New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-23
aJTCELD on THE RAMPAGE.

Covcrnor Altgcld takes advantage or every
onnortunity for vindicating his riSh' " Nv
lnoxn rs a Socialist and deuasogne 'i''
corr.spondepce with Mr.. Pullman places MN
in n uniuie position OF antagonish 10 III I'ooS
nizcd principles Of law and property "".ic Nv
ostcntatiously assumes the functions Oh 'n'
Good Samaritan in relieving distress and i'e'-
ing the hungry. he practically appears d. "
champion Of Anarchist vagari"s
The collapse Of the Debs campaign To coihpei
n restoration Of the higher wage scheuu'S ~
the Pullman works by boycotting me coillpah!
cars and blocking railway transportation !" '"'
United States has been followed ny res"''p'
zion Of business on the lower scale n P"' 'oI'
~ ,bc force has either refused 10 apply ior "oN
or has deferred action until outsiders were VIZ
Moved The operatives have also suIcr'n lroi'
a., ,oss or wages estimated by Mr.. fhiiiIlah
NJ 5000 600 incurred through the strike ana zen
ueeks' idlencss Wherever the rc>p"hSlphi!
r.s,s distress there is mt Pullman. ana much oI
II. and the Governor Of Illinois has been caii'"
imam hv 4 committee Of the former operatives
to take measures for relieving II. ii" r'spoiu'"
rronntlv hv informing Mr. Pullman thht me
n,..r.ocr Of the Poor could do little or nothlhe'
and suoqcsting that he should feed ana IAN"
oar. of his former operatives. This dchlihu
was followed by n visit To Pullman ana sec
ond letter containing the suggestion mat I'LL
r.nts ON the workmen's houses should De- can
ccl,l 70 October |. and that every man former
Il. ou,nlov,d should be- allowed 10 work at least
holf,imc Mr. Pullman declined either 10 per
,r,,, IN. functions Of Oversccr az the foor or
D., entert,in the propositions respecting rents
and holftime service and explained that the
comnonv WAS employing on full tim" rs many
mon ne +, was possible. 10 find work for Inc
covoruor then made an appeal To- the public 10
ro,i.vc the suffering poor in Pullman oh humane
grounds.
The Governors main ground for this "xtraor-
dInarv Interference ia the colnpanyS affairs j.
,hot Il has cost the State upward ~ S'o""
o. nro,ect the works. AMI that the public has
suffered enormous loss on account Of dis
turbanccs arising between Mr. Pullman ana us
workmen. As the Chief Executive. he ought 10
have known that neglect 10 protect those W"rA'
would have involved "A tremendous bill OF dam
orcs against the State and that Mr. Pullman "s
one Of the largest taxpayers in Illinois. was en-
titled to have his property defended against
,,ohs and incendarics only n dcmagogur who
believes in his heart that ih"r" ought I" DE u"
.u,h thing ~ private ownership Of property of
any kind would have had the enron'"Iy 10 can
upon Mr. Pullman 10 cancel rents, assum" luii
responsibility for the poor rates ana employ
everybody on halftime who had ever worked
for him There is enough crude Socialism
crammcd into Governor Aligclds letters 10 Mr..
Pullman TO stock an Anarchist Journal Tor Il
year.
This is the Governor " The Commonwealth "'
Illinois. elected by The grace and sympathy OF
the Democratic party and apllauded AZ II states
man and Il rcformcr-cycn rs social rcG"h-
crator'-by swarms Of Anarchists and dyna'
mite cranks East and West.