The New York herald., 1871-03-24
A cQY FROM The DEPTHS.
The Coal Mners' story-Thelr motto Law and
osder"-Fair Play for Miners as Well as
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF 0utrsg sges-The
Election Nemesis Threatened.
JFppo, Lucerne Co., Pa. March q. 1871

"a t.n~s ysnpo, Lucerne Co. Pa, March 81 1871.
TO THE EDITOR Or vhE HEaALD:- s-.-2.-as
In our former COMMUNICATIONS we stated facts
to inform the public how we have been oppressed;
but there are many other facts which the public
have not heard OF yet. We also challenged the
operators 70 meet us TO discuss those facts but they
Care not, Deing we'll aware that 1t would be sheer
nonsense to contradict the TRUTH though in in.
stances we see through tho columns of the invaua.
bic HERALD and OF the Harrisburg state Journal,
some tall swearing by some operators testifyng to
murder, threats ana terrorism, &C., as pracsed by
the miners. and even our own operator from JeddO
corroDoratlng the same. Mr.. Editor this Is base
SANDER, being entirely false, ara without any foun-
dation whatever regarding the Jeddo miners,
each and every one Of our law-abidlng citizens can
prove. Tie miners here without an exception, are
law adding, ana good citizens as can be found In
the anthracite coal fields or in any other section
or sections of the State. We have no riots,
quarrellng bloodshed, except what IS done
outside the limits Of eur organization ana
for which, for Justices sake, we should not be held
responsible. Neither do we stick up threatening
notices, as some Of our worthy operators do not
hesitate to affirm. Our motto Is aud shall be Gus
tcc and far play 10 the poor man as well as to the
monopolist." We hope the judiciary Committee
viii not be led by the by +. B. Gowan and his
millionaire associates, who care more TOR the
almighty dollar than they do for the Almighty Goa.
And Mr.. Gowan must have $4,000 per year for his
support. while he thinks $500 or 5000 per year too
much for a miner to support himself and family
with. Last year the miners of SchuylAin were idle
FOR four months and with all this long stop the
Reading Railroad Company cleared net profit Of
$S00o,00) over all expenses. Not content salts
fed with all this great profit, they must combine
ana conspire with the coal operators and iron
manufacturers to crush the poor w0rKmen in order
to make foreign capitalists mliionnaires. SO much
for tyrannlcal Gowan, who only few days ago
threatened to raise his toll two dollars and tive enty
five cents more. But we shall let he yrant rest IN
peace. On the other hand, if our worthy operator
testified 10 the above, 1t Is the grossest
aud toulest SANDER ever heaped upon the
heads Of any quiet community. In 1859, when
we started to organize union, some four or Eve
OF our men were discharged ringleaders In order
TO lntimidate others, that we renamed idle for
fSe weeks, until the men were reinstated or got
their work again. The consequence was the opera
tors made application TO our honorable Governor,
d. W. Gearyl Tor force OF police, called coal anu
iron police rather hard name for such gentlemen,
al OF whom, II ia said, belong TO Gearys Twenty
eighh Pennsylvania regiment, from Schuylkil
county. Tie lrst breach o. the peace was commit-
ted 10y one OF hese gentlemen, brother TO the Mar
sDal, called Faro lie was captured by The consta-
bic, with the Gid OF citizen, WHO ran him INTO the
ne lad 10 suffer the penaity OF the law. IL WAS
afterwards fou nj necessary TO reduce or cnrtail
this large police force, as the miners od MOI COM
hit crimes enough to require the services OF the
whole force, they reduced the number to one at
Is, when Their pockets are nearly exhausted OF cop
pers hey lie m wat FOR poor pediar, perhaps some
sSHs ~' IN our A' late enc war; ''anS and who sa Ed
70 MAKE 81 iyns by selling few spoos
or seven dollars per month from Uncle Sam was not
sufficient to naintain MS Iamly athome upon such
Ike tiger upon his prey, hurried MIN before jus
ice OF tnc peace 10 see II they could make something
ont OF 1t. We challenge those gentlemen TO say II
justice of the peace. Yet sl the operators VIII
continue TO cy about the lawessness or the miners.
and testify 60 the same III Harrisburg, as shown
above. But let them baw until they are hoarsc and
swear nilil tllem tongues refuse to perform Their
wontel duty, for such bawllGg and swearing do us
no more harm than the swallow in nying over
R9gas e@s WS, W. sSos Sys ra' a9 w aHas x - or W.
cry OF ttIanis. III. Editor, d few remarks now, and
We shall trespass no longer on your Invaluable
IN the mines here Il mean IN the employ o. G. B.
Marke Coz US Is unforunateyt often the case
three or or four miles away; aud we can prove
that Mr.. Markets boss stable boss) could not
young man who got his thigh broken some four or
i've months ago. lie was consequently compelled
TO lay in that state for several houls, IN pain and
torment, to anxiousiy await the doctors coming.
Such IS the compassion tic has for those who.
through their hard labor, have made him mil.
lionnaire There is more sympathy to be found In
lie poorest railroad shanty, among its poor in.
Mates than there is 10 oe found among the inmates
OF those splendid mansions OF the upper ten. Uii-
Gcrstand, We do not ailude to all the wealthy, for we
read every day OF many and innumerable acts OF
Kindness on the part OF those. We only allude 10
lhe lew monopolZing goDbiers around the coal
fields Besides, Mr. Editor il we have few dollars
coming 10 us on pay ,iay 1t Is with great difficulty
ihaI we can squeeze 1t out OF them, Tor they keep
Without pay 10 the 20ill aud even longer, and then
Keep us out OF cold winters day, and part of the
eNG0.pI irrfamnncV
from TWO O'Clock 4. "a. (as they never pay before
lhis hour until eleven O'Clock l.. NJ. Though they
nave bookkeeper ami nn assistant vet 1t still takes
tle tnfee or four days 10 pay 700 or 800 men, more
or less, as we are not very particular about the
iast ngutes, ana coal and iron gentleman
70 guard the entrance to the Office, so that
llal TWO can enter at time. Mr. Editor, we hope
tia6 our representatives In Harrisburg Will be
hOnes ana not he 80 unprincpled as to be bought
~ those monopoiiss; but II taey do vengeance
,he ballot box next election Let them bear this
strongly In mimi, aud let the remember also, that
We tne workingmen are The men who place them
lii legislative halls. But we scarcely believe that
men OF such high standing would, In the eyes of
ther constituents, sell their honor for patry sum.
We see the investigation Is from day to day being
prolonged Harrisburg at the solicitation Of the
monopollsts, III order TO sJarve the workngmen;
but il they should stop months yet they will never
are bound to have living Or as the old saying 49,
where there is Will there Is way. In cOnclusien
Mr. Editor, We hope soon to see the workingmen
represented In all our state Legislatures Dy having
Labor platform There is q good day coming. We
fen'ah'' ssf' yours ,l n Z good cause.
EN0CH y. EVANS,
Patrick MCGLAUGHLlN, Committee
WILLIAM UGARA,
Mantcsto from the Anthracite aud BitMn,i-
nons iiners' cninn-progress Of the Lcgis-