The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-18
FROM PRESIDENT SlNEY.


OLENELAND, SD. 4, 1919.
t. Editor u THE worKrSexAS's Advocate.
DEAR SIR To the workingmen If the |
country, and in particular the miners who |
may feel some uneasiness III consequence |
Of my silence IN the late farce Of trial
and conviction Of the Cleartieid miners, |
have t. say. The cause has been the
counsel and advice Of parties who ought
t. understand the law. But as the time
is rapidly approaching when the next farce
u trial viii by enacted III Ciearfeld, it
might be As we'll for me to say to them
that all the arrangements for our defence
are being made that It Is possible for va
to make under the circumstances. At
present sc have no idea Of what Il likely
to be the result Of the so-ctlled trial.
While We are certain that no law has been
knowingly by Us violated, at the same time
We nave some Inlsglvings IN relation n the
result cf the trial, because We have seen
number 1T men convicted against whom
nothing was sand pr proven during the en-
tire length Of the farce. Again, you know
that neither Mr.. Joyce or Mr.. Maloney
were IN the county at the time the sup
posed offense VAS committed; still Oryls,
tie judge \ ~ delivered the edict, com-
mItted those two men IN particular, ID the
peniteHtlary Tor one year, as President and
Secretary u lodge Of the organization.
He goes on to say that 1t is unnecessary
| for men to be present in order 70 be guilty
Of conspiracy. Mark you further what
Judge Orvis says You see, therefore.
| that any agreement, combination Or con
fedora. on 70 increase or depress the price
of any ". tIble commodity, whether labor,
mere tndise, Or anything else, is mdIcta-
/ Die under the laws Of Pennsylvania. All
we have IN say AZ the present time on the
above subject is, that II Il be correct, then
se have failed u see where II has ever
been III force against capitalists BY hne and
Imprisonment For the present, suffice 1t
t. say that We are making all the arrange
meuts within our power Il take the pres
emf case before a higher tribunal than that
Of Oryis. Ia order t. do SO IL viii III a
great measure depend on the assistance we
]
should W. allow Orvis charge and sentence
to be established as precedent, then 1t IS
good bye Trades Unions IN this country,
butin partIcularin Pennsylvania. After the
law has been fanny tested, should 1t prove
| To be A. OrvIs says, We see nothing before
as but the penitentiary, for we know he IL
determined to wreck hIs vengeance on our
heads. Our otfense is the Uheuse Uf every
| Trades Umonist m the land. Hence We
are free t. say t. You, that this IL your
case as we'll AS ours and Se think we are
entitled t. all he support Won can possibly
give "a in testing tins case. Should Mr..
Parks and mvseif be Incarcerated along
with the poor men nos welteTIng beneath
the lash Il the tyrant within the confines
at the nails W the PenItent'ary, Ne think
We not only have the right 60 ask but to
demand thai YOU shall never rest satisfied
until that Que sided Law he erased from
the statute books 81 Pennsylvania. and III
every other State where such a law exists
Do TINS and 1t may be a source az consola-
tlon to rs % know thai We are suffering 10
defense Of men who are struggling with
right against might. Fail to 40 It, ami
you abandon every vestige OF what rights
you have. When our trouble H. over you |
will hear from me IN such a manner as II
would not BE- policy for me u do at pres
ent Remember. let us be what We may, /
this is a stroke at your liberty as well as /
ours. Yours, Very Respectfully,
JOHN SINEY.