Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-26

n 2ne Immense uemOnstration oD sun
~ IN Hyde Park, London, in which a
AQ11red thousand strikers and sym
Ek1oefs took part, cannot help attract
noneral attention. There is vast
ence between such demonstrations
~ Enrland and the United States. For
|H 3Gng time back in the history of Eng
G6d this famous park has witnessed
my similar exhibitions of the power
- Ahe people. This Is the great town
shall Of the London populace. Here at
11nes some of England's greatest states
n5cn have been proud TO address the
666pie on questions of national concern.
Every great movement of reform
has received the approval or dis
6pproval Of the people in demonstra-
tiOns of the character Of the one yester-
dog. II has not been SO many years ago
that the franchise bill was on this COM
mon forum discussed and advocated
And no greater power went out from the
throne, the cabinet or Parliament than
was generated in that demonstration IN
tavor Of the extension Of the franchise.
It Is we'll that England has such
common forum for the expression OF the
sentiment of her people. II is senti-
nnent that can not be throttled and dare
4 not be smothered. Questions of govern
mental reform and social improvement
concern vitality the people and they are
entitled to hearing. And in order to
gain proper hearing on the subject
they first show their power by demon
I. strations like the one yesterday. 1t is a
power whose bent is eagerly scanned
alike by the court, the. ministry on
Downing street and the representatives
In Parliament. 1t Is the great parlia-
ment of the people and that power II
exerted with q full force is always su-
preme.
The demonstration was nominally In
support Of the dock laborers, VIII,
ofganized the strike. 1t has the support
Of other labor organizations and before
Z IL Is ended ii is likely 10 obtain som,
settlement of the great social problem
involved. Such demonstration is 1
natural right of the people. BY reason
however, of the demagogneism and an
archical bias of many such labor organi
zatiOns these assemblies often becom,
W0h8CAVOr kathCiihS-s hpV pitth Su'i
demonstrations under the control o
rabid societies degenerate into mohs o
the very worst character. When it lead
20 French revolution, with all its &C
compAnying terrors Of bloodshed an'
riot, II overthrows all law and retard
the social progress. The power of "a mo-
il terrible and the presence Of NapC
leon with gatling guns becomes publ
necessity. Public opinion or the sent
ment of the people so called is ofte
apt to be wrong, and If indulged wi
lead to anarchy and riot. 1t must nc
be forgotten that it is the law whic
protects the lives and property of tn
people. When once this Is not recognized
courts are overthrown, the law
powerless, and men become as vii
beasts.
Labor demonstrations are good thin
when they are orderly and temperate
Fhey force the lawmakers and those i
authority to consider the violated righ,
Of the people and demand an adjus
ment Of the reciprocal rights of labo
aud capital. If however they al
gwayed by demagogues and Anarchist
who will recognize neither the laws {
God nor man, they ought to be swel
sway with the shot Of gatlings rs bein
inimical to all public order and peac,
The effect of the Hyde Park demonstr'
tion will be eagerly watched to st
whether IL will lead to good or evil. Th
line which separates the twois slende
one and the welfare of the people {
the people of England will depend in
(. large measure upon the issue of til
present strike. Will ii lead to a peacefl
adjustment of the labor difficulties c
will it degenerate into an anarchict
mob?