Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-24
mi GREAT srRikE.

The news which came yesterday to
the eject that the Pittsburg and Fort
Wayne road had sccssdsd to the de-
mands Of the striksr. proves V have
sssa incorrect. The company. which 10
the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. stirl holds
emit. and the result Ii that their property
10 bang destroyed BY the Wholesale.
They are Losing more every day than
ths men demand In extra pay for . years
work. This course 10 dnply suicidal.
The railroad kisgs excused thsir rsdue-
ton Of wages on the ground 81 "scen-
omy." Lss them seonsmizs on their
own fat salaries and sccumulating mil
lions. and not try TO pile up their wealth
faster BY grinding the wages Of their
hard working employees down to starva-
ton point. The result shows anything
but economy. Ii there any economy"
in saving athousand dsllaru. and lssinss .
millionf They say nov that they are
lighting for principle; that the Law must
be- sustained. and that they are going to
see to II that II is sustained. This kim
Of talk il all bosh. IL 10 ON . par with
the declaration Of the Crar of Russia,
that he made war On Turkey to relieve
tho Christians from their burdens. No
body Of common sense believed the Car.
NoLoty u common sense will believe
the railroad companies.
The result Of thia strike will be that
the verkingnsn will gain their point.
For the hrst time in the history Of this
nation We have . great strike. based upon
principles Of justice. aad organized in
such q thorough mannsr that labor
dictate its terms to capital. II will die
tate its terms In the end. aud In the
msaatine. miiiious.o dollars worth Of
property belonging to the obstinate
companies will bs destroyed. The
Union Pacific and the Central Pacific
have acted wisely. They have prevented
q strike and it, inevitable eonssqusnces,
by yielding TO the demands Of the men.
The Eastern managers. II they . net
entirely bsrsft Of reason. will follow the
example Of these two roads. and thus
put an end to The vandalism which is
nov jisgracing u land.
The strikers themselves according to
our dispatches, have not been guilty OF
any crimes. The men Who are burning
the dspots and private dwellings. who
are stoning soldiers and killing citizens.
are not the men who are fighting for
their rights. They are the roushs and
plug ugliss. who are always to bs found
10 large cities. and to whom . strike In q
godssnd. Tho railroad men are repre-
ssntsd o. standing quietly on guard. and
simply preventing trains from running.
which they must do in order 10 make
their strike successful. Up to this time
not . single nottingham has been ar
rested for committing q crime. and what
10 far better. not . single w~orkingman
has been accused Of any irrsgularity.
They are standing up firmly for thsir
rights. asd 10 the scum Of society take
advantage Of their position to pillags
towns and shoot down soldiers. surely
the strikers are not to blame. and should
not BE- held responsible.
The present strike IL an intelligent
M II 10 based ON principles Of right
and justice. and will prove successful in
the end. The laboring men are 20 thor
oughly in unison on the main questions
involved. that they form an almost ire
sistiblo army. II the railroad eompa-
nice wish to preserve their property.
they will yield to the men. and pay q fair
price Tor u fair days work.