Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-25
The attempt on Mr.. Tricks life is atrOcious,

The attempt on Mr.. Tricks life Is atrocious,
but there is no occasion to connect with II
directly the leader OF the Homestead locked
out men, or any Of his associates. On the con-
trary. when the mission Of Mr.. O'Donnell to
New York is made known generally, rs it is al
ready known TO q few, il will be seen how great
m injustice has been done TO him BY the i'm
phcation. The anarchist who shot and stabbed
Mr.. Prick in his Office was evidently such per-
son as Norcross or Guiteau-one who was posi-
bly, 9 maniac on one subject, but was otherwise
In the fun possession Of his faculties and who
knew that he was committing crime against
the laws and against civilization The turn Of
events is unfavorable to the Homestead people
They have biundered where they have not done
worse, yet public feeling in this intelligent
land is averse to condemning any who have
defed the laws, Of greater ofenses than
they have committed. 1t is not believed that
the men Of Homestead had anything TO do with
the act Of Bergman at Pittsburg last Saturday.
The accidental facts alleged in support Of the
mere suspicion not sufficient to cause
the public to jump to q conclusion Bot it is
unfair to inAame the public at such a time
against these men, however blameworthy the
recent conduct of some Of them in maltresting
n
o manslaughter and vet not be q murderer
The brutal acts Of outsiders and Of some Of the
bereaved women whose husbands had been
killed In the encounter with the Pinkerton men
are not to be charged wholesale against the
leaders in the not, who did what they could to
prevent the night assault on helpless men.
The Homestead affair is bad enough. The
offenders have placed themselves in the wrong
by the acts they are known to have per-
petrated-the seizure Of the Carnegie Com
pany's property and its perversion to unlawful
uses, the expulsion Of the sheriffs deputies, the
firing on persons sent to the mills to protect
them. the interference with lsborers who were
employed by the Carnegies and with other cit
liens in the town Of Homestead, subverting the
laws and the rights Of individuals. For these
offenses they are amensble to law. They may
not generally be sorry that Mr.. Prick is dis
abled BY the missiles and blows of the anarchist
but they are not that sort of anarchists
although some of their deeds lead inevitably to
anarchy. Public sentiment condemns all their
ofenses against law and order and maintains
the civil authorities in preserving the peace at
Homestead and Furnishing those who violate it.
Tomorrow the citizens appointed by authority
Of the citizens executive committee in charge
of arrangements for the coming G. A. r. en-
eampmsnt to canvass for additional subscrip-
tons to the fund will do their work The STAR
bespeaks for them in every place they go 0
courteous and business like reception. They
give their time gratuitously to Q public cause,
and citizens should aid them by responding
promptly and satisfactorily to their requests.
The need for additional funds has already been
set forth by The STAR. At the lowest estimate
the citizens committee will require else, 900 to
enable them to satisfactorily discharge the great
tack before them OF this amount $50 900
has been provided for by an appropria-
ton from the funds OF the District and
$40, 900 has been subscribed Twenty
thousand dollars more must be raised
This is a matter in which every resident Of
Washington should feel personal interest and
pride. AL the honor and credit for the success
Of the encampmsnt viii come to the people Of
Washington, since Congress has decided that
the whole cost shall fall upon them The sue
eessful accomplishment of the work which has
been undertaken by the citizens committee
viii be of benefit to the whole community, and
every one in the community should do what he
can 10 aid the committee. Aside from the con-
sideration of pride in the city, which appeals to
al alike, there are especial reasons why bust
hess men, who will be directly benefited by the
several millions Of dollars to be expended here,
should give freely toward paying the cost Of
the reception and entertainment Of the encamp-
ment- 1t Il hoped that the efforts made tomor-
row BY the canvassers will produce such results
that the executive committee can proceed at
once with their work without doubt as to their
sbility to make suitable provision for the great
gathering.