New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-14
PISS.

So Debs It's over Well, it's sooner 10y few
hours than we expected. We counted too much
on the pcrmanence OF your cure OF neurasfhcna.
Ii was obvious several days ago that The back
bone Of the strike was affected by neurasthenia.
but we did not look 50 soon for the collapse OF
your own. The language you were engaged in
throwing off led great many persons I'M
familiar with the phenomena Of your malady 10
believe that your spinal column was the siincst
thing on the continent. Some " them. We pre-
sumo are disappointed They were in hopes
that you would continue TO assert your superior
ity TO the Government of the United States until
you compelled 1t to back down. They were
curious to see what You would do with II when
You once got II subjugated: what limitations You
would place upon II. or whether yon would abol-
ish II altogether. Their confidence in your
spinal column was Increased when they oh
served that you had been reinforced by Sovcr-
eign. For they know Sovereign as Champion
of Labor who carries between his and
chin the capacity for keeping all the industries
of the country going. when coal. steam. water
power and natural gas fail. by simple wind.
And now some OF them are thinking that. in
stead OF helping you with his wind he blew
your backbone over.
ing TO let the Government Of the United
States continue business az the old stand for II
while AZ least. The Tribune would like 10 ask
II. when You calmly review your career. You
think It was really worth while; You've been
very lucky Drbs They hanged a man yrstrr-
day I'm Chicago for committing only one murder.
He knew less than you do. He sinned ngainS'
less light There's dead engineer. Dcbs lying
under his locomotive In the Oozc Of Il river bot
tom. away yonder on the Pacific Coast. who
wouldn't have been there but for you. And u"
never did you harm. There WAS nothing the
matter with his backbone He was trying 10 do
his duty as he understood II. aud he didn'i weak
en- under threats 80 the Ipen whom yOn IN
listed. whom you guided. and whose willing
obedience YOU commanded stcalihily ana muir
derously cnirapped him 10 his death. There's a
good deal Of significance n we'll as paihos.
Debs. In that dead engineer lying there In The
Ooze with his hand III" throttle. Means
great deal more. Dcbs. for The dignity " labor.
for It's honor; for the trust that can be rrposrd
In IT, for It's knightly character and heroic cour-
age the dead hand OH the throttle do"s-than
all the sounding proclamations that have gone
out under your hnnd during The last fortnight.
Others are lying dead over the whole stretch
OF country on which your influence has burned
It's track who would have been living but for
YOU Thousands are Idle who but for You would
have been rcaplng the fruits of Industry IN con
ten,meni Thousands OF families are In distress
and misery who fortni Sht ago were com
Portable and happy. and might have continued
So had Won not ordered the bread winners 10
throw down their tools and walk ont Into
yagrancy and vagabondage. Through your or
dcrs business has been suspended, trade and
commerce brought 10 n standstill, AMI all pro
nclghborhoods and over Il wide extent Of coun
try. No man ever did SO much mischief. ever
brcwed such trouble. spread abroad such dis
trcss and misery. ever caused such sacrifice
Of HE and made many families wrctSh,d
with so little personal Inconvenience or loss and
80 little personal peril For through It all your
salary has gone right on. Gone On just "a
though II were not wrung from your victims.
And what have you got for H. Debsf Your
picture has been printed IN a great many news
papers Your proclamatlOns and pronuncia-
mentos In great many more. You are known
by name today wherever the English language
Is spoken Its wide notoricy Don't mistake
II for fame, Debs. For II Isn't. 1t IL an I'M
wholesome, na,lseatng nOtoriciy. You have had
a stomachful Of It, And now that You are
about TO pass out of II into the obscurIty from
which you should never have emerged. We ask
you In all caudor Was II worth whllci