The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-07-13
As coon As A load
Rev. Dr.. McIiyar's Opinion CT Chair
man Fric< Given NJ the Furer-
al Of a Pinkerfon Victim.


Rev. Dr. NcIlysT. pastor Of the Hcne
stead n. 2 Cknsch. wko CtEcisfed q tbs
funeral 81 John Z. Morris. cre Of he Pink
eTtou victims. Thursday. stiacked FriSk and
the c=rnssie company for the oours tie
had taken Anong other thinss he ssid
that the taking ef the lives Of thsse men
was unxarranted ard uncalled for. Aaer
referring 70 the departure of tlse ShsriH
deputies he prooeeiisd.
The chairman Of the company taok he
matter out Of the sherif's harGs and en-
Pioyed The PiHksrfon clsn. They left n a
body to take charge Of the Homestead mill
IN the darkness Of The night they were lead.
ed clsndsstiEely in a secluded spot, and, hid
den By the roof and iron sides Of the boat,
they towel up the river Until they came
70 the 6rzt lock the men Of Homestead were
Ignorant Of their movements. II he gray
morning fog they stole silently up Tie rirsr
aad anchored theiz bo1ts At The steel nal.
The nlen knew thzG this crowd of Plnker-
ton Eleu were without authority ana were
not acting under any staEs-s- national law.
They were not employed 10 take the place
of the militia and were not recognized By
any one 10 take care OF the interest Of the
state or TO interfere with che civil law.
somebOdy employed those men, built
and furnished those boats f1r dealing death
10 men Of tbs town should there be any in
reference with them Is not the stzse CON
Petent 70 protect the lives and property Of
rs citizens , Is not Allegheny county CON-
Petent 70 take care Of itself without resort
ing 70 such measures as this These Pinker-
ton men were brought here aud then pro
voked a conflict with psacsble citizens. who
were necessit4sed 10 protect themselves and
their families under the circumstances.
=" II IS reasonable 70 suppose thai If the
men al the head Of this company are not ca
Pa5ie Of acting jus-iy Eith their vorkmen
then they ought 10 be Eilliag 20 submit the
questions IN dispute 10 : commission Of men
who would be competent to settle them.
They ought 10 be willing to lay their books
before these msn and let them see II Their
earnings would not justify them in setting
the mstIer without shedding drop Of blood
or breaking the heart Of poor woman.
But their whole ea0rts have been 10 break
up the organization Of the men-a union
that cares for their crippled and SICK; for
the widow and orphan, and buries their
dead Ifthey shOull =ucceed in breaking
this down they would then have matters in
their own hands
:" What viii We gain If they turn ont our
honorable citizens and our upright men to
damp into our prosperous and peaceful town
The refuse Of other places Why should
ntn, piling up millions aner millions eve
~ year from the labor Of pooriy-paid men.
send this Piukertoa crowd 70 drive ouf and
crush their fellows who are scarcely. earning
aliYings We have nice set and a good
set Of Workmen here and they have not
been driven out jet trust % God this
matter may Be amicabiy settled yet. and that
these men VII be willing 10 take fair prof
II and not De building Up collossai 6ortunes
on the lives Of men. The men are not viii
Ing to be made SAVES, and that Is what
brought onr brother here IN his last sleep.
and put Others in the sleep OF death.
This was az brought on BY one man. OF
course, back of aim are bis asscciates IN the
company, but he IS the only one Of them
who has little enough blood in him to carry
oat this awfid work There could not have
been appointed Il the head Of this company
man les respected than that man s
among The wofkingmen Of this entire com
Try His record elsewhere is known, and his
very name brings 20 Eorkingmen thoughts
Of war and blood He has no more ssnss Of
feeling OF Of excitement in him than a toad
That this man lying here, whose life was
sacrificed TO the greed Of man, was highly
respected can be iudged BY the uanlHtude
that fiils this church. He did not die
fOel's death. because a fool does not take his
life in his own hands 10 right 4 wrong.
pray 10 God this may e he last one moved
out Of this community il this way, and
pray thai the unEieiding grasp cfths misel's
hand raay be opened. that justice msy pre-
vail, and that these men may receive the
Just reward for their horny hands"