The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-20

CHARLESTON, S. c., March 19-Reports of
the action of the Dallas Merchants Exchange
and citizens of Greenvile, Tex, in passing reso-
iutions denunciatory of the strikers and the
strike methods, were forwarded to Mr.. Jay
Could here, and be has just forwarded the fol-
lowing telegram in response:
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 10, 1885.
'To the Citizens of the Cities of Dallas and Greenye
Hunt County. Tex:
''No words of mine can sufficiently express my
appreciation of the kind words of encouragement
and the good advice contained in your dispatch.
The present strike on our system was ordered by
the officers of a secret organization because a
neighboring railway, in the control Of the high
est court in the land had seen fit to discharge one
of their employees: and with no other complaint
against the management of the Missouri Pacific,
and without any warning or shadow of justii-
cation, the entire business of four States and one
Territory is completely paralyzed and the mill
ion of resident citizens are deprived of the rail
way facilities on which their entire prosperity
depends and to the enjoyment of which they
have legal rights paramount to any secret organ
ization, because their rights are secured to
them by the laws of the land. The Missouri
Pacific employs 14,319 men; Of these 8, III only
are concerned in the present strike, so that in
addition these 37O0 conspirators, who are by
force and intimidation stopping our trains are
thereby depriving the remaining 10 900 Of their
the public soon learn that it is they that pay the
railway pay-roll2 That the railway is its clear
ing-house to receive and distribute this fund.
which is fully 60 per cent of the entire gross
earnings of a railways And when they do, they
will probably find some method to regulate and
control the labor engaged in railway transporta-
tion and thus prevent such strikes as the pres
ent one. JAY GOULD
A dispatch from Farmersville, Tex, says: IA
meeting of business men aud other citizens was
held here yesterday, to take action on the pres
ent labor troubles Resolutions were adopted
stating, that we believe the present strike not
only delusion but wrong as to principle, and
foreign to America and that it can only prove a
detriment to the entire country; that we sim
cerely deplore the present crisis the evil effects
of which have permeated every kind and charac-
ter of business, and if continued, will end in
anarchy. The resolution closed by opposing
violence that would tend to cripple the roads in
the lawful management of their affairs"
A dispatch from Bonham, Tex, says: IA
large number of business men, citizens and
property-owners assembled in the opera house
yesterday, to take action in relation to the labor
troubles on the Pacific road, and to correct false
impressions existing outside that the citizens of
Bonham were in sympathy with and giving sup
port to the strikers. Owing to the presence of a
large number of Knights of Labor and strikers,
the resolutions read by the chairman could not
be adopted, the Knights voting against then."
A dispatch from Sherman says: '"fhe entire
list of places needed to be filled on the trans
continental division OF the Texas Pacific road at
the present time has been supplied. Applicants