The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-22
Rousing Rally for Law
Last Night.
ORDER IS IN BIG DEMAND.
Need of More Speechmaking
Felt in Oakland.
BUT SOME KISSING IS DONE.
One Speaker Would Rather Be a
a SCab Than a SIave-The
City Safe.

great number of ladies were present.
2. 1t was some minutes after o'clock when
Mayor Pardee appeared supon the plat
form, being greeted with applause. The
chairs on the platform were not occupied,
and he called upon the following gentle
men TO come forward and take them, most
of whom responded Rev. DR.. Chapman,
Father Deason. Engineer f. Y. Meyers, A.
@. Sherman, Rev. DR.. Wendte, ii. a
Powell. Rev. NJ. Wilcox.
Then Mayor Pardee said: This meet
ing is called. ladies and gentlemen, to allow
the citizens of Oakland TO place themselves
distinctly on the side of law and order
The law that guarantees to every Ameri-
can citizen the right to earn his living, and
that assures those VITO desire to do SO that
thev shall not be prevented by intimida-
tion. Every man and woman grants every
other the right to quit work when they
choose. but there is another right, guar
anteed by the constitution, and that is the
right of men to earn their bread and to
provide for their families.
e.. This meeting is not called for the pur-
pose of denouncng strikes-for we concede
the right of men to strike-but all up and
down the coast this city is being spoken of
as DSiuS gwen OfCl ~ dNICoouGoot w z
must correct that impression as quick as
we can"
He introduced Rev. DR.. Chapman as the
first speaker.
There are times when we may debate
upon differences existing between the en-
ployer and employed; times when we NAV
discuss the injustice and oppression of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, but this is a
time when we come together for the single
Of demanding NJ fpTppmpDt nj
law, a preservation Of order.
MY hand goes forth TO the man whose
hand Is hard with toll, and as their repre-
sentative l speak to you tonight. But
there are two classes Of people in this
, ciiY-one that is willing to resort TO vtO-
lence TO gain their ends; another class, and
a large one, whose eye is fixed on the pale
star of law and who are determined 70 see
that law and order are maintained. There
is no city in the country where this ele-
ment is In a greater majority than in the
city of Oakland. Great applause | re-
member heariag an eminent American
saying, That there was no better way of
securing the repeal of an obnoxious law
than ,olnslst upon its rigid enforcement'
There is no surer way TO unite law-lOVing
people against lawlessnes than 10 witness
an en- disregard for law"
The speaker read Debs' declaration
against law bre akerS, and referred TO the
declaration of President Roberts, mat he
was in sympathy with that declaration.
These, therefore" he continued, ARE
with US and the majority. We can say
with the people of TTuckee, that we are
in sympathy with the strike and its OBJ
Jects. But there is something wrong
Trains are stopped unawfully, men are
pulled from their engines and the engines
killed and property is DESTROYED. Some
body does it. Something is wrong. The
loyal members of the great railroad or
ganiZatOn ought 10 be here, not to hiss.
but To applaud every man who steps on this
platform 0 call for law and order | will
. not Intimate that here are two classes
in this organization, but the organ iZatiOn
must bear the stigma of the outrages and
violence that have been perpetrated if
they do not rise up and assist in its sup
preston. l say this 10 the members here
. as | said it 20 the great leader Of the or
ganiza,iOn. Our city and State is sutferiug
from his unhappy state Of affairs and they
must not be allowed 10 do So further. This
strike bas more than neutral Zed the effect
OF oar tremendous advertising for good
which we secured at the Worlds Fair.
Applause and Kisses. Every foot Of real
estate In the State has deprecated in value
because of this strike Voice from the
audience: "W hat about Pullman?'1
The one great question before us to-
nights. shall we secure law and order in
our cityP And it is not a good citizen
who in lerrupts the man who is calling
Tor it. What this strike may cost us in
damages may be estimated some time, but
the loss to trade already suffered cannot
be. One county in Pennsylvania is now
paying interest on SIT, 000, 900 suffered in
sucB an affair as this.
Now tor the sake Of all our citizens. for
your sake, we say that we have nothing but
kindness and sympathy IN our hearts for
you and your cause, but we say that law |
and order must be sustained"
ence TO the death OF Sam Clark and the
manner in which the engineer had faced
danger IN the line OF duty, introduced En-
giDeet +. Y. Meyers.
.. He rose and was greeted with an oya-
tion-three cheers and tiger.
8 He bowed acknow ledgment and mod |
estly began by giving history of the
ofganizat ton of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, which was formed
thirty-one years ago. He said they had
often figured in strikes, but that the mem
befs were citizens of the U+itted States
before they were members of any organ-
cation, and when they quit they simply
Quit and interfered with no other man.
He said be approached the subject of the
present strike with great hesitation. but
he would say that when Sam Clark went
down to his death IL only made the engi-
neers more determined that the wheels
should go round
= DuL no WlSISu W auuIrSo w bIO
member of the e. r. u. in the audience.
After the. trouble was over, he said, tie
engineers would meet with them In cor
sideratiOn of other questions, aud much |
That seemed Inconsistent with tner |
ACTIONS as union men might be explained. |
/ Never, neverP cried voice.
The laws of our organization" he said. |
require that we cannot go out unless |
directed by the head of the order There |
is no law in the organization that requires
us to, ask who is in the left hand siGe of
the cab, who cleaus the engine in the !
Toundhouse or who brakes on the other |
end OF the train. If it were otherwise we
would not be free agents. Our independ-
ence would have passed into the hands of
some one else, and he 10 ght be in Chicago
IApplause.J L want TO ask if the "A r. u.
have treated the engineers properly? | |
want to say that engineers have been
warned that if they went out on heir en-
gines they we're liable TO be brought
back dead; that while they were AWAY
their homes might be destroyed: and |
wish TO say to members of the a, 4. It. in
this audience that that morning when
Sam Clark took out engine 8 the remark
was made that the old gray -haired-using
an epithet not to be eVeaied-ought to be
in his grave. and he was never nearer to il
than now Those words came back to me
when | heard of the murder at trestle .
Such things as this have made it very
hard to keep US from making this an affair
between the engineers and the A. 4. u.
[Applause.l
1--WE hope that law and order will be re-