The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-07-14
WORDS OF SYMPATHY.
Columbus United Labor Holds q
Large Mass Meeting and
Adopt Resolutions.
Carnegie & Co., the Pinkerton's and
Protection Denounced in Wig
= orous Language.
From the Ohio State Journal,I


Through the meeting of union working
men was only called Thursday evening fully
fifteen hundred assembled last night on the
east side of the State House to hear addresses
of speakers on the terrible Homestead trag.
edy and thesa citation leading to the sam,
The l4th regiment band furnished the MUSIC
The sentiments expressed by the speakers
were generally conservative, but in one CT
two instances tho uttsrances got rather
strong.
W. A. Parks, president of the Trades Assem-
bly,, presided and Ferd Basterdes officiated
as Secretary. Mr.. Parks opened the speaking
with vigorous denunciation OF the Pinker-
tons by referring to them as murderers, cut
tnrOats, Scrapin' of the worst element of the
society of the large cities
Hor. Neal Z. Hysell, well know to the
crowd as a friend of labor, was given n warm
reception. The object of the meeting, as he
understood 1t. was TO pay tribute to a body of
men who had courage 10 defend .heir living
and the honor OF their union. He charged
mat Carnesie q GO. was opposed to the or.
ganizatlon OF their labor and was determined
10 crash IL out. He read an Associated Press
olspatch showing that Carnegie 4 Co. was
made up OF a number of firms combineu for
mutual protection The speaker read an in
terview with Senator Palmer in which he
justified the strikers in their resls tance to the
Pfnkerton police. Capital had IL right to de-
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the same right of protectlon to its compeus-
atr n. The speaker drew n picture OF Gar
negie sitting IN his Highland home, built by
the strong arm OF American labor. and di-
recting the fbutchering of eIlow-citizens
finkerton and all That word implies smells
to high Heaven. We have banished them
from Ohio ana IL is only a question of time
TIL they are driven ou. oflegal power"
e. Clay Briggs made an eloq uent appeal to !
the intelligence nd sober sense of labor to go
SLOW, but when the time come to improve il.
Mr.. George A. Baunai read the following
resolutlons, which were ADOPTED:
WHEREAS, Carneeia, PhIpps q Co., propri-
{ tors oil: the Homestead, Pa. steel works
nave grown immensely wealthy as a result
of high. proteftl tariff levied for the al
legeo purpose OF enabling them and Others
10 pay high wages to their employees; and
WHEREAS, Notwithstanding til is protec- |
[lon by special law of their interests, they |
nave reduced the wages of their employees so |
percent. within the p:ist four years and
WHEREAS, last Wednesday morning, in |
1rder-to force their Workmen TO submit to a |
reduction of wages, they hired 300 |
P:nkerton thugs to shoot the 6orkmeC into !
therefore
ItEsoLyED, That We, citiZens of Ohio, in
mass meeting assembled, ca upon the state
authorities CT Pennsylvafia to hereafter
1event the bringing OF an armed and ire
lnflsible force within the borders of the state
0hreEefti work men from obtaining II fair
ffyisioD ofthe prodts ofa protected Industry, 4
ie HaurfllEr =. .. go.
!. y sFscI3ysD. That we heartily indorse the
-S''-.'s.r e-,,rtne" r'''G''s 't's tnfi-sii.l irr
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