San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-04-08
Reply 10 Marshal Jackman.

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plain to be seen that the U. s. NJ, ''has
blood in his eye,n and II the whole matter
was given TO his keeping he would ever
lastingly put aquietus on tho working
mans side OF the matter.
do not propose TO 60 over his fifteen
section as it il simply rehash over md
ovor, with probably an exception of section
thirty-ono and thrty'soven. But before
noticing those sections would like to ask
reading public if U. s. NJ. Jackman isnot Q
little "off his base" in calling any body Of
American workingmen law-breakers, lockers
up of the commerce Of the country, clogger'
of tho wheels OF commerce, ignorers OF the
courts Of tho country, aud tramplers on the
laws of states and of the Nation; (spell M
ton with big N, Mr.. Editor), the killers
of engines ard dospoilers of property and
any other 'devilmeut our corrupt and
depraved hearts can invent"
Correction No. /. Allow me, Mr.. U. SIN.
to inform you that tho heart of the American
workman, is not the inventor of, neither is
IL the receptacle for ''devilment and
depravity." I Twill admit that tho hort in
possession of some of the U. S. Marshals
and their deputies might fill your bill, (of
course you are an exception), But how
about that shining light among the peace Of
fcers of Texas, mean Jeems Courtwright,
formerly worthy citizen of New Mexico,
but now law-abiding citizen of Fort Worth
in whose heart there is no guile, If report
Is true.
As to the past life Of o. S. Marshal
Jackman would not some of his Is Sec
tons cover his own case2 Did he not be-
como clogger of the wheels of commerce
did no not help to create general stigma
nation business regardless of the
the interests of others? Did he not ignore
the courts of the country and trample on
the laws of his State and the Nation (big NJ,
under his feet, and all this to redress what
to him seemed wrong9 AS the U. S. NJ.
quotes an adage, allow me to coll his atten-
ton also to one that reads in Greek like
this "He that lives in glass house should
not throw darnocks !" Qhat last word is al
so Creek.
Bnt is only when you como to the thirty
first section Of the U. S. Ms article that his
great mind appears to an admiring public.
Allow me to quote his thirty first article
"We claim the privilege of organizing to fight
capital and at the same time know that it
is impossible for us to live without the help
of capital" Shades of John Stuart Mill and
oil the writer's on political economy-where
are you now! Here you have been claiming for
ages that labor is the basis of all capital
that capital is Of no value only and with the
assistance of labor where, oh where are
you nowp Knocked higher than Gilroy's
kite by this U. s. NJ! But this thirty-frst
er, Gas Artemus Ward would say, takes is
sue with the law given by the Great Law
giver himself when he says that man shall
learn his bread by the sweat of his face"
(and the word shall certainly means that he
oan), but not one word is said about the aid
and help of capital.
Hasten, Mr.. o. s. Marshal. and get ut
least caveat on that original idea or some
person will rob you of it and get patent on
it. feel safe in saying that once tho |
American people come to see the value of
your discovery you will find no trouble in
forming q company that will be as valuable
Ms Pan Electric Stock Once the workmen
of this country find out that capital is what |
keeps them in existence you can control |
all future strikes. Jay Gould might be in
duced to become president of the company
as it will pay. A word to the wise is suf-
ficient
Section thirty-seven is also rich treat
Here it is: "We claim the right of taking
negroes into our body, and of sending them
rs delegates to represent us in our councils,
Gas done at Houston sometime since), in or
der to facilitate and encourage social as we'll
rs political equality with that race"
To attempt to reply to this old gng, Mr.
Editor looks like waste of words and space
in your paper. Twill simply ask the worthy
Marshal if the appointing of a negro chair
man, Mt the Republican National Conven-
ton held in Chicago was for social equality?
How was that negro affair in the Demo-
cratic State Convention in Houston ? Was
it for social equality? How about the var
ous negro officials appointed by the present
Even in his own honor
sble position 1 find negroes. Does that
make them social equals ? Too old, Mr..
Marshal, that old nursery scare has gonethe
the way of all grass. But why continue
this matter longer? The U. s. Marshal
must have ponned his fifteen sections after
l bad nights sleep, so we will leave him
here and ask the question What is the
cause of this strike? Have the railroad
employees, now known rs Knights of
Labor, been to blame. or has organized cap
tal been to blame To 60 into the pros
and cons of this matter would make an
'rticle of this kind too long, so viii simply
,all your attention to one fact in the matter,
md that is arbitration. Before a single
Knight of Labor stopped work organized
'apital was asked to arbitrate the matter.
Capital said no, and has continued to say
no only as it may dictate. Nice arbitration
where one side shall arrange the matter.
Now what does this arbitration mean {?
IS il O right way or a wronr 20 Get et tbis
matter 1t certainly mus; be right as the
avs Of the land recognize the legality of
Arhitratinn. All or ,,nnrl- oil ns thn o. |