The Crime of the Century; Or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry CroninHunt, Henry M.
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The Crime of the Century; Or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin
Hunt, Henry M.
Cronin, Patrick Henry, 1846-1889; Trials (Assassination) -- Illinois -- Chicago
They aver that they sent the information both by cable and mail,
and yet there are letters at our disposal, dating from June to
October, from a member of the S. C., complaining that they could
not get the information they sought, and the last one affirming
that the old address was still good for either cable or mail. No
letter passing between the two organizations ever miscarried before
that time, and others have reached the same address since. The F. C.
were made aware of the non-receipt of the information, and if it was
intended to reach the S. C. it would have been received. The true
explanation for all this is found in the admission in the "report"
of the convention of a radical difference of opinion between the
F. C. and S. C., and of a determination to dictate to the latter body.
There is not a shadow of doubt that three members of the F. C. who
represent the V. C. or the R. D. usurped the functions of the whole
body, and spent the money voted to it by the F. C., without the
knowledge of the home members. By keeping away the one envoy of the
I. R. B., and auditing their own accounts, and speaking in general
terms of the R. D. as if they spoke for the whole body, they hoped
to conceal this fact and secure a continuance of the fraud. We now
begin to see why it became necessary to impose silence, by oath on
the delegates, for the first time in the history of the conventions
of the V. C. The report of the convention issued by the Triangle,
and the tone of circulars since issued, show a deliberate purpose to
prepare the minds of the members of the V. C. for a break with our
brothers at home. Are such men worthy of your confidence?
Fourth--The R. D.--The R. D. is a fundamental law of the V. C.,
protected and ratified by international treaty with the I. R. B. It
cannot be altered or abolished without the consent of the I. R. B.,
and the consent of the D's. It was adopted by the Philadelphia
convention of the V. C., by a unanimous vote in 1876, with the
proviso, that it should become a law only when approved by a
two-thirds majority of the D's. It was submitted to the D's, and
after being discussed at special meetings in every D, was approved
by much more than the necessary majority. It was then submitted to
the S. C., and having been agreed to by them the R. D. was elected,
and by a solemn treaty invested with the supreme authority in all
revolutionary matters.
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