The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-10
TIE MOB HOOTEDTWO HOURS.
an rms TINE Mr.. SHELRMAN STOOD
AND -ILKED FREE TRADE

Then Ho ~, Down asd Talked Frs. Trsde-
whea ret. Lively N>~tiss wss Ovsr the
Police Tool Mr. Shes~msn to Hts Hotel.
ThomasIi. Shearman. as missionary Of the
New York Tanf Reform Club, attempted to
deliver a free trade talk to an audience COM
posed Of wage earners. nearly all OF them ut
present mis1r ploTed. in Gloversvile. v u. on
Wednesday. Contradictory reports Of what
occurred at that meeting have been circulated.
Gloversvilie people say that 1t was the stormi-
eat meeting in the history OF the town
Mr. Shearman has had no opportunities to
compare it with other Gloversyille meetings.
but he is willing TO admit that 1t didn't sug-
eest a Y. NJ C. 4. deba5nG society or a ses-
zion with literature. art ana other things at
the Nineteenth Century Club Not for min
Ute did he have any personal fear however.
II Mr. Sbearruan's Interpretation OF IL is cor
rect. " well-orgamzed gang OF 200 men who
had been primed With liquor" walked away
with the meeting and rudely interrupted the
speaker.
That Mr. Sherman was not mobbsd on the
platform may have been due TO his lack CT per-
sonnl fear. failing which he freely admitted
to tho audience. or IL may have been due to
other circumstances. Much might be said on
both sides and It all depends upon the point OF
view. Mr. sherman says that lie sue
ceeded in standing on his feet for two
hours though his remarks could not 10
heard much OF the time. Then he sat down
for half an hour and talked. At the
end Of that time the entire night force Of police
OF tho town formed n wedge with Mr. shear
man at the apex and rushed him safely to h!s
hotel. Mr.. Shearman returned 10 Brooklyn
yesterday. and last n Cht he told his story.
Glovefsvilis ia u manufacturing town OF
about 1900 Inhabitants and its chief in
dustry. as the name indicates. il the manufar-
ture Of gloves. large proportion OF its wage
eainers are at presen out OF work. and are
very much Of the opinion that hard times in
Gloversville may be directly traced TO
recent tariff agitation II is strongly
Republican on national elections but
Nr. shearman doesn't know the politics o. iis
Mayor. He believes. however. that this Mayor
refused to have his m Getting pr uerly anchored
with police. That was the reason That the
well-oIganized gang Of zoo men who had been
free trader. He. lives in Brooklyn. Although
psign orator. he is ever ready to show pro.
iectionists the error OF their way, 1t so hap
E rs df Sa and have %Sek moe G4 Bas
and perhaps a little Tree trade talk was the one
thing needed These organizers wrote to the
speaker. Mr.. Shearnan had an engagement ia
Albany Thursday and lac was willing to starta
have given uraeticnlly MS. same lecture"
paid Mr.. Sherman last night. At Patterson,
was mobbed. Frequently ] have heen inter
tnpted by questions. and that is what i ike.
prefer - somewhat hostile audience. so that |
ican bring them over to my side. The title OF
this lecture is Hard Times ~
4 Why was this unusna, demonstration made |
Because the workirrmcn there" said Mr.. ,
sisn.rs The are n@pn6H q 1f rape FH tReTs had
been slyly eGsing them on for such a disgrace
lived. Tho Mayor was opposed To- my meeting. |
and so were the manufacturers.
When Mr. Shearmln reached the opera !
house. where til. meeting was held. no found
tine body of the house Iilied a number OF
leave before the meeting closed. In the gal.
lery were about 90 men End boys. including
been primed with liquor. There were no police
present at that stage Of the game
said Mr.. Shcarinan. the Dppos ition to me de-
voored. announced thar at the close Of my
one present. resent might want 10 ask. NAM who
was sitting in the body q the house arose and
swer it no continued to talk. This was a signal
&. s IN .aS
questions that were wide Of the subject. This
man on the floor led them: The Chairman OF
fellow and he really was a low / ind Of a fellow
anI very, vulgar. Some OF the remarks were
Mr.. shearman tried to quiet the audience
AMI go on with his sPeecb: tut the mop In the
jecred every remark he made They COM
mented on his personal appearance Mr., Shear
u
began steady stamping Of their feet that was
very annoying to the speaker.
Rhearman, for the men ia a mob are always
towards | called their attention to the fact
hootod and ieered In he aame WAY when H they
advocated abolition Of the nacE slaves, and
S"' ad EHf to .: s1HG it Of in he SHs
siays The a., r rs s,sn pHT had q the
kept on m feet for two hours. / wasn't able
TO say much that could . heard. Then took
that they Couldn't tire mo out. They swarmed
down from the gallery. and as there were no
; gang around the 'front.' OF the stage. threaten
Ing to do me injury. But when ! had them right
they subsidsd a LITTLE one man rold me /
vas reLcL and a traitor J said 70 him: Two
right for the Union. and / wanted 10 go, hut
they wouldn't take me- have spent $4,000
Killed in that war S"w, sir what have " You
DONE Did you go 20 the front Did YOU
did? That turned the laugh on him"
~ th. end OF tive hours and hall Of effort
the present hard times were noI due TO fear Of
tarin changes, and that under tho influence of
sSs "sp S les s Toua aFs
mol that thrr broke out aircSh They
sa r vbd s'"F ,Rsa PST"st, the. 4% ssi
they made ail The noise they could with their
good rhns IN is way Sir Shsarman thinks HSl
that bis free trade logic is Irresistible. nut Il
waGe-sarners such as attended the Gloyers- |
VII" meeting.
BY this time the Chief OF Police had reached
the scene of the agitation with all the available
night force OF police. The curtain was Tung |
nown ana the meeting was adjourned, Mr.. |
and the officers Of the meeting |
started Tor IN" hotel There were enough police |
10 station one on each side nj Mr. Sherman, |
who walk ~ in front, followed By ths officers | ,
81 the meeting, who were protected ia |
toe same way The local apsr described Il as
. Gordon Of police. This procession was fol- |
lowed by an angry mob who would have been !
even more rude II they had not cared the uO- |
lice. At tho hotel NJ Shearmau turned saT- |
esSteallY and thanked every ar" Tor his kind |
ness 0nd courtesy Then he started back to
brooklyn
LIIIaa Ha-ssn WORKED she Game Wen Aad
W"r.
NV ALBANY. Miss, Fob. ".-Anteyola and
Kent Elgin ran the second brace in the aged
stakes in the southern Held trials today.