The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-01
MARTIAL LAW NEEDED.
Only Way to Remedy Cleve-
land Situation, Said Axline.
BOYCOTT SEVERELY CONDEMNED.
Minister Denounced 1t and His Congre-
cation Endorsed what He Said--The
Boycott Quite stringent-Cars on Some
Lines Were Not Well Patronized.

CLEVELAND. July 3l.-Notwithstand.
ing the fact that big crowds were upon
the streets there were no outbreaks OF
violence, and apparently very little at
tention was paid to the Big Consoli.
dated cars, which ran on all lines OF
schedule time. On the South Side AMI
out Broadway to Newburg the carf
were run practically empty, but the
East Side lines, especially those run.
ming to the parks, were well patron
ized, though they carried fewer passen-
gers by far than usual.
Adjutant General Axline, speaking of
the fear of the people to ride on the cars
in certain sections of the city at night
said
This state of affairs is likely to con.
tinue for several weeks or months un
less q settlement is reached. The only
way TO put stop to it is to declare mar
tial law. That will require 1000 or
5000 soldiers and every street will be
patrolled. Everybody will be required
to remain ia doors after certain hour,
and all who are out after that time with
out permit will be arrested. But mar.
tial law would put an end to the trouble
sffectually."
The only exciting incident on the
South Side was the holdup of an ice
cream wagon by crowd Of soldiers, who
took from it four-gallon freezer full CT
cream. They offered money for the
cream, but the driver refused to accept
it.
Business Agent Pratt of the union. of
the Big Consolidated strikers issued a
statement in reply to the intimation
that there was breach between the
strikers and the employees Of the Little
Consolidated The latter have organized
a separate union and have decided not
to take part in a Sympathy strike. He
accused certain of the Little Consoli-
dated employees of trying to head off a
strike on those lines, and he intimates
that it is unwise to divide the funds and
energies of the two unions.
Apparently the strikers have the
sympathy and active cooperation of all
the labor organizations IN the city and
not only are merchants being punished
for riding on the tabooed cars, but they
are warned against selling goods to
other people who do ride, on the threat
of losing the trade of union men, In
stances are given in which druggists
have refused to sell medicine to people
who were accused of patronlZing the
Big Consolidated, and physicians have
been boycotted for riding on the cars
while going TO see their patients.
The boycott is most severe on the
small dealers who do business on streets
that are populated largely by union men
and their sympathizers. A number of
these merchants have published adver-
tisements offering rewards ranging
from $25 to $500 for reliable evidence
that they or any of their clerks or rela.
tives have ridden on the cars since the
strike tegan, and number of commu-
nicatiOLs have been sent to the papers
by physicians, grocers, butchers and
others protesting their innocence of the
charge of having patronized the railroad
company.
The boycott of the troops aroused the
ire of Adjutant General Axline, who
declared that there is a state law TO
punish people who interfere with the
militia. He threatened to invoke the
aid of the law.
A number of ministers preached on
the strike Sunday. Last night, at the
First Methodist Episcopal church, Rev.
Louis Albert Banks took occasion to de-
nounce the violence that had taken
place and condemned the proposed boy
colt as highwaymen' s tactics. He was
loudly applauled by the large congrega.
tion present, some of the people clap.
ping their hands and others pounding
on the floor with canes. When the ap.
plause had subsided an aged member Of
the church went forward and delivered
a short address, endorsing what the
minister had said. He then called upon
all who endorsed the sentiment ex-
pressed to arise, and the whole congre-
CATION stood up and remained standing
for some time.