Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-13

( At11 Uf c11c1. Tears fcl Ifcrit aI1
sleep would net cons 10 my eyes | am
iAferrupIed - the sound u heavy
seight a. 4 dropped from Focf without
reaching the grcunL IL - the nrst
trial II the hangu.aEs noose. How
eruel ~ oom0it tina ln the hearing q
the prisoners and thu condemned The
capltaiIstIe class dld not Only kill but
tortured is victims. The entrances %
the iaii aFs watched By the hirtlings of
capital Their Wincbesters glitter IN
the sun. the militia has besn called
ready % commit murder II any attempt
should be made To snatch the prisoners
from the I2iiors hands. All - astir In
the jail The servants of the law with
/ distressed faces are running back and
I forth They smell II schnapps laugh
ter. which they had taken ia order 10
b inspired With courage % take part in
T the murder The voice u Albert Par
sons suddenly riags in my ears singing
-Annie Laurie lie seems light
hearted a. AZ on the eve of celebrating
feast. not - u the galloWs was already
saiting 10 grasp him as a victim.
Fischer and Engel sang the Msrsellaise
with glad voices and Spies joins them.
No friends Admitted.
Not single FREUD Of the working peo-
PIE we're permitted to be present and the
condemned were not allowed Ia speak 80
they gave vent 10 their feelings In
thoughts and short sentences which
sill never die. Then a dull thud and 10
- noished. Oh. those agonizing moments.
An old jail attendant weeps bitter tears
and - a reporter said earnestly great
wrong had been done.
Schwab called upon tho comrades 20
pledge themselves on the sacred spot 20
belong 10 az least one labor organization
and 10 work for the elevation Of their
sacred cause. IL subscribe 10 at least one
labor organization. leave all petty strife
benlnd because every waste OF force
would help the enemy and strengthen
him IN his sovereignty. Tie declared
tnat the capttailstIc class was not salts
led w.th the tniiitia forces at It's com
mand. but must hire bayoneis and Pink
ertsis. fhe workingmsn in May. 1857.
believed they had the same right and
that was All which the armed section OF
the anarchists cOntended To-. Tue Hay.
market bomb was thrown by some one
unknown Ia the anarchists After that
the Chicago press had said Spies and
Parsons should be hanged because labor
organizations has lessoued the income
OF the capitalists Every comrade should
read tie letter Of the courageous gov
ernor OF Illinois IN which he gave his
reasons Tor pardon.ng Neebe, Fielden
and himself ie closed by saying: '.Now
let Us go forward with fresh courage"
Fielden's speech
Samuel Fitlden, who spoke next. paid
his oElpliments To Governor Altgeld
thus: Today we stand in the face of
the society based not upon the equal
rights of the whole people. but upon the
privilege OF the few. and although here
and there we Ind man in political lie
aao. like Governor Altgeld. has the
courage 90 hls convictions. yet Ne know
that the great mass OF the politicians Of
this country aud OF Europe dare not say
word against the interests OF the cap-
talistic classes But the fact that Gov
ernor Altgeld. in the face OF what he
knew he had 10 expect. had the
courage and manhood To tell the
simple and unbiased truth. has done
more 10 make men confident Of a peace.
ful solution Of a problem which Is agi /
tating mankind more than all the acts
Of politicians since the days Of the war
he governor action bring "a US the !
hope that there Is bright future be I
fore us. IN which the truth aud the /
right shall prevail"
lie spoke of the executions as an ap-
pareat wilful and deliberate crime |
waich. strange To say. had been perpe- /
tgated in the United States. and which /
thcy had met again today 10 protest t
against as free men.
The rest OF the exercises consisted OF I
Nannerch0Ir singing and selections boy 1
the band