The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-21
DEMANDS NOR WORK.
A Remarkable Demonstration by
Boston's Unemployed.
MADBARAID ON THE STATE HOUSE

No Damage Was Done, However, Though
1t became Necessary to Call on the Po-
lice to Disporse the Army of Maloon-
tents.
Boston, Feb. 21.-Fully 1900 men as
sembled on the common yesterday under
the auspices of the Association for the I'm
employed and listended to semi-anarchist
speeches made by Morrison L. Swift and
the Rev. Herbert NJ Casson. Under the
influence and fiery ardor Of the speeches
the crowd, head,i by the two speakers,
marched to the state house, where these
self appointed leaders interviewed Cover
nor Greenhage, while the crowd remained
outside. They demanded that work should
be given TO the men they represented.
Upon the invitation Of the delegation
the governor addressed the crowd. lie told
them that p,r.onally he would do all he
could, and h would recommend action by
the legislature He pointed out that the
general court had no power to give work
TO the unemployed, except il had money
to pay them, and that such work must be
for the public good The governor insisted
that the first duty of every citizen was
obedience to the laws.
This speech did not meet with the ap-
proval of the crowd, and they surged into
the state house to present petition TO the
legislature, but which is couched in the
terms Of demand The petition states
how the unemployed have starved for
months with incredible patience, after
making appeal upon appeal for employ
ment, which the city and state were alone
competent to furnish, and should have
supplied work in the beginning. They ask
the Legislature to provide farms and fac
tories where the unemployed at all times
may work to supply their own wants.
This petition was presented TO the legisla-
ture by Representative Mellin, of Wor-
cester
On their return the mob assembled in
Doric hall, where Swift made an incen-
diary speech in which he threatened that
If the petition was unheeded they would
clean out the state house. Governor Green
halge met Swift and Gasson directly after
this speech, and in plain language told
Swift that his speech was grossly obnox-
ious and improper Swift saw that the
governor was angry, and said that he
meant to clean out by ballots.
At the close of this incident the mem
bers of the state police and fifty Boston
policemen wers called upon the scene.
Alter a consultation WlJn tne governor
the order was given to clear the state
house. The crowd was defiant, and shouts
went up Of Kill the police" and "Down
with capital The sight of clubs in the
! hands of the strong men, however, tended
| to disperse the Kissing and yelling mob.
II is said that only in few instances had
| the police to use force.
Swift was seen today by an Associated
Press reporter, and denied having made
the statement accredited to him, but after
wards qualified it by saying;
| "If did say it meant by the ballot l
am not displeased with the outcome. This
is the first of a series of meetings which
will be held until the unemployed get
work.
Governor Greenhalge, who as a guest of
the Boston Life Underwriters association
last night, was called upon to speak, said:
81 think / need all your good wishes in
the present eXigencies. | doubt if any life
insurance company would consider me an
ordinary risk today. | come from strange
and disorderly scenes. l stand here tonight
to ask the support of the men of the ord
erly minds in Massachusetts. 1t makes my
blood boil to find men who claim that
Massachusetts laws are unfriendly and
unjust to any"