The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-08-11
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.


/ DEAR MAJOR CAFFREY
Your favor Of the 2Sth ult.
reached me today, and IS now be
fore me. 1t isiust utterly impossi
hle to explain the Q. strike.
doubt very much whether thost
who inaugurated the strike can ncN
tell why they did so. And | an
just as much in doubt about any o'
the high q officers being able to
explain it. The newspapers have
been reticent about it. for a long
time, and all that is now known to
| the outside world. is that there is a
difference Of opinion, and a very
bitter feeling between the strikers
and the leading officers OF that
Road, but what the cause, or why
it is SO, Is deeply obscured mys.
terry.
The secret of the whole affair is
So profound, that one not engaged
or in anyway connected with, eth
er the strike or the road, is in no
condition to find out anything
about it. The thing is kept per,
fectly quiet on both sides OF the
question, and as dark as a cloudy
midnight sky, when the moon is
full in China.
AS now remember, the strike
was first inaugurated in conse-
qucuce of a reduction ef wages; but
after consultations were had, the
question OF wages was amica bly,
settled. And the only question
there was as to whom the q should
re-employ The strikers said all
the Q said only such as took no
active part IN the strike. This OF
Tended the leaders ofthe strike, and
has been the great bone Of conten-
ton, as between two dogs, ever
since. do not mean lhat the
strikers, or the Q officers, are dogs.
10y any means, but they simply
show fighting colors in that direc-
ton.
1 may be wholly wrong IN my
version Of the situation. but | have
gleen you all | know about 1t from
newspapers and hearsay And /
can assure you | have no means
Of information from any source. as
| condemn all strikes, and am not
in their confidence have | the
confidence Of the Z officers.
One word more on another sub
icct, and ] am done. When the
grandfather OF Benjamin Harrison
was the Wing candidate for presi-
dent in lS40, was just nine days
over twenty one years OF age, on
the day OF election, and the old
grandfather received my first vote.
| never could stand Democracy and
never will, until that party changes
it's views on the tariff, and drops
the color line in voting III the
south. | never was in love with
the negro race, and never will be.
Because if the Great Ruler OF the
Universe mas intended us to be-
come exactly equal in all respects,
he would have created Us all ex-
actly Of the same either all
black or all white But the Negro
has become IL citizen and voter
and he should be allowed to do so
without let or hindrance. He Is
entitled to hls rights, and they
should be maintained. Yet unless
he votes tie Democratic ballot in
the south, ms vote will not be
counted. This is not as it should
be, aud it ought to be remedied il
it takes every soldier in the gov
ment's employ to rsctify the wrong
inflicted upon the colorcd race.
Free trade is sweet morsel to
some, but for the lite Of me, | can.
not see how It will benefit any but
few importers and their foreign
allies. Hence / am down on Gro
yer Cleveland, and shall vote fol
Benjamin Harrison and Morton
too, unless my breath stops before
/ the election.
Truely yours,
PAp1,ieTtAR ID Gr, NJ, In