The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-10
THE RIOT ~ HGMES7EAn
A Manly ard serious warrinu from Truly
Independent journal.


From tie Pos. rrrre.
Under the best OF circumsta labor con-
test. involving q large mass OF men. IS In con-
staNt Hanger Of drifting into outrage and
blood-hed: and 1t Ia by no means certain that
the controversy at Homestead would have been
settled in peace had there been no outside in
ter'erencc. Tut TO nntura causes Of irritation
potent political influences wore added. and the
result is blood stained riot disgruceful to the
country.
While the controversy between the comrnpy
at Homestead and the men 1t employed was
probably purely financial and business one
In Its origin. the politicians OF the country
Grasred at it as partisan opportunity. It is
an ugly thing to say. but It |. the pie truth.
that the Democratic press spared no pains to
i"nent the quarrel and push 1t to q violent
issue. Even papers so conssi vutive as the
Errhng Post and the Buffalo omipr. kept up a
constant denunciution Of Mr.. Carnegie and his
associates; not on the ground that they we're
wr"n. IN the resent controversy. hut on tho
general ground that they we're public plumber
ers who ought to he punt he'd f; and from day
been shed raners Ike the ("ion and A,irer.
and g" in the IN es snu ,ef i
VANTAGE. What do II. .Democrati. leaders
every element OF disorder and danger III the
hope Of rat, triumph? ,,
sag that the fortunes Of our manu- aciurers
result from the discriminating favor OF Gov
eminent. and are. largel BULL up on undue
that the citizen is st juggling far In the rear
Or t ampled t death beneath AN iron heel"
re%p'o's nas;ers;" that the V Governme mt
under pretext Of an exercise OF its taxing
" w " enters & atutoHly into part ersh!p
the injury OF a vast m AJor!tI OF the peorle:"
TINT @ are Es, under the DO n Of
the declaration that the Federal government
ha; no constitutional power to imp Sc and
imposes and collects. and that it is the rob
hey o, the g eat majority Of the American
ever efre tive these teachings may | Q for tenn
poraIy partisan purposes. they are false. wild.
il any consid crahle number Of people accent
them in good faith a. political cree the In
eviia ie result Is violence. The man VINO be-
rich will not su NIT t. the 70 ary. The man
VINO bell YES the law unconstitutional under
Which the recess rec Of robbery is carried on Will
others II any 81 Ark Of courage goes with his
Sc Con he VIII assert what he considers
mere theory. 1t is the ma; u al tendency OF hu-
man m urr: and we have seen it work it's way
to "a o&i"a' concusi"n twice in our history.
IL.
tn fIIy b" not check d. 1t will work It, way a
thld time n some more disgraceful IL not
mo hisastruus course. Politics is all we'll
enough. but when 1t resorts to exciting public
or nj II into condition nIroaching lunatio
Geluslon. Tor the purpose OF electing candi-
dae it beromesa angerous game.
We have THei no opinion ON the merits of
the or 81 "al controversy at Humeste I'd: ut
i Is plain that the ,p"pulace there regarded
Mr.. Carnegie and his associates as robbers
an0 pl !nierers WAC have no rights that white
man is bound 10 res pect and that is the view
which many Of the newspapers seem to adupt
and ancour 'ge under u mistaken notion as to
p liticnl exptdiency.
We d. not like the Pink-rton agency or the
uses to which its detectives are Put: hut when
the She in Of county derlnre. that he is
powere-s to pr ,tert property nts and when
face o. NOR. like Mr.. Pa:tison o' Pppnsylva-
to ras"rt for rejection tommy avaIla 10 means,
The shameful thing is that our civil Author.
ties lack the power AMI the courage to main.
tain law and order at a crisis.
So FAR as we can see. the riot Of yesterday
leaves only these issues confront ng the peO.
pie: Have the owners Of the. works ut Home
stead right to occupy and use their own
p-orerty' Does thu law or the mob rule in
Prnnsvlvania It seems clear to ua where tho
right lies in both sues: and 1t should 9 az
serted at once without harshness but with all
due lirMnaSS.