The Pullman Boycott: A Complete History of the Great R.R. Strike |
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The Pullman Boycott. a Complete History of the Great R. R. Strike W F Burns No preview available - 2016 |
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action Altgeld American Rail American Railway Union answer appeal arbitration asked Attorney blacklist Blue Island boycott called cause cents charge Chicago citizens Commissioner Kernan Commissioner Worthington Commissioner Wright committee condition convention Cook county corporations court declared defendants Eagan engine Erwin fact federal troops firemen force freight furnish governor grievances Grover Cleveland Harahan Heathcoat Howard ican Railway Union Illinois Central injunction John Judge Wood justice Knights of Labor labor unions Lovejoy managers matter McGillen ment Milwaukee road Northern officers Olney pany ployes police President Debs Pullman company Pullman employes Pullman strikers question railroad received reduced refuse to handle rent reports represented rioting Rock Island road scabs sent settlement stand strike superintendent switchmen sympathetic strike telegrams testified tion told trains trouble United violence wages Wickes witness workingmen yards
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Page 9 - We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Page 99 - Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
Page 152 - Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is hereby declared to be illegal. Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor...
Page 99 - Let them beware of surrendering a political power which they already possess, and which, if surrendered, will surely be used to close the door of advancement against such as they, and to fix new disabilities and burdens upon them, till all of liberty shall be lost.
Page 10 - He's true to God who's true to man ; wherever wrong is done, To the humblest and the weakest, neath the allbeholding sun, That wrong is also done to us ; and they are slaves most base, Whose love of right is for themselves, and not for all their race.
Page 153 - Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.
Page 98 - Monarchy itself is sometimes hinted at as a possible refuge from the power of the people. In my present position, I could scarcely be justified were I to omit raising a warning voice against this approach of returning despotism.
Page 152 - Any officer or employee of the commission who shall make public any information obtained by the commission without its authority, unless directed by a court, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
Page 153 - person," or "persons," wherever used in this act shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, or the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.
Page 98 - It is not needed, nor fitting here, that a general argument should be made in favor of popular institutions ; but there is one point, with its connections, not so hackneyed as most others, to which I ask a brief attention. It is the effort to place capital on an equal footing with, if not above, labor, in the structure of government. It is assumed that labor is available only in connection with capital; that nobody labors unless somebody else, owning capital, somehow by the use of it induces him...