The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-21

GREENRALGE CowED THE ANAB-
CHIST.
He Told One OF Them That tho Language
He Used Would Not be Tolerated

no 1oio one or Them That tho Languag o
He Used Would Not be Tolerated.
BosroN. Feb. 90 About 1000 people
gathered on the common this afternoon
to listen to addresses by Morrison l..
Swift, Herbert N. v. Casson and other
socialist anarchists" as they claim
themselves.
After hearing the speeches the crowd
marched to the State House, where Swift
and Casson were N ade delegation TO
visit Governor Greenhalge. The gov
ernor minated TO them that he would
do all In his power to help the uaem-
ployed, and that he had no doubt that
the Legislature would do something for
the men.
After short address, from tho gov
ernor, Swift and Cas- on, followed by
crowd OF the unemployed. went up {,
lay their petition, which was couoht d
In the terms of demand, before the
senate and house OF representatives.
On their return from tho chamber
Swift assembled to one of the little side
galleries and delivered speech th.t
sounded strangely out OF place in the
history OF the old hal
I'VE will clean out the State house."
he cried, '1f we don't get what we
want"
The rabble, for such it was, accepted
the declaration with enthusiasm
Private Secretary Thomas WAS stand
Ing near and at the enunciation men
toned repaired hastily to the governor
and reported the state of affairs. Gov.
ernor Greenhalge grabbed his hat and
went to the scene of action Mean.
while, however, Swift had finished and
had assembled the stairs and stood out
side the chamber door awaiting Repre-
sentative Mellen, whom he desired to
introduce the petition.
The governor mot him. "Did YOU
state that you would clean out the State
house9" asked the governor.
Swift covered. II did" he half NUT
tered, but stated that we would do it
with the ballot" This was absolutely
untrue.
you wish to qualify it in that way?"
continued his excellency
Yes" replied tho agitator
well" said tho governor. ~ do not
like that language, sir, and it won't oe
tolerated. warn you that l will hold
you personally responsible "
Swifts' bravado was all gone. He
quickly stepped out of sight and mingled
with the crowd. Governor Greenhalge
had summoned Representative Meilen
to his presence
"Mr. Mellen." he said ~ want you
to be on the side of law and order "
You will nave no stronger fighter in
the cause replied Representative Mel
len with earnestness.
At3:20 o'clock fifty blue coats marched
up Beacon street, and, taking the side
entrance to tho State house, made
clean sweep through tho mob straight
to Doric hall, where they halted to
await the orders Of Chief Wade, which
were to clear the State house and
grounds of intru iers who at that time
had become Kissing, bowling mob.
This was but the work of moment,
for the mere sight OF tho blue uniforms
and brass buttons was apparently
enough to quell all anarchistic tenden
cies Before the blue coats tho mob
melted away, out of the hall. down the
broad steps and on to Beacon street
There were some shouts Of kill the
police" but the shouters took good cara
TO keep in the background The crowd
gradually made it's way back to the
Common and the State House once more
resumed its accustomed quiet.