georgephillip
Diamond Member
I agree, but Pinkerton and his Robber Baron backers had friends in high places and thousands of gun:A "paramilitary wing of big business" is a criminal enterprise, not law enforcement.
10 Things You May Not Know About the Pinkertons
"After Allan Pinkerton died in 1884, control of his agency fell to his two sons, Robert and William. The company continued to grow under their watch, and by the 1890s, it boasted 2,000 detectives and 30,000 reserves—more men than the standing army of the United States."