New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-28
SWIFT A BOSTON HERO.
HE MAKES Il SPEECH IN FANEUIL HALL.
TELLING CROWD or UNEMPLOYED" THAT
THEY MUST GET RECOGNITION OF

THEY MUST GET A RECOGNITION OF
THEIR RIGHTS" SOMEHOW OR OTHER
Boston. Feb z.-About 5000 Of Bostons unem
ployed gathered Boston Common between anC
O'Clock this afternoon A large force OF police
present, but there was no disorder. Morrison I
Swift Informed the crowd that the city authorize:
had declined to permit any speech-making the
| Common. and requested the assembled multitude
| to form In line and march to Faneuil Hall. which
was done Immediately and In good order the pro
cession moving at O'Clock
There was demonstration whatever at or be-
| fore the State House. although a large crowd hung
about the building all the forenoon. most Of them
actuated bv curiosity awaiting any developments
| OF possible interest. The State House was we'll
guarded by police. and no one without business
there was permitted 10 loiter In the building. The
march TO Faneuil Hall without excitement. and
long before the END Of the procession arrived the
| hall was packed TO its fullest capacity.
Mr.. swfts reception as he mounted the platform
was almost cycionc. He received three cheers and
several tigers He said the worklngnen proposed
to follow up their cause until they wrested from the
people OF Massachusetts, and OF the country their
recognition Of the principles involved They are
now going to use the ballot. Said he:
You have been pleading for a right 10 live all
winter. and they did know It until last Tues
day. Now our hope is that. after getting Bostons
attention we Will get bread. The term
Anarchist Is always flung at everybody who desires
10 nave things better than they are. That is why
we are termed Anarchists. 1t Is lie We are
Socialists"
Of Governor Greenhalge, Mr. Swift said:
He Is not any worse than his class but he has
been living and moving in a class different from
that OF the American workingmen. He not
CHOSEN by them. You not at the caucuses;
you do not go to them. but you let the machine do
the electing for you" Continuing he said: I'VE
nave all along counselled peace. The apathy and
lndinerence OF the rich and the rulers OF the city
Iorced us to go to the State House. II your asking
Tor bread creates such an uproar. what will they
DO when you ask for your wages ?"
Michael ID. Fitzgerald. Of Lynn. the Rev.
MT Casson. p. F. O'Neil Mr. Wentworth of
Lynn Mr. Hicks and others followed in similar |
strain' IL was voted by the meeting that Mayor |
Matthew's be requested TO issue a permit for an |
outdoor meeting the Common. and It was also |
voted that such meeting should be held there next
Sunday evening at $50 O'clock
Ihe Following statement of the recent demonstra-
l'on al the State House distributed on the
programmes of the Equity Union about the hall:
THE GOVERNORS RIOTS
IT will De long before the absurd spectacle
n n,o Which which the Governor of Massachusetts
a and peutioning unemployed at the State House
ef by p sse forgotten Having ,errorized him
o. terrorize Massachusetts and the United States
mere was no riot. no intention of riot nothing in
ueiied 1t with consummate bravery and no loss
Di iie on ms part Boston aDplauded the State
rnor became great man by means Of the rio, in
Us ned; Thus great lie went forth the spot
vas swallowed. tasted good and Mr. Greenbaire
ow basks. with George Washington in the hearts
overed from the fea nSvns ALREADY partially
ulet men quiet week ago.