Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-09
VIEWS OF THE STRIKE.
Congressman Cannon and Grosyenor
Discuss the Labor War.
Cannon Speaks Of Public's Rights-Grosvenor
Severely Scores Pullman.

1t sprang up so suddenly and presented SO
many puZzlitg and unexpected features
that they were all at sea in their views as
to what should be done. There was a
time when 1t seemed that they could not
keep their minds on the business Of legis-
lation, and In the house especially there
were many evidences Of anxiety. The stu
alton has become clearer, and opinions
arc very pronounced, but many of those
who talk with most emphasis decline to
have their talk printed.
Joe Cannon's Opinion.
The views Of the conservative majority
in both parties arc set forth quite rs fully,
probably, by Hon. Joe Cannon as each
could express it for himself, and he says:
"In speaking at length on the merits
Of tho strike ut this time l should subject
myself TO the Bible condemnation of one
who darkcns counsel by words without
knowledge. There ID q great mass Of
angry men who win not now listen to
reason and on tho other sidc d truly won
dcrful organization The men who have
built and who now manage 1900 miles
or so OF railroad are tho greatest organi
zcrs in tho world, for Il they were not they
could not do such things. Here, then, Is
the mighticst Of organizations, with prac-
tically unlimited capital to back it, ar
rayed against an army Of the discomfort
cd, and SO the natural sympathy of almost
every one goes out to tlo men, but that Is
not tho question. We arc liable to DC
called on---in fact VIC shall be called on
before long to take action as lawmakers,
and when it comes to tho point there Is
but ono thing TO considerable law must
DO sustained Every department of gov
ernment must moyo together to sustain it.
Lm not at liberty to consider tho rights
of labor when it comes to that. l
must not take time 20 look into the law
Of political economy still less to deter
mino how stands tho case of George Pull
man in God ii chanccry. The artery must
sbc released, and ii must be done at once.
81 compare the railroad to an artery, and
tina city is the great circulating center 1t
H. lso great gateway through which the
produce of many million people and tho
food Of many millions more must pass CIV
cry day. These people take their stand in
the gate and prevent tho currents on which
tho Iifo of millions depends from moving.
At once all the producers suffer- the farm
ors cannot pay; the merchants are pinchcd;
the bankers suffer; the whole country is in
horrible paralysis because the circulating
center is intcrfercd with. Tho very life of
milliona Is made miserable because tho
cato IL INSTRUCTED. Every department of
government must net, If necessary, to free
tho rate. And after that we can study tho
ri Ehts dFnd wrongs of tho original trouble.
II George Pullman Is u hog-and do not
say no is--wc can analyze his hoggishness
ut our leisure. All / say at present is, and
want you TO get it very straight, that the
blockade must be lifted, and it seems to mo
1t would be wrong to discuss the capital
and labor question until tho great and
imperative duty is performed.
Pullman Condemned.
General Grosyenor is good deal moro
emphatic in his condemnation of Mr..
Pullman and would consent to some meas
uro of legislation hostile to his monopoly.
He thinks that tho government ought to
exhaust every power it. possesses in control
ling the sleeping CAP business and says,
with considerable Carnestncss, that he
would not be at all tender about state lines
in tho process, believing that the principles
of the interstate commerce law should
bc carried much farther His language
in regard to '.the millions Pullman has
acquired hycxtortion from the travelling
public on one hand and from his en-
DluNCtS ON tfte bLutF dTt JdllltF ltluEt HllGy
than is suitable to tho present style of lit
craturc. Several other members are very
free in applying such words as hog and
brute to tho alleged great monopolist,
but as to the present duty of the authOri-
ties they fully agree with Mr. Cannon.
1T is all very well," said Mr.. Coombs,
"to rejoice over IL world at peace, but
unfortunately the present universal peace
ia, t,,N
The dullnoss of trade from Nova Icmhla
to Terra del Fuego exceeds anything l
have known in 40 years of business life.
Commerce sooms to ho taking % dead rest
as some animals hibernate in winter. Our
friends ON tho other side try TO mako the
people believe that it is all tho fault of n
Democratic administration, which would
he all very well if the depression had not
got here before the Democrats did. l want
somo of you philosophers to explain why
the trouble is much worse in countries
where there arc no Democrats and why 1t
Is about equally bad in gold and in silver
countries under free trade low tariff and
high protection. l confess that / don {
know As u matter of course order must
be restored, and commerce must he allow
cd free course in Chicago and every other
city, no matter if it takes all the power OF
the government"
Chicago Scored.
There are o few who take rather ma
licious pleasure in making fun of Chicago,
and one of these says: Il made my az
range,nents the minute heard Of the first
difficulty not to go home through Chi
casyo for they have some kind of riot
there every summer. In fact, they have
got used 10 sort of anarchy in midsum'
mcr--got so they like it. All the great
riots of history have occurred in July and
August, believe, especially in August.
Dog bites also hurt worst in August, and
the rattlesnake. as every Missouri man
knows, has the most poison in him Just
about that time-that is at the beginning
of dog days. In winter tho respectable
people of Chicago occasionally get up a
small riot They had a snow riot once
when was there. The snowplow threw
the dirty snow onto the sidewalk and into
the doors of some merchants, who turned
out and snowballed the men who vert
running il, and from snowballing they
got to throwing chunks of ice"
1t would be rash. to say how many hun
dred kilograms and letters have been re-
ceived by members urging them to sup
port resolutions for inquiry and to oppose