The morning call., 1894-07-07

sending troops to shoot down loyal citi-
zens of the republic. A comparison was
instituted between the action of the Presi-
dent in this regard and what President
Lincoln would have done under the same
circumstances that elected Kisses for the
name of Cleveland and cheers for that of
Lincoln.
The crowd was so great that 1t was
necessary to hold an overflow meeting in
front of the hall. The outdoor meeting
was addressed by the same speakers who
spoke to the main gathering.
The platform and the desk behind which
the speakers stood were draped with the
national colors. Upon the platform were
seated the following gentlemen: Chair
man Thompson. Secretary Chilstrom, K.
T. Jost, T.V. Gator NJ. NJ. McGlynn,C. w.
Pangburn, B. K. Collier, A. ]. Gregg and
J. T. Rogers.
The meeting was opened by Chairman
A. w. Thompson, who in powerful
speech reminded the assemblage of the OBJ
ject for which the meeting had been called
ana the duties to be fulfilled. lie spoke as
follows:
"FeIIo1c- Citizens Of California: America
is making history so fast that moments
become epochs, and the nation now faces
the question, Shall Americans, cOnfessng
themselves slaves, wear on their neCks the
iron collar Of the corporations or on their
breasts the silken colOTs of the American
Railway Union, and proclaim themselves
freemen? Beyond this. and to which the
labor trouble is but an index finger, point
ing. stands the real issue, Shall the great
Republic die and be succeeded by an oil
garchy of capitalists with nominal Presi-
dent real Emperor, at its headY
"This rises superior to party strife into
the dignity of patriotism, the love Of
country that is akin to the love of God and
is the religion of nationality.
I'VE, the American people. must insist
on remaining our own masters and the
continuance of popular sovereignty, or
abandon the glorious heritage of freedom
bequeathed to US by our revolutionary
sires and to all the world admit that gov
ernment of, by and for the people is a
farce.
ALREADY the work of usurpation is we'll
under way. Traitors in high places are
turning over the National Government
its courts and army-to Americas in
sidious foe, the few inordinately rich men,
whose sole aim is elf-agrandizement, and
who seek princely power.
THE open, actual, physical war of
money against manhood is upon US. The
soldiers of the plutocrats stand ready to
kill the populace. Through accident, or
fortuitous circumstances, the American
Railway Union is the advance corps of
our defensive army in the life and death
struggle for the maintenance of American
freedom.
"We-the rest of the people of the Uni
ted States-are close behind this gallant
band of heroes. The blow which strikes
them down must reach our hearts; their
fortitGde is our shield. The fight which is
against them is equally against US, our
lives, homes and liberties. Shall we cow
ardy desert or support our brothers a the
front who are standing the brunt of this
battle? Americans are not towards nor
are they traitors TO their country. We
stand by the American Railway Union"
The chairman said that resolutions
would be read later in the evening By Sec
retary P. o. Chilstrom. 1t was TO be
hoped that the people present would adopt
these resolutions. Chairman Thompson
then introduced the various speakers in
order.
E. L. Jost of the a. r. q. spoke of the
railroad strike as something unparalleled.
He spoke of a similar occurrence in Eng
land, where the miners struck on one
occasion. Then the Government took it
out of the hands of the monopolsts, and
the question was soon settled in favor of
the men.
''If we had many men like George NJ.
Pullman | don't know what we should do.
Did this strike come any too soonP T'NoW
and uproarious cheering.l But we're here
now and mean to stand by it. GGreat
cheering.] These milIiOnaires, like Pull
man, have resolved to stand by the million
aires to the last gun. But little do they
know what the present strike is coming to.
st is put down to the American Rail-
way Union. But they're not to blame.
They offered to call the strike off if the
railroad would take off the Pullmans. No,
they wouldn't do that. Then. again, the
people of these United States thought that
by putting a two-cent stamp on letter it
would reach its destination. But, mol At
torney-General says, no! The letter must
be accompanied by PullmanW [VOcifer-
Gus cheering and voice: Hes got stock
in the cOmpany?'l
The speaker went on to say that no one
would be more glad TO see the Government
handle the reads then the strikers them.
selves. Uncle Sam was ready to do It,
But let not the Disconnected blame the
American Railway Union. They were in
no way responsible for the delay in the
mails. What had mails 20 do with Pull
man?
The question, said the speaker, was not
one between Pullman and his employees.
1t was between labor and capital. 'Vic-
tory is almost perched upon our bannerw
Immense cheering.] When we've won
the fight. our circumstances will be better
than they were before. If we lose, we'll
emigrate and 60 to Darkest Africa"
[Chorus: "We won't! we won't have tol'l
In conclusion, the speaker referred to
the A. R. L. as not q mushroom organiZa-
tOn, but an oak tree organization, getting
wider and wider at the roots. until it up
held a constitution that no mortal power
could break. Now was the time to show
that millloBaires could not run this coun-
try, by any means.
This will be the means to break up Geo.
NJ. Pullman and that is the dirty cur we
wish to get atP' The speaker sat down
amid loud and prolonged cheering
Chairman Thompson at this point read
a congratulatory telegram to the A. r. U.
from President Eugene V Debs The