The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-08-15

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tsoa and srsaeksyy. I disown discard
them both 40 icing no kin, and having NO
claim upon me. That stSove 70 AVOID
either one o. ths, other, positively sssert,
'saa here challenge sng ose 70 the psooh
That acted merely ~ . correspondent, and
played my part - ssch, With - much hon.
esty Of. psrpose, hopesty Of consietion, and
honesty Of relation- - II had heen a. altos
gether uniuterested party giving tho bare
facts without, might say, even comment
% either the .sction OF tbs men o. that ct
the company. did express some feeling in
talking Of the blacklegs and would DO, viii
do 90 fgaiu; because they are nothing more
nor less thsn the BorLs, sc1bs and putfiiac-
tons, that affect the telling masses Of every
cline and every nation. Gould ], does any
one suppose, speak with feelings Of sYmps-
thetic nature when sff1iction overlook them
Could any man do 50 | could not It does
not accord With my nature. The man who
will become the means IN such away rs they
have, to subjugate me and bring my means
Of living below living rate, hin abhor,
him avoid Is would plague Of the most
grieyous and communicating nature.
You think no doubt that write bitterly,
and 10 doubt do, and who, ask. less than
saint, could under my circumstances dc
otherwise. have TO- day every thing packed,
and I believe other ten as we'll, and am nov
only waiting the arrival Of the officer or the
Law to have us turned on to the street. And
for What. For having made an agreement
with the company Of certain nature, which
has already been chronicled IN the columns
or several papers in The country end 10 the
ADVOCATE, for having the audacity to claia
the stipuiations contained therein and be-
cause It was not drawn up and pr y.led &C
cording to the Statute; and notwithstanding
it having been acknowledge by the Com
pany's representative OF having been giving
10 good faith, and the men received il with
such. Yet the Courts decided against US
and left US halle to be f1-ned out Of ouT
houses. And, moreover, when the men saw
the case was lost, they held district meet.
ing last week, and resolved to concede to the
Company's terms, seeing that ali othei
resources failed. But these concessions
were rejected wholesale. The committee Of
the men being told that the Company would
not employ the old men any more; that
they did not require their services any FUR.
Their and all because they CANNED to hold
the Company to their bargain. As for my
self, night let yon kno~ that Of the time
of the trouble, that is when il first got up,
was doing another piece Of work apart from
coal digging but knowing my interest was
closely identified with those Of the men
generally, and being requested ~ Them to
quit, ] did SO, although something reluc
family. | STATE this by way OF explanation,
aud TO show how / was situated, standing
merely as a ueutrsl in the struggle between
the operatives and the operators, aud acting
merely as your correspondent, aud advising
the men only, as best ! know, how they
should act. This, my dear sir, was my
position, and acted on it as thought pru'
IDENTIFY; and for this they have taken exceP
ton of ne. But let me tell the G. & W
Coal Company that they may drive me from
their sers ice they no doubt can 10 without
me, and ] without them-bit whether
work for them or not, they can never con
troll my opinions, nor stay my tongue, my
brain, nor pen.
The men, in view Of their terms not being
accepted when proffered, called a meeting o
the district yesterday for the purpose Of con
sidering what was the best and wises
course to pursue under the present state Of
affairs. They resolved that the men o
Braidwood should reruain upon the ground
rs they had done, and receive their sympathy
and support as they had hitherto done
They, therefore, are now as firm and deter
mined as ever, and have resolved to see i
something further.
They also hope that no practical miner
shah be allowed to this place BY represents
tions held out to them, as 1t can only he 4
fll the places Of those now contesung 61i
what they consider their riohi.
Yours, respectfully,
JOIN JAMES.