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The Salt Lake Herald
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
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Letter from Eureka, Utah, dated Aug. 4, 1892, defends labor leader Terence Powderly against Tribune criticism, praises his role in preventing strikes and advocating legislation. Argues Homestead strikers posed no threat, Pinkerton hiring was illegal under Pennsylvania law, and state troops were unjustified. (248 characters)
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Eureka, Utah, Aug. 4, 1892.
Editor Herald—In yesterday's Tribune an editorial headed "Powderly." Evidently the editor is too much occupied in working in the interest of wealthy employers of all classes to take any pains to study Mr. Powderly's speeches or letters. Those who have done so, excepting of course interested parties, like the "head of one or two unions," and Mr. Frick, know him to be the best adviser laboring men have ever had in this country. They know that he has done more to prevent strikes and lawlessness of every sort, and to promote justice, peace and prosperity by advocating the enactment of proper legislation. It is for service not only to the workers, but to his country, that Mr. Powderly is hated and continually vilified by some who work with their mouths and hireling pens.
The Homestead strikers did not threaten to destroy the property of their late employers, and neither did Mr. Frick ask for state protection before he hired the Pinkerton men. The Tribune should know, if it does not, that the bringing of the Pinkertons into Homestead was of itself a crime; and further, that they could not be deputized as officers under the laws of Pennsylvania.
The laws of Pennsylvania, nor, I believe, any other laws, except such as capitalists and their newspaper apologists may adopt to serve their special purposes, ever punish men for their intentions, since these can be known only when expressed in words or actions. There was nothing to show that destruction of property was intended; and, of course, there was no cause to justify the sending of state troops.
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defends terence powderly as the best adviser for laboring men, crediting him with preventing strikes and promoting justice through legislation, while criticizing the tribune for bias toward wealthy employers. argues that the homestead strikers did not threaten property, the hiring of pinkertons was a crime under pennsylvania law, and there was no justification for sending state troops.
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