, 1877-08-06
TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. AUGUST G. 1877


t:.cir right to strike. lie. however. lcnic, ttcir
right drive MI a',v mai from work win VII.
1ahnrt0r fnr the wages whAil tho nthcrs hal r.
fused I" acrcps. This. !Id lelt, threatened the
Srty foundation Ut anr FREQ institutions. When
Mcn strike tncy presumed 10 hnid .h'r piur.
a,ia not allo~ others tn takr them frnm then,.
Tie speaker alluded tn tho Irasnrs' strike
OF ten years ago, aM! showed low
men wt,:, would have wnrkeh were driven off.
These n,en wonl'f lay waste our citics md dc.
knnw tt.c'st." These, he 'heh1, were lin: fnutln.
mental principles es tr,'st*-,,nk'ns rs hc hai
fnnnd them. lhc unis had Ent allowed nllt-
esders t wnrk here when Ch''ngo was hctng re-
b,ils. Tho sssten, went ut the vrry inot of ni1t
free Institutions, which we're threatened by
these Things, anil which guaranteed to every
onr the right I" earn an honest living.
lie was elrrrtA1 IN sec iHtw easily our fnc-
!oric. wcrc rto.ci and our railroads stnppr,l.
i showed q drca'l Of these tra,ics-untons.
Tie thought that this dominant mob
element should be crushed forever, clac
which might explode 1t nnv lime. t,s objectc,i
r. this mob-rtlae. which destroyed oropcrtv.
lie WAS very harl on trMtea-umnns, and said
that he w.,,tld etnp1oy no ,nem1"r Ut thrm II he
Ind 10 ''aI h,lt,arc, houses and could eet no
tratics-unions, which had nictl.ilcd with prup-
crty. alnl lad entleavnrrtl tn right wrongs by
brute forcr. No strikes Ind ever resulted In
benefit to tue strikers. II there was an Increase
lost time. lie spoks frosA what ls
mingled viii, : iio moi vlicn il
vent T., ffSm tv .hSp to s1np on The yar,,. streets
prejudice, etc.. and plenty ot mn.er'al for ii
lErst-tlass fuss, b,t't lacked leader. lie t,c,,
asked Il THIS class Ut men wire to llnvc Charge
of our hsistnnesA anu tfaes. and the Intelligent
clttHant was to be act aside for tictns
ile denounced tlIc mob In the strongcat pos
R!ble manner. lie sail that l.o woslll rather
Josn the Masons aud Ol.i.Fellnws than tr,uies-
Mriotls. to which these H,ubocfats belongo.l.
Tllcfe fellows were !mebttt In the capttAt<ts
fnr their living, and when they warrci on them
tlscr varied uppn tl,tnscsvts. lta Thought
that tl.sc luots should he put .inwn as never
to bs nhlc T. RIG again. lie dctr'el III. Com
Sn an'' lsa .1;s tat a,, te ,n', ;Gntry 1we ts
country everything. Those who dlul't want to
work for the Taues that rai1rtnds paid them
cnuld Eu to farming. 1tc admittea TINT wages
lla4i been too low during the past few Years, hut
81 .lay was worth m,ors now than - were q
few years ago.
Thus, ri all times, WIS tho worst that rou1d
have been c!i.,sen fnr one class to war OIL The
other. lin believed that some men were worth
ltcsctl In raying men just wlat they were ablc
TO cnrn. 4 man Should DO paid according 10
his merits. lie predicted that the end OF these
tr"u6les was mot yet. The tsne was coming
or NoYernment. Money ruled the TorlI.
Those ,incn who. produced and mnlc money
generally knew how to control It. They run
tElnEs to make money. an,l when they
srassa to MAKE oney, tsy xonli gut: The
and the effect i hal upon tho great titles Of tho
country. lie denounced the Grapgcrs u. lmyng
bankruptcd several railroads, and "a radically
wrung In principle. liz wanted tn know what
aimloRy cou'tl hc mule fur tue destruction of su
much property IN rittsburg. There was nuue.
They could SEE by this what thcy would come
to " CoHmunlstlc rule succeeded. ffc pre-
dtctctl most terrible Comnnnfstlc uprising
come the year, hut It wouM come! Theirs
was trouble coming, and the sooner tic GoYcrn.
mcht took cognsxancc u 1t, the better. Snw
ras the time to pfcparc for tho cnlcrgencv. Tn
employer aud etup!oycl. tho trouble was stlre
to cotnc. The moi was composed entirely uf
Foreigners. anu there was II foreign cfcmcht III
th!s country which threatened our Institutions.
ne w. opssdl to changing tho custom, pt this
got Purttanteal, but he had M sympathy witt,
Sunday becr-Eartlcns or ,uaFtal paradcs.
Ile believed In compelling the for
c,a signeF TO- 'ive ~ thts counts, twenty,
to vote. It was tho political clltcanlsts which
had nearly driven this country to tho devil.
Nowhere cleo Would foreigner prctend to run
2 county the frat year after ho arrived Ia It.
the pay OF labor, but the principles underlying
the present controversy. Ifn did not himself
Ket. enough salary to lire on, yet hr did not
strike. Christian ministers had Fight To strike
but 1t would look rathcr queer II thur attesnpt-
ell 10 keep other clcrGynen out Of their
pulplts. aud Threatened to burn tile
churches II Others than Themselves preached
there. The rioters were not sober, Woodworking
men. but those who gsulbled and drank, and
wanted to get nlore inoncy to spcnd Ii tho
manifestations. Tic harl t1mcs were uni
vcrsal throughout thu wtrla, and It was hard 70
tell when the daY Of prosperity was nsaln going
to dawn. lia wanted the laborrrs to kolu vi, to
what they had, ~ the prospcct for tho future
was exceedingly Eloolny. Strikes, or riots. OF
Hlobs would not help matters Ut the prusetit
time. They hMl to look the troubles III the
face. Thu principles Of Communism had to bo
csushcd, Or the days OF ttlr Republic werc nuu,-
bcred. Thcse things bud to bu watched: tho
ttlas ~ea by aud bY. Aftcr the sermon tho con-
eregstloa sang "Nold tho Fart"