The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-13
INCENDIARY.
Unbridled Language Used by
Anarchists at Chicago
In Regard to Moneyed Glasses
in This Country.
THE OCCASION OF 1T
Was the Holding of Mass Meet
ings Sunday
To DenOunce the Shooting Of
Pennsylvania Miners.
THE OCCASION OF IT

Chicago, Sept. 13.-Meetings of the
various branches of the newly organiz-
ed Social Democracy were held last
night to discuss the recent Hazleton,
Pa, tragedy and some decidedly lurid
language was INDUCED in By the speak
ers. Resolutions were passed by branch
No. 2, which contained the following:
'The blood of an idle and useless ar
1stocracy is the most convenient medi-
um for nourishing the tree of liberty.
An eye for an eye and tooth for
TOOTH For every miner killed and
wounded, a millionaire should be treat
ed in the same manner. The million
aire class is responsible for the slaught-
er Of September 10. and we regard the
torch as the most successful weapon to
WELD against them.'
Fitzgerald Murphy, president of
branch No. 2 made a speech in which
he said: The miners should carry
arms and use them, too. The time has
come to meet force with force. I should
have told them to shoot to kill. would
Kill 20 milliOnaires today"
strong condemnatory resolutions were
also passed by branch No. l. and some
hery speeches made. T. P. Quinn said:
1 will not carry a musket; 1 will carry
torch and a knife and I will carry
both as far can.
Leroy NJ. Goodwin E. V Debs' right
hand man and a director of the ma
tional board of the Social Democracy in
the course of a speech said: Il would
attack property with the torch; 1 would
destroy their fine palaces. Let us rebel
when men are shot down as they were
in Pennsylvania" Several indignation
meetings were held in the Polish quart
er and resolutions passed condemning
the shooting of the Hazleton miners
and appealing to the United States
government for protection.
Denver, Sept. 13.-At a mass meeting
last night under the auspices of the
painters and decorators union to pro-
test against government by injunction.
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Democracy in this district created
sensation by saying:
In this country everything is for sale
from a mans conscience to a voman's g
virtue" Rev. T. H. Malone one of the
previous speakers entered an emphatic
protest against this statement and left
Lafe Pence and majority of the audi
ence. Mr.. Hogan then delivered a yio-
lent TRADE against Father Malone
St Louis, Sept. bat the regular
Trades and Labor unions held at Wei
halla hall Sunday afternoon, the situa-
ton in the coal regions was discussed
pro and con.
While most of he speakers held that
the men shot down at Latimer had been
nothing else but murdered they called
upon organized labor to show the world
by It's d1SpaSSionate action that it does
not favor anarchy, and intends to re-
spect the laws as long as the laws give
them any protection whatever. After
considerable discussion resolutions were
adopted, reviewing the strike and con-
demning as murder the wholesale
shooting of miners at Latimer Pa by
deputy sheriffs.
In closingy the resolution reads:
Resolved, That we recommend to the
Chicago convention of labor and reform
organizations, to be held September 27,
1897, to take such action in this matter
as to them may seem wise; further. be
it
Resolved, That we pledge our SUD-
port to any movement tending to do
away with system that makes such
slaughter of human beings possible