, 1877-07-24
How TIE QUESTION AAOCLD pE TREATED

To inc LhtsaF o. 1At lF1DART.
CuIcA6o, July EJ.-Your treatment editorial
1y) of tue railroad strike ln your issue Of to-day
must certainly command tho approval of rea-
sonabe ml,.I4. Tho subject was handled in mn
able, humane. liberal, just, and generous man-
ncr. Yet, after all, might modify thts praise
partially BY asking, Wherein was 1t generous!
10 It generosity which inlpels you to speak out
10 brayely Tor the wu.kinrtneni fsit ruthes not
sense OF uakcl just!css But not wishing
Ia discriminate finely as to tho motives
which Inspired your treatment Of great sub
lott {and, all the circumstances considered, there
il no greater question before the country now
and ior ali tiu,r) thank you In tho name OF tho
har,l-handed millions Of Amcrica for ynur hravc
an,l tut clligent worslt It Is something ia thesc
days Of subsidized public journals to fud few
exceptions IL that rule which drects support to
grrat corporation. In tue Infamous tsrannies
which they 81 often Inflicted upon the Door:
What ran be s!lA Of the miserable quiatltuC ot
the Chicago Tina upon this question: 1t has
nut darrell word III defcnse OF that tnpoycr-
lshcl labor which with tts half:starse1 opcr-
atiycs conducts great lines OF raitwuy. To tnc
n-trodlcn and pundesed masses It aaY..,
"You have IN article to scli-your labor. il
the ra'lraal coturauy wants ttat article Tor any
price. It Is their province to stato their terms,
live upun the rates offered, stcp out Of thu way:
| ypur pIscea ca,l be filled" And 10 on through
in lntertnluablc amount Of lame logic and pro-
In otiycr Worls. the 73n,ss tells outraged and
ios.ltc,l labor: "Nerc. il you can't live on the
I heEgasly plttRucc daled out to SOU hy railway
kings Ike scott aud Vanderbilt, then starsr,"
therefore they cal, do ~ they please. They raa
1 fl,Nl substitutes ior you,-nay, more; they can
iii yorr rluses with men who aro not citizens of
thia oantry,-arA II - ns,',s 8 yess business"
~" rr.s"r,imIr al Intelligent labor anTw hcr,.
IL thIs eouutry. il bcltuyes ii hal right 10 cx-
ist With solne show for an existence which .haI!
inhsr shpui,l nat only command q lust cou.pc1.-
s,ii,u. but xor1,o 3nhstanslal degree Ut respect.
| Throurh that sklll which cxpcric,ce und traia-
ine couierr human life Is carried in tneasu5'
| and yast Commercial opefatlpna Ars truGs-
scIcsl reliably and regularly. Is tho lator
| rhich ,lurs Iii this to t,c stl further degraded
in ill n,,utryl aiuat Il bv ila4is the sI,ort VI
trained ncn because they, The substttutes, ~!
| be gattslett to live Oh starvation wGgcs! thali
ncu who AZ citixuns arc under obligations To
tyranny 6ss.q.s aes arc sv ~ W. !g tc
cttizcns who have families to feed and provide
IT. s;r Inv .'a rnbt ~ .irm,na Fiji anti mir
garrs fnru davis rurk. anl thcy arc rapll,y
getting to know that they have the
| power to ehforee thts 1us1 attnaho;
would not nave s!as po"ci n..su.evte n. ~ ~,
,"1.ser ~. mi ni,a~e. h.l,ey., viii, you lint
nricr must ha rcsturcd, but further believe
that Justice must he Ecssored fn thls country;
aud bo able 70 fesognlxe neraett pase ,"9ae' "
eeMetc 1uas an.i .Hat IT, ,,i.!.t,m Vii mt foTcu
~ 1so,o ~, ,hr''st Of iahor tlen isnF
wln taI ,he Haattlca Ut no dl4tant tine, a.ll
dlalnanslc them. What Is that spirit which
| makes cotlltarTcat England 20 restless now,