Illinois vs. August Spies et al. trial evidence book. People's Exhibit 117.
Die Fäckel (Newspaper) article, "McCormick Capitulates," 1885 Apr. 12
2 p.
Introduced into evidence during testimony of E. F. L. Gauss (Vol. K p. 721-732), 1886 July 31.
Transcript of translation of article.
Sunday Issue, April 12, 1885.
McCORMICK CAPITULATES.
He surrenders without conditions and the workingmen secure the acceptation of all their demands.
"The order "police" showed no inclination to take up the fight with fifteen hundred armed workingmen. The business was too dangerous. Therefore the scoundrel accepted their conditions.
At the close of the same article.
"The strikers thereupon went home and will return to their work on Monday.
We can now say, after the thing is over, that the strikers were not only well armed with revolvers, but that the stronger and more effectual laxatives were also not missing, and McCormick did well to capitulate in time. It is to be wished that the workingmen insist after this also upon the doing away with the penitentiary rules among other of the privy-inspection.
Finally, let it be conformed that the captured rifles,
revolvers etc. are in safe hands and will remain in the same after the principle "To the victor belongs the spoils.'"
Peoples' Ex. 117.