The herald., 1896-10-09
ARRESTED THE WRONG MAN

Editor Herald: I was one out of prob
ably the majority of silver men who
helped to fill the audience that listened
last evening to the eloquence of the
Hon. Benjamin ButterwOrth. and, to the
annoyance of myself and others, to the
yells of the Pasadena pseudo-military
Mckinley adtuncts that like automa-
tons, as they were. did more to mar the
peace. and serenity-and sincerity-of
the evenings performance than any
thing else.
1 was only a few feet from the scene
of the only disturbance objected to by
the management, but heard the words
uttered which were sufficient to have
provoked much more serious results If
they had been addressed to a man of
the same size as the bully and ruftian
who uttered them.
was astonished at reading in your
paper this morning that the man who
uttered the profane and vile words that
fell OIL my own ears and on those Of all
the ladies around me, proceeded from
the foul mouth of an official of this city,
~an,ely. Assistant District Attorney
Williams. The words he uttered and
when he repeated vehemently and per-
sistently for some minutes were: C.
d you: G. d you; G. d. you; you
came here to kick up row." The fellow
who uttered these words kicked up more
row and brought more disgrace on the
meeting than anybody else did by
cheering for a man whose name 1t Is
dangerous to mention in certain select
circles.
Had Under Sheriff Clements and his
four policemen done their duty they
would have promptly arrested this foul
mouthed. arrogant dictator of a free
mans privilege, and at least elected
him from the hall.
This disgraceful episode will have two
certain results. One will be that this
man Williams made more enemies for
himself and Mckinley last night than
the Hon. Benjamin Butterworth gain
ed as converts to his new creed; and,
secondly that men will hesitate to take
their wives out to political meetings If
there is going to be a repetition of the
Williams episode. s
The author of the uncalled for and
unlawful attack on the young admirer
of Bryan will be carefully remembered
by some voters, at least in this city, for
their future guidance.
So much for inside the hall. note that
outside the hall one E. J. Mack was ar
rested and taken to the police station
for distributing copies of Mr.. Butter
worth's letter to Mr.. Teller. The legali-
ty of the arrest will be determined at
some future time and place, but mas
much as Mr.. Butterworth alluded To
said letter himself, admitting it. de-
Tending it, standing by it, every word
of 1T, and retracting nothing, save and
except that it must be read as Bob
Ingersoll reads his Bible" Query, how
and when he does read it?) no great
harm could have been done any one by
inviting fair criticism and giving Mr..
Butterworth a fair show. By the sup
preston Of the letter good many who
have not read it VIII naturally draw
the Inference now that 1t was different
to what Mr.. Butterworth assured us 1t
was, and therefore his sincerity or even
his truthfulness is exposed to doubt.
If they We're not afraid of the conse-
quenees that might arise by a compari-
son or such remarkable and powerful
letter with the remarkable and powerful
speech Immediately following its peru
sal. why was the letter intercepted? The
truth Is. they were afraid of 1t and they
had very good reason to be SO.
1t was also carefully noted that Mr..
Butterworth very cleverly. adroitly and
wisely refrained from mentioning a sec
ond time the name of William Jen-
hings Bryan, as he also was afraid of
the consequences. "Vox ponuli vox def"
A REPUBLICAN SILVER MAN.