St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-16
GET TO WORK


GET TO WORK
The present is no time for vain re-
grets. Much property has been foolish
ly riim nally destroyed. much suffering
and misery have been called into being.
But the fever is over-the crisis has
passed. The time for restoration and
restitution has come.
The energies of the American people,
more especially Of the American work
men, are indomitable. The people
cannot be disheartened by adversely;
they cannot be dismayed by defeat. The
rebuilding OF Chicago after the tlre. or
Johnstown after the flood, and of other
cities after various cala,nities had befall-
Ell them, furnish telling illustrations of
what car be accomplished by an earnest
people. And, great as has been the
Injury done to property during the
strikes that are now passing into his
tory, il is not lrreparable. Indeed,
there is every reason TO believe that ere
many months all outward evidences OF
the disturbance-all sears of the conflict
will have disappeared. There will
that wrong has been committed; but, II
there shall come with it determination
to avoid in the future the errors so
recently committed, the lesson of the
strike will not have been lost.
All our recuperative force will be re-
quired in this emergency. There Is
much work to do. The property de-
stroyed by the mobs must be restored.
There will be cars to build and engines
to equip. The debris of every sort must
be cleared away. and the wasted ener-
gies must be recalled and directed to
useful purpose. Millions OF dollars in
wages have been lost to the workers of
the nation, and many families will see
the approach of winter with grave ap-
prehenSIon lest want shall cross the
threshold and take up his abode with
them. There will be warm clothing
needed for the little ones, and tine most
rigid economy must be enforced i'll order
to make both eGds meet. Men will have
to deny themselves few pleasures and
indulgences; women must be content
with fewer ribbons and frills and laces.
The choicest cuts of meats will not be
in as great demand as the cheaper por-
tions, and in many instances it is to be
feared that soup bone will have to
usurp the place formerly occupied by
the juicy roast. The man who has been
wont to smoke cigars will have to con-
tent himself with pipe, and the woman
who has delighted i'll an occasional box
of caramels will sate the longings of her
''sweet tooth" with all ounce or TWO of
ordinary taffy.
1t is time for economy in every walk
OF life, for it is the duty Of every indi-
vidual to contribute as far as possible
towards the restoration of the general
prosperity. Balls will not be popular
during the coming season, for we have
something more serious to engage our
attention than music and dancing. The
theater will not be as extensively pat
ronized as of yore. for it will be more
important to provide the future work
ers with warm shoes and mittens than
to laugh or weep over the joys or the
woes OF some hero of the mimic stage.
The saloons will not flourish as in for
mer years unless the men OF the nation
are regardless. of their duties to their
families. There is need for every dime
within the family circle 10 provide
some comfort or relieve some pain.
If the lesson of the strike shall be
needed we will be the better for it.
Aside from being taught the danger of
trusting to self-seeking delnagogueS and
ambitious leaders the people will have
learned the folly of policy that de-
stroys the material wealth of the coun-
try in vindicalion of principle that,
once established, is not worth a rush.
There has been a wonderful point
given to the old injunction, "Mind your
| own business. and let that OF others
alone" There has been, also, foreible
hint to all men of ordinary Judgment
that the surrender of their own individ-
uaIlty and their own right to think and
act as they please into the hands of
others is risky experiment, and can
| bring them no lasting benefit. Thou
| sands of men have surrendered posi-
| tions which it has required them years
| of faithful service to attain. Hereafter
| they will have to content themselves
| with menial occupations II they are so
| fortunate as TO get any at all.
But the GLOBE, while admitting that
| the masses of the people may sometimes
err, has an abiding confidence in their
ultimate return 10 common sense. Their
sympathies are always keen, and are
often too easily awakened, as was the
| case during the receut uprising against
| law. But they are not often obstinate.
| When they see their mistake they are
generally ready to acknowledge it, and
| to make amends for any hasty action of
| which they may have been guilty. 1t
| will be so in the present instance. Per-
haps reluctantly, but, nevertheless, with
| a determination that justice shall be
done, they will restore that which has
been destroyed. even though the cost
involves much discomfort and distress
But we are sure it will be a long time
! before the recent disastrous experiment
| is repeated. But the present emergency
| will be met manfully.
THE rump which the Democrats re-
| iected is become the head rump of