The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01
UNDER THE RULE OF GEAR DEBs.

1t looks very much as il this railroad
strike TO enforce a boycott - chiefly due
10 the desire of a photographed fedora
ton of labor to show its power. AS such
it will not command public sympathy
New York World.
The strikers ought not to succeed and
cannot succeed. Their course is without
the shadow of excuse and it would be the
height of folly to yield TO them. Ordinary
consideration of individual rights and lib
critics demands this mperatively.-Spring-
field Republican.
1t is an exercise Of tyrannical power by
a labor union such would not be toler-
ated on the part of public authority in
any civilized country. 1t is an exhibition
of injustice such as would raise pniver-
sal protest if made by an aggregation or
capitaL-New York Times.
The railroads have nothing to do with the
quarrel that has taken place at Pullman,
and the attempt of the union TO coerce the
company by refusing to handle their cars
interferes with the comfort and convenience
OF the public, and involves unlawful OBJ
struction OF travel.-Boston Herald.
So far as the public is concerned in this
impossible crusade the members OF the
American Railway Union have been led
by the unprincipled and senseIess chiefs
who have gained their confidence into an
attitude which bluntly and without COM
promise says, Let the public be damned!'
New York Sun.
The necessity is on the railroads 10 de-
feat the strike. II they yield one point IL
will show fatal weakness. If the strike
should be successful the owners OF rail-
road property in this country would have
to surrender its future control TO the class
of labor agitators and strike conspirators
who have formed the DebS railway union.
Chicago Herald.
II is not a question of wages-or Of labor
and capital-but matter OF state policy
of the grayest character. 1t proposes 10
discard our republican form of govern.
ment. We take il. advanced thought
has gone too far. We may or may moi
be pleased with the administration. but
the form of our government Is good enough
for US for a 'Hhle-Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette.
The men are striking because the roads
try TO haul cars which were made al Pull
man by men whose wages were satisfactory
at the time when these cars were made.
which the roads cannot refuse 10 haul with
out breaking their contracts. and from
which the Pullman company gets only a
percentage Of the profits. This is the sym
pathetic strike in its most unreasonable
form.-Milwaukee Sentinel
We should call the attention OF Car Debs
to the fact that several other car works.
and other factories. have shut down. wait
ing for this Democratic Populstic cyclone
to blow over He might order them TO re-
sumo work and name the amount Of wages
they should pay, and continue this boycott
on the general public until there was
obedience to his ukase.-Louisvile CONNER
cial. -
The enormity of the crime committed by
Debs and his associate or associates
against society cannot be understood un-
less IL be remembered that all this loss.
discomfort and suffering were 10 he in
ficted upon innocent persons. none OF
whom had any more hand in the quarrel
than the lamb had with the wolf In mud
dying the water above the spot al which
IL was drinking.-Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Debs thinks nothing OF the incon-
venience and suffering inflicted upon mill
lions OF people by the strike that he has
inaugurated. With all such fellows as ne
1.-THE public be ID Is al axiom OF ife.
II his vanity be mnistered 10. II his i'm
porfance be magniiied. II he be the tenn
porary king OF a deluded mob. Il matteTs