. Strikers, communists, tramps and detectives . ^, and goodjudgment so requisite in executive officers, prevented allbut a tithe of the real trouble experienced by other largecities. It is no more than just that the story of the strike in Mis-souri and St. Louis should be called to the attention of thegeneral public, so that this particular Governor need notshare the odium which attaches to the Chief Executives of. 406 THE END. several States which might be mentioned. Governor Phelpsdid Ills duty thoroughly. There was no halting or policy-hunting about him. lie went right at the matter in a bu
. Strikers, communists, tramps and detectives . ^, and goodjudgment so requisite in executive officers, prevented allbut a tithe of the real trouble experienced by other largecities. It is no more than just that the story of the strike in Mis-souri and St. Louis should be called to the attention of thegeneral public, so that this particular Governor need notshare the odium which attaches to the Chief Executives of. 406 THE END. several States which might be mentioned. Governor Phelpsdid Ills duty thoroughly. There was no halting or policy-hunting about him. lie went right at the matter in a busi-ness way, and determined to rid his State of this particularlawlessness. In previous years, had there been more Gov-ernors for Missouri like Governor Phelps, the stain of law-lessness and crime, which for so long has rested upon her,and which cannot soon be forgotten, would never have beenlaid upon the State. The first serions disturbances connected with the greatstrikes began in St. Louis on Monday, July 23d, and beforeWednesday, the 25th, had passed away, the strikers had gotcontrol of the railroads and interfered with the operation ofnearly all the industrial works in and around the city. TheGovernor was in the capital, Jefferson City, attending to hisroutine duties at the time, and telegrams began to pour inupon him from citizens and leading officials of St. Louis,calling upon him to appeal to the Pr
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