The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-26
AN OBJECT LESSON.
How Popular Intolerance Packs
JurieS and Sends men to the
GallOWS.
The Dangerous Power of the
Courts and the Press.

The Dangerous Power of the
Courts and the Press.
We want it clearly understood that
we have no sympathy with Anar-
chism. 1t is an attempt to overthrow
all government; while the peoples
party seeks to extend the powers of
government, for the benefit of the
people. An0Yc7ism could only find
lodgment in brains driven to mad
ness by old-world oppression and
wretchedness. There is no place for
it in these United States. and will
not be, we trust, ever in the future.
POLICEMEN BEYOND THE LAW.
| Again tits shown that various at
tempts were made to bring to justice
the law while violating it, but all to
no avail; that the laboring people
found the prisons always open to re-
ceive them, but the courts of justice
were practically closed to them; that
the prosecuting officers We'd with each
other in hunting them down, but
were deaf to their appeals; that in
|>the spring of 1886 there were more
labor disturbances in the city and
particularly at the Mccormick fac
Etory; that under the leadership of
Capt. BOnfield the brutalities of the
previous year were even exceeded.
Some aff1davits and other.evidence is
offered on this point which cannot
give for want of space. 1t appears
that this was the year of the eight
hour agitation, and efforts were
made to secure an eight hour day
about May 1, and that a number of
labOring men, standing, not on the
street, but on vacant lot, were
quietly discussing the situation in
regard to the movement, when sud-
denly large body of police under or
ders from Bonfield charged on them
and began to club them; that some
of them, angered at the unpro-
vOked assault, at first resisted but
were soon DISPERSED; that some of the
police fired on the men while they
were running and wounded large
number who were already 100 feet or
more away and were running as fast
rs they could; that at least four Of
.he number SO shot down died; that
this was wanton and unprovOked
murder, but there was not even so
much as an investigation.
NOao au1aile some men mag t0naelg sub
NIT to being clobbed and seeing their
brothers shot dOaUn, there are some auhO
aoiU resent 1t and aCiU nurture q spirit OF
hatred and seek revenge for themselves,
and the occurrences that preceded
the haymarket tragedy indicate that
the bomb was thrown by some one
who, instead of acting on the advice
of anybody, was simply seeking per-
sOnal revenge for having been club
bed, and that Capt. Bontield is the
man who is really responsible for the
death of the police officers.
1t is also shown that the character
of the haymarket meeting sustains
this view; that the evidence proves
that there were only 800 to 1000 peo-
pie present and that it was peace
able and orderly meeting; that the
Mayor of the city was present and saw
nothing out of the way and that he re-
mained until the crowd began to dis
perse, the meeting being practically
L.
persing when he left; that had the
police remained away for twenty
minutes more there would have been
as Bonfield learned that the Mayor
had left he could not resist the
temptation to have some more people
ment of police to disperse the meet
hn Of
the police the bomb was thrown by
some unknown person and several in
nOcent and faithful officers, who
we're simply obeying an uncalled-for
order of their superior, were killed.
All of these facts tend to show the
improbability of the theory of the
prosecution that the bomb was
thrown as the result OF conspiracy
on the part of the defendants to COM
nit murder; if the theory of the
prosecution were correct there would
have been many bombs thrown; and
the fact that only one was thrown
shows that it was an act of personal
revenge.
And the governor further quotes a
statement from Capt. Ebersold, chief
of police at the time of the Haymar-
ket murders, published May 10, 1889,
in which he says:
1t was my policy to quiet matters
down as soon as possible after the 4th
of May. The general unsettled state
of things was an injury to Chicago.
On the other hand, Capt. Setback
wanted to keep things stirring. He
wanted bombs to be found here,
there, all around, everywhere. /
thought people would lie down and
sleep better If they were not afraid
that their homes would be blown to
pieces any minute. But this man
Schaack, this little boy who must
lhave glory or his heart would be
hrNken, wanted none of that policy.
NoF, here is something the public
does mot know After zoe got the A'ear-
chist societies broken up Schdack acanted
to send >oM men to again organize ',e,o so
cieties fright dsCay. You see ,chat this
mould do. He sC0Ysted to keep the thing
bo;liao: Keep himself prominent before the
DubIic. We'll, sat down on that.
+ didn't relieve in such work, and Of
course Schaack dind't like it. After