, 1877-07-24
trn.os dur,ng the yrrscnt season of ttrprcseton

fnrn a rbenc tn MAKE three Or h,ur tsi?sa week
than IN is I,aEr tnrin cnsirelY. 1t hapaHnr'i
that the practical eilc.t of drilling work aHsosE
80 men that could lavc been e;taly performed
by ~, dissatisfied al vi them and s,reiritatctl
tic present unfortunate strife. But IN pre-.
seBiirg their cn+c I" tito public. the ettkcrs
obliged to wait at The cr'ls Ut divisions for n
tay Or two before making t1lc return trip simply
bctausa there we're NJ trains for them to bring
hack. ..
whicll tic baltimore 4 Ohto Ra!lroad Company
has no cuntru! 1t would a,e to sts Interest "
keep all IT'S freight -ctg3nes In constant motion,
and to allow Tie hrefnen to make tull tr1t'
freight 10 be ,nosed 10 Justify the working Of
the ron.. to It's full eap,nits: but the Company
cannot afford tu keep Us rolling stock (n motion
merely fur uie kakc oF Etsin1 It's cmplnyc" All
trfci 10 i'd something in The why af nllIfan-
thropy ly cutting duwh WAGES and dts7ditE ul1
tic work of maying It's trains among . great
tnanY people In order 10 keep them III fts tcrv-
tee: but he atta,npt has hrcn failure, and the
strike that ia now destroying IT'S t',lsl.
meas and wasting it, resources call bc traced
TO this wcl1.mcant ehdcaror 10 l's'dc tlc
lalns and wages OF one employe among
three. Whether ths last reduction IN the pay
of f;rcmen fs enforced Or not, the lncsitabse re-
suit OF the strike wilt he the discharge OF every
MAN whose services can be dispensed WIN. IN
less Here 10 rome improvement In business,
these unfortunate strikers may IN The END re-
grct that they lid not submit to what eeclnct TO
Them 4 most unjust reduction h, thcir pay,
rather than bring on u criais which deprived
them Of al me,ns o. caft'E ~ ns,lng. hovo ,bo
public sympathy on tleit side. ne atesase t:
man and woman take purely sentimental view
Of tho struggle hetween the employef anu INC
ns q gfaspIng and cxaciing tyrant: When II Is
corporation that seeks TO put down q keep
down tho waEes ot its employees, the iamila!
maxim that Corporations, hare no soul,
n y i. espssassss spnanss p Fee fss ss onsS%E
narratives Of tho poverty, the pcri's, and the
iorl,carancc Of the loug.slilfcflne ilremen who
ss sTs oM n, siJAf .c II ss aSus t1'hs t, eosnt
method of prote.tInE aVainst tho grinding ex-
actions Of the railrVnd. Tllts 'fs q very st1pcr-
fetal view Of tile ,latter, nd ono that docs Eross
Injustice to the Baltimore l. Ohio Railroad Com
rany. Like ali other corporatIons engaged i,
the transportation bnsincss, the baltimore q
Ohio Company has tie highest HottTc Tor main
tanning the goodwill u Its employees. Upon
pcrity Of the Company, and, II they should lo-
ct,.nc s,lllcn, Disseminated, aud rcbellious, no
amount Of skill aud energy on the part u ths
managers could ease TIC Yoah FROM disaster.
For this reason II should not wantonly Cypress
Its employees. Of ask them to work Tor inallf-
tlricnt compensation, unless, rs tu lhe present
instance. tirrc WA eDc solid, substantial rca-
sun for emitting down expenses to Tho lowest
Whe,l a private employer finds that he is car
rying on business at loss, he simply stopa work
ui,i closes up hs establishment. Ills e1np'oxcs
are left to shift for Themselves md TO earn Z
living ns best they ca 1t % tllts suspension OF
work that restores tt!v equilibrium between de
lnand and supply. After the excess Of stock
l,as bctn consumed, tho manufacturers resume
work nntl go on ns before. Nobody pretcnt's to
chiucrY wien lle finds that It can only be run at
a loss, ret the effect Of the suspension brings
! poverty n,ld p'nrt,inE want Into many homes.
