The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-02

lDlb kfthA bulho NEVER NOulu uhNb
been bad Mr.. Hoxie condescended
months aga TO hear our complaints.
We donot claim to be more than hui
man. 1t should not be expected of
us 10 DO more than human. In this
country position makes no man king
or lave, aud imperious refusal on the
part OF one citizen to confer with other
citizens withwhom be may have bust
ness connections, when such refusal
begets great business and social revO-
luton, is not only q mistake bat q
crime against the public. Mr.. Gould
is invoking the law against little Grim
inals who are made desperate by his
policy OF duplicity and oppression,
and yet terrorized public does not
invoke the law against the arch-crim-
inal OF the land. II we csnnot be al
lowed to go TO work, the strike must
20 on.
BY order Of the
EXECUTIVE BOARDS, p
District Assemblies i0l, % and II.
STRIKERS ARBEsTRD AT DEsoTo.
A special dispatch from Dssoto, No,
states that seven strikers were arrested
there 10 day by Sheriff HurtgeT, under
warrants issued A. the instance OF the
railroad company, charging the men
with interfering with the running of
trains, felony and conspiracy. Nearly
fif,v warrants have been sworn out for
the arrest CT men at at point on sim.
liar charges.
DUsINEss MEN AND THE GOVERNOR.
About noon to-day several repre-.
sentitives of the Merchants Ex.
change, headed by Mr.. D. 4. Francis,
Mayor Of the city, called on Gov.
Oglesby at the Martell House, in East
st Louis. Speeches were made set
ting forth the situation, the delay TO
commerce, the iOjury to the city, the
lawless acts OF the strikers, etc, and
urging upon him the necessity for
calling out the militia at once to re-
store order and effect the resumption
OF freight traffic, The Governor re-
Piled that, while he knew the au.
thorities OF East St. Louis were un-
able to cope with the situation, the
county Of ~. Clair was large and
populous, and that ths powers Of the
Sheriff were very great. Ttese had
not been exhausted, and until they
were he could not, under the law, call
on the military for aid. He greatly
regretted the situation OF affairs, but
did not feel authorized to take more
forcible measures at present. II,
however, he should be actually
Obliged to bring soldiers here they
would come for active service and
resolute work; there would be no
nonsense nor Child's play aboutit.
The Situation Rt hRst NJ. Louis.
: EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL April Loving
TO the absence OF any definite orders
from their Executive Committee IS to
the exaottime when they shall return
10 work, the strike OF the yardmen
and swltchmen in this city still CON
tinues The airikerslhave assembled
In great numbers this morning in the
railroad yards and around the Relay
depot but no serious disturbances are
reported, They have expressed their
intention of not resorting to violence,
however great the provocation, and
viii pursue the same course as that of
Yesterday in the attempt to render
freight traffic an impossibility by pe,-
euading the engineers to desert their
posts. In view OF this determination
the necessity of calling upon the
militia to protect the railroad property
Ia not now seriously considered. The
presence Of the Deputy United States
maishas has n restraining influence
upon the most dsmonstrstive members
of the crowd, and the efforts Of the
WabIsh rosd, which is under control
of the United States Court, to start
cut freight trains are not interfered
with. The knowledge that the Gov
ernor OF the State and Adjutant- Gen
eIal Vance are watching their evary
movement, in order to determine |
whether or not il shall be necessary TO
call out the militia, also restraints the
strikeTs from violence, and the crowds
are in consequence unusually orderly |
BUSINESS REsUMiNG.
Despite the continuance OF the
strike upon this side of the rive, a
considerable number of new switch.
men and yardmen have been EN-
ployed to I'll the places made vacant
by the strikers, aud all appearances
this morning indicate a speedy re.
sumption Of freight traffic by the dii. |
ferent roads. Switch engines are now
running b ,ckward and forward in the
yards preparatory to starting out
freight trans. None Of the switch |
engineers have as yet been prevailed
upon to leave their engines, and II the
regular freight engineers shall be-
equally faithful in performing their
duty there is no doubt but that
freight traffic on the roads here will
be at least partially resumed to-day.
GOV. oGuEsBY,
after brtakfasting this morning, pro.
ceeded to the Relay depo', where the
largest number Of strikers were assem-.
bled and addressed them some we'll. !
chosen remarks, bearing upon the
strike, He cautioned them aeainst no.
sorting to violencel In any form and in.
formed them that the laws must be
obeyed aud enforced; that II tho
county authorities were not equal 10
800 f~SN ". FANouANluk hu6 TallfOtu
properly there was power still
stronger, which would be called upon
to prevent its destruction. The Gov
ernor invited them TO meet at Turner'S
Hall at ii O'Clock, where he desired 10
tax with them upon the general stu.
alton One OF the crowd intimated
that euch a meeting would be accent.
able to them, provided the strikers
could have Q chance 10 talk back" |
aud present their side Of the case. To |
this the Governor agreed, and the
strikers appointed one Of their num- |
Der TO act as spokesman for them. The
men are enthusiastic over the proposed
meeting and are gathering in large
numbers at the hall.
FIGHT AT THR FERRY wHARvEs.
While arrangements we're being
made at the Relay depot for this meet