Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-06-07
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POMPEY SMASH, MAY 81, 1873.

EDIroRs TIMEs-Gcm2emcn "A
good deal Of i'll feeling has been man
Tested toward the men who have ia
ken part in the formation Of the Min
ers' Union. Individually, have come
in for the lions share bat assure
these dealers in lager and ready made
clothing, knights Of the yard stick,
compounders OF blue mass, and green
grocervmen generally, tha5 the Union
is formed, and it will be no fault of
mine if it does not succeed, the raw
ings OF these gentlemen to the contra
~ Notwithstanding, These men APP
pear to think that they know more
concerning the miners business than
he does himself. The miners Of the
county have formed the Union for
the purpose Of attending to their own
business. The object of the Union is
10 promote the interests of the miners
socially, politically and morally but
il appears to lne that largr number
of people are Under the impression
that miners have no interests that
want protection. They think he is a
mere coal cutting machine, placed in
this lower sphere ofcEistence by Prov
idence for the purpose Of contrlbut-
ing to the happiness Of the balance Of
the human family-a sort Of cross
bred animal between the mustached
monkey and the jackass, whose only
duty is to penetrate into the bowels
Of the earth for the purpose of deyel
oping its treasures, for the purpose Of
cnriching the more highly developed
animal called man, the true descend
ant of a higher species than the mus
tached monkey. But the cross bred
is very useful animal in this age Of
steam in fact we don't know how
the commerce of the world could be
carried on without him. lie is iiable
to be crushed to death At any moment
is compelled to breathe all kinds Of
impure air through his lnuga--is fore
ed to work in water, which brings on
rheumatism, and in his old age he Of
ten ends his DAYS in the poor-pouse -
But, while young and able to work
lie is very popular among business
men, especially about pay day; he IS
quite a tavorite with barkeepers II It'll
his money is all spent he patronizes
all shows, circuses and opera houses !;
contributes towards foreign missions
for the conversion Of the hea, hen-in
fact he is whole-soued animal. But
let him speak about uniting with his
species for the purpose Of lettering his
own condition. and howl is set up BY
these same parties who live by his in
dustrv let one of their number take
a more prominent part than his fell
lows, and he is denounced by all class
es of society as fire brand.
Messrs. Editors, | have been led to
write these remarks from what heard
in Frostburg on Saturday in regard
to the New Hope mine difficulty
The cry is THAT is the fruit Of the
Union all the Consolidation miners
are going to strike to sustain the New
Hope miners Now, gentlemen,
there is nothing of the kind in contem-
plation. The New Hope miners VIC
lated against the constitution of the
Union, and consequently the Union
cannot and will not sustain !heln.--
Before the Union can sustain any Of
its members in a strike, they must
have the consent Of the Executive
Committee Of the county officers and
a delegate from each Lodge, and
strikes cannot be entered into until
the said committee has determined
that there is no other mode Of redress
The object Of the Union is to prevent
strikes, and TO harmonic the relations
between our employers and ourselves
TO establish better feeling between
employer and employee. Every in
telligent miner in the county knows
that his interests and those of his en-
ployer are identical. 1t is a we'll
known fact that the coal trade Of our
county has been established by the
perseverance of the men who have
their capital invested, and that they
never had fair return for their invest
ment, The men who have made mon
cy are Of that class who are mp to the
tricks Of stock .iobbing, and the mid
die men who step in between the pro,
Queer and the consumer. We can see
these people all getting rich in few
years by what they call handling
coal. They don't use the pick
sledge or shovel in handling ii vet
this class is loud in their opposition
to onl Union. They try to make the
public believe that the miner is max
ing all the money. One of the objects
Of our Union will be to keep the pub
lie informed through the independent
press of the county Of all things per-
tanning to the coal interests.
We have formed this Union for the
purpose of attending TO our own bust
ness, and exposing all frauds connect
ed with the coal interests, and the
howlers may make up their minds
that they cannot run the cross bred
animal any longer for their special
purposes. Yours,
One OF THE ANIMALS.
-
JUDGE Sc GwICK, Of New York
has decided that where q contract for