Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-07

form it may present itself, yet continue
to demand at the hand Of congress such
protection for the masses as will prevent
their abuse by any combination of capi-
tai whatsoever. FIRST and foremost we
heartily endorse Secretary Sherman's
view OF settling the labor question and
harmonizing railroad interests with the
interests of the laborer. But back of this
comparatively superficial aspect Of this
question is where the real wrong lies. A
half dozen men have, by their unscrupu-
lous gambling in stocks, ~rested from
their legitimate spd equitable evners
controlling interest in the trunk lines of
road in the country, and then they have
by Watering their stsck and saakiaa as
sessmentr, and twisting and turning asd
manipulating legislation, and sy *arieus
devices known only to etsch shsrpers, or
if knevs, TO much de.pissd to BE- prac-
ticed, they have squeezed the small i,ol-
ders dry, ,aad Is q result virtually own the
main thoroughfaras of tho conti1snt-tho
big fish have eaton up tho email enes.
This half dozen men have accomplished
their ends by means more repreh snsiblo
hten highway robbery, for they ecreen
themselves behind the la1,and when eny
Law was likely to interfere Nth their
cherished plans, quietly 90 to gerk and
get it changed. Good, pious Daniel
Drew was no less engaged in this work
than Vanderbilt and Jay Gould, and ru-
ined more email fortunes than either of
them. But cs to the men themselves
we only wish a few mora of them might
be persuaded to Gle natural death and
and go hunting for "the good old Daniel
But 1t is cot oi these nen 20 wish to
speak. We demand ct the hazds Of
Congress Laws preventing such men frsm
interfering with the legitimate commerce
OF the country by their gambling in
stocks, ,:.rd ( nc Other plan rs feasible, even
take possession II S.il thfsugh iiz<s and
run them under receiver. Thia :zuci1
for railroadu; slt they are aot ths only
csrroratians that za4sd loskiEJ after. lh:,
way incuren:s companies ere sl1ozeo to
do business in this country is an outrage
to the i.svr:d lad +. ci'a.:se t. 4se, fa'Ss
psrraittis. the q itp.;rtzaity & such <'holo-
sale su;ndli::sg @f the za@ssss cf the Feo7~
who earn their monsv oy hard lalor.
Whilc 15c anoa' there IRE z;,azy -:sorthy
companies, Jet the cppo-toait5 is there
s5r rzscals t. csStndks TIN, peopto, c13 il 10
Frequently Conc. s1ilEoEs If doilaro ere
annually raid Cor ieszr.nc5 in t.s o7un-
try which Civrs 10 7rsiectiea ~hatsver.
Especially is this tru1 cf lif1 iEssr1n:e.
The fre.zinG o=z 7rocSss..a@ Z tho v;o]ctioe,
of technical points ep oft-a ased toto
prive Een ',f a;s policy after h. las rsid
on it for gears. :ho r@f.o ere on
titled to protection E>n such c zap anies,
and alscsstrom such Aiabel1csl, ioferzal
cussedness es vas developed in Chic.go
quite recently, sshcro many thousand *
positors in O State esa,inGs F.nk E,ers
robbed of their ell; .aen1y, to, ,a most c.
ses earned by hard labor End il anxiety
Of mind and suffering Of body. Sewing
girls, washer-~onen, operatives in 1an-
ufacturies end hborcrs composed thu
bulk of sufferers. Nov chat ne 8:-i
mand is that the &ttsntion of the cosn-
try be directed for time to these ptac- !
tioal referma which the masses all stand
in need OF.
We demand th3t oar railroads, our in
surance companies, and our banks, end
anv or all other corporations b run in
such manner Is will grant perfect pro-
lection to the masses of people who labsr
for, and patronizs them. We do not
wish them cramped or robbed or wrong
ed in any sense, but conducted IN sJust
and equitable manner as between the
money used and the labor which produ-
ces money. When this is accomplished
We shall hear of no moro strikes or suf-
fering from banks bursting through the
of official scoundrels. We
hope that these may be some Of the re-
forms accomplished by the present ad-
We have pot had much of dry spell.