Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-08
THAT iron HEEL,
DsDs and Sovereign Com
plain to the President.
STARVATION, OPPRESSION.
Faced Employees and Pull
man Would Not Listen.
The ni9erence ne,ween Hauling
Man car.--rh. nliitary Never
rs'iman Cars VITA ana wl,Aas
Used TO Protect l-A.n


- A0hociatcu frosg. t.A..--f ~ n
Chicago. July 1.-THE following iet-
Tor wsa telegraphed to President c,ov.-
lana tonight by Messrs. Debs and Sow
ercign OF the American Railway urlon
and the knights OF Labor.
10 the Hon. Grover Cleveland, Presi-
dent of the United states:
Shioago, July dear Sir, Through
q iohE period OF depression, enforced
,.Sn ana low wages resulting In
49,, usspreaa poverty and In many cases
eotu''l starvation, fhp working peopls
nNve been patient, patriotic and law
Huluins, and not until the Iron heel Of
corporate tyranny was applied with ms
intention 70 aubtugatc the working
people g the will OF arrogant nonopo-
lNa, dld they make any effort
70 utey their opprcasors. The Puilnaa
strike was not declared until the em-
ployes OF the Pullman company wsra
utiven 70 the verge OF starvation. their
cntfeatie9 apurned with contempt aud
their grievances denied n hearing. No
refusal 70 handle Pullman cars was
declared by nny railway employees ,in-
III nll propeation, looking toward nrhi-
trAtion ana coneilistion were rejected
ny the Pullman company
tfunittnttous to Labor.
"Nf'f f't' fNFtlffNflflE Nft fflNfN NpF fNTt'
above were known 10 the public and
the national authorities, ySu have seen
NJ under the Rulso OF protecting tho
malls and federal property 20 invoke
the service OF the United States army
Whose very prenonce ~ used 10 coercs
anu lntimidate peaceabic wording peo-
pie Into a humiliating obedience 10 tho
VIII OF their oppressora. By your acts
IN 30 far MS You have supplnnted civil
ana state authority with the federal
military power the spirit OF unrest
AND iistrust han 40 far been augmented
that deep-seated conviction In fant
becoming prevalent that this govern
mont IN soon to be declared military
dcAnotism The transmission OF the
United states mails Ia not Interrupted
by the striking employees OF amy rail-
way company, but by the railway com
panios themselves who refused 10 haul
the mails on trninR to which Pullman
cars were not attached " II Ia q
criminal Interference with the United
states mails FOR the employees OF n
railway company TO detach from a
mail train Pullman palace car con-
trnry 10 tho VIII bf the company then
II holds true that tho same crimnRl
interference Whenever Pullman ral-
ace car ~ detached from n mall trnit
~ U''fihtHN WIN WV VIII VI ~ mus
way company while said mail train
~ In transit
Where the Lfre. should he Drawn.
THE line OF crirninnlIty IN such caecs
should not he drawn at the wlling-
ness or unwllllngnesa Of railway ein-
pl0yes but NJ tho act itself, ana lnns-
much ~ II has been the common prao-
tlce Of railway corporations 20 Rttnch
and detnch from mail trains Pullman
palace cars at win while said trains
are IN transit mud carrying the mail
of the United States. II would seem
a discrimination nHninst the employees
~ the railway corporations TO declare
such acts unlawful intsrfersncr with
the transmission OF thu mails when
done by cmployos. with or without con-
aent Of their employers
IN View OF there facts, wa look upon
the far-fctchcd decision OF Attorney
General cncy. the sweeping un-Amsr-
lean lniunoticnr against railway cm-
ployea and the movements OF the roKu-
lar army aa employing tho powers OF
the general government for tho sup
port and protection OF railway corp0r-
atone In their determination 10 do L
Grade and Cypress their employees. The
nresant railway strike wnr prscipi-
tated by the uneasy desire OF the raiis
way corporations TO destroy the orr
HunlTntlpnI OF lhrlF tfnpi'9t w n'tN =
make the working people mora sub
anryiont TO the will OF their employers.
and ms All students OF governtnent
ngrec that free institutions depend for
their perpstuity upon the freedom ana
prosperity Of the common people. X
would seem more In consonanre with
the spirit Of Democratic government u
Federal authority was excrciaed IN de-
fonse on the rights OF the toiiiux
&C. "a "A ~ the JllrHIII
o' ' Never Protected the Laborrr.
"But. on the contrary. there u not
an Instance on record whore IN any
conflict between the corporations ana
The people. tho strong arm OF tho n1ii-
ltary power has been employed 70 pros
tcei the working people ana ho ~
durtrlAl masses from the rAsatn ~. ~. ~
persecution Of corporate groed- but inc
menaure OF character has boon IN mo
line Of declaring the corporations al
wnys good and IN the right and me
,voflInr people always bad and IN the
wrong Now. sir, we pledge 70 you
the power OF our respectiye orgarAz.- 4
lions, individually and ooilechysu.
IN maintenance Of pence and 200
crder and the preservation OF life e<a
,,rnnarfv and viii aid IN the nrfess
s,d ntnishnent Of all vio'ators OF we
Evil ana criminnl laws Of state or "a
tion. In tho present contest net"erl
u hnrerN and railway corporations We
ahail use every peaceable and honor
mia means at our command with Ew
ma order 10 secure for the workin4
neoplo Just compensation for izpor
aonc and respectable confederation ~ .
ecrordanee with the Inherent rishW -
al, rneu ala the spirit OK repuphcr. 4
,,avern,,,ent. In doing ~ we AppsH
~ III ne iiberty-lovinx people OK tne
ns,Ion 10 aid and support N 'nn
,nost iust ard rightoous cause. tslfhs@
n'''' 49, .EUouNE v. Diaba'
.,f,reafsent American Railway nnssus