The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-21
WANT THE TROOPS RECALLED.

Citizens Of Buffalo Seem to Fear Their
Pocket-Books viii Get Hurt
BUFFALO. Aug. 20.-Sheriff Beck did not
want to call for SO many troops as are here.
but yielded to pressure. To-day the strik-
ers, many of the citizens and the press are
humping the worthy sheriff because Of
the expense. He 10 importuned to in
sist on the withdrawal of the troops.
Sheriff Beck to-day said: Il think
the press and the public have exag-
gerated the cost Of the militia in
placing it at $4,000 and $4,000 day. l
don't think there are over 5000 soldiers in
and around the city. and the maintenance
will not exceed $3.50 q day per capita.
Nevertheless / was opposed to calling out
the entire National Guard. 1t was against
my judgment to do so. aud it was only after
the strongest kind of pressure was brought
to bear by General Doyle. superintendent
Morgenstern, Mayor Bishop and many
prominent citizens that / was prevailed
on to yield and ask for the calling out
Of the troops. / held out against 1t from
morning until night, and then it took me
two hours further to consider the matter
before gave in. 1t was represented to me
by the railroad officials that they had men
ready and willing to operate their property
Central said their men were not on strike,
and they needed only protection to 90
about their business. Still, it was with re-
luctance that i consented to call for SO
pense. / represented to them that ten
thousand would mean an expenditure of
S25, 900 day, which this county will, in all
probability, be called upon TO pay"
What do you think of the demand now
being made by the supervisors and tax
wlIhdrawaIfD
II should prefer not to answer that ques-
tiOn at once. To-day / shall look the
ground over, and if find every thing all
right shall ask the Governor to withdraw
In the opinion of the sheriff. all obstruc-
tion to ward business will disappear in q
day or two. There will always be little
skirmishes here and there. perhaps. while
Black Rock and the Lake Shore yards yes
terday, where stOne-throwIng was INDUCED
in, bat il was thought the home regiments,
the extra police and the regular pOiice
should be able 70 cope with that. AS IL IT,"
added he. I've are having to pay higher
prices for provisions on account OF the
strike. and one firm know was compelled
to ship beer by express instead of in the
regular way by freight trains. That
means . great additional expense. think
the saving gained by the resumption of
freight traffic will moro than pay for the
cost Of the militia. The quicker these
things ore settled the better for the pub
lic."
The sheriff is anxious to protect life and
property. In the sheritf's office, as In the
Council chamber. he is an advocate of
economy. But" he added, Il would
rather see 100000 spent than ten men
killed. and think 1t 10 q fortunate thing
that no lives have been lost except by an ac-
cident In 1877 we had no Lehigh Valley
with it's Tiff farm and trestIe;
no concentration of freight at
East Buffalo; no Lackawanna, or
West Shore: n o Nickel-plate and Rochester
e. Pittsburg to protect We had not one
tenth part Of the railroad facilities we have
now. The fight was confined to the Gen.
trail and the Erie yards. and there was no
oerailinR of passenger trains. no burning
of property. But mind you. don't say
that this was all done by the strikera
There are toughs from tho outside who, ut
time like this, come bent on mischief. and
il Is all credited to the men on strike"
The law and legislative committee Of the
Board of Supervisors, together with Sheriff
Beck. will leave the City Hall at . O'Clock
tomorrow morning in carriages. and will
visit all the railroad yards for the purpose
of making an official investiR cation. No
troops will be recalled until after this trip.