The morning call., 1894-07-03
ames Andrews. to give the opening ad.

James Andrews. to give the opening ad-
dress.
Nothing could better state than Mr..
Huntington here has what Is the end
toward which all these strikes are tend
ing. 1t is for the benefit OF no trade. no
locality, no nation even, but for the whole
human race. 1t Is for the reforming of
the whole industrial system. And, gentle
men," he continued. II hope you will con-
tinue to use reason to cain this end, but if
reason will not accomrlsh 1t then / say
get something more than reason"
A wind of applause brushed through the
audience at these words. and frequently
during the remarks of Nh Andrews that
followed the same wind threatened to wax
into a semi-cyclons.
Chairman Burns briefly announced that,
to prove that the meeting had not been
called in the interests of the socialist labor
party only, he would call upon member
of the American Railway Unian, Mr..
Truncano, as the next speaker. Enthus-
iasm that did not subsids fo1 several
seconds greeted Truncano a S he appeared
on the platform. Truncano was a stall
wart labOring man, who spoke with hesi-
tation and, as he himself said, without
polish. His remarks were brief. and were
directed solely TO an exclamation of the
purposes of the Railway o ion.
''The union," he said, 'is now attempt
ing TO do something never before done in
history. viz.-accomplish a revolution
without shedding drop of blood.
"They say we have no grievance against
the Southern Pacific" Mr.. Truncano con-
tinued, "apd should not strike against
them. But ask If there is or ever was a
time when we have not had grievances,
however small? We always have had
them, and in this time they are forced to
he front, and we remember them with
strong feeling. So we join in the vast
strike, because all labor is kin, and this is
a fit occasion for every laborer. once for
all, to do something to alleviate his griev-
&nces against capital"
All that Truncano said won the ap-
proval of his hearers. He passed from
the platform amid three of the loudest ki
of cheers for the American r ,ilway Union
and made way for Socialist r. s. McIyor
This gentleman at once with his native
Scotch wit and magnetic address pro-
ceeded 10 stir the multitude up into state
OF C0nSiu6Taui6 6XCltemFHL lD6 Am6rl-
can Railway Union he considered a new
broom that would sweep clean all paths
and places that had been left befouled by
such unreliable leaders as labor had chosen
in the past. He hoped the present struggle
would be prolonged until those who had
builded the railroad with their own hands
should own it. II the fight sh ould fail the
resort to another trial he said would al
ways be possible.
The last speaker was very temperate
and conservative, Mr.. Ross Martin. His
address endeavored to be dispassionate
review of the situation and presentation
of the cause of the strikers. he closed with
voicing a conviction that the only ultimate
panacea for existing evils lag in the refor-
nation of society and industry upon CO.
operative basis.
Job Harrimsn's opinion was that such a
final readjustment could not be brought
about until after America had seen such o
conflict Of arms as the world had never
seen before in all its history