The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

PRESIDENT SCOTT EXHIBITING A
MORE CONCILIATORY SPIRIT.
Interesting Correspondence Be-
tween President Scott and
Col. j. p. Barr.
PIrrsBuRo, Thursday, July 26,

The situation TO-, day is unchanged ma
terially, and the deadlock remains. A
report circulated by some morning pa
pers that engineers of passenger trains
had decided last night to strike, is be-
leved from all that could be ascertain
ed to-day, to be unfounded.
WHAT PRESIDENT SCOTT SAYS.
The following very interesting cores
pondence between Col. Barr, of the
Post and President Scott, Of the P. R.R.,
is published to-day:
PITTsBURG, Saturday, noon, 1877
To T. A. Scott, Philadelphia Don't
you think you could best serve your
company, rescue imperiled interests, and
perhaps save valuable lives by your
presence here, and make in person some
proposition to convince our people your
company has rights and grievances.
The current sets against you with every
shade of labor, and it is important that
you should be on hand to decide what
ever may be presented to you. can
assure you the situation is critical.
J. P. BARR.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2I-4P.M,
James P. Barr, Pittsburg II have
just received your message, and fully ap-
preciate the grave importance OF the
matters transpiring in your community.
You will speedily discover that the stllke
of few of our railway employees is sim
ply being used by the mob violence,
which some of your people are permits
ting or encouraging, to effect other purN
poses which, if successful, will destroy
many of our leading local interests. The
strike on our road at Pittsburg was in
augurated without any notice or confer
ence with the officers of the company as
to the existence of a grievance. The
reductions in the compensation to the
people in the service of the company are
To-day less than any other branch of
business in the country, and were made
only because of the great depression in
trade interests, to enable us to aid the
various communities in carrying on busi~
ness at all. When violent possession
was taken Of our property and the busi-
ness obstructed, there was no recourse
left to us but to call upon the authorities
of the city, county and State to take
charge of the matter and vindicate the
laws by the restoration of order in such
form as to them should seem best, II
could be Of any possible service in Pitts.
burg | would go out, but at present l
think it would be most unwise to inter-
fere in any manner with the state author
tiles in their enforcement Of the law and
order. THOMAS A. SCOTT,
Philadelphia, July 25-I2:3o p. m.
To James P. Barr, Pittsburg:-What
is the situation of affairs in Pittsburg to-
day Are the loyal people in shape to
protect life and property2 The state
ments of my message Hast Saturday to
you have been terribly realized. | think
there is not and cannot be any safety Of
life or property unless the State and Uni
ted States authorities will adopt the
measures necessary to restore absolute
law and order, and make it permanent |
Would be glad to have your views ofthe
situation this morning.
THOMAS A, SCOTT.
Pittsburg, July 25-2 p. m.
To T. A. Scott, Philadelphia The
local military and organized citizens, an
imated by determination to quell mobs,
are quite sufficient to preserve the peace
and property of this city. Everything is
quiet. Our impending danger is the sus.
pension of general labor, and throng>
ing of our streets with idle men. Local
traffic for coal and provisions is first de-
manded.
Neither you nor labor will surrender
because it involves humiliation and repe-
tition, but you can suggest or agree to
board of arbitration to present compro-
mise which will relieve you and labor
without disturbing the rights or griev.
ances Of either Compromise governs
the daily business of the world. You
have it in your power to restore peace
and preserve society. The discomfort of
many years against extravaganza Of rail-
way management has eliminated and
forms the subject of complaint as we'll as
the reduction of wages.
| implore you not to assume the gound
that the military can settle anything but
defiance of law. Have this compromise
effected at once and the country will
owe you debt of gratitude
J. P. BARR,
Philadelphia, July 25--4 p. m.
To James P. Barr Il like your sug>
gestions as to the restoration of the local
business of the country and the giving
employment to mines and factories.
This it has always been pleasure to
me to do, and we will do it tomorrow if [
your people will protect the employees
who are willing and anxious to work and
preserve the interest of country, as high
ways like our own are able to do. l
My own judgment is that restoration
of law and order can only be effected by I
a return to common sense by the people,
and by them refrairing from encourag- l
ing or connecting themselves with mobs
or violence of any kind, and that the
channels OF trade and business will i'm
mediately fill up, and give employment !
to every man that the depressed condi- :
ton of the business of the country will
permit. am sure we shall be glad to {
aid them, but to do it in any other way y
would be but simple temporizing with the q
worst evil the world has ever seen; but Z
to effect permanent peace and order, and y
protection to life and property, the mat y
ter must be settled by the governmental i
Of the country as they exist,
and independent of the transportation I
of the country, which have n
been doing and are anxious to do their Il
full duty. g
Ibelieve if our men are protected by b
you and by other good citizens, there o
won't be an hours delay in opening our u
roads for the convenience Of traffic. | .
am sure that nearly the entire force con- y
nected with our roads thoroughly loyal, I
and that no trouble will come from them, II
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