The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-04-12
Amrsfnlke on Lie.

a Mistake or a Lie.
In endeavoring to give the news
in relation to the strike on the San
ia Fe road, the local editor of the
Topeka Commonwealth, in the Sun
day edition, in speaking of Empo-
ria, says: "There the citizens are
openly in sympathy with the strik-
ers." If the editor means to say
that there is any sympathy here
whatever for any act of lawlessness
he is either mistaken or a willful Ii
ar. We haYe heard of very little
violence being attempted on the
part of the strikers. We have been
assured by the engineers they had
nothing to do with what little dis
turbance has been made. There
has not been half as much excite
ment here as at Topeka, and no
such demonstrations of violence as
took place there. A few acts have
been done here stealthiiy. 1t is
true, we hear, 9 telegram was sent
from here to the Governor,probably
by some irresponsible lick-spittal,
of the Santa Fe company, that there
was great danger of a terrible con-
ditlon of things. The telegram was
utterly groundless. Emporia is well
known for its love of peace and
quiet, and it is the last town in the
State that would sympathize with
any body who proposed to violate
law. Governor Anthony was in
formed by Mayor Watson that there
was no disturbance whatever. On
the urgent solicitation of the COM
pany our officers have kept watch
over their property. Sunday morn
ing the Sheriff asked for posse to
aid him in moving out freight
trains, and in q short time score of
men were ready for duty. We I'M
derstand that a similar appeal in
Topeka brought forth two men to
assist the majesty of the law. And
it is fact that the Santa Fe COM
pany had to shut up their shops in
Topeka, and muster the hands in as
special policemen to protect their
property. Where was Topeka's
sympathy" then? Now it is a
pretty business for the Common
wealth to engage in to slur the fair
fame of Emporia by insinuating
that our people sYmpathize with
lawlessness. Let it pull the beam
out of its own eye.
1t is true that there is a great
deal of sympathy for the engineers
in their misfortune. There is We
ry general belief that these men
have been misrepresented and
abused by officials between them
and the general officers, and our
people sympathize with them in
their efforts to get hearing and
such treatment as is deserved by
them. Some of these engineers
have lived here for years, and we
all know them to be good, honest,
quiet and peaceable men, as good
citizens as we have, and it is moth
ing more than natural that we
should sympathize with the misfor-
tunes of our neighbors. We all feel,
also, that if justice and fairness to-
ward them could be had, the diff
culties would be properly adjusted
in short time. In their fight on
the organization known as the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engf-
neers, the company and its strikers
have constantly endeavored tC
throw odium on these men by rep.
resenting that they were engaged
in acIs of violence. Reports were
even circulated here that the towI
was in danger. 1t was to coFrec
such reports, and to allay all unjus
suspicious, as well as to lay theil
case before their neigbbors, that {
meeting was called here last Friday
night. Not one of these engineers
that we have heard of, have asked
or expected any sympathy but tina
which was proper. Whatever hal
been done we are satisfied has beer
by parties that the engineers wecI
in no way responsible for. W.
have not heard of one single either
of Emporia who justified or sym.
pathized with the strikers taking
any unlawful steps. On the con
trary, such conduct has been uni
versally denounced, and it may b.
to the healthy public sentimen
here, and the vigilance of our off
Gers, the railroad company is in
debted for the control of the affai
here and the prevention of furthe
depredations by irresponsible par
ties who always seize such OCCASION
for their deYelish designs, no mat
ter who they injure. If the Com
Donweslth got it's information OF
which to base its slander of Empo
ria from the railroad authorize
they are laboring under y gray,
Misrepresentation Of the condition
of things mere, and if 1t made tn,
statement on its own hook, all W,
have to say is it ought to be in bet
ter business than lying about it
neighbors.
The Reason.
The immigration to Kansas Wor
: ries our neighbors of Missouri
The papers aEe Discussing the mat
ter and we clip q couple of extracts
! merely rsmaFking that the reaso
2 given by the Journal IA no donbt