The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-07-26
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To hack up the unlawful position tax

80 back up the unlawful position tax
en- BY the administration To force the
cmployccs to come to the terms OF the
railroads in the late great strike. every
little toOter in the land went to work
with their jaws and pens to uphoid
that action and had a good deal to say
about putting down anarchy, claiming
that the strikers were responsible Tor
the destroying Of cars and other pro-
Dcrty in and about Chicago. These
too.e 8 seemed about evenly divided
about half Democrats and hall Repub-
licans. The hired dailies in the big
cities were the first to take up the
tiyht for the government and corpora
tions and was followed by the small
tooters. We allow no one to get ahead OF
US in the fight against anarchy. 1t Is
one of the most dangerous thing that
could happen to this country and every
lawful citizen should put their shoulder
to the wheel and stamp it out. Even II
our laws are wrong they should be obey
ed until wiped out. Anything is better
than anarchy. Good citizens should 40
like the suffering people in England
during the troubled times OF the six
teenth century-advOcate passive Obe-
diencc to the government, but educate
the masses so as to abolish the means
that produced anarchy. While 1t Is true
that the governments position in the
late strike was wrong and unlawful,
nothing could be accomplished by the
destruction Of railroad property. The
loss fails to fall on the corporations and
the tax payers eventually have to loot
the bills" but it would be wrong in any
event. The evidence at the time was
very strong ut the time OF the occur
cnce that the strikers had very little if
any hand i'm the destroying Of property.
It was evident that the damage was
done by IL lot of ignorant foreigners
brought here at some time by rich cor
porations to take the place of Ameri-
cans in former strikes or by persons
hired by the railroads. 1t has since
been demonstrated that it was largely
.lue to the latter class, as men were
arrested in Chicago. wearing L. >
deputy badges. while in the act of firing
the cars. 1t would seem by these facts
that the railroads were the real an
archists Will the little tooters RICH,
about face and dcnouncc the real per
pctr;ltors of the crimes: Hardly. II
ninctv-ninc eases out of Il hundred the!
should be tn, friends of the laborinS
Glasses, but expect Il government posi-
ton or are working to pay for u rail
road pass already used or wan one t.
use. 1t is II shameful state Of attain
and one tn: will not have the supper
of any Justice loving citizen.
At Il mass meeting in Evansville
lad. last Saturday. the Hon. VIM. r
larrc.t, II lifelong Democrat and ;
lnrmbcr Of the tifty-tirst and tifty-sec
nd congress from that district, in :
short speech renowned all allegiance
to the Democratic party. which he salt
had disregardcd the platform upon
which it was helped to power and bro
ken faith with the people. Judge Par
rctt said that it was not without reluc
tarce that he tCrc himSelffrom the par
ty witt: which he had been identiti.
for 40 years. but SO tia ,rantly had tina
party violated its trust that he felt con
PEELED to turn his back upon it.