Show THE PINKERTON SYSTEM THE farmers alliance members of congress have announced their determination mi nation to make an effort to secure legislation for the abolition of the hiring by private persons persona and corporations of pinkerton detectives to act as militia they have not received much encouragement thus far the ground taken by bv the opponents of such an anselment ana ciment being that the sub subject eject Is one wi with th which the general government cannot deal being a matter that must be left to the several states whether this view be correct or not unless the pinkerton organization is kas curtailed it is liable to lead some time to a bloody conflict between it and the people already its operations which are not local but extend to any part of the united states when its services are engaged have on several occasions come pretty near bringing about a sanguinary riot it is an unpopular agency and its existence is in ao an an omally under any civilized government it the functions of the duly constituted authorities ties who ought to be capable of affording protection to all persons and property within the republic without it being necessary to call in such an auxillia rj in fact the necessity for the hiring of these armed detectives is a disputed point the muses masses of the people taking the ground that they are maintained in the mere mare interest of capital to the detriment of labor it is dangerous for the government local or general to permit private parties to assume its functions if legislation on the matter cannot appropriately be enacted by congress there ought to be an agitation instituted that might lead to the legislatures of the states dealing with the subject ou bj act |