The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-03-27
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
Sr. CLArR, March 81, 1859.

10 We hflas q tba WosEHssAS's ADy5ears
II = the wish a ihe industrious portion
90 Miners ana Labarera, IN make ~ PUN clv
known, that ior acts w VIOLENCE w unrra-
souable strikes thay arc nol WV ha hei5 reA
sponsibe. One month sines " meeting vaa
callli 70 arrange how much wv redur,ior
should be made IN the wages, ava AZ ro4sr.
alton aad reason Is az accorpaDvpo,t ~
industry, enough Of such men are found 70
give large majority in favor Of going 10
work at az times for a reasonable renuners-
ton, but there is always found class IN
men who are not disposed 10 take carr of
their earnings nor or their families, and
those that have N.Y. families Hwy stIi worse
there y KY reliance t0 bs placed TN tteu
either IN attending t0 their work TX the meet
lngs w the Association. Such men are a prgt
to society, and bring discredit On whole
communities, and an through drunkenness.
They cannot do a good day work, nor Sid
they try to work more than hail time. thew
violate the rules o. the society and are
burden ~ thc whole Community. You NAV
say Why d0n'ty0l turn them 0utg That \.
a serious question MA can best be answered
BY asking another where ri they 10 In
this state ana get work The rganizati5n
Is uo~ 80 Far complete that miner canng.
get work 10 a strange place until ~ rrodu-.
es card with : sea Of bis county and dis.
trict attached. Bef1-e resorting to suca
extreme measures, the industrious miner
proposes another way 10 briug them 10 their
senses, and .hat Il, whenever Che majority
decide 10 favor ~ a rise OF iaIl 0f rages.
they will live lp 70 the letter " their decision.
regardless 0f consequences hv such d.-satf-.
fed minority men. Tue last mIula'- ipss .o
the generous operators-tT say generous
because when they cCIld have made \ redue-
tiou Ahey did not do I'D of the NadesvIfIe
shaft the workmen Tho we're willing 10
work, and the whole community, has caused
US TO come 10 the conclusion 10 20 10 work
and let them drink and blow as much ss thew
please about ps amongst themselves. We have
beens Snnoy ,ug enough by " bar room
boosters" -thc coal they eau ID ae f
W , wish it dIstinetly understood that as
! did not give w. them from rear WIZ v.1-
lene to us but ~ tnat tAey might through
~aht atnc tA their senses, which IVY .t rat
! take theu -tc 10, ftar THY wnakrr
aiel th- lhe tune w turned from m
) thsy want 0rS hey mly send for u- w
% running ld hai starving, vlrr sa4
) TO get WORK FL asking Tor il, while tle prov
, ident miner can laugh at their previous .l-
= prudence compared with their present c.-,4.-
u0n.
p But tl principal trouble now "a. that a-l
I will have Up wera tr set less wl+es thar
theY cnlI bnv- -ai last mouth. aul WYNN
make Wrs.. Those operator through
( that str ar lara lAs. thtr trade, nl- r.MU
n1- gyi slcl another run 1t custom r0- -a.-
: cra' mcn-as lri alI on account nN M r
trbing men. As question has rIvar. .ra
Z sides, bo'l should ba well consiisrsl. .-.
itai mas JOS ignts, ana those rights su.uf1
be respected ia proportion To- their me. .s
I r." matter ho" tue DO i- that 'aboF has ado
E capt. li, ami -..tinu IS Co make r. it ,- o. G
our Business u t.nteud a. -. so 10. tur slime
Z ply tosEake the mos OBJ our capital. which
Z a la0or- and in DOL tL1t ID is ru. .....
\ ATTY eEJurti0uata in our dam4--.. H.r
\ ish1 est Il the transaction, tr E.. WYNN.
\ value in return i0r 0lr a50r N. a..
"A ordained 5y providence .nat there 4. an. ra
equal 1st iUUtpH af riches, fur Y. thar. . NJ
vino you'd 0g found t9 labor naa ss.-. a- VI
avarice ar the principal driving vr.a-
labor, the exceptions are 80 few thrl .rag
are net worth mentioning This wa aH.w
that the industrious workman If proa.rr
rewarded De- aieul and happy.
, Ia connection with the above 10 may h
p well % remind tne public Tint coal S ver7
II difereut trcal 10Y hing that enters lut
iamil consumption. ilasmu1r as Ky can10
9 bc rflFodu1al, auI s zhaustabIa. III .s ",
" WIN Aln. but wlat is tae comparison
X lake H iace 1i ir1E even in iIs prmiuF.
sH as made ~ iast 1ne hiiAd-tl
yr -1As-a- use in some shaua Ul
= AK w ol coal 40 equal ve Ehf. aiI
e ~ il no. 'a-t rs mauF DAVIS. therefore -1a
d most alalg 's Of more value, aa1 because
4, too, r rs a necessary Of Iic
Nov, ~hile al The other aesesss-.ss or.
q rep u and amply protected. hau .i
p tnat coal gets such .itle attention irlm ou,
Z; Legislators ana why ,hg disposition af lni
" lPeras3rs Lo BiSe A away without prea. bv
which he can lFe, anl- fairy reward .H.
n dangerous labor ot nls workmtu ur at
7 the commcuuas in the markets of Arnar.rr
e c0ai y me least respected, and most unsat
tied. II seems a. Il every one inteseslai i-
! me business was Playing grab game. ar.
az though we arc not cursed enough viii
% incorporated companies throughout the min.
10 lag portion Of the state, application is bein.
II made to our legislators to grant more priv
. iiges under the guise Of loaniug money Ia
open collIerieS, whereas it Is to ze. hoil u
II the Mines themselves, and wo We wv IN .hgy
An zee them W. Will be answered as WYATT
" the Scranton miners laat fail. when w rt-a r
u seventy CO. ht pr cent wa realE anl th
/, miners asked tor Only A rse of teu re- lt
Il IA wages ftr mining tle coal what bysi
n ness Of yours IS q II we get ole thou-ar,
I dollars per ton az give il away f3r nothing
: 80 as We Civ you what w .hink Eta" Suci
was the ans ser Of one of the agents ~ ,
= capital blOated company from New York
n mining IN Pennsylvania, paying compari
i lively no tax.
I, The miners and laborera AZ The mining
A region throughout the state will hold resD1n.
4 sible me Legislature that grantanv further
i privileges 90 increase the tyranny usurued
already the Miners Union wili appeal w
Az the Trade Unions u the state W heIp
them overthrow such legislators, irrespsl.
i've Of political party. MlSFE
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