New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-09
MIR. BLACKS STIRRING APPEAL.

MIR BLACKS STIRRING APPEAL"
MIR Blacks speech al that indignation meet
ting strongly illustrates his character when IL ~
stirred 10 the depths by any such terrible occur
renee as the murder Of Ross. Mr.. Black thus
spoke plainly about the crime.
Fcllow-citlzens. ! have been asked 10 speak ior
ten minutes. but shall not occupy ons-hAh thai
not express my sorrow. my indignation ana M, my
shame If | stood before YOU until my hair had
me a duty to which felt so unequal AZ do 10 ms
whcn NOV nov I bavp manhood enougn ief, so that
Words are Of no avail unless they shall stir 70
action. and the action shall produce results II
those results are not now to be- accomplished theh
is The city indeed lost n there H. such thing as
adeauaic cause for action to the cxtcn, OF
revolution. that cause now exists. lhcfr mas Just
eignr, a 70 out another scar on the face OF
city long renowned for Its crimes
IDENTIFICATION HALF THE DUTY.
The people are met here TO dcnounce 1t. but do
nunciation Is only half the duty; the other half H.
10 place the responsibility. The fear that has 80
long rested upon the city. the subserviency that
has characterized its inhabitants. should be flung
of and the truth should be spoken. The RESPONSE
billy was not upon the outlaw who fred the shot.
lie much a tool as hts revolver. lie was
volver was the product of invention. The pistol
responded TO the power that created him AGAINST
must reach above him before you place the respon.
M for he he had hf mott I Sdsyed 'GR hat ne
was part Of the damnable trade In which he had
The load upon BAT" shea's shoulders is not one
half az great as that upon the shoulders OF those
Would naSr BEEN S2 You
Shea and all bis friends, but their successors Will
unless you cleanse the ditch GU. Of which they
sprung. You VIII never preserve that which Is
sble source OF attack You can never stop tho
atn them
with honors. As long you denounce them In
viii be their slaves and victims. for Your action
will be neither sincere nor effective until your
public utterahces and your private acts shall be
consistent.
SEEMING PARADOX.
do not understand how the leader OF a dis
reputable gang OF repeaters and criminals be
| the personal friend OF deacons and elders and
stratencd creed worshippers, and ut the game
| time the pronounced enemy OF every dccency
which these worshippers pretend to observe. If
| laws TO exist you must guard their enforce
ment. You must resist the powers that dcnle
them. whether such powers be weak or strong
them in the dlsgraccd garb Of .poicemcns dress
| or In the still higher form Of corrupt and un.
Thls murder should be avenged; It's repetition
fronts you Is a coward AZ well as a criminal and
II you have the courage to face II 1t will crouch
and stink away under the steady gaze OF an
aroused public conscience
TOUCH OF Ht-MOR
| You didn't believe Sumter was fred upon but II
| was You have looked in the face OF this Grim,
so long that you have finally made up your minds
| 10 separate yourselves from it-eyen II you hav
| to tear "A dollar IN In two U.anghter.) Their
there Is nothing left for you to do but to put gr
| into your determination. There is not the leas
| doubt Of your redemption. There IL honesty. In
in. and Of late years. there has not been any on,
the ws Being If S@y are opposed 3,
the police persons higher In authority. Gout
| applausc)
| Mr. Black as counsel Of the Committee OF Safe
ty. labored unremittingly to prevent the packin,
Of the jury which was to try Bat" Shea Al
tha: he dc sired was to secure Just trial for Shea
Five Of the members Of the jury which convicte,
Shea Of his own religious faith the Roma,
Catholic. Six of the members OF the Jury wer
Democrats. No man had a fairer trial. and tn
Court OF Appeals afterward rave a decision tina
he had been justly tried.
ELECTED A MEMBER OF CONGRESS-.
Mr.. Black gained such prominence at this tim
that 1t quite naturally happened that he wa
nominated for Congress by the Republican part
In 1894. Senator Murphy attempted to defea
him. but Mr.. Black elected by the large pu
rality OF 3.43O votes over his Democratic prcde
cessor as representative OF the Congress district
| In the House OF Representatives Mr. Black wa
| appointed a member OF the important COMMITTEE
| on Pacific Railroads and Private Land Claims
| Mr.. Blacks nomination for Governor by tn
| Republican State Convention August % wa
surprise to him. He had not expected the hor
or. His friends here had believed that the
| could bring about his nomination. but he had nc