Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE. Bridgeport Telegram Union.)

We tishke to believe that the lawess element rules Wa terbuy but we have other alternative The the Brass City Saturday show ugness public temper strange and serious the consequences apt be evoked The strike itself forgotten Newer and graver formed The danger between the probability between sufficiently large number of people to be representative of the city, ard the police and military If the happenings of yesterday presence of the militia has not had saluary effect neither has the crisis been reached We have noticed that the criticized in places for sending many troops Waterbury. This is hardly time for criticism Serious the condition has been for several days past exceedingly grave Saturday night when the mob eered the mayor who asked them to dsperse and ignored the appeals of the strikers themselves for the observance of the peace If the law be speced disorder prevail despite every appeal reason we have come to sorry state of affairs bordering close anarchy The awessness all agree separate from the strike now Flrst thought that sympathetic demonstrations the part of the ympahzers with the who had ceased work would be confined solely walking instead of riding on the Next reports that the tracks obstricted were attributed to mschevous boys But this is to be dismissed because the temper of the mob Saturday Sunday and yesterday showed clearly enough that they bent upon destruction of property
 The demonstrations New Haven and New Britain against the troops they departed for Waterbury significant The demonstrations of disapproval which made in Water bury not strange and grave those happening in the other cities where trouble of any kind prevails We fear that 1t presages condition of unrest which sometime lead to serious complications and think also that is uf fcen people think and think deeply What shall be said in people have respect the formidable
 
 obedience to the laws
 Public have been telling that approaching an where will be unknown and all strife be settled by arbitration Yet here at home almost at thresholds. find sulen attitude against police and soldiers and dis position continue riot and boodshed their presence and effort The spirit Is wrong and the danger is growing In the time of excitement, will commit acts which they would not give thought to- under normal conditions But when the first excitement disappears, look for and caness and willing acquescense in the mandates of the authorities and when the opposite the
  ever before.
 The state particularly Bridgeport is interested in the doings at Waterbury to-day than be estimated at this moment The outcome of the trouble there is of grave sig nhcance to all the larger cities There of teporiz ing in the matter The issue be Order shall be preserved maintain the cordial and harmonious relations which have endured heretofore under every trial We to be hopeful of the immediate cessation and subsd ing of the rebeious spirit dominating Waterbury people We do suppressed by force of by the bullet and the bayonet We want subsde the people realize their duties and the glory of their citizenship and again resume their peaceful existence submitting to the laws and de manding thr enforcement without fear or hesitation.