The record-union., 1894-07-14

the Southern Pacific Company with nav
ing arrested transportation, when the
fact from the beginning has been patent
TO all that the Southern Pacific Company
has moved every train, freight or passen-
ger, it has been permitted to move.
THE TRUE QUESTION.
Los Angeles Times.l
Does the ownership of property in
America lay man open TO the Suspicion
that he 10 an enemy of the masses, ana
one to be looked at askance by the honest
toiler2 Is success to be regarded In this
free land as a crime that should be pun
ished, and are the honest earnings OF
men, after they exceed certain limits, TO
be held as the legitimate spoils OF all who
have been less successful? The question
before the people now is purely one OF
law and order. It is one which deter
mines the right of the individual citizen,
existing laws, to pursue all lawful
methods ia their business without inter-
ference by others in their lawful pursuits
or in their rights of property.
IT HAS RUN IT'S RACE.
IWilIows Journal.]
The so-called strike in this State has
about run its race, and as we predicted
at the start the strikers or boycotters will
lose. The fight against the Southern Pa
citic Company has been disgrace to CIV
ilization; the principle is wrong, demor-
aliZing, 'un-American, and borders on
anarchism and should be fought by every
loyal American citizen.
The labor unions of the country have
taken step backward, they have bit off
more than they can chew. No man
doubts their right to organize. Let them
do so to their utmost power, but because
they work for corporation does not give
them right to control that corporations
property. If ownership does not take
with it control. then there is little use for
man or men to try to accumulate prop
erty.
The men who are responsible for this
boycott, this stagnation of business, say
that they are perfectly satisfied with the
wages paid them by the Southern Pacific
Company, but because men three thou
sand miles away have trouble with their
Southern Pacific Company I'VE will quit
work, and you shall not put other men to
work in our places.n They not only say
this, but by brute force prevent others
from earning an honest dollar.
We ask, Is this fair system of war
fare? Yet this band of rabble think it is
horrible thing when the Government
steps in to protect the property Of the
railroads from destruction. AS Debs
terfsre with the property of others. The
property is not yours, you have no con-
troll over it," If the strikers would fol-
low this advice they would have no COM
plant to make about the Governor call
ing out troops. These strikers seem to
think because they worked for the rail-
road company they have a perfect right
to do as they please with the property.
and when the Government steps in and
orders them to obey the laws OF the land
they apply the torch to millions of dol
lars worth of property. They have not
destroyed much property on this coast,
simply because the railroads have let
them run things to suit themselves.
Where on earth is there another State or
railroad company who would allow an
armed body of men to act as these strlk-
ers have done in Sacramento and Oak
land.
Almost every business house IN Sacra-
mento signed a set OF resolutions con-
demning the strikers and sustaining the
position of the Southern Pacific Company
and state that the principle for which the
strikers are contending is contrary to law
and order and to the best interests Of our
form of government.
Pullman may do all the strikers say he
does, but the effort to injure the railroad
conn panies for Pullman's wrongs cannot
be successfully defended by intelligent
men. a corporation, in the eyes of the
law, is the same as an individual, and the
Government will protect their property
and put down this band OF boycotters,
who say they have no grievance OF their
own, but they must get in and help the
pauper laborers of the Pullman Com
pany.