The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-07-13
HONOR LABOR.
AND vINDIcATE THE MINER.
PIGEON RUN CoLLIERY,

PIGEON RUN CoLLIERY,l
July loth, 1876
Editor Stark County DemOcrati g. ..
DEAR sIR--The Cleveland Leader, of late date
contains correspondence from MassllOn, over
the signature of WILL. The correspondence is
headed :" A Transparent Political Trick" and he
says that leading Democrats of Stark county are
beginning to show the cards they intend TO play
during the coming campaign by indusIiously cir
culatlng reports that are absolutely false in re-
gard TO Gov Hayes's. action during the miners
strike"
Now, wonld like to ask the correspondent a
question or two Did you read any of the re.
publican papers at the time of the trouble with
the miners and the operators2 Did you read the
Cleveland Leader the iilthiest sheet that is prin
ted In Ohio, and no friend TO the miners or oper'
ators either, for that sheet has caused more trou
BILE between the workmen and operators than any
one can imagine. But know you have read II
for you are regular correspondent to the filthy
sheet, Did you read Hayes letter to the authorl-
ties at Mas illon? If you have read what have
quoted above, and have the impudence to say
that Hayes is not to blame, then l say you are
composed Of nothing hut Malignity and Hatred,
which will pI owe before quit. The Correspon'
dent goes on to say what information he got from
a miner about Sheriff Rauch. Now, what have
the miners to do with Sheriff Rauch Have they
not seen brother miner shot like dog by some
of Hayes blood hounds? Have they not had
their sacred homes broken into at midnight, and
taken from their beds by lot Of lazy loafers, who
are clad in clothes the color of which the Ameri-
can people are proud Off Are not some Of the
miners lying in Canton Jail at the present time
He goes on to say, this game will hardly stand
before intelligent people, and cannot help react
ing dangerously for them, if the truth is as fully
told as the lies are?" Here is where his knavery
comes in. Intelligent people think he would
be- like the Cleveland filthy sheet, and cry out the
ignorant miners, but now, when they want their
votes, to elect Hayes then they, the miners are
an intelligent class of people. But it will not do
The miner that would vote for Hayes after his
transactions in their late trouble is traitor to his
fellOw-men. and a lick spittle at that. Yes, and
the operators that had their property destroyed by
fire, are no better if they vote for Hayes. For,
am of the opinion, If Hayes had not sent his
blood hounds here there never would have been
a dollars worth of property destroyed. Well, bat
some of your republican readers will say that the
writer of the above is a democrat Well, they are
right, and l am proud to be called a democrat,
and l am one of the old school and will remain
one until see the Republican party out of pow
er, which hope will not be long, for 1t is my
opinion that it is that party that has brought one
of the noblest countries in the world into such:a
degraded condition. And, sir, l blame the Re-
publican party for the large number of tramps
that are going about the country Yes, sir, l, for
one blame that party, for myself had to leave
my wife and family to seek for work, and eat my
bread amongst strangers, and perhaps my family
have very little to put on their table at home. l
hope to live to see the day when the Republican
party will go out of existence. And blame the
Republican party for the low wages with their
policy hope you will excuse me
for this long letter. for when such men as WILL
come out with his soft soap over the miners I
cannot keep quiet -
MALAMPUS,
OF the YOUNGSTOWN PindtcdtOr