The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-17
VISITED BOSSES
IN PHILADELPHIA
Big Mob Called at Boss OuT'
hams After Hearing Talk.
BOSS M'NICHOL'S SON CAUGHT
Action Of Fanatlcal Members Of CIowo
Dssusisd Other City Parry AdheTsals
Who Throw Buttons Away,
BOSS MNlCHOl'S SON CAUGHT

,,a-h,a oct Lied by city
.r,v asitators. 1000 men and boys march
cd from the Academy Of Music "ieie
Gov Folk OF Missouri, under the auspices
~ reformers, delivered an address o"
.,aar,,nes. In municipal affairs, down up
on the house of Boss Durham last hisn''
rork allied the Academy TO OVERCOMING
.,a left outside hundreds who couldh'
cot IN. After the meeting was over 'i'S
rartv asitators jumped on the steps oi
the Academy and called for volunteers ~
.r.h mon the homes OF Durham ana
T.,o hundred men began 10 march,
-tar,ng "Rleseed be the Tide lhat
p,nds3 pefore they had gone a square
hundreds OF men and boys. many o'
~yhom were drunk and all dlsoruerlS'
5oined II. -. ,.,so tho
.neaLers took their turns on the step, de-
rnuncIn9 the boss and ealing for him 10
leave the town. 4,
srh.n the 200 dropped on their knees IN
rraver and sent up supplications Tor our
ham The dsorderly portion then began
10 throw stones.
lust as IL was beginning TO get serious
the ring gleaders made march on 10 BOSS
,fcNichors house Arriving there, the
head sneaker took station again on the
steps. McNichors young son. returning
home. arriving just at that time. He was
held by three men, while the leader ad-
dressed a speech to him.
YoUNGsTER WAS BRAVE.
..This should be a jail" shouted the ia
matte. ''Your father is a thief. crook, har
and hater of God II we did right we
would tear every stone OF your home
down and scatter his bones 10 the winds.
You are a son OF crook. You are faint
ed"
The boy struggled to get loose. and pro-
tests began to be heard from the crowd
ITS a shame" let the boy CO." Not
his fault"
Sins of the fathers shall be visited on
the heads OF his children" shrieked the
fanatic.
Men began tearing the city party but
tons from their coats and throwing them
away. McNichoFs son managed TO wrest
himself loose from fTs captors and struck
the speaker across the face.
Instantly a cowardly crowd made a
dash for him and he stood UP against the
door. defying them. In the meantime the
disorder In the crowd increased. num-
Der OF the men. sympathizing with the
boy rushed 10 defend him, and the fight
became general.
TO INQUIRER OFFICE.
Just when the agitation was AT its
height and the fight became fierce, 10 po-
Gcemen came into sight. The crowd was
Induced then 10 move on, and marched
down upon the Office OF the Philadelphia
Inquirer the only paper in Philadelphia
supporting the Republican organization.
The denunciation here was fierce. The
crowd filled Market street from side To
aide
THE finger OF God is on this building"
shouted the speaker
Just at this point ripe tomato struck
him squarely on the head. and from an
pther crowd rapidly gathering rose coun-
ter shouts for the Republican organiza-
tion. Another fight began to rage and
pne solitary policeman had his hands full
trying TO protect the big plate glass front
windows OF the building.
AT last II began 10 be rumored that The
Inquirer was preparing 10 turn the flre
hose on the crowd. as ~ actually was
and the mob marched away.
THINGS FOLK SAID.
General Folks address at the Academy
of Music was In part as follows
"The most conspicuous fact OF munich
pal governments in the United States to-
day is that they are governments by the
Few anu not DN lHe ptoplt. mere IL noIe
aggressive rottenness and less aggressive
patriotism in our large cities than any
where else.
'If the patriotism can be made as ag-
gressve as the rottenness the problem
of good government would be solved by
the people taking the government into
their own hands.
IF the corruption exists I'm Philadelphia
the people are TO blame. II corruption Is
20 be eradicated the people alone can do
it. The hght you are making here is
battle which will be felt by every town,
city and state I'm the land.
THE benefit Of victory for good govern
ment will be universal and the evil ef-
fects OF a defeat will demoralize those