Voting Crisis 2 ~ Knights of Labor Railroad Strike and Haymarket Riot The second crisis of the simulation revolved around the turbulence in the labor market during the Gilded Age. Specifically, it focussed on the Knights of Labor, a new labor organization, along with the Haymarket Riot, a violent episode in Chicago caused by radical labor organizers. During this crisis, we voted in favor of those who supported the notion of advancing workers rights. However, we do not condone the means taken in order to draw attention to the issue. We do not support leaders who sided with violence and chaos, yet we did side with those who saw the importance of maintaining the rights of workers. Moreover, we did not support leader who blasted the unions as
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We voted in this manner because though Cleveland did not condone the protester’s means of drawing attention the issue, he also did not support the cause of progressing the rights of workers in America. Specifically, Cleveland claimed that workers were selfish and the wellbeing of our nation depended on the workers making sacrifices. We could not support this viewpoint, as though we are not directly working in factories, we are still a part of the lower-working class. Therefore, we agreed with Cleveland on some points, and disagreed on others, so we abstained in our …show more content…
Wells: During the second crisis, we voted in support of Ida B. Wells, who supported the goal of American worker, in that she was passionate in support of those who have been oppressed by industrialists. Furthermore, though Wells supported the cause of expanding worker’s rights, she was in opposition to the actions taken during the Haymarket Riot. Therefore, we voted in favor of Ida B. Wells because she supported expanding the rights of workers, in addition to condoning illegal means of attracting attention.
Andrew Carnegie: During the second crisis, we abstained in our vote regarding Andrew Carnegie. The reasoning for our abstention was that though Carnegie opposed how the workers were involved in rioting, he also directly opposed the cause of worker’s rights. Specifically, Carnegie stated that though he can relate to the plight of the workers, he believes them to be selfish in their cause. Furthermore, he claimed that the workers have the right to assemble but not to take violent action. Thus, we abstained during our vote, because we agreed with some points and disagreed with
We voted in this manner because though Cleveland did not condone the protester’s means of drawing attention the issue, he also did not support the cause of progressing the rights of workers in America. Specifically, Cleveland claimed that workers were selfish and the wellbeing of our nation depended on the workers making sacrifices. We could not support this viewpoint, as though we are not directly working in factories, we are still a part of the lower-working class. Therefore, we agreed with Cleveland on some points, and disagreed on others, so we abstained in our …show more content…
Wells: During the second crisis, we voted in support of Ida B. Wells, who supported the goal of American worker, in that she was passionate in support of those who have been oppressed by industrialists. Furthermore, though Wells supported the cause of expanding worker’s rights, she was in opposition to the actions taken during the Haymarket Riot. Therefore, we voted in favor of Ida B. Wells because she supported expanding the rights of workers, in addition to condoning illegal means of attracting attention.
Andrew Carnegie: During the second crisis, we abstained in our vote regarding Andrew Carnegie. The reasoning for our abstention was that though Carnegie opposed how the workers were involved in rioting, he also directly opposed the cause of worker’s rights. Specifically, Carnegie stated that though he can relate to the plight of the workers, he believes them to be selfish in their cause. Furthermore, he claimed that the workers have the right to assemble but not to take violent action. Thus, we abstained during our vote, because we agreed with some points and disagreed with