, 1877-07-30

INC ~ trDTnrle &Hc ffnG 1ntEffStS OF any clAeS
| except IN q way to advantage all.
! You readily perceive that the tiranGo and
tragic occurrences nj the past ten days havc led
| to the rrlectl0n OF my text md tonic. We have
struggle Of labor agntrst capital in which resort
has hrrn ttl 10 vln'cnec, tn tncc1ldlatif and to
| murder. There has been MI almoat universal
"attike Among thc cniu1nycrof the rarrtais,
who. nut cu,tcnt witt, declining IN lalmr loE the
wages offered, hare fortit,ly prevented others
frntn lhborinR who wero willing, lavt compelled
the trains to cease running, hnve intcrrnltc'! the
internal commerce Of tho entire country, iavc
tlcranEeti business anil financial r1chanKvH, have
oas,Rat .ncrcsultle failures, and have destroyed
property, ly tire and otl,rEwlsc, to the amount
# millions Of dollars: Scarcely = ett5 u any
MANY caaes humorous lives have been lost III
| botn sides o! tho conflct. Such week Ut cx-
element ant! ssRrtn Inns not bcc experienced y!
our land sincr tho thrilling events ii tho Civil
Var. And NO s'nn'l part of tl.u annrchcnsi"n
and tho murtiirAtt0n ,lus rene fruln t1e aj,,ar-
ent tnrapacity Of The civil authorities to meet
such state Of al1airt, anul to stnl!,atc Law, "
whatever expense, IN the na'ue of the f,nrcrifrd
| cnnGnon welfare. Lot us reflect little upon
| these farts.
First nf all, II 10 evident npon tho facc Of A.
faits that thore = y mvat Mln!s to- ieslloa
ntty tn which reference Inns Just been ma.lc:
Thr n,otlcri doctrine III Church, aud State, and
soctal ailc Is That of extreme lnltst!lnaltsin,
uNhltEt} W ENbaNM.lko&ls' EbEGNIAltJ HAh tA'o
undue exallation Of Individual rights unl inter-
est. prevailed In the uniteA sIntes Human
se!Ashocss faYors It, a'l,l 80 DO american Ideas ot
] personal liberty. lhlt Laolasfan and in.lcpc.-
yilual, at,h thry asr fatal Ii tic tuunl nrEan-
! Ism. Thc latter depends Mi',n concurrence.
eo1nllnatiol,, ai"l differentiation. Thu very con,
l'tton II civilized s'N!ety ia tho pr'stie'll ard ,1l
public to the private interest. lair0izll llsitls
/ tts heroes when the ro,ntu0n danger fehds nnc
0r lew to all act 0f Aull-sAcrttlcs tur tile aalva'
tim of the fnany. hut the ten'loMy now
class at the expense Ut tho community.
double il,lstrntnW nt this Il FURNISHED III ct,',-
ncctton With the late railroad ktrikrrai on t!'r
shte uf capital, a',d IN the side of labor Cap!'
tai IN naturally ienlptrtI 10 III anfti.; to seek
large Hnins fur luxurious expenditure, or III HI-
! der tn its nwn accumulation. IL duing this Il
often oyrsfooks tho Just slucs u labur. AMI s!e-
,na,,ds for ilself the lton'e htars Of tho rotts.
It. IA not wttoitt u degrees OF reus'ti tliat the
manaucrs of rptlTsn.ls have beeu charged with
sometimes conducting them III the interest ot
fcw lculi!E stockholders. Or Ut nr"n'lncnt OIL
cials With e,,ortlsous salaries. ranEtng from
stu DlN 10 $25 UtD or tt special express 0r fast-
freight lillet. It Is ntso quito tn0llFrllcnst'le
lhat an Insane rivalry. aud srcrct ~ well as u,tn
may hive produced artificial losscs, III the sci.
