Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-10-20

Is 70 terniy anu intimidate the men u
h work, and thus compel or cocrce then
l. 10 ieave. I'm
g Mucn mas pcen sald during the pro
B. gress Oh TINS trial upon the merits o
l. tne supposed CONNECT between capita
, anu 'hoor--the contest between I'M
: operators ana the workingmen' IL y
. not our intention 70 discuss the MERIT
y :" TINS contest. IL either party ha'
!. peen wronged the law IL appealed TO
u "ou'u iurh'sh compie'e remedy, hhe
y 70 .ne law ooth parties must appea
J wneh they nave or imagine they have
; grievances which nced remedy
no',ner party can DC perm,'eu 10 TAX.
. .nc Jaw INTO 'ne'r own nahus ana rign'
, ."e'r own real or iancled wrongs, II
j ,ne iaoorng men are not paid then
: Wages II tney are cheated IN the
we'gn, OF tholr coal II iheir treatment
~ .nelr employers Is prulai or omen,
> s'vo, or I" tney s"ner any o,ner real
wrongs or INJURIES, inc ia" VIII 'urhisn
.h .pe,l "uoqua'e means OF reuress. ~
'nors ls U continuation among 'heif
o"ipioycrS 70 cypress lem IN any man
nol 'ncy may DC ihuic'eu ior COD,
sP.racy ih the courts, ana the Act oi
20. : WIN no' rei'c'e, because IL does
nv apP'y W 'ne'h' III TINS country
no one can DC conpelieu 10 work
igulns' nus WIN, unless ne become an
,nn'"'e oi ,ne "orkhonse or pehlten.
.,ary' NoIning can prooaoiy control
.ho pr'ec oi 'ap9r put tne law Oh sup
P'y anu uo'''ahu' ~ WORK " plehty
anu .,. aporcrS scarce they can increase
.he'r wages py demanding H. because
.he employer mas no option II work
~ soareo anu iaoorers plenty compen-
oon VIII prihg uown thc price OF LABOR
as !. WI, oi everything else NO class
oi men mas inc right 10 monopollze
ahS particular kihd OF labor Each
'nu'viuua' mas inc right 10 engage IN
any n'nc Oh WORK ihat SUITS nun, ana
70 sci' MS iaoor ior any price he can
obtain ior II, ana a combination or or
gun'Nauoi uesigheu 10 interfere with
.nis rignt Is against pnDlie poi'cy and
un'awiui' an persons VINO labor Tor
otnefs 90 so upon the terms oil con
trac'' either express or implied. ii an
agreement is made IN advance as TO
the wages, 1t is an express contract, if
no such an agreement is made, the law
impies contract on the part OF the
employer to pay whatever the labor is
reasonably worth, or what Others are
receiving Tor similar work. Neither
inc employer or employe can compel
tne oiher 10 pay or receive more or less
than he Is willing to contract for The
law gives the employer no right to
impose upon the laborer, for if he
ls dissatisfied with his wages or his
treatment he may go elsewhere or seek
other employment The whole coun-
try Is open and free to him, but he
must not prevent or hinder others
from working VINO are willing to do SO.
Inc questions OF fact which you
must determine under this branch OF
The case are ; was there an agreement,
comoihatlon or conlederacy entered
inlo oy these defendants, or either OF
them, with other miners IN the Mo
shannon district during the months OF
nprli or May iastT II so, what was
lne nature ana character oi that agree
men', oomplnauon or coniederacy Z
~ ~ was mercy 10 gut work IN order
70 gam an increased price ior Their
,ioois .nc combination was ho' criminal
put II the agreement went further and
W sne plr.,es compIping NOT only agreed
anpns ~ u themselves s 70 quit work, put
~ n',uo' "',u prevent PERSONS from
'aoo'lis III 'nc MINES ~ 'no iormer
pn'o' " nne"hs " tnrea's in'im'dh-
.n .,ols' anu anu u n,eus ,', oe aclual vlolence'
sno" ,nv .onol'i',.oi , was criminal,
"n. "'' parties 70 u ''aoic 70 'nuictment
anu eo''ic,'oi ior conspiracy III Is
a.oseu y 'noueiehuan's ,'a, ., INA. 'necom-
,,,'"''on ,,. W Min,n 'hel ooiongeu, the
,'"ois ~ N"',v''a' -'sso,'a'lol' oi wnich
my WI, ', o'novrs, y i"w,u' orsaniza-
w" ~ e"ns, " ",'a inc cohs.,.u-
uo'' anu " -nws VI tniS organization
w na.. pssn s''pi, ~ 'v'uence anu com
's",eu apon p'io'e YOU 70 SNOW tha'
~ oyJ,y'S "lo no. oh'y iawiui pu' com
,ne'o"o'1, "nu ,h"' 'he cohs'''lon' py-
ave iu'es anu ,csu,a'ions are III
Sr.v' r oon.oi''i,.y 10 tne oohs'llu,ion
~ Il, '@v .. s'a.o ~ ! cnnsy lsan'a ana 10
All an 1yn9ssu''1' M VI 'hc Gni.ou ~, otatcs'
~ ~ anl,a ,n ,;,a,;a, n ~ 'u nese lnay W
:" " s'.A'a''V" s"a,A ~ Poiie,''y 'og'tr
""'S ~ ""u W nne,iocrs n'"y
so''io''.I ~ y, " w "'''""i"' "c's, "nu 'uus
y, p,'',e ''eu'se,,os Guii'y Oh conspiracy;
!, . uo.s no. io'iow occausc ,no original
ooJoe.s " soc'c'y are lcg,.'ma,e tnat
1nei ~, } .n'ns i's 'ne'.iocrs 10 Is lawiul
ine o'g',,,zas,vn .ani o. u rel's'ous eohgre-
gs.'oi y aWiul, pu, tne compihauoh
~ SUM u l'e 'leinocrs noi 70 prevent py
iu, ,o.eo "nu n.''s ~, 'no usc VI 'nc rng,isn
s"1S h"ass .Ss,a ~ ~ '"o puon, worship nus
49, ues" re,u " ~ o''''''',s, az, "sS1c'a
80 =, n'''e.l - " $50 ,e"iu' tno'o
, a.o many a. osaer "ssou',''ons ,..i, soclc,les
i"ci a"u y, a"'1a.'ons mla Mnlcn arc perlcc',y
a",a, ~ 'nensy'nes I ana 'uc.r ean oe
ho PIP, .o '''n. asa''s' ,ne',' ui,-
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,ho M u" nro,,,a;o,' oe "u I'm" i"mso' 'n's o.a.e
W. p.ot'''o" " ni''oio Q, conoe,n,hg
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lit" 0on.% eo''',''eo .ne power 10
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