St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-05

greatest liberty or lndivluuai actton lies
the greatest safety OF the republic.
The pending strikes have called from
Senator Palmer letter In which he
clearly enunciates his views upon the
points ut issue. lie. like Senator Davis.
refuses point blank TO support the reso-
lutions of Senator Kyle. holding that
the right OF congress to regulate CON-
merce between the several states Is
proper power aud incontestible. This
power is not only proper but necessa ry.
Concluding his letter Senator Palmer
SAYS:
The strength of the labor organlza-
tons depends upon their obedience to
law and proper regard for the rights
Of the people OF the country. whose well
fare depends upon free commerce be-
tween the states.
In this brief sentence Is comprehended
the entire Issue. Instead OF obeying the
law the American Railway union has
assumed that it was superior to the law.
and its officials have enforced obedience
to their edicts when they were plainly
in violation of the letter and spirit OF
the law. The trainers of the constitution
had In contemplation no such thing as
the erection within the United States Of
an authority that, while demanding the
rights and protection afforded by that
instrument, declared itself superior to
its authority and not bound to obey
it except so far as it suited its conven-
fence.
The American Railway union is In re-
bellioE against the government Of the
United States as palpably as were the
states of the South In 1851. The organiza-
ton has made laws that are in violation
of the laws of con 1ress and of the legiS-
latures Of the several states, aud exacts
from its members obedience even at the
cost of arrest and Imprisonment for Ylo-
lation of the laws of the country. or
death at the hands OF the reg ularly con-
stituted officers Of the state and nation.
These orders comprehend crimes
against individuals and against the
state and nation. Compliance with
them has already cost the people mil
lions of dollars. The freight yards of
the boycotted roads are filled with guam
titles of perishable goods. necessary for
the maintenance OF the people Of the
cities. Millions of gallons of milk have
| soured upon the platforms of the way
stations while the babes of the cities
have been suffering. Thousands of tons
of ice have melted on the tracks while
the people of the cities have been swell
terlng beneath a midsummer sun, vainly
praying for cooling draught. Meats
have become tiy-blown and putrefied
while men, women and children have
vqinlU hufeOnrad for crrln
At season when the family ordinarily
luxuriates in fresh fruits and vegeta-
oles all classes have been co mpelled to
subsist upon last seasons products,
purchased at enormous cost.
But the people OF the cities are not the
only sufferers In California not a
tram has left the state for week, and
in the height of their fruit season the
great product of that state is being
lost and the people absolutely and liter
ally impoverished. In the great fruit
district of Southern Illinois the situa-
ton is precisely 81 milar, while hun
dreds Of thousands Of people whose
means of livelihood is entirely based
upon supplying products of the rail to
Chicago are robbed of the opportunity
to earn their SuStenance.
The present strike is the cruelest one
history. 1t has caused more suffer
ing to innocent parties than all other
strikes combined. Indeed, the innocent
have been the only sufferers. Those
against whom the strike is directed are
profiting by it. Pullman is saving
twenty thousand dollars day by the
suspension of work at his factory. His
income is assured for century to
come. and even if a wheel should never
again turn at his industrial city" he
would be, in constant receipt OF
princely revenue from his rents and
royalties. The stockholders of rail-
roads are suffering reduction OF reve-
nues, but the four millions of people
dependent upon the wages received
from the corporations are suffering far
more keenly. for they have no revenue,
no credit ana no resources. In the ma
jority of instances in the past some of
the innocent have suffered with the
guilty; in the present case the innocent
have been the only sufferers; the guilty
have been benefited.
Senator Palmer is right s'The
str ng,h of the labor organizations de-
penis upon their obedience to law"
The present strike is in defiance of all
law and justice, caaseless. senseless,
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