Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-08
THE GOVERNOR FIRM
He Still Regards McCleary's
Efforts as a Farce and
a Pretense.
ALL ADVICES RECEIVED
At Harrisburg Show That Quiet Now
Exists at Homestead.
THE ADJUfANT-GENERAL COMING.
If Troops Are Sent They Will Not Be Csed
to Assist Frick.
ALL ADVICES RECEIVED
THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL COMING.
If Troops Are Sent They Will Not Be Csed
to Assist Frick.
TO CONFER WITH PATrIsON

| ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prspArcH.l
HARRISBURG, July 7.-Governor Patti
son received no information to-day from
Pittsburg that he did not regard justifyln
his course in refusing to call out the mil
itary to suppress the outbreak resulting
from the lockout of the employees of the
Homestead works On the other hand he
received several dispatches commencing
him for the cautious policy he had adopted,
| and assuring him that no necessity existed
for military interference because the civil
power was adequate to the preservation oil
peace if properly invoked.
One of the kilograms sent to the Cover
nor was written by the Burgess of Home
stead, who said thnt quiet reigned in that
| town, and intimated that troops were not
needed. Another message stated that Gen.
eral Guthrie, who had been at Homestead
this morning, declared that the situation
was peaceful and a strong posse comitatus
would be sufficient to preserve the peace.
Tbs sherins Work Sham.
Still another dispatch declared that Sher-
iff McCleary's move to secure duputies to
assist him in the protection OF property
q telegram from the Sheriff in which it was
announced that the strikers had possession
of the Homestead works and that any at
tempt to dispossess them would be met with
resistance.
1t further declared that he had succeeded
in procuring the assistance of only 80 per-
eons up to noon; that he was satisfied that he
would be unable to obtain any considerable
force; that the force thus gathered, without
discipline and arms, would be of no use
whatever. and that an effort to take posses
sion of the property in control of the strik-
ers would be followed by another outbreak.
The Governor read this dispatch with
evident interest If not with satisfacti on.
He still was of the impression, after he
had read the message, that the Sheriff had
not performed his full duty in summoning
citizens Of Allegheny count y to his assist
ance.
Tho Adjutant Generals Visit.
But in order to satisfy himself thoroughly
as to the condition OF affairs at the scene of
the labor troubles he directed 'Adjutant
General Greenland to visit it and report to
him the result OF his observations The
Adjutant General accordingly left for
Pittsburg short time after the receipt of
the Communication from Sheriff McCleary.
The Governor says the troops will be on
hand to uphold the majesty of the law
whenever 1t shall be shown to him to his
satisfaction that the civil authorities are.
unable to cope with the disorder, but he does
not propose to invoke military assistance
before actual necessity exists for it. He
fol 90 he u1or hat
only little over a score Of men can be
found willing to assist Sheriff who has
10000 inhabitants behind him, at least
100, 600 of whom are subject to the demand
of that officer on them as deputies
Under these peculiar circumstances, in |
addition to other reasons, he thinks great |
caution should be observed in calling out |
the militia to assist the civil authorities in |
putting down riotous demonstrations
Not in Line With Mcoleary.
The Governor apparently does not think |
the Sheriff Of Allegheny county is justified |
In declaring that another outbreak would |
occur If an effort we're made to take possess |
Ion of the Homestead works in view of the |
fact that the conflict of yesterday followed |
an attempt of armed Pinkerton men to
enter aud hold them. That these people
were attacked is no reason why the civil
authorities should meet with similar treat
ment. Nothing had yet been done to JUS
tify the belief that the strikers would defy
the civil power of-the county.
II the militia should be called out care
will be taken that they are utilized only in
public disturbances, and not In
the schemes of firms or individ-
uals as has sometimes been the cases in this
State. The Burgess of Homestead with q
committee from that town are expected
here tomorrow to discuss the situation with
he Governor.