Telegram-herald., 1891-05-31


and order IA thls city Lei the street
car men and the railroad company
settle the strike on any conditions OF
under any contract aflkr ne have Law
ana order.
The Chasrman-Ths chair would Ike
/ 20 suggest, - harmonic the difference,
that a committee be sppoan Ted VINO
viii take the IDEAS expressed ~ Nessrs-
Sweet, Gilbert and Thompson, ana re-
! port resolutions for thls meeting 1
| tnlnk We can expedite matters ID tais
| Way.
Remarks Of John Z. More were re-
eelsed with appreciation.
w~aty Aiss Hard
Mr.. George p. VANITY was then called
upon and spoke ms follows;
Mr.. Chairman Only have woru
70 cay, and that q thai II the same Poi-
lev 10 going 10 10 pursued After ihis
meeting that has heen pursued pete,e
II, We can lock for a recurrence OF the
same disturbance after We are through.
Ii il ali right for Mayor Uhi TO say thai
something IS wanting, which We know
is fact; out II when he nas asked 10
address the meeting that occurred Just
after the strike ne had sent = letter 20
that meeting when he went 10 Lansing
saving that the Police Department
could he brought ont, the militia could
be brought our, and the United states
troops could Dc brought cut, X II Was
necessary To protect any man mat
wanted 10 labor IA the city or orand
Rapids from interference. ] think that
we would have had no need OF
THIS meeting. | say that We are
not here 10 criticize unnecessarily, bat
we are here 10 tell these people OF
their duty; that they have been diresict
IN the past, anu ass them heneetorth 10
he men aud officers that We viii bc
proai Of. When. after this strike had
occurred and these Disturbances. when
they were applied 10 10y men who were
Keeping ether men from w<fS 10 place
them on better position than The
honest toiiers tnat had 10 pay Their
licenses through years past, II they mad
said: "No, We Eave no sympathy with
this kind of work." the position today
would have been different. When they
acknowledged their inability 10 give
protection to the railroad. as they have
here today and heretofore, and ind
that railroad tied hand and foot 80 that
they can no. live up TO their tran
chises, they passed resolution
instructrg quo warrsnto proceed
ings 70 be instituted III the courts
10 make them do what they will not
protect them IN doing; and there 10 no
veto. Gentlemen, these men that en-
courage riot are more responsible than
masked men that take advantage of the
situation and appear on our streets.
And if il was understood. Mr.. Chair.
man. that when the masked man who
engage IN riots Oh these streets. SO that
, ne would not lac identified, that the
mayor was in favor, and the policemen
were IN favor of placing hira where he
! would be identified by the coroner the
next dav, we would not have any
, trouble. Mr.. Chairman, only say this
because the drift seems 10 be 10 kind OF
make people think that these men have
j., been dong their duty; but We are here
to intimate TO them that they have not
and l say, Mr.. Chairman, when any
, part of our municipal authorities dare
t cot say that they are against the boy.
5 colt, for instance, dare no,
} say that they will use all the power
that they have. as Rusk said in Wiscon
. sin, that made him name through the
1 nation, when they cannot do that
4 gentlemen, we need something besides
e q little palliation, We need to stir them
7 up.
Patton Adds His sting.
Mr.. John Patton being called upon
l addressed the meeting as follows
+ "Mr Charman: / can only say that
: am heartily n sympathy with the pur
: poses of this meeting. There IS nolh
ing that can stand against aroused anS
: vigilant public sentiment such as We se'
g manifested here today. believe tina
= the purposes OF this meeting are OF tn
best kind. am thoroughly in sympa
thy with what the last speaker SAIL
z here. Tins is no time to excuse an,
Q man. This is not a time for the con
g slderation of personal friendship. or
0 would not be here before you arraign
ing public officials as am. The mayo
: of this city is q personal friend of mine
q There are many things IN his public ca
y reer which have looked upon wit
: admiration, and which l have concra'
u ulatcd him upon; but, gentleman.
IT have had TO hang my head in humila
l. ton at his course during the last tnre
l. weeks IN this city. Ii has been We
II said that 1t was his duty, II he coul
$ not attend the public meeting where b
u was asked to give his opinion as the o'
20 ficial head of this city on TIE situation
}; and 10 tell these men what they coul
d aud what they could not dot ha
n been well said that he should have ful
is nished something 10 that NEE
? ing and thereby have s'oppe
d this whole business; because II
l. had said az long as am mayor OF th
e city there shall he no violence aud u
lr intimidation, this would not have hai
y pcned. And go today here, say tbs
the safety and security OF this city Is {
more Importance than the political fol
\. tunes @, any man, whether lie If IL
N publican or Democrat
- Denounced the Boycott
CT Hon. Charles W. Watkins then NJ
Dr. dressed the meeting as follows N
IL Chairman: do not believe that thei
y is any place in this country for eiihs
l. the boycott or the red flag OF anarch.
le | 90 not understand that we tame hei
: TO settle any disputes between The laeS
c union and the railroad company: bs
er we came here 10 uphold the hands I
IS the officers of TIE Law Of tnls city IA Il
y earnest discharge Of their duty.
Judge from the remarks OF the may'
that peace has prevailed N this city q
ID tho time, or else that the officials of q
II law are unable 10 keep peace. !
an asks. what IL to he done. I was tol
ne Mr.. Chairman, upon yesterday by
OF member of the board of Police at
We FIRE Tnmlssloners-anG | arm glad
re give my testimony--that the police
& "a tment has done splendidiy IA n
G. emergency. VAS told by member
/ 81 r. -. a. a.