The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-07-20

er. They have perfect right to strike,
but this does not involve the right to him
der others from taking their places, and to
cause the destruction OF millions of dollars
worth of property and the suspension of
business over the whole country. And
strikers as rule are detrimental 10 the
interests Of the strikers. They are not
always successful, and even when they are,
the slight advance in wages does not CON-
pensate them for the losses sustained while
they are idle. How long will it take the
miners to make good the sl25, 600, 900 lost
during their recent striker When will
the Pullman strikers be likely to mako up
their losses3 Th,y cannot compel the
Company to resume business at n loss, and
they have no assurance that they will be
admitted to the positions which they have
abandoned.
Moreover, every time workmen strike
without good reasons for it. they loose the
sympathy Of the people. This is the reason
that so many are not in sympathy with
tie railroad strikers at the present time
Sympathy is not automatic. 1t must have
an entire external exciting cause. There
must be iellowfseling (sympatheia) in one
heart excited b, the peculiar condition OF
another. The peculiar cond ton necessary
to call /. forth does not exist, when a
workmen, according to his own mission,
has no grievance, but strikes because a
master workman otders him 10 do il.
f'sSn,s~'ttie wsntof sympathy Tor railroad
S'rixers at this slne among sensible. law
aS'dirg people They have i, for thosC
@ho have real gi .vaaces, hat no. for So ch
AZ have none ut al.
II workmen siiesa unfortunate rs t. b,
fdowrtrOdden and oppressed by a bare
hearted and seIfsh employer, strike.a'-
Though legitimate, b Rot tie begt mtthos
scf attaining The bssferment ot ska1S5nd;-
ition. II moral suasion will no. touch tbs
heart of their employer, it is not probabl,
that strike will, and it is bette, for then
TO quietly withdraw from his employment
SkIl'fui. industrious, temperate. lAw-abid
ing workmen can always find employment
II anv che can, and will never fail to sc,
cure the sympathy of toe hes; people o
the community in which they live
Those who fail to get such sympathy ar
the ones who spsni The mos, Of their cara
ings in drinking saloons. are always read,
for s'rike. aud are lAwless and riotou
when one occurs venture The assertion
il the workcen OF Chicago had no; spen
$1,000, COO in liquor slloons the las; year
there would not have been one tenth @
the tio'ing this fsE during ls9s. Dsiakin,
sA,ooss are tie DEVILS devices for the dis
iuiciioa Of meas soals and bssliss; and i
men wonld boycoi: Diahc.us instead Q
Geo NJ Pullman, there would be no nse
OF President cleveIIns.'s senlisg The Unite,
States troops TO Cnscsgo Ard elesw.iere (
suppress 'iots. The boycott {. his sa,aai
Majesty and all his emisssries Is s,~ays an
everywhere ias;iaabls aad mce's the ap
probation Q. al;gooi eis.zeas.
Tbs enly POssib;e chance that Eugene :
Dees fas Q! !eons.asiag sensible peopie tina
the bot CO which ae osdered is juaiiabl
Is 5y riosias 70 lhen iha, GeoM Pul' m,
Is aneniss.fy oi tie devil, sna ual!l he doc
this, he ~iil be Ttgsr1-t az morally respoa
siblc ior al Ise .oss cf life asd dts,rusii5
OF pEoperiy wsica bzve resulted from n
fio'ing arOaing ostoi h.s silly. uujsaidable
@isSolica' der 10 boyeoJt Geo M Pulln=a
even Il ilse Latter il ;ae uO>' oppressive ar
unmerciis. cIp.i''ist II tar Il Uai'ei Ssa.ss c
AmeTics.
These arc the seaiia-cnis OF one ~hc
has heea ~oT~sns hsT5 ios mose than hal
sa.y. has nsyer srue. t5r higas- wag
es, never na1 aay trouble ~ getting en-
T. P!aymeni. .bu, sonr.izss worked Tor srsl
Nsges, =, osiscr ,tnss lar ao.hing ard raj
| my 0Hn bssrsir2
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