The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-06-19
ABOUT CONsPIRAcIEs

ing miners Of Pennsylvanla. denouncing
them as aultoms, ku kluN vagabonds,
thieves and murderers, whose roper places
were behind PRISON bars, or, letter still
as men who should he shot down like wild
beasts According 70 these monopoly
sheets. nothing is too severe Ia be melted
out to these miners But let US see if
there is not another side to this story
As should be remembered by all intelligent
persons that a few years ago a conspiracy
was formed in Pennsylvania, for the pur-
pose of obtaining special privileges which
would enable the Interested conspirators
TO obtain a monopoly of the anthracite coal
trade, as etfectually As If the Law, by ex-
press terms, should make it a capital Of
fence for any porson not directly interested
IN the conspiracy to dig hard coal
This state Of affairs actually existed IN
Pennsylvania previous to any disturbance.
The coal cOnspircies and railroad and
canal companies are all practically one
organization, and this combined Orddsi-a-
ton u cORSp.rttors exists only because Of
certain special laws, which laws we're
bought with money. and therefore aught
to be void. This combination by virtue
Of there outrageous VOWS has the power to
nix the price Of every ton Of hard coal con
sumed IN the nited States and what is
more 1t does do it, Ii also assumes to
have the power t. hX the price at which
every miner in the anthracite region shall
Sell his labor or compel him to emigrate
OF slave. The Tribune Of this city IN its
attempts to annihilate the Chicago coal
beavers says
Have the coal hea, ers combination
any moral or legal right To forbid these
men from working, and to enforce that
command by personal violence ! In the
struggle between those who want 10 work
and those who DO not want to work, the
sympathles Of the community are with the
first class, and as generally opposed to
those who, themselves refusing to work,
seek by brutal violence to deprive others
of the privilege.
'fe'''f't hNAN upNh blbnd
fundamental principle. the effect Of which
If applied TO the monopoly coal mine oHH-
ers OF PenDsylESnia places them exactly
where they belong There is DO material
difference between compelling men to
desist from work rs brute force Or by
compelling them u cease work by keeping
them out Of a mime Or factory But while
the Trb'o,, denounces the coal beavers of
Chicago for acts which they have never
committed. this cold hlooded monopoly
editor has not one word It condemnation
e utter against the conspiracy Of Pennsyl-
wanna coal mine owners. who throw thous-
aDds of ~orkmen ut ~ employment when
ever II suits their own purpose SO to do,
and then. if these outraged workmen IN
dertake 10 organize IN sell defence against
such outrage the TribHa,. and the entire
monopoly press demand that the defense
less miners, who are clnteniIng against
great odds, shall he.shot down or bay
opetei At sight
- long As cousVlrscles are confined to
the wealthy moHaPohgs, they are most
coInmendAhle and yr7Ass, = orthy means II
rotblns sncssty. E the sight Y such
sorThy ~orshlgzrs a. the shrine 4 mann
mn. = The 1Al-- s5.-- u the T-.tHax
b. 80 IL 49, -ASssS csnblne.
-l ---- = 1+ 10y "; III god cItl-
les - $50 IN D0t IL shar7 order
even ia th- NJ. = th-S- sell led
Zl--.-s-s - i. -4<a-rs On Violence il
= A. -- c-kL I'D.
H--- LII t-- midst y thu u.Hditipn II
49, - E-y1olIczuz I Pennsylvania
Al '--a te- u that they b=lisve in the
-- ATTY { A. m-u u-iore the laE. -"
I-s -=z -h1 SrUts thls declaration. and
--- --1 10 voted for Il. kLoE that the
nine ~u=rz and the mine workers Of
P=--sg -vADla Eete not equal before the
A. They .n-~ that the Governor Rho
= A.z.Iz : reduction 40uld send the nj
ItlA I'll -L1ot and hayoT.rt miners for doing
nothing that rAn b. any means be turned
lntJ IHIsdemeanOr One-t-uth a. hideous
the barefaeed robbers practioed by the
mine owners Il the Keystone State
equality before the laN, IN the light Of
such facts a. these BECOMES a stupendous
mockery