Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-25
NARLIKH MOVES.
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Gordon, and says deputy marshals Will be
run on every train between this place and
Ranger. There are five freight trains
tied UP in the yard here waiting I'LL day
light to move out. The train men In
charge OF these trains report q great
deal Of trouble to prevent all the pins
from being taken from the trains, and
say they have TO watch very closely and
have run several parties from the trains
who were attempting to take the pins.
They express themselves as very tired OF
such proceedings and say the meddlers
had better look little out or they will
get hurt.
VERY TIRED.
Special 10 the Gazette.
QUEEN Cry, Tx, March 24.--The
people Of this section are getting very
tired OF the strike. Passenger trains are
from two to seven hours late, which
causes much Inconvenience. IL is almost
impossible to get freight from st. Louis,
and ia consequence business is dull and
likely to remain so until the strike is
raised. The spring stocks OF most Of our
merchants are tied up by the strike.
JEFFERsoNIAN DOCTRINE.
Special TO the Gazette.
JEFFERSON, TEX, March 2i.-The iol-
lowing resolutions were circulated yes
terday and signed by some merchants,
bankers and others in the city
Believing that the contest now going
on between the Knights OF Labor OF
the Texas & Pacific railway and the Mis-
souri, Pacific system Is demoralizlng 10
the commerce of the entire Southwest,
and more especially to the state of
Texas, and recognizing the moral effect
and financial distress that will Of neces-
sity follow should the contest continue,
we, the citizens OF Jefferson, Tex, be-
lieviDg in the enforcement of all Just
laws, and recognizing that all persons
and corporations have equal rights before
the courts of the country, do affirm
/. That the strike now going on is UNI
warranted by the facts as published.
2. That we recognize the position taken
by the receivers of the Texas & Pacific,
and Maj. Hoxie of the Missouri PACT fc
system, as commendable, and we hereby
tender our moral support in the present
trouble.
3. That we recognize the equal depend
ence of capital and labor upon each other
T. That every person and corporation
are equal before the law.
B.. That every corporation, firm or in
dlvidual, has the inherent right to manage
and control their business as best suits
their interests, and any act conflicting
with this right is IN opposition to law and
good government, and conflicting with
our rights as American citizens.
6. That every person has the right to
quit the employment Of any corporation,
firm or individual whenever they deem
proper, unless prevented by contract, and
thqn pn urr, N. IND
al has the same right TO discharge or dis
miss anyone IN their employment, for
cause or otherwise, unless prevented by
contract.
T. That we deny the right of any per-
son or person to prevent others from ac-
ceptlng places vacated, from whatever
cause or purpose, or to in any way inter
fere with the business of others that will
prove detrimental
s. That the present trouble will work
greater hardship upon the poorer class
than anyone else, and the consumer will
In the end be the real sufferer.
MERCHANTS DEMANDING
ST. LoUIs., Mo, March 24--The BOARD
of directors and the transportation com
mittee of the Merchants exchange of this
city in JOINT meeting to-day adopted a res
olution demanding that the strike on the
Gould Southwestern system of railways
shall cease, aud to this end that the strik-
ing knights of Labor shall either return
to their positions or cease hindering 9TH
ers from so dong. The resolution lalso
inyokes the civil and military powers of
the cities, counties and states, and II
necessary the United States, to so inforce
the law that the resumption of traffic
upon these roads shall be possible
JAY GOULD INTERRoGATEs THE LAW.
NEW YORK, March 2i.-The following
correspondence explains itself, and the
legal opinion it contains is OF much inter
est at the present time:
Messrs. DilliaD & Swayne, General
Solicitors, New York: GENTs--A secret
organization known as the knights OF
Labor have for more than two weeks, by
combination Of force and violence, pre-
vented the company from operating its
road to such an extent that for that period
the company has been unable to run any
freight trains or do any re-
pairs to locomotives or cars.
For example, this morning when
an endeavor was made to start freight
train from St. Louis west, force or
mob of about eight hundred men assem-
bled and violently prevented IT, am in
structed by the company's directors to
inquire of you what our legal rights and
duties are IN the premises, aud, particu-
larly, II this organization and the mem
bers of 1t are liable TO the company for
the damages which it has suffered by their
preventing II from operating Its rosds.
Signed. Yours truly,
JAY GOULD, President
NEw YORK, March %, 1856. To Jay
Gould, Esq. president, etc, New York
DEAR SIR-Your letter states case of
illegalconspiracy and combination against
the company, accompanied with violence
and force, preventing It from dl charging
its public duties, and INJECTING upon il
and the community serious pecuniary
damages. 1t is the duty Of your com
pany to use all lawful means in
Its power TO this end. The law is
well settled that where an unlaw.
full end Is sought to be effected all
persons, who, actuated by common pur-
pose, work together In any way in
inrtherance OF such au end, are conspira
tors and co-wrong doors, and each is
liable for the acts Of all, the body which
directs the Illegal acts, MS well rs all