General Miles appeared in Chicago with his troops.
He was approached by the general manager, and asked this question: "What are your troops out here for if they are not going to stop the ruin of our property?"
"That is my business," said General Miles.
"True enough, but they are burning up my cars, and so far as I can see, your troops are not doing one thing to defend United States property."
Again General Miles replied that what he was doing was wholly within his province. The general manager did not attempt to indicate to General Miles that his line of business conflicted with the general's.
Here were two men, both of them masters in their own lines. Mr. Cleveland had ordered the United States troops to Chicago. General Miles had nothing else to do but to obey. He went to Chicago with his troops. There was no shooting done. The question is, whether there should not have been some shooting done. Labor in this country has arrived at a point where it is so arrogant that it must be shot at. If it thinks that trade unionism will protect it, it is much deceived.
I must tell a story of something that happened during the Pullman strike at Chicago.
A big man thought that he could proceed against one of the regulars. He started to do so. The regular said to him: "You must keep off this property."
The big man said: "Huh! You don't run the whole world."