The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-09-06
Mr.. BHcEaIear AMI the fertilization
of Mines.

We publish below an extract from a pow
kill county, by CHARLES X. BUCkALEw,
the democratic candidate for Governor 1t
is n full and complete refutation of the re-
peated ISLANDERS made against that gentle
man in order to prejudice the workingmen
of the State against him. We ask the true
workingmen, and especially the miners of
Cambria county, TO read Mr.. BUCKALEw' s
remarks and then tell us whether he is
demagogue and opposed to the interests of
the honest, hard working men of the Com
monwealth. Here is the extract:
came again into the legislature of our
state in 1870, by election from the senator
ial district in which | reside, and during
that session a bin, of which you have heard
so much-I mean the mine ventilation bill
was considered in the senate. | voted
for that bill, [applausel, and proposed the
twenty-fOurth section of 1t as 1t now stands
upon the statue book, by which a remedy
etfectual and stringent is afforded to any
person whose right of person or property
shall be affected by any violation of the
law, 10y any person engaged III the bust
ness of mining coal. | proposed, pending
the consideration of the bill, an amend
nent extending the time, during which par
ticular time second openings in some mines
might be made, because | thought that it
was prudent and judiciOus to give a reason
able period Of time to all persons engaged
IN the coal business, as operators or other
WISE, to conform themselves to the new
law, 80 that 1t could go into effect quietly
and by common consent, and with as much
of approval and endorsement as possible
My view was overIUled i'll reference to the
amendment, the opponents of the bill unit
ing with portion of the friends of the bill
against it. The matter dropped, but the
practical result was that great deal more
time than that suggested by my amend
ment was actually taken before the law
was enforced. ! voted then for that bill,
and contributed to it the material section
which provided for the enforcement of
remedies under it. That section also pro-
vided that III case Of the death of a man
whose life should be lost in consequence of
any disregard or violation of that law, a
right of action should accrue to the widow
and children for the recovery of damages
which they, in their relations to the de-
ceased, should sustain.
At the session of 1871, n bill in relation
to the bituminous coal region was present
ed, which took the law of the previous
year for the anthracite regions, and pro-
posed to apply it, with slight modifca-
IiOiIo, W IIiC ISSlOIS-
that the mining bill Of 1870 was not adapted
to the circumstances Of the case in those
other sections, and therefore was induced
to favor delay in legislation on that subject,
to desire that some more matured measures
should De presented to the Legislature for
it's action. Last session, however, l voted
to adopt the elaborate bill which Mr. Wal
lace had presented in the senate. At last
bill was passed through the senate au-
thorizing the appointment of commission
ers to examine into the subject and report
to the Legislature. What / say is that any
fair legislation with reference to the mining
interest of our state, east or west, that is
required by the labOring men Of our state,
and appears to carry the sanction of utility
/ and advantage with it, shall in future,
/ whether be in public life OF not, receive
my earnest ard cordial support. LCheers. ]