Chicago Its History And Its Builders a Century of Marvelous Growth volume 2
Chicago Its History And Its Builders a Century of Marvelous Growth volume 2
J Seymour Josiah Seymour Currey
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Lust as occurred nine j'cars later, near the Haymarket, the sneers, the ridicule, the contemptuous remarks of the speakers were turned in great part toward the 'cowardly police. ' Would the police, the well fed, idling, lazy police, dare interfere with the rights of honest workingmen? No! Would they dare attempt to prevent such gatherings as this? No! If they did attempt to interfere with men who were exercising the right of free speech, what then. ' They would be swept away like chaff before t...he wind. " THE AtTHORITIES LOSE CONTROI. OF THE SITUATION But the speech making did not altogether consist of these inflammatory appeals. There were moderate counsels ofl'ered by some of the speakers but they were not heeded. A few of the speakers, it was said, "had attempted to quiet the mob by using moderate language and advising peaceable proceedings and lawful conduct, but they were hissed and howled down. " Owing to the attitude taken by the mayor it became necessary "for the administration and the Superintendent of Police to attach as little importance as possible to the meeting, " and so Superin- tendent Hickey reported that "a mass meeting of workingmen was held on Mon- day evening on the corner of Market and Madison streets, and about five thou- ■298 CHICAGO: ITS HISTORY AND ITS BUILDERS sand persons were present.
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