Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-02

Minors Declares That a Starving
Man Has the Right to Beg, Borrow
or Steal-Scores President.
Philadelphia, March 2.-Defiance of
law, the courts and the government
was uttered at meeting of Socialists
In the Grand Opera House, where
more than 5000 assembled to greet
William d. Haywood, secretary of the
Western Federation of Miners, who
was recently acquitted of the charge
Of being implicated in the murder of
Ex-Governor Steunenberg of Idaho.
The meeting was held under the au-
spices Of the Meyer Pettibone Hay
wood conference.
The pace in general condemnation of
the government was set by Edward
Moore, Socialistic leader of this city,
who in fiery speech branded Presi-
dent Roosevelt as a murderer and a
tyrant. Every word against the gov
eminent and capitalists acted like an
electric spark and brought instanta-
neous applause from the crowd, which
seemed to be overcharged with enthu-
siasm. When Haywood was introduced
as 1.-The workingman's champion from
the west" men threw their hats in the
air and women waved their handker-
chiefs.
Haywood Attacks Taft.
Haywood plunged right into an at
tack on the government, its officials
and capital and declared among other
things that a starving man had the
right to beg, borrow Or steal and
added:
"The judges of this country are the
walking delegates of the lawyers I'M
ion. While | am speaking of officials
l want to remind you that there will
be man along this way soon to inter
est you. His name is Taft. When he
was a judge some one asked him what
an unemployed man could do when
starving, and he failed to answer.
'As for Mr. Roosevelt, l want to say
in the least he is peculiar. When we
We're shackled in prison he stabbed us
in the back with letters. 1t was not
the act of brave man. You know
and know that the time is past when
they can hang men for preaching these
policies. l believe that there is a
revolutionary spirit in evidence here
today /
This brought an outburst of applause,
and a resolution demanding that the
president recall the troops from Gold ,
field was adopted.
Moore Makes Fiery Speech.
Finding that the audience liked fiery
language, Edward Moore gave them
plenty of ammunition. Among other
things he said: President Roosevelt
said that we were undesirable. We are
undesirable to him, and we are proud
OF It. We are glad to be undesirable
to this tyrant, who boasts of being a
murderer and shooting men in the
back. As for the present kind of
justice, want to say that l have moth
ing but contempt for the court. I
would die before l would have respect
for such court.
"0ur recent trouble in Philadelphia
is an Illustration of II. A large mum.
Der Of hungry workingmen were march,
ing to the city hall to see II they could
get employment or aid. When nearly
there they were charged upon by a
bicycle policeman. There was little
which was heralded as
riot. No wonder these men pulled the
policeman from his wheel.
Should Director Clay or his minions
attempt to interfere with this meeting
we would teach him lesson. We
know our rights in this matter"
Miss Luella E. Twining of Colorado,
who has been prominent in the labor
cause also delivered an attack on CAPT.
tai, saying:
Now is the time to show the manu-
lecturers that we will defend organiz- ,
ID labor with our money and our lives i
4 necessary. As for officials, I want
% say that l have as much respect for ,
Harry Orchard as | have for President s
Roosevelt"
Parents Visit Chester z, Gillette.