The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-03


II will be so with labor when scattered and
divided. 1t can not oppose single-handed
the storm that capital viii bring to bear
upon i'll
H. this region there arc large coal corpo-
rations, IN fact, some of the richest in the
whole United States. They own the land,
the mines and the railways connecting them
70 the markets Their production is large
Va the aggregate. They represent a large
amount Of capital, TO which labor has had to
make the make the bow Of humih Y, and e
which single handed capitalists, have had
To c-inge. With such means at hand, to
mine, aud to ship coal, it lias been their
policy 60 keep the marke.s g,atted. coal too
cheap and wages too Tow. This they have
done N times past, degrading labor 20 its
lowest ebb, ana they viii do 1t again If labor
does not raise itself up in mass aud
defy 10.
Iues coal corporations are the greatest
enemies the working men have to contend
against. Their agents are often stucsup,
uu-entemanly and insoleut, as far rs their
dealings with workingmen are concerned.
Their assumption 81 dignity j. amusing.
D1 they belong ~ a more e,evate1 sphere z
The writer Of this has been in the company
of few Of your most distinguished men ia
the arts and sciences, b1t he has failed TO
sae the equal oi sgf Importance De has found
amone these untjpcatcd All agents If
,1e cbivairy deplgJed themselves towards
slaves as these have done towards miners,
Chen The chyaiitrs we're too had.
These men raise the wind against tat
Miners Association they can cause much
dlsqliot 81 they can 40 nothing else. News
papers obey ,heir wish FIR certain reasons
best known to themselves BIacksheep is
cent fur,h t0 Hrc 1T slUbs ANA 70 gather ID
smoke. He "a tho telegraph 0f che storm (;
g sort % conductor spy ia the army.
8 great noise Is being made al the present
time about the miners conspring % coatr0l
tne works. Nothing contrary to what is
lawful iS c0uteu plated Aims are being
made 60 have avs passed for 70 secure GER
Gain privilege. through che Legislature, and
surely a body of thirty thousand citizens
can have voice act passing, IN they have
good cause It they have no cause, then
the wiseacrcs wou't listen % them II any
thing If done contrary to aw, / suppose tae
law Wi. l-l DDS force .0 oppose ana correct
it Ihe society is 1T Iug ana has much %
learn, no doubt blr ! think the society IS
OJtH willing Go learn alito submit 90 law
and order AT al. events, L vii have "a
stand .le consequences W. its own rr---.--
meanors.
Il is possible THAT .be large corporation
viii object 60 hear prrposlu,uS from tie
ren not So much chat they think thair
roynsIt lus a-. unreasonable. as p maintain
Jueir authority WHY'D night to dictate. TIA a
body If w0lki0gmsn should unite aad ask
certain rr., IeE-s IS not consistent with their
immense 1.-uitie. The TO~s 1Ily Is AL
tae men r' -ueH companies EI. 1e support
yd hy tLe b III. such Z mp4n rs y .e.i.
T. Il V.
Ashland. Pa- Jaa-. .-aa.
"THz C0At ~rEaE."-The rat.adeIplA
Ledger ~ ,he -Ist inst, under the above
heading devo-es a c1'amn of editorial e.
marks .n mis-rapra-eutinz the state 81 af-
fairs .u tl. cua. region. Ns quote
"It FL generally understood mat The
"st7lke' il wholly matte of collision be-
tween tLa strikes and the coal operators,
tHr the s1Ia purpose OI rutiiHg 10 tla price
0f coal This Is lrua 0f q frt Of tle opera
tlrs only Ill Que M the coal -egi0.s, the great
majority u the operators having been op-
posed to the movement from the 81 .nuir z,
aud t.tu they AND their men Gre now ana
.lravs have uCan willing J0 confirm, their
work, BOT they are 9yer-awed and prevented
RAJ "A powerful secret organization. Ile op-
eTatVe ml ieis al- aoJiarN are ALP divided
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