ics. They went straight to the state and federal government. The employers on the other hand did all they could to destroy the groups of people, using either the government or the courts (Boardman 12).
             Problems between the workers and the companies persisted. There was a brief fear of a civil war. These confrontations gave the state power to keep things under control. During 1887 there were bloody railroad strikes, which resulted in the government coming in and keeping the situation under control. What is now called the "National Guard" was called in for the matter. During this era, public and government police forces, militias, and detective agencies made themselves known (Balkin 19).
             Industrial capitalism's quest for regularity and standardization in the workplace, an environment that times both men and machines, had a long American history, dating at least to Benjamin Franklin's belief in his Advice to a Young Tradesman that 'Time Is Money' (Balkin 18).
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