The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-07-06
a MINERS OBJECTION TO HAY YES.
NELsoNY1LIE, O., June %, 1875.

NELsoNVILLE, ", June Z2, 1875.
N (To the Editor of the Commercially 0.
Having been a constant reader of your
paper for several years, 1 have seen sew
eral communications lately concerning
coal miners, and especially one in your
issue of the 2lst inst, concerning state
ment from gentleman from Brazil, In
diana. He has expressed the feelings of
$4,000 coal miners of Ohio in regard to
Governor Hayes's transactions in the
Massillon troubles. Tt would be great
injustice to him to censure him in all his
proceedings. He will be given credit
where credit is due him, and censure
where it is justifable. ,.a" "
In the first place, in all probability it
was wise in Governor Hayes in sending
his Adjutant General to the front with
troops to prevent the lawlessness Of the
miners, if they anticipated anything of
the kind. m
When his Adjutant General arrived at
Massillon and took in the situation of af-
fairs, and finding himself and troops am
ply sufficient to give protection to life
and property, as the laws of Ohio guar
antees to all her citizens, was it wise in
Governor Hayes, after the silence of his
Adjutant General when on the field of
battle, to telegraph him (Wikoff) to call
out more troops, if he did not, he would
hold him responsible; if he called too
many, he would take all the response
bilityP Now, here is just where we wish
to pin the responsibility on Governor
Hayes, of running the State in debt more
than was necessary to quell the Massillon
troubles. 10 NHl'g a7.l tsI' lr rr.
The enormous expense that is created
lis for a purpose, inthe opinion of many
of the miners. After the failure of the
Legislature under William Allen, then
! Governor of the State, in his militia ex-
pense in calling out the militia in the
late troubles in the Hooking valley, 5000.
You see theamount was not large enough
to pass the bill then introduced and so
ably defended by its advocate, and only
defeated by the shrewdness of our Rep
resentative, Hon. Chas, H. Grosvenor,
by having the bill referred to the COM
mittee appropriate for such infamous
bills. The committee thought it wise to
report back the bill, and it became
a dead letter. ~ ''.. I.- ....
Therefore, when the Legislature meets
just after the election, there will be
call for an appropriation of the peoples
money to pay the uncalled and unnec-
essary amount for militia services in the
Massillon difficulties; then some Repre-
sentative will try and immortalize him
self again by introducing or fetching out
the same old bill, making it peniten-
tiary ofense for any class of laborers or
mechanics to strike in the State of Ohio,
and more especially the coal miners, as
they have strong combination to try
and protect lawfully their labor. It will
be very plain to see why the $4,000 coal
miners will go almost as a unit against
r, B. Hayes for President at the coming
fall election. l having been a coal mi
ner for fourteen years, and in daily con-
versation with them, know their express
sions, both Republicans and Democrats
alike. I never voted anything but the
Republican ticket, and voted for Hayes
three times, but over the Massillon af-
fair | will never cast another vote for
Hayes, and this is the sentiment of all
coal miners generally. .
OLD REPUBLICAN MINER.