National Republican., 1877-07-25


The movement which began as strike assumed
the proportions of an insurrccton-nn insurrec!lOh
with the spirit Of the Red Republic which pro,
posed that the rich should divide, aud which to
that end set aside all the established order OF so
ciety and put physical force in place Of right, law
order and Justice.
Both sides Of the case
From the New York sun:
What is 1t the railway laborcrs complain Off
Briefly that their wages arc insufficient 70 support
work than is possible for them. On the other hand
the ralroad managers say that they are not making
yInn sen nnI aus .na, S not scIvs dro@ Ph Pph
business OF their roads money enough for thnt pur-
pose.
Where the Responsibility Rests.
From the New York Times;
While IL may be desirable to preserve q
clear line Of distinction between the anarchy and
boodshed which have attended these strikes and
the avowcd purposes Of the men who caused them,
the strikers must be held Responsible for setting
the example of lawlcssncss which has already led
TO the destruction Of millions OF property and the
loss OF scores of human lives.
The President Has Done Well.
From the Philadelphia TIMES!
The President has done we'll From the
first he seemed to grasp the possibilities OF the su
alton and he has spared nothing 10 meet the ex-
pectations of the country In the maintenance
OF law and order. There Is no weakening at wash
ington
The Case Well Put
From the New York Tribune:
When peace and submission to law have
been restored II will be time to ask the strikers
what they have gained. The railway companies
were in trouble some were bankrupt, and some
trembling on the verge Of bankruptcy; Because
they sought to reduce wages, millions OF property
they will he able to pay higher wages because OF
the LOSE
II - Nothing bat Communism.
From the boston Post,
In the scenes at Pittsburg yesterday we have
the horrors ofthe Commune brought directly home
to us. The same blind rage Of destruction, the
same indifference to personal danger, and the same
greed for pundcr that distinguished the reign OF
the red flag In Paris have been illustrated In our
own Republic. Human wisdom has discovered
none but the sterned remedy for this maducSs OF
the multitude and experience has shown that the
sharpest and harshest application is the most mcr.
ciful. This rebellion, however II may extend over
the land, must he crushed out with un iron hand.
When that is done. We may have time to consider
what influence is back Of this strange domonstn-
ton, and what power. hitherto unknown to our
social economy, has been able to create war In
The Inspiration Of the Commune.
From the Brooklyn August
IL has the inspiration OF the Commune, as
may be seen By the destruction ofproperty and The
pillsge and robbery that proceeds. No homes,
the breaking open Of freight cars aud the carrying
away OF food, dry goods, and all descriptions OF
commodities by lnrcen0us crowds Of men, wonen
and children. The entire lower stratum Of Pitts
burg life came to the surface at once, and the at
mosphcrc was filled with every abOmination. The
railroad men were not In the riot
What America May Know.
From the Philadelphia Evening Herald;
If the present trouble Is not put down
| quickly and cfcctually the American people Will
know; In short time what communism means In
| full bloom. We read of II In France 1t may be ut
home in this country In short time
why Hayes Is Popular In the South.
/ From the Atlanta Constitutions:
Old Ben Wade denies that he Is Hayes
man Hayes is really the most fortunate President
Chamberlain, and all the carpct.baggers against
him. If this doesn't make him popular In the
South We don't know what will.
Not as Had ss II Looks.
From the Baltimore Gazette:
This period of mob violence will soon pass
| away and men will look back with surprise at the
intensity OF the public feeling on the subject We
are in greater danger Of exaggerating the present
their brief and frcnzied day before now. aud have
| passed away and been forgotten before the month
was out The reason of this is that mon do not
| estimate at their full value the enormous cOnser-
| vativc forces Of modern society. There arc ten
men Interested In the preservation Of law for every
| one that II IL Interested In its overthrow.
| A settlement Hoped For.
| From the Cumberland AieganinnG
| In such crisis of affairs there Il cause for
alarm to nll patriotic citizens who arc shocked at
| lawlesncs and boodshcd and for the stability
| Of the Government and the permancncc Of society,
We therefore hope that wise counsels will prevail
anth>omc settlement Of the present troubles reached
that will hold back tho ruin which now threat
| ems us.
Tho Depredators Must he Punished.
From the New York Commercial Advertiser
With this spirit of lawlcssness there Is but
one way OF dealing. II must be stopped and thu
depredators punished. at whatever cost. Whatever
have on pu5llc sympathy. so long as they observe
quiet ana orderly method there Is no room for
sympathy or softncss toward these incendiarics
| and robbcrs. And " there are, AZ r,imored, some
reputable citizens who are disposed To applnnd and
favor them We have only to say that they viii naye
tho pleasure of paying the cost OF this ds9-ay oi
A Good Word for Collector Thomas.
From the Philadelphia Times:
| Collector Thomas has begun to turn the
crank ofhis electrical machine and the sparks win
soon begin to hy ~ Baliimore u bis promise to
| pointment under the circumstances now 80 widely
| known, was a mistake OF the Presidents that win
not soon be forgotten, but his order calling the at
tenton OF custom. house officials To the civil ser
vice regulations indicates tina. taking lesson
me spPoag y power IN Mmg1n he has
tiles with the broad mantle of good behavior.
Ben Wade win DIE. but Never Surrender.
From the New York Tribune;
Ben Wade may die but he will never sur,
render lie thinks rs he used tn think OF the
southern policy, and continues to call Il, with
The President and the Louisiana Trouble
From the New York IIeraidi
The President has had no thought of inter
fering In this matter, and no friend Of his will pu
him In the position of even appearing To interfere
lie has nothing to do with II, and the excitement
OF the extremists and Bourbons In New Orlcnn'
show what We have Seyerai times remarked, tina
this quarrel lies mainly between them and tn,
moderate conservative men, whose leader Il
Governor Nichols II Mr. David Dudley Field
should prove " be stirring up that strife we should
not be much surprised: but II Mr., Tilden has an
regard for his own character future as a public
man he will hasten to dsavow all connection with
It,
Wade Means Mischief
From the Wilmington Commercial;
Hon. b, +. Wade means mischief He write
| to the Washington NATIONAL REPuBLICAS hOtlN
denying that papers story that he had becOm,
reoonclled 10 the Southern policy of Prcsidrn
Hayes, and declares that, on the contrary, he re-
gnrls i rs IAN ignominious surrender Of the prin
ciplc of nationality for which soldiers fought
simultaneously with this denial comes u TumOl
from Ohio thai effort will be made by portion
Of the Republicans there To strike II blow at III,
President by making Wade chairman Of the
State convention. That would be bitter thing
| 10 do,