Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-31
ISLAND CITY ITEMS.
REMINISCENT TALK on THE RE-
CENT STRIKE.
What Would Have Followed Had the
Gulf. Colorado ind santa 70
necn Tied Up - Gresham ut
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taiNcaton, Texas, July %. In
conversation with prominent fai.-
way official anent the late strike by the
American Railway union on the Guif
colorado and Santa he system. this gen
uemsn. who is and was In position 20
Know. said that the success OF tho strike
on the Santa Fe was one OF vital -lmpor-
lance to al prominent railway Mnes IN
Texas, II has been considerable Of
mystery 10 the public why the American
Railway union singled out the Gulf, Colo
rado and Santa Fe from all other trunk
lines In Texas. and when this question
was proneunded to the prominent rail
way official he promptly said. 'Bscause
the Gulf Colorado aud Santa lee Is
part OF the Atchlson. Topeka and Santa
r'e system. which Debs sought to tie up
and against which he directed tho active
operations OF the American Railway
union. Had the union succeeded In lie
Ing UP the traffc OF the Out Colorado
and Santa Fc an effort would have been
made TO tie up every other trunk line ln
TeNa. that was under contract to haul
the Pullman cars. have 1t from un-
doubted authority that this was the pur-
pose and object OF Debs and that the
moment the strike ON the Santa ne Was
'NNs'faAhi Aut american tk0AMAA union
men on all other lines In Texas hauling
Pullman cars had orders TO 20 out ana
oestiuet the traffic OF those lnoa unless
thQy dropped the Pullman sFryice This
would have brought about a comp,cte
embargo on the railway traffic 81 Texas
ana mlgit have resulted In serious
iiirs2 H., attended. prrhapa, with loss OF
nie ana sreat damage to property Hap
ply TINS danger was averioA by he de-
terihlneu action % the GUT Colorado
ana santa Ne company. aided ny lhc
al 49, anIf N...s
here In Galveston. Every railway man
ager In the State was keenly alive 10
NE gravity OF the situation and watched
,he strugg.e on the Santa he lih the
lNelest interest. knowing rull we'll n
the Atneroan Hallway union was sue
eessLLni ~ us Efforts 70 Tie up chs tranle
OF shut system they would be confronted
anu nave 10 deal vita similar condition
OF niplrs on their Ines"
had CleVolaipa proclamation any
ming to do with breaking the strike on
undoubtediy" replied the prominent
railway T,,iy on eill, ''it was both timey AMI
that The general govtrament was deter.
| mined 10 s3e az not Gully it's mails but
mteIstAte commerce uhdul1 not be N.
terIeiel win and waan men begin 10 real
lie that they are bucl;ll.s up aEalnst Inc
genera! government Il taltrs ihe starch
ont OF thrm 70 short oratr for behind
courage Of tic great law and order Gle,
m.h{ or inc county VINO VIII not see
Tue laws ef the National government st
az defiance by q reckless nab wltn.n iis
| ttrrltgry, much less by a los from With.
out. THIS coupled Win the prompt aad
vigorous aetlan q tag stale and munlcl.
ton. crushed backbone OF the ptrlke
on the s1n,a r. and thereby saved otter
S sai1iag IN, r',. y6y lnsh \, I3e safe from
n5 y,.,l anticipate further trouble from
NOT to any serious extent replied the
| OFFICIAL The rtFIEN.N VRmflnn4u
the American halfway union has been
another demonstration OF their futlllty
! Inc conservative men OF all TIC greet
labor organizations realize this and / nm
| glad TO see that they purpose to rikhi
y esent existing cAnditions as FAR Us pos.
slb,e through the ballot box ana by moth
! DDS of arbitration. both state and Ma
tlonal Tails Is both meet and proper and
thr 5ush ese peaesabe AGENCIES 1 hope
sincerely they VIII accomplish their pur
pose, as my sympatnies are always with
| the manly honest, patriotic iaborng man,
but never with the idle agltator and an,
! aFchlai, America mas no room for these
and VIII weed item out by force OF arms
'AlGen oil the present condition OF nf-
| fairs is due to nnwise and unjust legislh-
ton and the only egnimnte and proper
way to correct Il Il through the bailoi
and the legislatures who VIII consult self
Interest less. but make the general good
Of the whole people paramount 10 every
other consideration and make this Il
government Of the people by the PEG.
pc FOR the people. with equal rights to
a. and special privileges 20 none. When
this ls accomplished. which I believe II
will be. we win have no more strikes
or labor troubles, but pence prosperity
ainsd e9oniteptms1' WI prevail throughout
rich or poor. VIII feel secure In his ia.
dlyldunl rights, with the knowledge that
no Individual or power dare Cypress him
as 'ong as he obeys the laws ana con.
sclentlously respects the rights OF hla
fellows. The violent eruptions thnt have
Few years, producing feeling Of unrest
and morbid apprehension upon the part
Of the pesslmlst believe Is rapidly crys-
radical change in iegisaton upon the
lines ! have Indicated IN the next two
years, which viii be more IN consonanco
with the fundamental principles OF this
government, which considers tho whole
people and not the select few"
These are the utternnces Of a man who
has risen from the lowest round IN the
iaborers' ranks to almost the highest
In the important AFFAIRS OF one Of the
leading trunk lines ~ me state, by ~
tlon 10 all the details OF every position
he has filled and whose every feeling and
dependent worlSingman.
ARRIVED HOME.
Hon. Walter Gresham returned from
Washington this morning for the purpose
OF looking after his denomination 10 con
gresa The convention for this purpose
meets at Halletsvllle next Tuesday. July
81, and MIR. Gresham fully realizes that
he has the political fight Of his life on
his hands 10 secure the nomination. While
he vii, go Into the convention with a
majority OF the delegates In his favor
on the first ballot. Il Is by no means GER
tain that he Will be able TO hold them
TO his support u the bniloilng " pro-
longed any length Of time. No one real
tees this more clearly than Mr.. Gresham
and today he has been In active confer
ence with his principal advisers here and
will leave tomorrow with a strong out.
side delegation, who VIII use every en-
deavor TO secure Mr.. Greshnm's nomlnh-
tlon by holding the Gresham delegates
solid In their support or him from begin
ming to The finlsh. and II possible disin-
tegrate and thereby secure enough votes
from the Lane delegation 10 secure the
nomination without a prolonged aud nc.
rlmonious struggle, In which they realize
the chief danger to Mr. 9resham'B prof.
poets lies. Hence they are going to force
Mr.. 0rehhnm'a nomination In the early
balloting n possible.
Mr.. Gresham and his friesids feel very
hopeful OF the outcome and believe he
will not only secure the nomination, bur
be reelected by a handsome majority
This feeling. however, is not shared by
many clever politicians here. rs well as
others who make no professions OF being
politicians. who unhesithtingly predict u
rocky road for Mr., Gresham this fall.
RESTING EASY.
Charles Lewis, the negro who was al
most disemboweied last night by a slash
OF q razor IN the abdomen IN th4 hauda