The workingman's advocate., 1874-06-06
FROM MARYLAND.
FRoSTRrRG, Nav 30. 1874

FEoSrRuRG, May 30, 1874
70 the Editor of the woRklNaN,N's ADVOCATE
Last week gave you a synopsis of the
Of the Miners and their en-
ployers Of this place previous to the 2;}d
inst. will nov endeavor a. tell you what
took place at that date. Well. sir. it was
Just as one might expect where true Union
principles exist, we turned out -, p,dSse,
that is the Unionists. t. celebrate the an
uIversary Of the Miners h. A =. Assucia-
tlon Of Allegheny county, and Sit, It was
such demonstration as makes a man feel
that it is an honor t. be Umonlst We
marched with the order and precision II
soldiers through the principal streets Of
Frostburg, which presented quite an ami
mated scene. Hundreds of spectators
lined the sideways and door-steps to wit
ness the procession. The stars and stripes
was conspicuous feature IN the process
ion, but the banner most noticed was the
one carried by Hoffman Lodge which bore
=" LABOR, THE CkEAroR or CAPITAL"
and on the reverse Hoffman Lodge, ="
No. 10. The music Of the bands, Of which
there were two, the Hoffman and Frost
burg, ana the martial music from an excel
lent drum corps, called up vivid memories
Of the days when not to be soldier was
considered the next thing tu being a fraud /;
but IN tins instance It was different slight
ly, more in this wise he that is not 4
Jnlonlst Is So for want Of knowledge Of the
true meaning Of the cause. The process
ion then proceeded tu the depot to meet
delegations from down the creek which
were expected on the eleven O'Clock train
from LonaoOming and other places
The line OF march was then taken up for
the speakers stand, Oh McCrolan's hill.
Arriving on the sod-cuvered eminence,
which commands one of the finest pano-
ramIc views, with Frrstburg III the fore
ground, that any land can boast, and re-
greet that their were not more to witness it,
though their was goudly number present.
AT a rough guess | should say about fifteen
hundred miners, besides quite a number
OF spectators.
The meeting was called To order by John
Mansfield, ESQ, Of Barton, Nd, president
Of the District Council On motion, Mr..
John A. Thomas MAS elected secretary
The president then SAID IA has Introductory
pleasure. Z" We meet here to-day my fel-
low miners, to celebrate the second ami
versary Of the Miners UnIon ut this coun-
ty 1t Is an event which | hope We will
live to celebrate on many occasions, and
always ia the spirit and the purpose for
which all such organizations are estab-
lIshed.
The President then introduced Brother
Edward Davis, If Lodge No. J, who came
forward and addressed the meeting at some
length, with an ease and grace of manner
which bespoke the earnest, Intelligent
wUrAiuguan. He ably stated thar he hated
y rauny lu any form, and think that !
C.n safely say that every one within reach
ui his voice fully cmrubOTated his state
munts
Calls were then made Tor Thomas Brown,
who came forward and excused himself
The President then introduced MIR John
~iney, President of the Miners National
Association, who, luckily was prompt t.
hls appointment. This o,lierubt I'D gen
tienau WAS received with cheers Brother
~nry. ! believe, Is iu every sensc Of the
word true unonIst, and / think gave
general satisfaction, and Will he very vel
H.Hz T..
some length upon the Hoga laws, showing
how the miners Of that place had been I'M
posed upon last winter. and believed only
for the timely and Of the odd Fellows Of
thar vicinity they must have suffered for
the necessaries of life He also spoke of
the nut coal screen OF the MonOngahela
River how the operators were able to
build hne mansions claiming that they
we're losing money all the time upon their
wOrkmeu. He, as Well as many Others,
thought that he would like to !, 81 IN the
same way for few years, and thou hc
would be satisfied to quit the BUSH IS
tie sand, IN astIng way, that he was l..1
Ia hear that business was So brisk on
Georges Greek that the men could hardly
be spared time to attend the meeting.
MIR. Editor, my prophecy last week has
came true, with regard to strengthening
our ranks. There has been over twenty
applications for membership gone into
Lodge No. ] alone, and | expect that the
rest have a proportionate share | have
already occupied too much Of your vaIu-
able space, and will draw my letter to a
close by subscribing myself yours III union,
ICONo,LAST