The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27

forth. and no American Commonwealth
has been guilty OF such hlgn-handed.
untonablc, outrageous tyranny as Tan
ner has revealed IN tho Nirdcn mines
affair The North has fulfilled the Scrip
tural figure and bids the South. most
brotherlike. 10 pluck out the mote tina.
is IN it's eve. while behold a beam g. tn
the eve OF Tanner and the State Of Illi-
nois To threaten 10 shoot any innocent
negro that comes into the borders or his
state seeking work Is iittle further
step than We have been prepared FOR.
II a man or an organization OF mon
quits work because they are not satis-
fed with the wages paid. other men Who
are hungry FOR bread and for labor nave
"a ..ight TO step In and take mp their
tasks and they have a right 20 the pro-
lection Of the government OF their coun-
tr,, fn the discharge OF their duties. no
matter about thu blind passion OF the
borr. these are the principles upon
which the very association oi men IN
e,,,,arn,,ont rests-thc right 10 live ana
- 10. live. the right TO work or nor 10
work. the right 10 pay Fl wage OF NOT ~
nav 4 wage. Coercion SOCIALISM, Hli,
s~chv have an had their efiorescehce a,u
run fruitagc I'm the conduct OF '"l7 ~,
rot, Governor. Tanner has put sea-
~, ,te Tins Of tho Republican party ana
u,a can hear the Oppressive sN''''
throughout tho North.
what causes strikes2 Somebody Is 'o
blame Is it labor stung into becoming
hind. unreasoning mob by real OF by
imaginary wrongs or is IL capital Wn'rn
GUNS and controls large operations iN
most eases. both are 20 blame -.
rally begins from uuNnd ana
,,,.,r,ert bv the sunerintendents or nuai-
49,, ,,,nagers Of large operations. There
,re sunertnteudents who have WorN'"
a., h,',drod or A thousand mon during
an their lifetime and never had s'i'Ne
ar serious trouble The laboring man Ie-
spond4 to kind treatment. ana III me- iH
shown that 10 ia positively necessary 10
reduce hls wages, or shut Gown an" D.
he is shown this by "a man VINO mas ne'i,
untforu'v kind considerable. fair ahn
frank with him I'm the days OF their hln-
mal prosperity. be viii accept 1t without
"a murmur or quietly go elsew nero hu''
for "a man who has been bitter auto
cratic and cross grained towards him. 10
cut down his wages without WORDS OF
reasoning and soothing this generally is
the moving cause OF tho great ldbor
strikes and -tirs am the bad blood IN men.
In these days there is not enough stress
laid upon the suaviter m0dO while mo
fortiter I'm re is everything. II super
intendent Is brusQue. severe. quick. rigid.
exacting this is OH the owners seem ~
want. while if he had more Of the pleas
ing traits. gentleness OF speech. courtesy
OF manners. kindness Of heart and genu-
inc human sympathy. be would be inVal-
liable when such troubles arise. IL was
said ~ Julius Caesar. who was the most
exacting man that ever lived. that his
dignity Of character and courtesy or
speech never deserted him. He i1id o1
one occasion that 10 was more difficult to
speak mildly 20 a man that resisted him
than 10 run his sword through him; and
vet the mild speech was the course he
chose 10 is 10 the credit of the Southern
tier Of States that while b. occasionally
has mob that lynches % bestal me-
gro rapist. yet IL IS never visited by these
sreat labor riots and the Pinkerton man
has no vocation in Virginia. AS this fact
Is gradually recognized. the great iron
industries and other MANUFACTURES Of the
future Will be transferred more and more
to Virginia and 20 the South Public
opinion Boo me South will not tolerate the
Wild md crazed bands OF strikers winch