, 1877-07-23

life, and to put down disregard Of municipal law
and p1ns1l It's sihlatIon. Where thist4 plainly i'm
tfsti5lc the Slate MAY rall upon the nther
states. that L. up'n the central agent nf all the
etatee. n rcn,lcr asststantc. II The Slater. by
rrasun ri defective tfv,l ur military organization,
arr t,nt IN 4 et,ndItkIn 10 suppress la"lcsness,
IL VIII be well Ios them to make Immediate pro
vls H., i"r susl1 emergencies. Wc ean"t ',uw NV
innri1 to make the citizen tnrn Ills eyes to the
state a. the protector amt the cnforrcr Of law,
NOR to-, mtith 10 make him respect the State
ttat the CITIZEN will regard Tho Ststetoo lightly.
and luuk sUlety u the Federal t;tyytfnmcnt III
the centre and suurce of oil power.-4Sa4htate
t7snr.} american tUem.1.
WAGES HEtoH THE LIVING roixr.
The causes underlying tho movement, as
alleged tn tho I'art of the baltimore IT. Dh'ol
atrikers Is an attempt to reduce their wages be.
law the living point. They a1legc that the con.
pany employing them has male two reductions
within comparatively recent period, and they
arc now resolved 10 resist al attempt at third
reduction. They also point to the fact that the
roai pays 10 per tent dividends, and that the
tt.k Il qutttu atovc par. II, as alleged. the
men are entitled to inore pay than they receive.
they will hare the sympathy of tho publlc. 1t
vt1y hard upon 1alsr u iii kinds,
hut It bears har1est upon partially skIlfcd
| and nntkttled lal,Dr. Hut. while this Ia true,
aud the public feel for those subjected to great
liunlshps, 1t also fav0rh law anti urdcr, nntl the
employment Uf peaec4sfc and lawful TethNls
tn re,lress grievances. It Is Just here TINT the
nIen who make this plca commit grave error,
r. per.n'tt!nx themselves t" bc mislel ,y 1sck.
QrtcYous error, and lost a point, 1herc they
hupe1 to make one.-I'tfla3mrq chronicle.
WAR AGAINST *octETY.
The hostile demonstrations are based on A..
SUMPTION that no civilized community can
tolerate. They alsn at the enforcement Of
terms u employment by risleut and aggressive
interference with tic property Of corporations
that acting Is servants of the entire cnllfary,
aud they Atrsc tu prevent tile instnllmcnt OF re-
liub'e mid phc'lIent employees III thr places thcy
Facaic Gy illuminating au1 fntllctInT bodily 1u-
Juries upon Their proposed successors. sut!,
psoccedluKa Tan fase but one meaning. They
constitute direct and defiant war against ho-
/ ricty. whlch organized communities must cout-
| lat and i!cicat by every available agency. It
wuuil be ruihons to leave nlilIivns Of property
and the Freedom oi the arteries Of ttale at tho
n!ercy Of few e1rstable individuals. and fatal
! blight would souu fall upon every important
enterprise II 1t bcca.Ilc the common law Of the
land that all p0Sbcsslons are held subject to the
Will and deinands Of riotoue strikcrs.-l'hit.-
detfAla i're4s.
CONDITION or THE RAILWAY COMPANIES.
There can be no doubt that tic labnrs OF the
men cntIt1~ them 10 more pay than they are IT.
get according to the reduced stale of wagcs.
Tl!s is the eaae Just now everywhere upon the
great railways where wages have been reduced.
But. unfortunately, that is not subject the
railway companies ca-t adjust at this time ns It
| ought to he adjusted. aud as thcY would like to
! have It. 1herc can be III question but al Of
them would bc very much tc;ofcel to have thu
business Of forEncr times Tint enabled t!IcLn u
| Fay the wages U! former 1ays. Hut they have
uot gut It, and, like al other pcupIc In similar
| straits, they are f0rccd IL reduw expenses utI'l
DO whit uncoutrvastlc circumstances COMPEL.
| The question with them fs fIut what il!uy
would like to pay, hut what they cxn pay anil
keep going: atd this being wc!l Understood by
| their employees, must Of tho latter, wherc
similar reductions have BEEN made, have reso!s..
cd 10 make the best vi what In Itself Is had
| e,ouEt, without making 1t worse BY useless
strikes mud wholly ndcicns[bic r|ots.-iAtiadd-
l,hid Le3ger.
caEplrABLE TO THEM As ct7IzES*.
1t is sud that when tl.c West Virginia militia
were ordered to loa1 they were 10 azitatel tin.
sotue Of thsm could not find their cartridge
boxes. This, while not evincing high war!ike
qualities, WIS very credltabu to them as citl-
gems. We venture to soy that againat public
enemy on tho field Of bat.le these salnc men
would have dune their duty braycly; but it Is a
fearful thing to open faru upun American cit+
xe,,s, even though they be yiolators Ut the law.
III tAts ease n'any of tile strikers were cuerrcl
tnt%3 3 w mo-, movement una would g'adly have
with their sutIcrngs. aud their blauli 1uture;
alt OF them litsgufde1 mud irrational. We'll
might citizen suldirry hlarl, at the thought of
md, though perhaps II Might have bccn ncces-
sary, It was wise to ayold it Us long o. Tossiblc.
-Galsinort Gaaet<.
| STATE RIGHTS.
(iors. Matthews md Carroll should nc1cr
more criticize Gov. Kellogg Ut LoutsIara; uor.
Amcs Of Mississippi, nor any Of the carrt-
bug Governors in the South for cntltag upon tic
President tut truops. 1t Is q fact thut none ol
OUT State Governments amount to much In the
wy u po~cr 70 promptly supprss. Riots a,ul
poorest showing in tilis RESPECT ever n,a1e in
thls country. Gov. Matthews practically sur
rendered to thu railroad roters and begged Tue
President to save hin and hla state; aud, #
the strikers enter upon tile work Of executing.
their t!.rcats ~ sfarfian we may find Goy.
Carroll Initiating the valorous Chief. Magistrate
and ConlH'anler-il,-Chicl0 OF the armies uf West
Virginia. When these Governors arc caught
tn1king about State rights in. the future, We
hope they will be reminded of the time when
thcy Dsue the r!glta .. their States appear
rldrul"us in the eyes Of the world.-l'hkuati.
paid Rrrurd t{ad.)
BTR1gEs IErKa euccE4srrL.
The world has nut yet witnessed successful
tttlke. III tho end It !s always the poor snpt,
who Is driven 10 thewall. Undoubtedly the Ease
Ia often onc.s!tled, and With the workturlnan;
but hls misfortune Ia hts lack OF both knowledge
awil resources. lie needs Intelligent not cxcit.
I'll, leadership, AMI this he rarely gets. II is 80
hard to lcau wisely. So easy to ulislead. aud
trn.acoglrs arc plentiful. This rairnaI bust.
nes. 10 unhappy for all concerned III It, mud lts
results will il tto mauy Instances be deplurab!e.
~ rtght-fec1lng man tind 1t IN hts heart nut
to pity the Distress of the poor k.fguple. Jet
no right-thinklnx man tan appn.ye the nature ot
the proceedings resurted TO. They arc really
opposed 10 the tnturests OF thu wosktugman, NJ
ID everything TINT IL opposed 10 the public order
aud penre.-L,04i<glk Euurief-}uurta!.
COR}EEPONDES
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