Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
PROTEST AND APPEAL

The Aaertsan Railway Uniea and Knights
of Labor Present rh-tr Case To frs>a-
d~st Cleveland the ~tat~uaeat Of Long
Suffering and starving f@baring aes
Against Grs-ptn< .nd Grtnding corpor-
ate Employers
CHtCsso. july s-Affer consultation
between the board of directors Of the
American Railway union and General
Master Workman Sovereign Of tho
Knights ~ Labor. the following was
sent to Washington last evening
CHtcAGo. July . tspa
TO Hss c~1rsr Cisrs5asS Pr~.stsnf ef fss
Frusf>si Sfases. EFrgssfrr Hsasisz, WssAsagfga.
y e.
DENE StR aTAroarh a long period q acpreS-
sion. enfaTce,i hlisuess And to~ sags-- result
tng In vt,ie~pread poverty. and IN mAzY cases
artual ssarratinn- the worsinx people have
bcea p4rleut susi aw-a abiding. aad NOT until shs
irea hs-l u corporate tyranny Sa> applied
vita the Intention o. Suoiur4se the sorxinx
r-uple fn tae Sill q 1rrcsrtnt mounpoiie< did
th~r make any e-eTt 70 stay their oppressur~-
Tuc Pullman strike w4s nst declared antI
the empis-e~ ~ the Pui1nan eompaay ser-
driven 20 thr verge of starvation. thelr ca
treaties <purusd sta eoafemps and their
grievances denied AeartEx No refusal -
handle Pullman car- s2S dsri4rrd by Rzv rail-
say empisy~ uHtl an propositions Ioaksax
wauis srhstrstirn and cocciiiAtioa were -
'ert~d hv th~ Pullman company Sstwtth-
standing ths facts .es forth above. shich wers
snoEu to ths public and tae national zssacrt-
Ties yuu have sswa 1t under the.zulse % prn-
tecsinr the mails and fesierai-prop-rtv. 20 Ia
woke the service q the United states array.
wha-e verv pres~ace Is used N coerve aad IN
tlEnbiate peaeeaale worSing people into .
huFziiiatinz lhesiience 70 the wtII os thelr cp-
pTe~sor--
Nv Your acts in - far zs ysa have sup
MA % FHHr .aaN
federal military power the spirit of anrrSr
ani di~trust a1s 50 far been augmented that
irvp-s~afr,i conviction + fast b-curui-< prev
airut that this governments Is saun q - 8~-
ciarsi military f~sprttSn TIE tFansrzis-
siau - he Tuit--i stats nail. = not later
Fuptesi nv tn striking enurgsyc~ q any rail-
uay company hut by the railway companies
themselves. who refuse - haul The mails IN
trains - shieh Pullman ears ser- not A.
taras'i n u Is criminal inferferezcs
With th~ Unttcf States mails for ths en-
ptfsves - a raiiSay eompkay 20 Gstaca from
masI srzla PJllinaa palAre ear eausrAry -
tss sal ~ rhr coupaay, then IL solsts tr-1s
thar lt Is th~ sEr-e criminal interference wn~u-
ever Pullman palae~ ear = ses1eh-d frpm
mail train In aersrd1ace wtth the wfIlaf rail-
E2y cumualV. sale said NAL train Il IN
trNGsis- Thr line q errmizaIisy IN surh ea-.
shouI1 rot ee drzsn at the willingness 90 ~
Niliinxue~s q rallwas employee but az The acs
Itself AMI. iHksmueh a. IL has heea the com
man prartic~ o r1llsAy corporations 90 assarn
ansi tetaeh freus mail traiss Pullman palace
ear. - Eill. phiie said trains are IN transls
anai Carrying ths mails q the Unlted <rat~<
&c Eould seem an acs q 1i~crfmiaarieu against
the employees q she railway eurrDratiozs to
DECLARE >urh acts unlawful Interference sfrh
thr tr8a~1nissisaa ~ the mails. snen done ~
employee. With or stfhaaE the consent q their
employers
In vieN % these facts ue Ioos uDor the far
fesch@si i-sision os Attorney General Oln@y.
'he un -Auerican inIun.tionS AGAINST railway
employee and the movements q the regular
army a. employing tAe powers % she general
Eagcruuaeut for the support and protection q
the railway corporations In their dsssrrnina-
ttan % degrade and oppr-Ss their employees
III present railway strike was pr-cfpitktssf
hy tle desire % ta- railway corporations to de-
struy the organizations q thefg en1plovs. and
make the sorking p-1ple more subs@rvient 20
the vii gf their employers. and A. all students
- government agrre that free institutions de-
pend Toe their p-rpetutty upsn the Freedom
and prosperity of the common people. IL NusIid
-s-m mere in coas0nance With the spirit Sf
damaeratis government II federal authority vas
exercised ia d.fense % the rtxhts % th- toll
ing usz~ses - life. liberty and the pursuit. os
happlness- Hut oa the contrary there Is not
7 an Instance on record where in any cuniics be-
tween the corporations aud the pcople- IN.
strong arm * the military power has been EN-
pioFed 10 protect the working people aud the
c
cutluu u corporate greed Hut the measure q
character has 1s~a in the line Of declaring tn,
corporations AiNays ruosi and IN the right. and
/ the wgrkiug people always bad and in the
wrnus
NaN str. - piesixs 70 You the power of our
respective organizations individually and col
iectivels for the maintenance Of peace and
eossi orrter ahd the preservation Of life and
property and all aid n the arrest and pun
Z ishment oi all vtplators Of the civil and erimi-
Hal laws og the state Or nati0n-
In the present contest between labor and
I railSay corporations We shall use every peace
able and honorable means At our command
/ consistent with the laE and our constitutional
I rights Ia secure for the working people JUS
I compensation for iabor done amt respect
I ful consideration in accordance with ths
Z lnh erent rights 90 ali mea and tbs
I spirit - republican government In doing ~
Z We APPEAL tu al the liberty y-l1ving people %
L the ration 20 aid ant support u Ia this moss
I JUST and righteous cause
TIE AMERICAN RAILWAY CSI0x.
BY Eugene v Dehs President.
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