, 1874-10-28
TIE MINERS,
Meeting Of tho National Association
at Cleveland, 0.
Able and Conservative Address by the
President.
4 EclllgcrcIlt Resolution.


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spttsst D,spa,elt n The ch;cago Tribune.
'Ctryrt.yn D.. Oct. 17-The National As,o.
c,,ttrn nj aIircr. mi hcro to.f1ov o,,o,t 0uv
t,ot.,.a, =. ,'..s'.4 .'s' 49,
uolesa'es noing proaent' fepfeaeht'ns tearly a'l
tho coal-mihing d'atricts Of tho country. Tho
Delegates are mostly rough, unouItiyatod men,
toialIy obliviou. ~ ,orI;o n'ertory rutoa arr, M.
n.rcnt,y t,,,,oo;asa ,,,.s .,r.., s ~. - ~
sao'y ir,.a ~ u,aecloe wna1 shoy came nose 20 10.
sontr. OF Pennsylvania IL by fur tie ablost man
preseut, aud is llspoBcu tn tAko an iutcll,rent
md prnet;ea, vtev =, Tin ,,ost,a,,s -, ,ssv, H.
openad tlo scssion hv ,se.a',t a'. ~
coacllatory addreas, OF which tho following ia
TIE MOST 11ponrAsr PASSAGE:
"Tlrnos are exceedingly dali tIrou o,ont tina
country. and tu manv n1,cos f E~s rodnnt;o, NJ ~
Nases ha' oeen 'ofeoa npon men. In fact, tho
reduction through tho West haB becn most gen.
ara] aud. uulor tho circumstances, unavoidable.
In three pIaces in rtlino,a atr,o IA II, rr,r+o..
++.,,r n ,,,,,,,,, A., ....- - 80
~. , ~ apnoI1 'no "asu7-Daas'to' b'wloe-
s1''o' a''a Al'co'n. III Mlnonk tho mcn hayo
necn on Bftiko TO maintain tho Union winch
thcy nave eRtebliEhod Or TIC past lii CO months.
IN 1hdlana men nave been compelled to succumb
20 20 .he conualons Or tue comranies. Tho lodges
laFo boon completely ostraeisou, their labor
bons aupplantcd by colured n,cn from
Y'rslmla, brought Tor tho -epcclal purpose.
NO" atfn3tsvti!c. Nolsonyitlo, Hntcnvi1e, Flood
wood, and tho entire mining wiley Of
ONO. Rre asill in tho fold, aud these, too, nrc
lighting reuuchon in their wages. The
men OF Jol1nstown, Pa, and tnoso Of Meadow
Drook, are contestants IN I struggle to enjoy tho
light TO EiRso 4 Union and Its benefit. What the
iesult o. thls contest Will bo ut any pont, or on
1ao "nolc, It Is impossible to foleteif. Much
dcEonds upon tho support that can bo giron
ahe!n, ana the nhiEy OF ActIon which they them-
selves display. Iney nre cur Union non en-
gagged III tneao separate conflicts. l. weekly
taseauo OF 5i.ooo IL required to bo raised from
the mon who are actually ablo to pay nseoes-
n!onts It should DO 1emo nberod thai in 1n.uy
places our monbsr5 hava not worried for tlrec
iul VIZ months, a'ld from tnesa men "o canno.
nek money, tAoqen al express Willingness to
give II they hau IT, ihey ale idle fol
want OF NoEk. lilo want of money pinchei
tnen aa oau IRON tAss cause az II tho3
we're on strike; and, could VIC
aAoiu " ueeu EuppuFt, lnsteaQ OF contributing
Any. Mhetnos tho meh VINO nro wbrklng 1eel
aoio HUI arc WILING 10 pay, t4ia renal1s 10 bt
sacn. We !eei oonnaent ~ "il 10 their best tt
liFa up to their obligations"
pohlttoh 10 ssrike, ar nontY sa'd " 1lrst,
WE SEE LITTLE HOPE
o. suecnss co'n!ns from II. ana 10 strike againat
tho e'ls at aay FONT which are common ID Il
ltstt!Gauou W I'LL utio.n "tio VII! 90 t4a bat4o
oecoiu, II TOO many strl@h at o1ico gu haso tue
greater caahco - 10 defeated. IN vloW OF
theso iaets Which no caannt explain to every
louEe ny letter, No appeal TO one and all to OK.
pcatIaco; aIa .inuef io circumstances hardly be
as1yem , aaso assas aaranS slloso nnpFocedenteo
aun tlmeA' ior tne consciousness g. are anre to ba
dlsaattons to al couces4cd; Tho sacrifice OF
suou1ealuu ~ eteus w eno", uut eacsnce OF 70"
eis'a.eo uauos ses"nI c9FSulns'anSos Is greater
- " t"o eil!s cuoose sne ieAst. Ihere IL an im-
oIsans 9nastiom .a Gssi appa1ens III ou1 Hlnas at
pieSon', auu .nas a.'',,,,. ~ ". n', ,,,
, a., fIkMaN sis w., hSoa ~ or uliE Assoo1AIloa;
nha Jug *p.!lsy " Haemoers CONFUSING II to pay
naesseStn @ 'shG aliI u - III, IL pM1 tno ou'asn OF
'nan on tn.u .a ~ WI eansh ~ y 60 aeash.
mo oSos,e , sm.s - s.or tnas requires luil-
sfu"n uaK ~ W. s Us 1ase m 30
moso .nah = ces!a'n .,unoer ut o. menoees On
stfike a. given tinlo, else rue tnen VINO nra the
nui"alh I u P,o.nios!vn, s!e sappota oeotna, VA
W .s'.eoo ~ s14' 4'''"to @oa otioeseo W tne
otoA"' -
IN CONCLUSION,
snv spa ~, W I4e greas g.
tectife lcMeuS A"a!ist Lio tslauhJ ot emrloyefa-
on .hls pout !! lte sala "Lot me call your at
.oosios, ~" Isn suua ~ me mo-
uieptons euu!tcs VI co'olgFation' IAis 4ncs!loa
nss oss noueo s. ssoas uual ana muoh iaa ID,
z lAso Ine Workings OF tho Miners
1saonai ; ~ nsnuIn1.o.' - - eoltalutJ IN enc!eht
,eses ~ tAe 4auus Vi otaoE traaea' whefe IL has
ooen auoPleu anu caclleQ Oh uTon SOUND buai.
11ea9 pr!nclulos. Wherever 1t LAS bocn tried aud
conducted by porsovorfng and competent men 1t
peen on account Of eons areoI Of su the man n sho
bnya Ind tin mnna~omont md nnt fram nv
oras asu Su T.; .a .t anu pa nps G tto naY
~ Gnaisns !1 Wrouh al tae sSs1sh1' hefe bno caaSos
VI taaluto IN -.-........ ..-......
TIE co.opERATtoS MOVEMENT
thoroughly investigated. shoy would 30 found tn
directed the machine. Rightly conducted, in q
way tlat would inBnro Ruccess as an independent
business, tue syste1n OF Incorporation must noces-