The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-16
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Hts Patriotic Comments on tho Strike and
It's conSsquenees-The A. Il. US Fatal
Mistake.
CumAoo, July l5.-ArchbIshop Ire
land, Of st. Paul. being asked what he
had to say upon tho railway strike to-
day. spoke as follows:
~ dislike TO speak Of tho Chicago
strikes, because in 60 doing shall
blame labor, whilc, because Of my deep
sympathies with H. l should wish 70
haqe mono but words Of praise Tor II.
Yet, In o momontous social crisis
such as the ono through which we arc
passing, It Is q duty 70 apoak aloud,
and to mako avowal Of tho truths and
principles which will save society and
uphold Justice, and I am glad OF the
opportunity which a ropresentiyo Of
tho Associated Press affords me.
THE fatal mistakes which have been
In connection with the strike ts that
property has been destroyed, tho liberty
Of citizens interfcred With. human
lives endangered, social.order menaced,
the institutions and freedom Of tho
country put In most serious jeopardy.
Tho moment such things happen all
possible questions as to tho rights and
grievances OF labor must bo dropped
out OF sigh. and all efforts Of law.nbid-
ing citizens and public officials made to
serve In maintaining public order and
guarding at all costs tho public veal.
Labor mustlearn that howovor sacred its
rights be, there is something above them
and. absolutely supreme-soclal order
aud tho laws OF public Justice. Thore
Ia no civil crime as hidoous and as preg.
nant OF evil results as resistance to law
and tho constitutional authorities Of
tho country. This resistance is revolu'
ton; II begets choas; it Is anarchy; It
disrupts tho whole social fabric which
insures lie and safety TO tho poor as
we'll as to the rich, to tho employo as
we'll as tho employer.
Moro criminal and moro inexcusaole
vet is tho act Of numbering human
beings or OF ondangcring their lives.
Labor, too, must learn the lesson that
the liborty OF tho citizen 10 to be re.
spected. Ono man has tho right to
cease from work, but he has no right TO
drive any man from work. He who
respects not the liberty OF others shows
himself unworthy OF his own liberty and
incapabIeof citizenship In o FREQ coun..
trv. nevor can riots and mob rule and
lnwless depreciation be tolerated. The
country that permits them signs its
death warrant
IRlots and mob rule, such as have
occurred In Chicago. do Immense harm
to the cause Of labor and sess back its
advance for whole decades Of yoars.
~ am far from snying chat labor has
not had it's grievances in America nor
that redress must not be sought.
would NOT respect tho laboror who socks
not to enjoy all his rights and to im-
nroye his condition. But all this must
bo done within tho limos OF social order
and law. !,
"As TO strikes, I repeat the words OF
labor leader. Mr., 7. V. Powderly; tney
are nearly always failures, and should
scarcely ever DO rosortcd to, oven whom
most severely guarded from wrong'do'
ing. n.,.-
number OF mon who join strikes arc
moro TO be piticd than to be blamed.
They ore led on by tyrannous and irre-
aponsiblO chiefs.
"These strikes read q lesson to capi'
tai. Capital must, for ite own sake as
we'll as for humanity's sake, be mindful
Of its own duties aud oil tho rights and
interests Of labor.
"Yos, approve highly Of President
Cleyeland's course in tho strike. His
prompt action brought state aud city
officials, citizens and strikers to shoir
senses, and certainly, SO far ns ho went
no had legal right with him.
"Tho position Of tho Catholic church
ia easily defined. Sho stands for rights
and duties; for labor and for capita! so
long as both follow duties and tho ono
allows tho right OF tho other. But al.
ways and everywhere, and above all
other civil and social interests. or con-
alterations, sho stands for public JUS
tice and social order"