Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-14

efficacy of this police was demonstrated |
within half an hour after the adjournment |
of the mass meeting this afternoon by the !
prompt arrest and escort to the lookup Of !
an iutemperate striker who questioned the |
wisdom of receiving the militia as friends |
and brothers. The power of organization |
was never better exemplifled than in the
graceful unanimity with which tho iron |!
workers have accepted the suggestions Of |
their leaders and decided that the troops !
should DO received as friends and not as |
foes.
To all but the pessimist the conclusion is
irresistible that the crisis is past, and that
Homestead will know hostilties no moro so
long as the military is on the ground and
there is no attempt to smuggle the Pinker
tons into the works. Most people have con-
cuded that the Pinkertons are not likely to
provoke further bioodshed by Attempting to
occupy tie works. Indeed, the strikers re
gard the advent Of the troops as the surest
indication that the private militia OF capital
will invade Homestead no more, and much
of the success of today's meeting was due
TO the belief that tho State militia was or
dered to Homestead as much TO prevcnt the
b,oodshed that the visit of the Pinkertons
would provoke as TO quiet the present disor-
der in the iron region.
The mass meeting at Homestead this af-
ternoon was most significant one and its
DEVELOPMENTS were awaited with intense
interest by the citizens on the outside. Tne
meeting was attended by about 5000 people
and in this number was about every one of
the number who fought the PInkortons IN
The bloody battle Of last week. The meet
ing was called to order by Hugh O'Donuell,
who. after stating that Burgess McLuckie
the press 10 the platform
'They the people, said he, who have
created a public sympathy for us all over
the United States. They have bsen our
friends. =" lApplause,
The speech of Burgess McLIcliie on as
Stunning the chair, was a most significant
one. Although the burgess of Homestead,
he is one OF the most prominent leaders of
the strikers, aud shares with Hugh O'D1n-
nell a great influence over the wOr;iugm.n.
1.-THE object of this meeting, - said he, "is
to take suitable action for a reception to
our friends, tho military, who will arrive
here in a day or two. The general impress
sion is abroad that the military are n dan
gerous people, This is mistake. We
want every man, woman and child in this
town to welcome the military with open
arms l pledge you my Judgment that this
is one of the best steps that could
possibly have been taken for our
people-this ealing out of the
military. | think Governor Pattison is act
ing wisely and judicously. He under
stands our cause and he understands our
position; SO does the entire country. lie is
just man and a man who will not cater to
monopoly, a man who W i'll not permit the
troops of this State, tho servants of tbs peo-
pie, the defenders of the dignity of this com
monweath, which Is ours and as near and
dear to US as TO any human brings that ever
God let breathe. i say, Robert +. Pattison
will never permit an outrage TO be perpe-
trated upon a people, such as the people of
Homestead and this surrounding commuui-
ty. [Great applause
at is also an evident fact that that I'M
washed horde Of Pinkerton people are again
mobiliziug their forces. The governor does
not want any bloodshel here and no knows
by your action of the past that il that un-
clean horde strike our shores, there must be
bloodshed. Applause.
He does not want US TO be slaughtered
or to receive further in juries at the hands
Of that illegal, unlawful, dirty, sneaking
institution. Laughter and applause And
so your friends ere about 10 como here
the safest people that you could possibly be
| III Will w hAOH you w HOl want L.
c. Prick or his horde; Mother do you want
Bob Pnkerton or his horde. Tho military
are here to defend that which it is right to
defend-the State and the constitution and
the people and the laws. [CheerS.
81 am here to ask the citizens of this town
to receive our friends with open arms and
TO te uder them one Of the grandest recep.
tons that has been ever granted to any peO-
pie. Go down with the reputation that you
have already established as the most goner-
GUS noble and manly of men. Applause.
| do not want the mobiliHed representatives
that may put in an appearance here to be
insulted by even boot or a howl or the
least indication of displcasure. II any man
is indiscreet enough to do an net Of that
kind in this emergency, he should DO taken
/ to tho river and ducked-aud will be one
TO Leip to do it," L"Good, good and APP
plause,
a brawny mill worker, with great seri-
BUSINESS, moved that any man who should
be foolish enough to offer any insult to the
troops when they come, he Immediately
takon to the river and ducked.
The motion prevailed by reclamation, and
the special policemen were instructed to
carry it out TO tho letter. 1t was also or
dered that committee should be appointed
to inform all the mill workers not present
that such action had been taken.
'Now, gentlemen" resumed the burgess,
four plan is to get out every band in Home
stead" [Great applause A man repre-
sentiDg the musicians shouted; 81 am au-