The San Francisco call., 1903-09-03
no RIeHT no ATTAcK.

But 4 has not the right TO say 10 him. or
to any member OF the organization, 4ou can
not DO and 50 we VIII break your head
II has no right TO attack by Its members or
BY ftE Eympa1hizers. a honest citizen trying
70 earn q living 70 support himself and his
aged mother because he does not belong 70
their organization and obey their rules. j say,
there is rule higher than the law laid down
b. the land, and that is the law OF selt oe-
tense Of self protection II Is what we call
in legal language the right OF self protection
~ i q -aW gwen 70 Us py DToL &C any lllal
IN the United states has the God given right,
the constitutional. right TO protect himself from
bodily harm az the hands Of the striking line
men or anybody else, and that is what this de-
fendant was doing al the time he committed
this oftense-
10 tell me what shah DO. what work shall
engage IN, as long as my occupation be an
honest one and am endeavOring to support
myself ard family. j say that when a man
ende6voring 10 earn an honest livelihood 10
support himself and those dependent upon him
cannot 90 so unless Il pleases these labor
uniuns. then: Is the time that a should
become q law unto himself. II may be true
that tha city government has q right 70 pass
- an UrdlEance and c0ncede that Il has right
. 20 pass an ordinance that viii tend TO keep
the peace and protect It's citizens and their
traffc and AZ has a right 70 pass an ordinance
and say, II shall not carry a concealed weapon
or s. Wearon of defense but II Il has that
tect4cn 70 me ana 70 my property tnroSgh and
BY the city government, or the city authorities,
50 that ] win not be called upon 70 use my
own efforts 10 protect myself or my property.
... RIGHT OF DEFENSE.
srprose after having been refused this as
the only means given him for self protection
without violating some OF the ordinances OF
the city. be should be set upon by some four
ar five or eight ur ten OF set Of men, who
threatened 20 beat him or break his head, and
the. like is there any man il the world with
any common reasoning sense OF 1uslce n MIN.
but what would say 10 this man. Defend
-yoErself-the city government has failed 70
give. you means OF protection. therefore you
have The right 70 defend yourself, even II IL
. should De- ia face Of and in violation Of the
- or5fEances 0f' the city OF Oakland. which has
failed 10 protect you under its own laws Is
u necessary. has 1t become necessary for me,
e. an attorney al law. or the attorneys Tor this
defeuraut or his company. 10 advise or ask
--e-- 70 - around the streets OF this city with
reFoIVers stra Fped on the outside OF their cloth
ing for their protection? Has II come 20 that
that the city. a. Oakland cannot protect its
citizens and their lives from being injured by
the labor. organization and. the ltke2 Must I
. wear a gun after this speech in this town,
. strspped around my belt?
20 Cakes was q strike breaker. While
working on a telephone pole on August
. . at Twenty second street and San Pablo
. avenue he was accosted by half a dozen
striking linemen. who. according to
.Oskes. threw rocks at hira and cursed
him They invited him 10 come down the
pole which Oakes did. at the same time
drawing his pistol, and declaring he
would shoot the first man who attacked
him. Later H J. Morgan. one Of the
. strikers caused Cakes arrest. Police
Judge Mortimer Smith fined Cakes SO.