The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-17
THE AXARcHfs7s Ar HOMESTEAD.



brightest pages in American journalism. They
| voice tho true spirlt OF every American who
| has any regard for law and order. personal
liberty. and tho rights OF man.
| Ihnnk God there Is one paper In New York
city that has tho courage to speak In such an
emergency. Long may it shine"
JULY Ia. A HATEn OF ANARCHY.
TO THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: Charles
Lambs story OF the Chipaman who burned
| down house In order to discover roast pig finds
| astriking paral!el In the methods en- ploycd by
| the Homestead strikers to secure and vind-
cate their rights" To bring this matter
nearer home. we on Broadway are called upon
to believe that when q merchant chooses. for
business reasons, to reduce the pay OF his
| clerks the said clerks may right their wrongs
| ty throwing rocks through the plate-gass
| windows and by shooting holes through the
| night watchmanl Meanwhile the anarchistic
press stands by to applaud.
THE Sun is altogether sound IN its argu-
ments Labor that requires this sort OF vindi-
| cation Is not tho sort to win the syn,pathies OF
American citizens. There 10 no labor problem
involved in tho Homestead troubles. Tho
whole matter tuins on the right Of law-abid-
Ing man and citizen to do what no will with
| MS own. 1t Is no longer q subject for arbitra-
| tion. Arbitration should be employed whom
| sought py honest means, but never when pur-
sued by riot and murder
The writer is one OF thousands OF American
wage learners who stand by to help their fell
| lows when occasion demands, but who have
no sympathy with law breakers.
| ORANGE, July Is. WILLIAM C1ARxsoN.
To THE EDITOR or THE sux-Sir: The theory
that corporation or individual has no right
| to employ outside aid to protect property
would drive every private Waterman out OF
existence. an turn our safe deposit COM
| panies savings banks. and homes ovor to tho
tender merces Of thugs. plunderers. and
| assassins
Why should not burglars and sneak thieves
arm. drill. and swoop down in bsttalions upon
| the rascally persons employed by capital to
| watch over goods and houses2 That is the
anti-Pinkerton doctrine carried to the logical
conclusion. Is this the last decade of tho
nineteenth century. or have We gone back
thousand years2 E VS.
To THE EDITOR OF THE BuN-Sir. During
life Of seventy-two years Ihave not read two
more honest and truthful editorials than those
in your issue Of the 18th inst Ihavs very
carefully road the editorials Of quite number
OF our papers. and am constrained to send
| you my greeting. commencing you for the
| truth Of tho views you entertain on the subject
! now aCitating the public mind. Yours. re-
| spectfully. VIM. B. W1GaINR
wIca1Ss. ". Va. July II.
ToTuE EDITOR OF THE sun-ar. Patriotic
and law abiding people everywhere must sim
| cerely thank you for the courage and ability
| with which you have condemned striker
sovereignty" THE Sun has at NO time rem
| dered q greater public service than in its
treatment Of the Homestead strike
GEO W. JoILI.
LouuvI1LE KY July Il
TO THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sk. Your sdi-
torials concerning the Homestead affair con-
| tain more good. old-fashioned. Kentucky
horse common sense than all the other Demo-
| cratic papers In the land.
An admirer OF responsibility and common
sense. WALTER B. PHIsTHR
CHICAGO July IL
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SYr. The casti-
cations OF the New York World In your recent
issues are just what is needed in order to whip
that villainous Anarchist sheet into decency.
You are right. There is danger. grave dan
ger. in the air." and the World is responsible
for shekels only. F. B. W1sEMAN.
UNION LEAGUE CLUB. July Is.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-S-, Too large
q number OF our mechanics and skilled mon
are foreigners. Why
Amalgamated associations and trades
unions will not permit our young men to learn
trade Yours truly. JOHN 8. ScULLY.
PITTSBURGH. July IA.
Non, ii. Je~t.A 1ydinos.
The vicious course OF the New York World
and other newspapers. and the unspeakably
foolish utterances of Senator Palmer and Sen.
ator voorhees, deserve severe condemnation.
A Business Man Writes from the Very SPOT
To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: As q
| citizen and business man OF tho county OF
Allegheny want to thank you for the stand
your paper has taken In the matter Of the
Homestead riots.
The newspapers Of the whole country. with
the exception Of THE Sun. have been afraid.
for political reasons and for fear OF the oppo-
sition OF the laboring masses, to give the cor
| rect story OF the strike. and the result is that
In Pittsburgh. where the sentiment OF the peo-
pie is not in favor OF the strike tall re-
ports to the contrary notwithstandingh
there Is now no more popular paper than THE
Sun. have heard your accounts OF the actual
state OF affairs and your strong editorials
most enthusiastically endorsed on the streets
by tho bette. class OF workingmen. who
| claim the right to work without hin
| dranco II they dosire. and also in tho
clubs OF the business men-the Du-
| Quesne and Pittsburgh c!ubs-and even In
some OF the mills ny tne men VINO are satl6-
fed with their present wages. can assure
you that the sympathy OF the people Of this
county Ia not with the strikers. rs witness the
full turn out Of tho regiments OF militia from
this section. made up almost entirely Of mill
men and laboring men. many OF them mem
Lers OF labor organizations. too and these
men. tho ringlendeg O'Donncl had misled the
strikers to believe. were unwilling to 60
against them.
Ihaye been Mt Homestead and talked with
many OF the strikors. and 1t Is quite evident
that they feel that they have been misled and
badly advised. and believe that II the head
strikers were arrested. as they should be- md
| tnkcn away, most Of the men would DO glad TO
| return to work for thu firm Tint paid them
| and paid them six per cent. for money they
| deposited with the nrnl II Is u we!l-known
fact here that Jobs In the carnegie mills have
| been preferred above all others. not only on
account Of tho high wages paid but also bo-