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Lawlessness And Business

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Day
28
Month
April
Year
1886
Copyright
Public Domain
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If the anthracite coal minera in Pennsylvania were on a strike, and they shoulü ïold meetings at wblch they would auïounca tliat no more coal shoukl be mined until they had received au advance In wageg, there would be considerable talk about liiwlessuts, and it is probable tbat the state inilitia would be sent to tlie scène. The managers of the railroads which run in tliis región, and over which the eutiie authracite product must be transorted, meet and gay tliat no cml shall be vent to raurkct bevond a certain arnount, and not any unless they rcceive an increase in the price. TUia is talleil business, and nobody suggests tliat the inilitia be sent to the mines to raise the blockade and et traffic in motion. These railway manager do not own aud control all of the minee, bui tin-h action with reference to those that they do control is final as to all, becauge the nieu who own coal lands cannot market their product without the consent of the individual! who opérate the roads. As to them, tberefore, the embargo of the maiiagera is as arbitrary and luwless as would be the action of a mob of minersin bloekadiug tlie tracks or disabliiig tlie uiachinery in the ehafts. Not until we reach a better understand ing as to wliat is business and what is Iawles8nes8 will it be possible tor government to interfere much in labor disputes without injustice to somebody. The conspiracy of the anthracite coal ring is a more lawless one than auy of which Mr. Cirould has complained in the southwest. Boys, and young men sometimes, 8tart out in lite with the idea that one's success ilepends on sbarpnesa and chicanery. They imagine if a man is always able to eet the "best of the bargain," no matter liy whiit deceit and uieanuess lie carrle liis point, that nis prosperity is aaiired. That la a great uiistakc. Enduring prosperity can nut be foundedon cunningand dlshonesty. The tricky and deceltful man is gure to fall a victlm sooner or later to the induences which are foreyer workin;; against hun. His house is built upon xand and the foundatiou will be certuiu to give way. __________ Lansing Republican : " The Mezican war pension bilí whicb has paseed the House puta upon the pension rolls evervbody who enlisted and serted at all in the Mexican war, at the rate of $8 per month. and also all widows of such. How ranch thls will take ont of the treasurv if lt becomes r law nobody knowa. There are, however, several facts in connection with thia bill which deserve attention. One is that it pensiona every survivor of the Mexican war; and thls while the smvivors of the war for the Uniou are not pensioned ; that is gives $8 per month io all who enlisted for the Mexican war, eyen if they never got outeide of their states, as thouaands did not, -whlle snrvivorg who actually fought on bloody fitlds for the salvation ot the Union are not pensioned, and whilc over 130,000 Union soldiers get only $4 or less per month."

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Ann Arbor Courier
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