The record-union., 1894-08-02
THE AMERICAN PRESS.
Its Voice Heard on the Exercise Of
Federal Power.
Defended by All the Leading Papers
of the Country Except in
San Francisco.
New York Post.

The Debs rebellion has served the USE
full purpose OF exposing the character OF
the Populist party more clearly than be-
fore. The movement has been fully IN
dorsed by the Populist Governors and the
Populist Senators. That these officials
correctly represent their party is shown
by the action of the Populist conventions
which are now meeting. They proclaim
their sympathy with the American Rall-
way Union, and denounce all who were
active in putting down the recent rebel
lion. The Minnesota Convention de-
clared that Senator Davis, whose patriotic
letter was the first outspoken utterance
against the DebsiIes by any public man,
is guilty of Outrageous and disg racetul
subserviency TO the interests OF the rail-
way corporations and the Infamous Pull
man monopoly" and pronounce him
worthy of impeachment. 1t Is good
thing to have Populism thus unmasked.
1t will be interesting TO see how much OF
its hold it can retain, now that is has de-
clared itself on the side of the lawbreak-
ers and anarchists.
THE UNAMERICAN THING,
baltimore Sun.
Messrs. Debs and Sovereign in their
letter to President Cleveland complain of
| ''the sweeping unamerican injunctlons"
employed against the railway strikers In
the West Ii there is anything unameri-
can in the matter it is not the injunctions
of the courts, but the boycott, which is
the groundwork of the strike.
NO COMPLAINT.
IN. o. Times-Democrat.
The Federal Administration, Governor
Altgeld to the contrary Notwithstanding.
has done nothing in sending United
States troops into Illinois and in keeping
them there of which the people OF the
United States can complain.
THE DUTY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
ATLANTA constitutional
The Federal Government cannot
wait until a formidable revolution is
under full headway simply because the
politicians who run Cook County and the
State of Illinois are criminally negligent
in doing their duty. We believe in home
rule and local government, but when
these agencies fail it then becomes the
duty of the General Government to pro-
tect persons and property from the de-
structive fury Of the mob.
WHAT CANNOT BE TOLERATED.
New York Times.
If workingmen cannot so perfect the
organization of their unions and MAIN
tain the discipline of their forces in their
several trades and occupations, that
peaceably leaving off work will bring en-
ployers to terms, it is evidence either
that their grievances are not real and their
demands are not reasonable, or that a
strike is not the proper remedy for what
ever wrong there may be. A resort TO ill.,
reference with the rights of others, use
of violence, a disregard of law, and de-
fiance of public authority cannot be toler
ated in their behalf more than in behalf
of any other class of the subjects OF consti-
tuted government. To tolerate it would
be to take the first step toward anarchy,
and the progress that has been made in
that direction by labor organizations in
the last few years has been due to a fail
ure to hold by the only sound aud safe
doctrine regarding the rights and obliga-
tions OF citizens.
A BLOW AT ANARCHY.
IN. Y. Post.l
The boycott and the sympathetic strike
were not the only institutions that were
badly damaged during the recent dis
turbances at Chicago. Anarchy in gem
eral received a blow more than sufficient
to make up for the encouragement re-
Gently given it by Governor Altgeld' 8
pardons, and socialistic views and ten
! denotes were severely nipped by public
| opinion. The position taken by the
''ethical schoop Of political economists
in regard TO wages has had great deal
more to do than is commonly supposed
with arousing discomfort among wage
workers, and it is interesting to see how
untenable this position becomes when
examined in the light of recent events.
NONE MORE DANGEROUS.
Louisville Courier-Journal.]
! The Journal says it is as strenuous for
| local self-government as Governor Alt
geld. but it believes that the President
! did his duty in calling out Federal
troops. 1t reminds the Illinois Gov
ernor that "there is no more dangerous
enemy of States rights than the official
who, by inaction and by sympathy with
! lawlessness, affords grounds for the
charge that the State Governments are
not able to maintain order"
A CONSTITUTIONAL ACT.
IRichmond Dispatch.l
! Whatever meaning the fathers of the
republic may have intended the constitu-
| tional provision TO carry which guaran-
| tees a republican form of government to
every State, ''the proceedings of the
! United States Government during and
since the war between the States have de-
monstrated that the act of President
| Cleveland in sending United States troops
to the scene of the riots was constitu-
tional exercise of his power"
| WHAT MAKES GOVERNMENT STRONG.
| New York Tribune.l
There is already stronger Government
| mere tnan any DOuy I6dlly appreciates. II
| there is not an enormous standing army
under arms, as in Europe, and if the
militia force is weak in many States, there
is an instructive recoil from lawlessness
| on the part of the masses OF the pop
ulation in every industrial crisis. It is
that popular instinct which makes the
American Government the most powerful
one on earth. In the present emergency,
as in the labor riots of 1877, that is the
real source of public security. There is
always law enough for overthrowing con-
spiracies against the welfare of the
| Nation, and while there may be tempor-
ary hesitation or delay in applying reme-
dies. the people invariably act quickly
and resolntely in the interest of self
preservation. and mob rule and lawless-
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