| 1t happens, however, that ratlroad companies
| private manufacturer loes when hs tinds that
he is losing money; namely, BY quitting work
and turning hls employees aaritt. 1t is public
corporation. chartered for public purposes,
| public coitvgniencc whether II makes OF
loses. It cannot suspend operations and wait
for better times, as private Individuals end pri'
vatc corporations .fo. All that It ean 60 Is to
reduce wages and cut down expenses. In ilolna
this thcY often encounter tsstrikes," such ~ the
ono now in progress OH tho Baltimore d Ohio
K6al, hut VIZ cannot recall any instance l1
their own corl!tIoM .,y in!.Iet!nE loss on others
It must also he remembered TINT tho mannEcrl
Of railroad aro only agents Or trustees ior tux
shareholders, and ale nlwnys supposed to bt
acting for tho best !alcrests q the thousands q
people who havc invested their means in III
bonds and stock. Shoull tl,oy earn nothing
there arn widows md ORPHANS, and l,elplcs!
r. sSery part oir o tS country who wou
Tho loss suffered by tho Baltimore " Ohis
Cumpuny during the last threc days will be fell
by thousands of persona who arc t,uttc rs dc
pendent On tho Company a4 nro the dissatisfied
iIren,eIl.
VI hayo thus {ar commented upon the fire
mems strike ~ II 1t were q mere refusal on tn,
part OF errtatn employees OF the baltimore ts
Ohio Company to perform their accustomed
duties wa reeogdlze inc right of every maj
to quit work when llc Is no longer satisfied will
Ills wugcs. But thh IL INT q mcre abandoning
Of their engines by thy ilfcnen: By threats Q
vent Tho employees Of the Cnmpany. from NOV
Ink Its trans. Thls puts thu strikers in th'
position, of law.bseakcFs and llsturhcrs Of TIL
peace. There can bo no Justification or exc,ls
their assocfates In the employ OF tbe Daltinlnra
d Ohio Company "a has been exhibited by tn
striking t'rcmpn at hlarInsburg. Whepcyv
ststksrs 70 about a, fr9" .iqp to soP compel
they become common rioters, mud ought 70 b
X most remarkable incident Of tho f!rcncu'
II hs to re.o'o s 9ea ee sns
iect tho baltimore 4; Ohio Company In II,
persecution Of ltA tuhtness ~ q common car
; fier. When tho Southern Governors used Il
cali upon 1ho President for troops to s,lppres
at ~ ull tho Democratic editors IN tho country
"WhY don't you call out your mtltfat
shouted these alvoentes ot 1ocul scli-goyer1
n,ent. When told That the great body Ut Il,
!, arms.bearlng citizens synpatilized With tn
rtOtcrs aud would refuse 10 obey the orders G
) tho Executive Of tho State, tho llepublra
Governor was tod to "step down aia out,
thnrtty thu white people would Inspect.
Hc1a IL probably sitnllur condition Ut affair
T4t Law Is dot'eel thu public peace IL disturbed
aud thu operations Of u great railroad coIupsn
are suspended. The toca! cisIl authorities AZ
uaable 10 Eestore order, Tue aI4 Of the Sta.
militia Ia invoked, but tho soldiers fraternt1
n with tlle law-iyreakers, md refuse to obey til
orders Ut the Governor. In this dilemma ii
Governor turns to tic United States Goyer,
. n,cnt and nsks for troops to suppress the lnsu
rectlUll. This nlay bc very proper procccdH
under tho circumstances. but what becomes
:'local seHKovcrusucnt"3
CAPITAL AND LAnon,
cihssanass Enquirer. .
It is not wise to act capital. TINT depends d
;, OIL labor, and labor, that depgnds upon capita
: Il. violent Rntagon!sm. It ,nsy fairly be asge
r that = railroad company, II 1t cauuot afford
pay brakeman iair salary, should raise rat
Of transportation. Tho railroad compantcs d