Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-08
The pinkerron Detectives.

The Omaha convention denounced in its
platform "a hireling standing army I'M
recognized by our laws"
This language was intended TO describe,
bot the regular army of the United States,
but the PrSKERToS detectives.
These detectives haven times past been
summoned 20 various places 60 put down
strikes and opposition 20 lockouts; but,
though armed with guns. have always
claimed 20 DO sort Of posse comitdfus under
Che control of the civil authorities and not
OF the military officers.
The Federal Constitution provides that
Che United States shall protect every State
"against domestic violence" "; but it adds
chat this national protection is TO DO ex-
tended over the States only when the
Legislature cannot be convened" This
Limitation, however, does not seem TO be
regarded as ono TO be respected by
the PIsKEBroS detectives. Still, IL Is q
knotty question which is involved in the
troubles near Pittsburg; and the civil au-
thorities as well as the military must feel
greatly embarrassed by the untoward cir
cumstances which they are called upon to
face. The people side with the workmen.
We are pretty confident that the Demo
cratic party as party will lose nothing by
Ahis CAnxEGIK affair. None the less. how
-Rver. do We deplore it.
Tho PNKEBroSs must co." says the
Washington Post. So will say the people
generally. we suppose. If, instead of the
PNKrRroS "hirelings." as the workingmen
yrall them, the men who endeavored to put
,t1own the Homestead not had been private
tpitizens-the posse comitatus-the sympa-
4hies Of the public would have been with
chem.
The Carnegie Company. through their
eecretary, says that one thing is settled.
kAnd that is that the Homestead works will
never again be operated by union work
,Suen. This means that they will close the
establishment IL they cannot secure a
2orco of non-union hands. IL is certain
khat no such force can be gotten at pres
sent, and the recollection of the occur
Fences of Wednesday ia apt to last and
have great effect for some months at least
/. Each side is engaged i'll blaming the
Bother, and tho sheriff is criticised for fall
Ding to give his personal attention TO the
Hnatter and for not exhibiting more nerve
Ind discretion when the situation became
Aritical. The Republican newspapers are
kndeavorng to hold Governor PATTIsoS to
Bome measure of accountability for de-
Ilining to order out the National Guard on
"Wednesday, but the opinion of more COM
tpetent and conservative people is that his
action was entirely right and proper. Ger
Rain it is that had he hastily ordered the
,enilitary out and had bloodshed followed
Ns consequence these very same critics
Ewould have been prompt to denounce him.
aIeno doubt did his duty as he understood
1t, and it is safe to say that he did under
sptand it.
Throughout the columns of the Repub-
1ican press there are indications of fear
chat the riot will be used greatly to the
aliscomfture of that party during the
Campaign; that il will be held up as an
pbiect-lesson which reveals the beauties
ff protection. and that it will act as o
,peremptory injunction upon all of their
,vprators and writers, who would otherwise
be very eloquent indeed in setting forth
Che advantages which American labor has
derived from the passage of the MCKINLEY
4ill.