| Show THE LESSON OF HOMESTEAD the collapse of the great strike at homestead is i an object lesson leson to the wage workers of the united halted states which they cannot can act afford to overlook and admonishes them ones once more that attempting to coerce capital by means of violence la is simply limply playing with fire that to te try coercion coer eion at all Is 1 vain and disastrous no matter whether the workers worker for carnegie 1 and frick bad jut just cause causa for organized or other pro test teat against their treatment it to ia shown that they nave have as an is ii invariably the cam cae lost the fight and incurred a long along and serious train of disasters besides the press of the country while mainly denouncing and pinkertons Pink ertons tons have only words word of eold cold comfort for the unfortunate strikers kerp where they express anything oom comforting fort at all the following lines from the now new york fre are a fair sample of what the majority say my the great real strike at homestead is in at an ond end it cost coat thirty five lives more than in wages waged and fully as much more to the carnegie company basit wax it worth the price has it made living easier homes home brighter or thi th cause 0 of organized labor stronger it not somebody has blundered this would seem to present the picture about abent as ai vividly an ai a low few words can CAB and it to la done don in a maaen so impressive as devoid of passion or rancor the cincinnati post gives given us another style of comment resorting to a mixture of facetiousness and sarcasm lets seel W was there not a strike at homestead who made any money by it itt that is who will give thanks thank because of that strike the works workers the pin ker tons the national guard lams the keystone state carnegie president harrison Harr isoo who did you say louder if you please pleas but by far the most if not the only encouraging words are from the now new york fork worlds world Ps review of the oase so as an follows if it would be a grateful outcome of the whole affair if the episode having passed into history lessons in mutual forbearance and consideration oen could be read from it by both capital and labor IL it t will be a great era in ou our r national history when we attain the lofty ground of settlement of disputes especially labor disputes upon the broad ground of fairness to both sides and aed by appeals to intelligence justice and reason to accomplish this it may be necessary for both to concede something but surely aurely con conion seven when involving financial loss and the sacrifice fios of some desirable considerations bould never approximate the ruin rain the less to all this the parties engaged and aad the embittered feeling which the homestead Heme affair produced and bd the end ml la is not net yet HE WANTS TO KNOW nov NOT 29 92 editor dewet I 1 will you yon alno pla an answer awer the foil following wing fuestion au question estion through your paper if the trustees of an incorporated town receive their commissions from the governor but fall to give eive bonds as the law requires are their official acts legal and binding respectfully E P marquardson officers who occupy such a position are known as aa incumbents that is they exercise the power and hold the places without a legal title but to prevent injurious results to those for whom they act and avoid the annoyance and confusion that would result from invalidating their acts the same are given legal effect this does not apply to cama where authority or jurisdiction has been exceeded nor would the officers under such circumstances birou instances have hare a right to act if there were an old board that is in one that had preceded them as such board in the absence of proper qualification by the now new would hold over and they alone would have the authority to act officially summed up the answer it 1 if this is in the first sot set of officials the town hs has chosen their acts are valid until others properly chosen and qualified take their places if not then they havi have no right to act the old set alone having that power |
