The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-25

srsl interference. and intended to coerce
the employees by Intervention of
bayonets and make them Grimm
ais on the charge OF obstructing
tho United States mails. 1t
ought not to be tolerated, II ought not
90 be permitted. II Is Infinitely unjust. and
IL "a covert assault upon every street
railway employe to prevent him from
striking against the persecution of op-
pressive employers. and II there is any
thing that will illustrate the injustice OF
81, Il is the limitation that is placed on
It here of twenty miles.
IL 81 is the intention that Il shall be
for the railway mail service, why limit II
TO twenty miles? For no other purpose
than to avoid the competition of the steam
railroads and make the law applicable
only to commercial centers, manufactur-
ing and large metropolitan communities.
II II is a good thing why not compete with
the Pennsylvania Railroad from Washing
ton to Baltimore. more than twenty miles?
From Jersey City to Philadelphia electric
lines run parallel with the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad. Why omit the electric
lines between Buffalo. Syracuse and AL
bany competing with the Lake Shore and
New York Central7 Why not the electric
line between Dayton and Cincinnati more
than twenty miles, and compete with the
"Big Four" road? Why, II 1t Is the desire
10 serve the rural residents? Plainly II Is
and here legalize the conspiracy between
steam and street railways to make GRIM
inal Instructors of the United states mail
of every poor toller who dares TO quit
work which is starving him.
This. is only to furnish legislation 90
that all strikes on street railroads shall
become the subject of interference by
Federal authority on the ground that II
Is violating the United States statutes.
The provision is so overcome with evit
that It ought to be stricken out. II Is
manifestly unfair. It is an assault upon
the labor organizations of this countryand
II is intended to be such, and has that pur-
pose openly and viciousy. do not care
how many men sneer at these organiza-
tons. / observe the sources OF these SICK
ening sneers on the other side, but you
can not sheer me down. am In this fght
forever. (Applause) One member on this
floor announces himself as a friend or
the banks another as a friend of the rail-
roads saying II is for them he Is mere.
Let It be known that I have no blush
when / acknowledge that I stand here
friend of the organizations or the LABOR
unions of this country. (Applause)
They are my friends: they were my
friends when I needed them, and when
ever see covert assault upon any or
these organizations by their enemies IN
this House shall fight It, and God help
me beat e. For that reason, Mr.. Chair
4
ask to have Il stricken out. Why dur
ing the confusion of war, do we md these
enemies Of the laborer come in now TO
execute what they did not dare In time OF
peace? Sir. the course OF this crafty ana
stealthy legislation will serve the purpose
OF suppressing contentious of the labor
er, as lately in Chicago and Brooklyn, by
Federal authorities.
Sir, demand this ruse be betrayed, this
secret arrangement OF oppression be ex-
ploded and defeated, for | warn you 1t
will only breed murder, rapne and death
IN this country II this system shall be
allowed to prevail applause and laugh
teri Gentlemen, I observe the side from
whence comes the knocking laugh at my
prophecy. II is one OF those hollow laughs
that will resound in your political hofiins
in time to come. when you will have rea-
son to regret your discourteous and In
decent treatment Of a gentleman who diff
fers with you in urging this dangerous
and destructive proposition. (Applause)