| fish attempt Of earll ROAD to n,onoptltzc the
limited busancss. But nltcs, plans, being iafd ~
the narrlw tasia OF hut siIClc tntcrest, work
| uHEH ~ LEE SuRlI3UH HEltHtij Alh
proveko rctalntery conflict. IN this csasa not
only did tho rival lines bccotnc tca,iiv ctleafcs,
but each allcnutetl It's ordinary lahnrers, whn
| imagined that thu necessity Tor economical
1 measures hail been created to ito small extent
by tie pulley Ut the Directors. walilc The EcYcro
| practical rneasurca wars r.ndo ~ bear aorio or
| chiefly upon tl.r operatives ..,
It Is difficult alsn l0r lnbor 10 bo V'lhic s1Nf'
itct, and 10 look tlloughtfully aud bcncvolently
beyond the immediate pro1t Of tho tntitvl1unl,
or Of hia trade or calling lfcuce tlu fault
that has beon fn'ind, hoe without roas9ls, with
tho operation o. tra'lcs 9ns 9id m iaoor.!gaSns,s,
| adoption OF tue fcTcAt hours " work AMI lilo
! payment Of tho highest wages, irrespective
of' the general welfare af tt'c con'.
n,unty, or even Of ntner laborcrt, and
fulfilling heavy sohtraets based upon hours anil
wngcs ~ existing At thu tins. II tho laborrr
would think OF reciprocity Of interest, Of
united action for the promotion Of the cosnu,ur
welfare; il he wo,!lA tnuro frequently nsk h[n.-
self tlu qt.esttur, How would view tlils nlcus-
ure were In thu nIaco Of the other partyf.t,e
woul4 often be restrained !rosn courscs nf which
eontpfa!n. ia now loudly made. put tnius.tico
s s1lra TO bc DOM To others u ono brantla of H.
hor fastons Ita thought solely upon It's
own bcne!!t, and tntsts r..., Injury up, ni,
tho equally sacred rights Of anothur cuss. Thus
II IL n,Y right to accupt Or 10 rcflsc a certain
fatc of wDEas; atnl all employer snaY not Goti,-
| pei lny koTFlcc4. ! HA4 HaNltA he tlAftI1s butt
Il refuse 1t, l,ayo no rtai,t to prevcntanottor
man from accertlng that rato ant! performing
tho work. Ills right To judge and lec!,le ior
h!maclf. anl to avail himself Of ~ opportunity
siaro. Neither must constitute myself tho
ruler OF my nclghbor, to dicsa.e to lltn how ho
must employ his property. II he has n Ea!.len
Which i'c wIsl!es TO cultivate. and he = o'lers s
| think my services arc worth 81, It IA
my privilege to decline bis service; hut not,
even have worked for him for ten years,
TO forbid him TO hfrs, on hls own terms, any,
body WIN May freely accent thatn. AMI II
statton myself at l,ls pardcn Gntc, with club,
aud drive awsy tho lxlorcrn WHO cotnu to work.
II tlcnolsh Ills 4anlen.fcncc IN tiny nnKor, and
Jet IN the COWS; o. 6rcak f., hls % spades any, ~,
prove myscli savage, and deserve nuch pun.
lshtnent As hs may lna!rt, H. defending bis
Promises, or as the law laay mcto out for tho
property. For "garlen" substitute "rall-
roa1, )" and We have tho tasa nuw before tho
public; only that tho latter Is much Horo aS-
gravatctl. For tho railroad laborera undnrtonk
vail " % @agcs I they icy could s afford 10 accopt bnt
also (which WAS largely beyond their provtnce)
what WAGES, in tl1usa depressed tia.oa, s's raal'
roads could afford tupsy. AnS then, a!teF d.
forcihty prevented the rtnploymcnt OF othcTs
aud the running Of tho trains, and oven ,lestr0ys
eI the carx, a1,4 n,ur.lsrua tho solliers and
p,lrc. They thus used thc roads ~ i they
were thclr owu property, sought 70 dictate e.
tho true owner. what they should nni should
not do, ind, by Interfering with travel md
transportation, put the whole pSople to sn',
admits Of no dctensc. Il l. a. war with thu
very basa of soc!uty. but, IN ths en'1, II must
react upon the perpetrators, and b. like thu
attempt u the suiusn orator's fable, Of tho
Into subtnlss!un. They will Lose tho sympathy
ot tue public; will convert not only employers,