The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-05
TURNED AWAY
1ueeue Y. Debs Proved Drawing Gard,
at Labor Temple Last
Hight.
y Speaks Of the General Situation and
Of What He Will do While
In Jail.

near and cheer Eugene v. Debs. the ia
nous A. r. U. leader, who spoke at La
Dor Temple last evening, and whose ar
rival In the city was exclusively an
nounced in the. penny Press" For the
citizens Of the Northwest have nothing
but SYM. ethy for the hero Of the labor
insmalR o,,.N I'd the Imprisonment which
ne is aoi>eo endure will be accompa-
MED by the pleasant thought Of friend
snip among the harder element of the
american people. The only regret OF
the evening was that the hall was not
large enough to include all corners, but
~a~thousand anxious citizens were turned
away.
Mr.. Debs began by reviewing the con-
dition Of affairs among railroad men and
onered his sympathy to all who found
themselves in a tight place at present
and hoped and believed, he said, that in
short time they would all be in better
shape. He went over the same old facts
In the history of the recent strike and
the results of it, and proceeded to paint
q deplorable picture of the abject condi-
ton Of labor in this country at the pres
ent time. He urged upon his hearers the
necessity Of making themselves masters
OF the situation, Of educating themselves
along political and social lines of be-
coming familiar with the tools of war
fare now being used by the shrewd and
interruptions against them. He urged
them to stand fast for their rights and
not give In an inch, as they valued their
manhood above any mere outward con-
M Ii
he urged. for the laboring men to do,
was to stop making war on themselves
and stop being the tools of their masters
and think and act for themselves as
IRE free born citizens: They must think
ness hiring other men to think for YOU"
He said that the great questions of the
day were going to be settled very soon
and he was very hopeful that they would
be settled justly and righteously and If
such was to be the case the labor1ng
people must assume the attitude of man
~ men, above all party hatred and mar
row views, and claim only such rights
as belong to a citizen of a free republic.
speaking of the courts he said that the
courts of this country were mostly rot
ten to the core and backbone, and were
used as toys of millionaires and corpor-
atoms to play against the common man.
He said that he was not complaining
about his sentence. He was not going
and take his medicine like a man and
try to improve his time while incarcer-
ated. He believes that his imprison-
ment will have a good effect throughout
the country in arousing people as they
never have been aroused before, and the
voice of the common people will arise in
protest against the system that can per-
petrate such outrages upon American
citizens. AS for himself, he said he was
sure that he should improve much by
his Imprisonment. He said: II will come
OFT OF my cell having attained higher
standard of manhood; I will measure a
greater stature in character and ability;
l will be better equipped than ever to
nent the battles against our common
enemy. I will come out still true to the
cause, and while I am in Jail L hope to
make myself heard in the land" After
the meeting there was a tumultuous up
roar and applause, and the vast throng
rushed up to the platform to grasp the
hand OF the leader. Mr.. Debs shook
hands with over 500 gentlemen during the
evening. and for each one had a word of
personal sympathy and interest, bidding
each one goodby, and wishing him good
Willmar, Breckenridge, Fargo, Larri-
more and Grand Forks, GAINESVILLE and
St Cloud. before returning to the Twin
Cities, and will then prepare himself
Tor his imprisonment, which will begin
June II: Debs said last night that he
was not sure as yet whether he would
have to serve a six months term or a
years. as his attorneys had not yet
agreed upon the technicality of the in
dictments. Mr.. Debs says that he NAV
write a book while in Jail, but it is not
q certainty that he will, as his time will
be we'll taken up with other matters.
Primarily, he intends to pursue a course
OF reading while in Jail. He says he
will study the authorities on political
economy. from Adam Smith down to the
present day. as he wishes to prepare
himself for his future literary work and
lecture tours. He WILL from time to
time, send out bulletins, as in the past.
and will find time to manage the affairs
OF the A. r. u. as formerly.