The record-union., 1894-07-30

between Free American Cltlzen Pull
man and the other free American citizens
who work for him or not as they choose,
or the Government would have TO inter-
fere and fix the wages of the workmen
in this private manufacturing concern,
which would necessarily involve the abb
sorptlon by the Government OF that con-
Germ and, eventually and logically, all
other concerns. We would then have a
Socialist or Communist form OF govern
ment and the most intolerable tyranny
conceivable.
THE COST.
fChicago Inter-Ocean.
Some of the railway companies which
before the strike had from 10000 to $4,000
employees find that with the great reduc-
ton in business they can now get along
with half the original force. A multitude
of men who held good places will remain
in enforced idleness until commerce re-
covers. For all this they can thank Debs
and his lieutenantS.
AT ALL HAZARDS.
undependant Patriot.
In the midst of these alarms, nothing so
becomes US as American citizens, as
loyalty to the Government. 1t must be
upheld at all hazards. There must be no
compromise with open violence or rebel
lion. But the right of all to petition for
redress of supposed grievances must be
kept intact.
ELOQUENT AND RINGING,
Atlanta Constitution.
Senator Gordon's eloquent and ringing
rebuke to Peffer's auarchistic speech
voiced the sentiments of the Southern
people. The peaceful and loyal millions
south Of the Potomac believe in one flag,
one country and one destiny, and they
al la inst ba
enemies of peace and order and good
government, no matter what section or
what party they may claim to represent.
BECAUSE OF COURAGEOUS PATRIOTISM.
Philadelphia Times.
An ideal national ticket to present the
issue of the majesty of law to the people
of the country regardless of party would
be as follows: For President, Cushman
Il. Davis of Minnesota; for Vice-Presi-
dent, John b. Gordon of Georgia. Such a
ticket would be it's own platform. No
puolic man of modern times has so sud-
denly leaped into national fame as Sena-
tor Davis of Minnesota, and the Nation
more keenly appreciates his bold and
patriotic position because he did not seek
in any way to make himself conspicuous
in the controversy. General Gordon, the
ablest and most heroic of the Southern
Senators, came squarely abreast with
Davis when the issue was joined in the
Senate.
A FOREIGN VIEW.
[London Tlmes.]
Debs and his coadjutors have done as
much harm to the industries of America
in week as the Confederate armies did
in months. In fact this has peen fore
taste OF such strike as Bebel, the Ger
man socialist, must desire to see uni
t. III III fl
bomb Nof the political assassin, mischief
for mischiers sake, the destruction of
capital even if no good results were to
follow an attempt to disorganiZe and de-
moralize industry.
MATTER OF FORCE.
indianapolis Journal.]
Why should there be more jealousy of
military force than of any other kind
Government itself is organized force, and
this is as true OF popular government as
OF any other, for without force behind
them laws might as well not be enacted.
OF COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
[Dallas-Galveston News.]
Everything in the nature of compuls-
Ory arbitration is at war with the whole
genius of free government and popular
liberty. Compulsory arbitration in a
Government OF liberty and law is neces-
sarily iinpracticable, and voluntary arbi-
tration presupposes mutual and Spon-
taneous agreement.
A SORRY EXPEDIENT.
Harrisburg Patriot
There is no railroad ownership that
can put an end to labor disturbances so
long as the sympathy strike shall continue
to be a factor in them. 1t would make
little difference VINO owned the railroads,
or how little cause for grievance the rail-
readers might have. So long as there
shall be sympathy strikes they may be
expected to quit work and burn trains to
help along strike of ore-miners or tree
choppers. Ii the Government owned the
railroads it might ind all its trains tied
up some morning because some agitator
in a car-shop had been discharged. If
the Government should buy the car
shops it might find them deserted be-
cause the IRON workers had gone on a
strike. And so on, the list of possibili-
ties could be continued indefinitely. 1t
would be a sorry time tor labor if the
Government owned all such industrial
plants. They would be the heyday OF the
demagogic Congressman, the thieving
contractor, and the treasury-looting COR
ruptionist, whoses excesses would have
to be paid by labor. There would not be
so much freedom of action as is enjoyed
workingmen who are now free 10 go and
come as they pleased would be impris-
oned for being too independent. A CEN
traIized Government is not an easy task
master.
THE ABN~IDITY SHOWN.
cleveland Leader.l
Men who talk loosely of arbitration as
a means of settling strikes have In mind
a one-sided and ridiculous, partial arbi-
tration. and they do not in the least be-
lieve in the only kind OF forced arbitra-
ton which could be effective. Real, COM
onment of workingmen who should re-
fuse to accept the terms awarded by the
arbitrators and continue at work on the
basis so established as long as the board
might order and their employers might
desire.
PREPoSTERoUS IDEA.
baltimore SUM-
Government ownership of railroads
and the other so-called natural nonopo-
lieso cannot be even attempted without
wrecking American liberty aud COM
pletely subverting our institutions. 1t is
estimated that the Government would
become under the Nationalist pro-
gramme, the employer of LOCO. 200 men.
and this vast host would be constantly
growing larger. III we have already
seen the evil tendencies of massiDg a
paltry 100000 ofilce-hoiders behind the
party in power at Washington, what
chance would there be for turning out a
bad Administration with 4,00O,o00 of sub-