1900 - Socialists Meet

At the corner of Dexter and Darling streets last night an open air meeting was held under the... of the Socialist-Labor party. The speakers were Edward Theinert of Olneyville and Richard M. Shaw of Central Falls. There was a good attendance and the remarks of the speakers were listened to with evident interest. Mr. Theinert spoke at some length on Socialist principles. He claimed under present conditions it was almost impossible for the working man to make progress. He was forced to exist and did not get the opportunity to live. The wealth of the country was going into the hands of a few and would continue to do so just as long as working men of the company remained inactive and did not attend to their own interests. They supported the Democratic and Republican parties both of whom were controlled by the capitalists and so long as they... they could not reasonably expect legislation that would benefit them, because if they benefited the capitalists would suffer...