, 1877-08-03
NAVE THE sTRIKIHH GAINED ANYTHING
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4SeU fa,k Er:ntag Ia's!.
Owing to tho a1,srscc Of full Information rom
ccrnln1 the ncgotiaipns whlcl, hare taken place
Gctwccn tho railroad men anil their cmployus,
and bcfuro IL Is klov1i what the several cofnpa-
ntcs will do about w1Ccs utter work has !mcn
fuliy resumed, It Is impossible to say psecieely
in any particular cas- wlotlicr tho strikers haze
gained nuythng tho strike. Upon general
principles, and juslpng from tho bread nll OBJ
vlous nspects OF tic case, ne SHOULD ray TINT
they have Hained hMhItty vt ALL.
Consider lrst how they stand In the court Of
public opinion, th' flnaf appc1iate tribunal.
n,ca shall 10 fairy treated; TINT tl.cy al,atl
hnve large freedom IN respect to their work;
tia, thgy shall tp paid what their work IL
worth that tlslr, grlcvanecs shall tH
generously considaed. This WAS ttu judy
ilsut,t of public .opt,Ion before the strife. Il
was Is poAfttye llg, as 1t u t,,sF. The strike
ct,., hot stfolRts,tt, md It nas nut .lo,le 50,
Whatever effect It sas hnd ls III the opposite d.
reetion. VIZ tlo ut tnean tint t'lc general pri
ciplc of fair trcat.cnt Of tue wosktnxlnan Is
nny lees firmly 1ooctl than It was; but the men
wilu i,ayu heel. On the strike during the last
week are III tho ptatlon which any boly OF McA
put themselves Init who make clear. patent.
and 1noustrs,s,s mlsake; wtu. secure already Vi
able COURSE which results In Ereat ana vide
spread injury tu tlN very pers1ns who sylnEla-
thize Will tlcn. 1le strikers themselves si,ow
consciousness Of :his. It haa been proposed
u restoring the rnlroad PROPERLY Il. 1r'tsburT
men. Tho prtoosal tnip'!cs. u con-
yicslon M the strikers TINT while
~ 11s 1ls publ: doc doc. ,c,n n9t th,n ,sal usn "a.
ely.ng an .'evasirn for rInt. Ti,ssu expenses
will tSot Iu dcfrayculn this way,-tf tisry should
be t!lr strikers wouu feel verY scus16ly sI.st
nothing lla.l btcn gained by tie strikc. But tile
mere hint that llas lion o!fered betrays sense
been nade. 1t ls tnlccd une which will not Ue
forgotten for a gcncution. i mau may have q
t1rst.rato GrlcYancc,ono upon which he may
sueeesatully Appeal os popular sympathy; and
gives him by tryfugto redress II IN the wrong
way: The strikcrs 1nys galucd nothing froti!
public opinion.
Coming % tho pncsieal question Of slollaza
ana esnts, t.e mat,e ol wages, havc they gal!'el
vi ilc,a who ~ It all, a. tue reduced rates
natslst which tlley s:ruek. 1t is true that they
still dc'uand restoration Of tho olu ratrs
but they .lcnlnnlGd that hf0Fc thu strike;
they could have g,ue ou to demand It without
whcEe they Old: But, they nrEue, We shall
ucKut!atn with th conpaulcs au4 Aavo strung
lupes of brilxlug them tu our terms, ur ut least
to compromise: TneY certainly tnay negotiate.
Aut NOAAA IVY h'%} t4AtE tHAt HbtilAAL
stEikingt Thu n.tion that the strike anl ftA
consequences laN strengthened their position
~ 3lc.uttatora Or empowered shcn1 to eD{orcp
their tcI1,ls we bdiese to ee very Elistake1
one. Why have to p1lice bscn So sr!!rc during
tlle last Lew days Why hare the militia lec,l
orderet! OUT and TIC Federal ts0ops bccl called
furf 10 enable tic strikers to foFrr the com.
paulfca to u collPFlnlscf lly III tncans; but IL
prcveut tug strikers lroin ubtng force ut all an.l
to cilab!c the coIt,aulcs " run shclF ears with
any nlen they euuu got. One thlng tlas been
acstled this week: NO violent attikc cau 1t
tolerated..
WHAT 1AWLEsssEast
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esrahess themseUes aha W nut a1cw u tAecom
u,unfty ut large. Ono OF tho leuiaRoguca Wit
ntIlrcssud tbs npb nj lIarrl.burv lila 0thrr In,
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80. '."s''s" -.
tuAt ~, ~ stlua u MotM thcLnse!Sea, ai'o =
prevent otnels Eotn Moshins'-out. ~ a"s.s a.
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f'o,elee, ~. u attaeAe4 " aetena tnsh!sftves
-shat ". !. sho siscsfs ot llie ia*. ~ o.udelst
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