Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-10-17
The Late Strike.

EDITORS lU.I.oN: - Under the above
heading the OTyhee AcahfHche has seen fit
10 comment in a lengthy. abored article. on
The recent movements OF the m nels OF this
place, III a manner, in NY opinion, entirely
'lhcalled tir, ungeierous, and calculated to
prejudice the public mind against n body of
men, who only ask what they believe to be
their just rights. That the benefit to be de-
rived 10y tins movement, AMI others in our
community cannut be complehtnLed by the
Aodtmche, is not surprising While the
paper was Conducted l,y men fearless Of mon.
eyed Influences, who c0Ud comprehend the
rights and dignity Of Labor, shO were not
wlllna 10 bend the p!iant kn-e
" That Thrift might follow favor
labor had friend tru and fearless, unaw,.tl
by any popular SENTIMENT unswervilg in IL
course Of right and justice. Bat WATSON no
lollger wirlds the pen. and the mantle has
alen IN shoulders too narrow to- stim the
current Of public sentiment L,b0r not cap.
llal is king. That capital aud labor must
Of nee, ssity work i0gpih, r, is Il tact well dem
On,trdtrd on the Pacific coast; ye, labor hus
MS rights, aud wherever these hts have
been demanded. have in all eases been allow
I'd. Associated capital has been d,iren To
grant these rights, when refusing to grant
th,m otherwise. and will he often again aud
whenever men are found Independent enough
10 demand them fearless Of Consequences 1t
is true that skilled and unskiled labor are
not equal in value. and this will apply l.,
mining fully rs much US 10 other labor. ~ d
iothi1 very tact that the foreman Of the
Orn F.nn III nu had men Of no experience
employed al the SANE wages Of those whu
have spout y,nrs in Earning the business thu.
company can in II gipai measure llnlnr the
IKE on their mine anl the r,ms.syi mi loss
by the stuppage 81 operations. TINT lulnr
j. mnr noble than independent. especially
in Owy hcr. ~ II tnrisin. aud il is also tru
capital Is N re imdrpenl nj than Noble FIR
Instance, the paying ri men Tor working tn.
mines here fnr twuycars, in lIugts dust worth
lrnm three to six dollars In'r uuncr. ANA in
mny INSTANCES mt paying them AT ALL That
the recent strike wis i'll timed ! admit. hut
that the results have hprn detrimental to
miners or owners. except. perhaps IN one
cast, deny. Most ol the men have r. resumed
work at advanced wages, and in many eases
have taken contracts which will result adyar-
tagr0usly both to employee un EMPLOYER
fse movement will alsn cause Il F,nlan on
mines to erl,ct m n for their real worth ami
miitrS aud not larin.'rs w Il yet Il preference.
Complaint has been made that the rrrrnt
movement ON the Orc Emo tOnk the owners
by surprise. Is there m re justice in dis
charging all the hands an a mine withlA nm
hours notice und then keeping thu tai, Of
their just dues for year or more. ND ~
me instances not payin them at l. us has
upen done in this camp. than lur the m4n tn
quit work without notice? Have they not
an equal right tu have. notice when Msr are
10 BE- discharged Is is nut fair To surpns,,
their individual interest should he considered
as we'll rs the company That the men
should have dsket for an ndva CT before
quitting, adm I, hut do not hlipvp tin.
company would hav, given them II days NJ
lre If they had concluded 10 sion operations.
The Miners league which was organic ii
after the strike If property conducted. can
mi Int result alvantagrOusy to the miners
The wages asked are but Il small consilr,
im with the men whn projected that move
m'nt. The principal object was To unite
them ehrre collectively they conid aSsiet
each other from designing men. who are 10
he fund in al communities ready Ia d, fIaud
the alUrer and poor man II is to hr hoped
tia; all attempts TO create discOrd hpiwten
the miners and the owners in our camp will
l~discounten,nce'l, byeyery good citizen and
that all viii unite in the more landiblc OBJ
jet Of healing all differences, so that in the
coming srasun. Wni'ai We can show bullion
Q inn ent which will place us il the front
rank lis II silver district.