The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-16


10.
"Some ofthe speakers last night
stated that the courts were corrupt
and manipulated by the railroads and
yourself. Will you say anything as
TO this ?"
whenever men declare the judi
ciarv corrupt, or that they are run by
any interest, it shows most clearly
that they are driven to the wall on
the facts and the argument. This Is
ALWAYS the refuge of men who are
conscious that they do not have the
right ON their side. 1t is needless for
me to say that Judge Pardee, against
whom the charge seems to be aimed,
is one of the most Independent, con-
sentative and pure Ten adjoining any
bench. He is in the interest OF no
man or combination of men or cap
ital."
"What, in your opinion, was the
cause of the s'rike on your road
"The sole reason of the strike was
the refusal OF the receivers to sign a
proposed contract of date 18th Janu-
ary, 1886, of which this isa copy"
The governor handed the reporter
an extract which will be found repro
duced in the general statement OF the
receivers, published below.
Ibid the men have any redress
from your refusal to sign that con-
tract"
Certainly, they had as much right
to apply TO The court which appointed
the receivers and ask the court to or
der the receivers to sign the CONTRACT
or agreement as YOU have to sue mt
in one of the courts of this state FOL
any grievance. And if they had ap
piled to Judge Pardee for such al
order and satisfied him that it wa
right, no power or influence woul'
| have prevented him from making tn
order"
"Would you have signed the agree
ment if ordered TO do so by the court
"Unquestionably
"You understand, of course, govern
or. that the Knights of Labor CLAN
the Texas & Pacific is still part Q
, the Gould Southwestern system an'
saw they will not 90 hack to work o
the Missouri Pacific until the strik
on the Texas d Pacific is ended"
1.-The Texas & Pacific is in no wa
= connected with the Missouri Pacific
They have no voice in the manage
ment and have not nor cannot IN tn
: slightest manner control the receiver
i in the matter of the strike nor othe
wise"
: do YOU not fear that if gener'
E boycott is enforced against the Iex'
3 q Pacific you will be restricted TO
mere local business
That is not question for us
= consider. We deliver our frelghts
!, connecting lines-at least We make
d tender of it-and there our respon'
t bility ceases"
u "Who becomes responsible then
} THAT is for the courts to settI
q We are only interested in fulhlli
l. our own obligations to the pnblic.
!, "In case the Knights should be 81
u cessful in their boycott against yc
10 would it not be the right as well as
% duty of the public, which would tn
!. become the greatest sufferer, to INT
: fere through the agencies OF legls
IS ton 2"
- 81 believe it to be the duty of bc
state and federal legislatures to p
laws dealing With these troubles.
"What system of legislation wol
C. you proposeT
b. THAT is a question | am not r
pared to answer. 1t involves an Is
ON which is extremely difficult to sol
he Besides. if | should make a suggest
of these man would say, that comes IT
I'd the railroads. and antagonize 1t
st, once. No law can or should com
lu- anv man to labor, but he should
he Interfere with others who are will
to labor"
"Do you believe that if the
souri, Pacific should adopt the pc
CIV of the receivership and shut down
4 lines if it could not find men to O
ort ate th-m, it would defeat
strikers 7"
her Gas to that / can make no pre-
! a ton"
set- SIS it not probable that the sue
ate of the Texas d Pacific in finding
the to substitute the strikers will Inc
mad many roads to seek the protection
rbi. the federal government through s
ceivershipT
not "a railroad can Only pass into
nv. hands of q receiver when its tinaI