"The men are mechanics, sworn in for their own self-protection."
Donnelly saw that he was making no impression.
"These men, then, are to tear down your shops?" not without admiration.
"Well, they are there to dismantle it."
"That building must not go down, Mr. Bennington."
"'Must not'? Do I understand you to say 'must not'?"
"Those words exactly."
"It is private property, Mr. Donnelly; it was not organized under corporation laws."
"You can not destroy even private property, in a city, without a legal permit."
"I have that."