New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-03
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga
AGAINST THE PINHERTONS.
PASSAGE OF The ELL By THE SENATE
SENATOR OCONNoR'S SPEECH SHOWING THE
MEASURE To BE HUMBCG.

MEASU RE To BE A HUMBbb.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRInuSEi
Albany March o-Thc Republican victories all over
the state inspired the Republican Senators touey ID
make q vigorous attack upon the Democratic ihe'oc'9'
They took as their stalking horse for this purpose
Asscmblynan Sohmcr's Ant-Plnherton BILL THIS Dli'
IL is said was sent to Albany by Richard CfoRcf'
Senator OConnor asserted that Croker was the actuai
author of It, and the Democratic Senator'S did noI oeny
the statement. Then Senator OConnor shower 'ho'
the measure O humbus, and was intenGcd 10 uc-
| ce,ye the labor organizations to a belief that the
Democratic legislature actually had done something
in their interest against "putocrat' aud other own
ers OF property Senator O'Connor said in part In
support OF motion he made concerning the bill:
The Democratic 1arty for years past when not IN CON
branches of the Legislature ana thV without
powcr ham, posed the special friend OF inc WORK
inc n.cnlt and od many OF them 70 believe that when II
came into power law would be placed on tho statute
books which would suppress tho empoyment OF Pihkcon
men BY corporations In cases OF strikes 10 large en-
tent the leaders OF the party succeeded In convincing
large number Of people that the Legislature haa power 70
pa such and OF course finding itself IN pos
session both branches Of the Legislature and the xocu
Of the State ii is incumbent upon IL 70 PASS some ~"
which will safety the demands Of the people whom they
have encouraged believe that the Legislature had e
mower To suppress the employment Of Pnkcron men by
corporations during strikes other disturbances inns
bin patty proposed 10 be renscneo OF the lavish
promises made by It, and exempljes the co"aFdy eafs
by chicanery end false pretenees In this drepuaoe
effort the porty aided by OF TIE so called leaders OF
the workingmen OF this STATE who are more ANXIOUS 70
serve the partisan ends OF Democracy than the interests OF
the people they to be leaders Of and their support
OF the present proves concusvey mat they arc
simply Democratic politicians nasqueradng as guarda
Of labor endeavorng 70 deceive the working people Oh 'o
State and 10 extricate the Democratic party RON e posi-
ton In which It has placed Itself Oh this question
assert without qualification that there no nan In this
| lsndy WIN is
and just demands OF worlhngmen than en- ana make
bold to say that bill introduced by me defining The Ia
bes Of employers to employees In certain cases hooa'7
more real and substantial benefits 10 the aborng people "i
this State than all labor legislation advocated by the
Democratic party in recent years IL thus cannot b. Sa
that am hostile labor or 10 is just demands an
however opposed TO every measure calculated 70 deceive
and deude worngmen designed 70 encourage demands
that cannot with any justice legality be conceded
Mr. O'Connor then went 10 show that this so
called Anti nkerton bill did not change the present
law Of the State particle; and thar the Lcgl''urc
had NO power TO pass bin 10 prevent CORPORATIONS or
anybody else, from employing a. many men rs they
saw It, be they Pinkerton men or otherwise, 70 pro-
tect their property from violence and injury during
strikes or public disturbance, and 70 arm the men so
employed with the necessary equipments efectualiy
to perform their duty The present bin WIS In form
an amendment to Section 10 Of the Code OF Criminal
Procedure and In effect prevented the appointment OF
any person 10 perform the dudes OF peace officer
unless at the time Of his appointment he was cuzen
Of the United States and resident Of tho State Of New
York and entitled to vote therein at the time OF his
appointment and also a resident Of the district In
which he required TO perform the duties OF his
office and made IL misdemeanor for any person
I'm this state VITO without due authority, exercised
or attempted 70 exercise the functions OF such peace
officer These wero the Affirmative provisions by
which worIngmcn werc led TO believe that
in case they are enacted into Law, the employ
ment Of Pnkerton was ct an end 10 this state
The bill was simply clsp.trap, and designed to De
ceive and mielead the organizations Of worhinNnen
who wero demanding its passage. Tie proposition
that man had q right 10 protect his property from
violence and destruction was as old as the common
law and that he at liberty ut all times To employ
means sufceut and adequate TO resist any threatened
axgresS m This carried with 1t the right To arm and
equip the force 10 maintain Ills possession In
safety and sufficient TO overcome ali Illegal comblna
tons or combinations OF any character which sought
10 impair. destroy take possession or the property
OF others without due process Of law.
Senator Erwin said that the bill did not make any
change in the present law. II was an attempt TO I'M
pose upon the working people OF the stae; ne sIke1
ahy the Democrats had not redeemed the promises
which had been made In the platform to relieve the
people Of taxation and to pass an excise BILL Where
were these measures lie alluded " the address Oi
said the countles were now answering this address
ond "turpng down" the me" who had been con-
cerned in the theft OF the Senate. Duchess County
had been heard from. lie then went on TO review the
recent elections at length, pointing out that they sig
nhcd the peoples disapproyal OF the course OF the
senator Mccarthy offered an amendmcnt eAemgtinc
racing associations In Ncw-hork, klngs ana NcSt
chester. AdOpted-21 TO 3.
Tho hill was then passcd-35 to 4-ScnatOrs Derby,
Hunter Van Gorder and O'Connor voting against It,