The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-11-02

PresentafiGns to- AiexanAeFz m c Donald
On Tuesday, the ssth inst, number Of
the workmen employed ii the Reversible
Co.'S wosls, the. Eagle s0OSa Works, and
the Braids God ooslielss, nat IN the house
Of james .Braiswoos, Rsq. president and
manager ef he Eagle Co, d present Mr..
Mcdonald with some token ~ their regard
before hsieft niiyois
Among others present were JAs. kiIpat-
rick, Capt Liddell, PstE Barr, Lieut.. Nc
Donald, John James Mooney, James Braid
wood, ~. Isl 1iM .lS .llIah Il
Mr.. John James said Mr.. Mcdonald. We
have been sent by the men OF the surrea nd
iag collieries, who are ali friends of yours.
to present you with some small mark or their
esteem. They regret, Indeed much, that you
cauuot remain in America they would be
ssaiy Ca ,glad Il you Bet ID tnis cam
not be, they al least say, go on do what
you can for the land u our fathers and the
home Of our birth baye now to ask you
70 accept from Us, in the name Of the men,
the sum u one hundred and twenty dollars.
II giving this need only say to you. with
I II nofo Atics=MteH tG10A- ZOO 111M@M 10UX
spare sou 70 vote those talents you possess
Tor the good, as you have done, Of the miners.
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Mr.. Jas. Fitzpatrick said: Mr.. Mcdonald.
| want % say word to you, am one d
shs persfcpted men from The Don w ok that
you advised to come here. have to thank
you for aiyising me SO. The manager d
that work (Carrick) thought he would de
stroy me: he has not. He cannot now, and
he never will We, The miners OF this part
of Illinois, see that You purpose to stand for
a seat in the House Of Commons We ali
sav-do it. And am commissioned to say
further, that the dollars and cents of the
men Of this, and believe, many other places
in the United States, wiz be ready 10 aid
you in your undertaking. We all Says
on; We watch sou we ARE with you Il
spirit; ard il ahe need be- we will be viii
Ipu il means also, as we hope he Oh
Countrymen vii.
Remarks were slso n; de- By Messrs
Mooney, hardwood, and others, 20 similsl
eff CT, when
j Mr,.MeDonald repIied BY saying: Gentle
men This to me is most unexpected am
most. nulooked foE. certainly. / cannot .sx
press my feelings on thu natter. VIII onl'
) say, if have raerited the esteem OF some %
Of my tellow ofkmen here TO this extepl
hope and pray may Always. .act 10 cqEI
linass to merit that eobhdence. ,Alldsidn
have.beep rAdiess 20 my. standing ia sea
il thA next Parliament. This Ia, - D.
, VI my intention, IL VIC rkirg1en W6H< - !
! must be with them, bewaNaf. q ~ 70
l6swsalth Of ina Merry n, ~ a q
WOODS, Biddelt' a, Poster a, BfnoC - ~
and Some 200 other u Pm - -
tAeir capital from tho psdya - 4l51 n4y
gone 10 PNiiafnent to protaQte their owf' II
terests,-nd % cFush the smallest e6xt Tia
. can be made there 10 elevate sthsawoshin
miner or his little ones whos6 .th118 ~;
] u haRk- on staying good legislation for ~
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