The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-15
THE ANARCHIsTs At HOMEsTEAD


INC SFtnt hsSuo OF htN.
To THE EDrron OF THE suN-!SnY wish to
add mS voice to the chorus OF thanks for your
manly articles on tho Homestead matter. The
issue rendered by the bandltti who have for n
week held armed possession OF that town, Is
that majority of any community may at its
will connscate tho property OF any member
| thereof. and refuse access to /; on tho part Of
the owner or his representatives; that one
man may he compelled by the use OF Wlnches-
tor rifles to hire another whom no does not
wish to hire. ut n price to bo fixed by
the latter. This Is n greater issue
than the Taxation without representa-
ton" OF the Revolution. 1t Is greater
than secession or slavery 1t is worth n
million Of lives aud billion OF dollars to set
tie once for all. The eyes of tyrant. ridden
Europe are liked on us. and tho republic Is
charged once more with Its great npostollc
mission for humanity. that OF giving the lie to
the oft-rereated claim Of monarchs that free
Government cannot govern. 1t is consoling to
know that thore are but n handful OF Amer.
leans among the Homestead outlaws. They
are men whom centuries OF oppression havo
rendered horeditarily incapable OF dscrimi-
netting between liberty and license md whose
fond deusion 1t Is that American Inv
has no force behind 1t. 1t is such mon who
have forced Carnegie. Phipps Il Co. into tho
singular position OF representatives Of Amerl-
can freedom and American institutions. and
made their cause tho cause OF every patriot In
the land. as vel! as the cause OF every honest
man. III we must choose. we will choose Car
negie for Car before We will allow tho Home
stead mob and others of their ilk to rule this
land with dynamite and burning OIL Intelii-
gent tyranny Is preferable to the tyranny of
Ignorance and brutality. And tyranny we
must have. unless the principle 10 established
at Homestead that the right OF man to do
what he will with that which Is his own is safe
in tho United States. II we allow this to be
questioned as the outcome Of tho present
trouble In Pennsylvania. it will be- as was said
OF disunion: Freedom herself procaiming
that freedom is a chimera: liberty ringing her
own knell all over the GLOBE
Gratefully yours. J. T. r
BALTIMORE. July IA.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir, Accept my
thanks sir. as an American citizen. for the
manly and law-nbidins course you have per-
sued n the Homestead riots. l am sure that
every man who is properly qualified to be
citizen OF this great country will thank you in
his heart for the stand you have taken in de-
fence OF law and order. and for tho protection
OF private property against a mob OF blood
thirsty rufflans and robbers. such as these An
archsts have proved themselves to be.
So far as the Pinkerton force is concerned
Pennsylvania Is the last State In tho Union
that ought to fear or dread them. When
Pennsylvania called out all the resources the
State had to clear 1t OF the murderous Molly
Magures and had failed. as a last resort 1t
led the Pinkertons to come to its assistance
The appeal was not made in vain. The Pink
erton force came to the rescue and after
years OF perilous work finally succeeded in
breaking up this band OF murderers and con-
signing a number Of the ringleaders to tho
gallows and others to the penitentiary. What
better are these Homestead rufflans than tho
Molly Maguires1
II there were more such papers as THE Sun.
this element Of riot and crime. with a thin
veneering Of labor" would soon find its
proper level. So far as have been able to
learn. THE SUN is the only paper that has had
the courage to call these people by their prop
er name. and brand them as the reckless.
law-defyinR, tyrannical mob that they are.
A LAw-AD1DINa CITIZEN
To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Allow mo to
congratulate one OF the few fearless newspa-
pers Of the Unitod States. that In q trouble
such as tho present one near our city has the
fearlessness to speak the truth and to vigor-
ously denounce such lawlessnoss and sub
version Of tho right, Of person and property as
has held sway for several days past
10 read some newspapers Of this city. and
indeed. many papers Of other cities, one would
think that tho anarchlstio tendency in this
country was spread over the entire commu-
nifty. and that persons who by tho thousands
claim the right to control the property OF an
other. oven to taking tho lives OF those desir-
ing to protect and defend 1t. were upheld in
stead OF being as vigorously denounced as
burglary. arson. and murder should be.
1t Is refreshing to find ono newspaper that
has the courage to use plain Anglo Saxon In
speaking OF these things. Yours truly.
P1rrsBuRo. July II
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: I wish
that your editorial OF the 10th inst.-"A
Few Simple Principles that so clearly
set forth this truth. could be placed
in the hands Of every workingman In the land.
am exceedingly glad to see that tho position
you have taken in this matter is winning the
hearty commendation OF the "conservators
OF order and thor country's laws tho great
law-abldlng majority Of the American people.
d. j. A.
45 WILLIAM STREET. July IA
To TIE EDITOR OF The SuN-Str: Your ed
itorials upon tho Homestead troubles ought
to be collected and published as text books
upon the labor question for general use.
They are the best specimens Of vigorous
English and Of clear and logical discussion OF
principles that American journalism has given
US. Yours. LAWYER
New YORK. July IA
The Lesson OF This Rebellion.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: wonder
II IL ever occurs to Socialists and Anarchist SITS
and fighting strik ers that in case OF first sue
cess. their second state would be worse than
their first.
If wn assume that all property should be
equally divided. and that every mans race In
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