken up ir
some musical selections by the Forward
Glee Club, OF Lawreneeville; "The Inde
pendent Workingmen's Singing Society,
and instrumental music. Many men left
the hall during the interval, only to return
with faces wreathed in smiles and beer.
John Heitmann introduced Herr JohL
Most, who created the biggest kind OF ar
uproar when he appeared, and at frequent
intervals during his speech, which was il
German. He wore neat suit OF black auG
had his hair combed. 1t was easy for hin
to reeite the details of the Chicago
events. He eulogized the men who
paid the death penalty, bu
when he got whack at monopoly, capita
and the press. he kicked them about as as
the athlete would football. No dynamite
was visible about his person, but he made
the fur fly in talk, and scored a decided hit
his speech being characteristic Of the man.
1t was after II o'clock when the meeting
broke up. 1t was estimated that the re-
ceipts would be about $780,.