I was scrupulous to see that the labor men had fair play; that, for instance, they were allowed to picket just so far as under the law picketing could be permitted, so that the strikers had ample opportunity peacefully to persuade other labor men not to take their places.

But I made it clearly and definitely understood that under no circumstances would I permit violence or fail to insist upon the keeping of order.

If there were wrongs, I would join with a full heart in striving to have them corrected.

But where there was violence all other questions had to drop until order was restored.

This is a democracy, and the people have the power, if they choose to exercise it, to make conditions as they ought to be made, and to do this strictly within the law; and therefore the first duty of the true democrat, of the man really loyal to the principles of popular government, is to see that law is enforced and order upheld.