The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-13
Patriotism THE SECURITY OF
PROPERTY.

There IL general indignation expressed
in Chicago against number of merchants
who have discharged their employees who
were necessarily absent on duty with the
militia. The last man TO do SO unpatriotic
an &C. as to discharge an employe absent
on military duty should be a trader. mer-
chant or man OF business of any sort, for
the safety Of his business. the preservation
of property, really rests upon the bayonets
of the uniformed soldiery OF the state.
Ordinary disturbances can be easily
quelled by the police. but in event of very
great and sudden danger TO the security OF
the life and property of the citizen, the
great city Is always obliged TO call on the
governor TO reinforce her police with the
militia of the state. This situation has
presented itself over and over again in the
oldest and most powerful states of the
East. and in every instance order has been
restored and property protected by resort
60 the militia 90
The great city OF New York has as fine
n body OF police. 1900 strong. as there are
In the world. The men are stalwart, brave,
well armed. under admirable discipline,
and yet the police OF New York city could
not master the draft riot of July, 1868, be-
cause the militia Of the city wereabsent ut
Gettysburg. aud had it not been for the ar
rival Of detachment OF Emitted States
REGULARS" from the forts In the harhor
and the return of the city militia the riot
would not have ended fin three days. o
The experience OF New York and Penn
Hylvania has been the same: great riots
cannot be dealt with by the police orsby 4
sheriff-s posse. This Is true OF the United
States. and the English press confess that
IL Is true of Great Britain. When We re-
member this fact. and remember also that
We are not likely to see very soon any in
crease 20 eur small regular army of IS. 900
men, I, does seem pure idiocy for large
merchant, trader and property holder to
discharge sn employee because of enforced
absence on important military duty. The
merchant and trader ought 20 be the most
patriotic OF all citizens; he ought 70 be the
first TO stand np for the main tananeeoof an
efficient militia; Of all men he ought not
10 put ban upon an employs who has
oSrA saAAASAcN W AS aohAe@Ey service kSr
the state.
II these merchants will take the trouble
90 read the history of the great riots of
this century. they viii End out that the
moment = riot gathers any head. no nlatl
ter what was the pretext of tho moh-ris-
ing. the stores and shops are looted right
and len. That Was the experienced New
Yesk city in the draft riots Of ASH, tae
mob when IL reached Union square and
Fourteenth street as once looted the great
clothing store off Brooks Bros. There is
no logical connection between rising mp to
defy and resist the dram law and robhlnx
q great clothing store, but ell riots are
alike in that respect The rioters who fol-
lowed Lord George Gordon In ITso noEni>
naily 70 protest against ropery. seon fsll to
robhlng and numbering Prossssaats a. vel
IS Catholics.
IL Is said that councils Of war never
light; it is certainly true that traders and
merchants. as rule. net only will9not
Eight, when they can bar out Of war. hut
they seem 20 have kfad Of iIl-eoneeaisa
contempt for a soldier and all his works.
Thss IS natural enough in one var.
Cor worker ana producer Ia
,ane,lvsly disiskes an ialsr and
. noa-nsolneer. bat 10 a merchant or
trader q TIE slightest powsrs OF rejection
itmast BE essdens shAs tae seesrityfor his
eeois and his sold ;ashe liberty he snaoys
20 ply hls vocation. ress ia times ofo sad
Gen. serious civic riot upoa the eayonsts
o. shs state and she uatsoa.2 when ne
--~~s II iF@dsEs. merchants aad properly