St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-11
ALDERMEN IN DISGRACE.
TAeY PASS RESOLUTIONS ASKING
,,., TIE PRESIDENT - e.
TO RECOGNIZE LAWLEssNEss.

alderman Murphy Proves Reera-,
ant to Public Trust - He
Favors Mob Law in Order to
'~~'' Make Political Capital x,
Record of Shame Which stS
Paul, Resents-Not the Sehti9
ment of the People. ~
The board of aldermen held a meets
Ing last night for the transaction of
regular routine business. But the meet3
ing developed a surprise before ii
adjourned in the form of a reso5
luton touching upon the present striker
situation in the country. The res6lu.
ton passed through the board of alder
men. but that is as far as it will ever
get, and 1t Is more than likely that it
Will be taken up at next weeks meet,
ing, and the vote by which it passed
reconsidered. That at least was the
wish of several members when they
fully realized the import OF the reso-
luton introduced by Aid. Murphy,
and several expressed themselves
freely after the meeting adjourned. A.
number OF the members OF the assem-
bly,, who were in the hall at the time.
were unstinted in their expressions of
disgust after reading the resolution, and
called it pyrotechnic piece of political
demagoguery.
When the meeting had adjourned
there was some talk OF calling a special
meeting at once for the reconsideration
or the vote. but it was too late, a num-
Der OF the members having already
gone.
The following are the disgraceful
resolutions offered by Aid. Murphy:
whereas, The great majority of the
railway employees of this city are now
engaged in struggle with the railway
corporations for fair wages and the
rights 6f labor. and
whereas, The president of the United
States has sent federal troops into the
city OF Chicago without the request
from either the authorities of the CITY
of Chicago or the state of Illinois. and
without the institutions of the govern.
ment being III any way menaced, solely
in the interests of corporations; and,
Whereas, While we recognize that
rloting must be Summarily dealt with
and the rights of citizens protected and
preserved, yet we believe that the lib
erty of the people, guaranteed by the
constitution, is superior to The rights of
capital and must he sustained at all
hazards; and,
Whereas. The Pullman company has
absolutely refused 10 listen to any ap,
peal to its sense of honor or Justice, and
has preciptated this, the most dis
astrouS strike" of modern times,
thereby bringing upon this city and
state untold loss and suffering; there.
fore, be it q
Resolved. That we appeal to the,
president of the United States to with
draw said troops aud espouse the cause
OF the weak and oppressed and give
them the aio and help of the govern-
ment, because government was inSti-
tuted to protect the weak against the
strong. Be it further I.
Resolved, That we favor and urge
arbitration of the difficulties which
have caused this trouble. and demand
that employees and employers alike at
once submit their dispute TO disinter-
ested parties for settlement, and that
legislation. be enacted by congress that
Will Ill the future compel the settlement
of all disputes arising between capital.
and labor by arbitration in a peaceable
and definite manner.
Aid. Montgomery interposed some OBJ
JectioDs OH the grounds that it was
scarce In the province of the board, OF
aldermen to pass upon this question.
But the resolution was put to a vote
with the following result: Voting in
the affirmative, Aldermen Ehrmann-
traut, Hare, Kartak, Lindahl, Milham,
Murphy and the president; opposed,
Aid. Montgomery.