The morning call., 1892-11-13
WITH THE REDS.
Anarchists Revive Bitter
Memories.
CHICAGO'S HANGENGS AGAIN.
Speeches and Scenes i'm Irish American
Hall Last Night at Commu-
nistic Gathering.

covered with red, and of the several hun
dred men who were present nearly every
one wore something red.
Some of them only had red noses, but
good many had red flowers in their button
holes or other carmine decorations.
Il was meeting of communist anarchists,
in memory of the hanging of the Chicago
anarchists-Spies, Parsons. Fisher and En-
gel-wbieh took place on NOvemb Der IL,
1887.
The meeting was held under the auspices
of "FTeihP' international working people
Right under the large scarlet flag was
banner OF similar hue bearing the poetcal
inscription, "Re mem Der the 11th of Novem-
Der.
A fiOrid-faced stout young man sold So
ciaiistic literature.
At least he tried to sell it, but found trade
very dull.
Long haired. bespectaeled individuals
with whiskers which would delight the
winds of Golden Gate Park gray-bearded.
untidy craDks: emacated. pale-faced young
men, who looked as if they longed for a
square meal; few foreign mechanics, two
women, two detectives and two reporters
were the audience.
II was about $50 p. NJ. VIII en- a very much
scared. slender youth timidIy stepped upon
the platform and announced himself as the
chairman of the evening.
In dulcet tones. hardly above a whisper
and with frightened look, he said his name
was Morris Siverman.
Nobody would have taken him for an
anarchist had he appeared anywhere but as
chairman ot such n meeting
Not even his fiery red npektie and the
bow If red ribbon he wore on the lapel of
his coat gave him the appearance Of q
dangerous man.
To Judge from the trembling shrinking
manner in which he demonstrated plainly
that he wished he was somewhere else, thai
chairman will never be hanged for any deed
Of violence.
Mr.. Silverman, after SAYING something
which was intended to mean that owing TO the
Democratic iorchlight procession the attend
ance was not as large as had been expected,
called and introduced the first speaker of
the evening.
His name was p. Ross Martin, and he Is
connected with printing aud publishing
house.
Mr.. Martins appearance on the stage was
the signal for some applause, and it was
evident that he was no stranger TO that
audience.
Il am not afraid to address an anarchistic
meeting" MIR. Martin began his speech
although there did not appear to be any
cause Tor that declaration OF bravery, for
there was no reason why Mr. Martin should
be afraid.
But he seemed to think 1t good thing to
say, for he repeated his assurance OF fear
lessness several times.
When he felt quite sure that everybody
considered him an heroic orator. he plunged
into hls discourse
Wildly gesticulating. he commenced by
saying that the Chicago men were not
hanged because they were gutlty of auv
ri Ton ha a
on the desire of lot of people whom he
sweepingly called ''the privileged classes" Z"
This reminded him OF the fact that there
were also privileged classes" in California
ana he explained this time that he was
talking of the people who have land and
money or other property.
lie did not hesitate 10 acknowledge that
he had neither Of these things and that was
perhaps the reason why be was so angry
that the other fellows were in better cir
eumStances.
AT any rate he did not seem 10 have any
grievance against the wealthy people exec II
that they were wealthy.
When he got through finding fault with
the rich men Mr.. Martin said that the only
crime the HaymaTket anarchists ever COM
mitted was that they exercised free speeeh
Then he bad lots 10 say about free speech
and to do hlm justice lie gave his opinion
on the subject in very liberal language.
"N no threw the bomb which killed
policeman Deegan in Chicago?" the orator
wanted TO know next.
But there being no answering echo he had
to respond TO his own query
lit was the plutoeracy that threw It," he
answered.
lit is always the plutocracy which drives
the prOletariat TO commit deeds for hich
the latter gels all the bame," said he. ana
then he told how hard IL is TO earn bread
and butter in this world of oppression.
When lie talked about the bread aud how
scarce 1t is. the speakers voice trembled
with emotion and everybody in The hall felt
| that he spoke with conviction and that he
had learned what he said by experience.
1t was truly touching TO hear that big,
strong man tell about the continuous
| struggle for the products of the bakery the
poor people had to be engaged in.
"A government that suffers the land
| grabbers, the onopolists, the magnates
and the money-owners to have plent, while
| others are allowed to remain poor ought to
| be destroyed" said ne. ana raising his voice
to a higher pitch he added. ''ald il will be
| destroyed"
This sudden outburst Of yehemencs
startled lat man In the from row so much
| that he fell of his chair, thereby creating a
| mild sensation.
Martin seeing the effect his last remark
| had on the Tat man got little scared and
evidently feeling that he might have put it
a little too strong he tried to remedy matters
| by glaring at the two reporters and shout
ng:,
! ment destroyedp
"If these reporters say that In their
| papers tomorrow morning, it would be
simply another case of bread and lutter. for
they must say 1t TO earn living"
This bread and butter topic seemed 10
| have so strong an attraction that Martin
hated to leave it, but still he finally reIuct-
antly tore himself away from it and started
| ia on politics.
He said he did not believe the plutocrats
! would permit the Democrats or the Peoples
party to make laws which would cut down
| their revenues.
"They will peTsstently violate the law"
| he put II, land then people will arise and
use dynamite and there will be no end OF
| trouble.
The outcome will be that the working.
| men and producers who use violence to en-
| force the laws and make the plutocrats
obey them Will be called a mob and law
breakers and there will be more haneings
of innocent men, while the real destroyers
of law and order will go scot free"
So finished Mr.. Martin his Grafton and
| among the Dlaudlts of his hearers his coat
tail sdIsappeared in the doorway of the hall.
| a medIum-slZed. very respectable and
| stad old gentleman arose in the au1ience
| and said he had been invited to speak but
had no time for preparation. therefore he
would rather be excused.
His name was Cummings and he is one of
| the trustees OF the Mechanics Library. Mr.
| Cummings refusal was not accepted. and
| he had to deliver a speech whether he
| wanted or not
lie looked very much out OF place when
he stepped To the front. but he had not
| talked very long before everybody realized
| that lie was in his proper sphere after ali.
Ii was sympathy That brought him 20 the
meeting he said-sympathy with the fate Il
! the four men he considered were made the
victims of judicial murders.
ho a hot
| Chief of Police. who had so earnestly pros.
ecuied the murdered men, had turned out to
be thief and the chief witness for the
prosecution a burglar, and both are now in