The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-26
THE RAILROAD TROUBLE IN TEXAS.


One cannot but no struck with the
strong contrast between the main iea-
lures Of tho strike at the north, and
that which obaraoteriaes the move 80
tar in this state There the first lili'
nation Of trouble was conveyed TO the !
people by the wOnIon destruction Of
property, by turbulence aud lnwlcss
disregard Of the rights Of all other peo'
pie, while here the trains were quietly
aud safely put on the eidms' and the
men, on the Gcxus aud Pacific cspe'
ciolly, deccnlly dressed and as quiet
and orderly Os though about their
usual business, repaired to Marshall in
u body, and not even the most llmld
woman feels the least apprehension
that the strong, bravo man who has
toilod long and severely for her bread
and who has not been paid during the
period Of four months--is IN the least
danger, Hero isa beautiful lllusm
ton Of the marked difference between
the railroad operatives of the north
and their brethren OF the south. The
men here arc fully rs determined
to force the recognition of their
inst rights nj the hands Of the roads az
are those OF the north, but no purpose
exists to accomplish this by means OF
force, terror or other unsafe and unlaw'
lul means,
SO long as this decent torbeOrance obs
toins so long will the strikers carry
with them the sympathy of the people !
nor will it be lost to them until the
rule is grossly violated If the only
purpose is TO urge the discharge of M
honest debt because such discharge is
necessary to relieve the pressing and
pinching wants of the men and their
helpless and dependent families, limo
purpose of blind revenge turks ut the
bottom of the move and decent and
orderly conduct marks the future
course of the strikers, as il has the
past up to this good moment, Il terrible
onus will be placed upon the Shouts
ders of the road and its managers. "Tho
Inborer is worthy of his hire, he must
have il because il is necessary to the
maintenance of his family and
to sustain tho physical strength
which makes him M effective
worker Tho Texas and Pacific rail-
road has been doing n fair business.
It's expenses, owing to the reduction Of
pay, have been ut the minimum There
ought to be money ON hand to ut least
discharge their indebtedness to en-.
ploycs in part Common Justice as
we'll as sound policy should be sutl-
cicnt to conslrain them to do this at
once Nor ought they to have waited
for popular uprising of the men be,
fore paying, If their revenues are all
exhausted in the payment OF interest
ON the bonds and no one can be found
to carry the debt then they should 90
into liquidation, let the consequences
fall where they will or affect whom
they may \ man is under no more
obligation to run a non.payng railroad
than he is to run u hotel after the guests
have abandoned it.
Perhaps the present move if the
digniIicd attitude is maintained to the
end, will rcsultin clearer conception of
the rights of both the authorities of the
road and the men who operate it, not
forgetting the public which is served
10y both and from which the means to
pay and the profit must come,
We again venture to remind both
tho road and its employees that mutual
lorbcarNncc and " mutual effort to nc.
commodatc promises moro to all cons
ccrncd than any other possible course,
and that will moro fully meet the
views of the conservative majority of
the people than any other course, We
repeat that SO far the conduct of the
men has been simply admirable, and
we hope to be able to say so honestly
and conscentiously to the end.