The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-22

seeing and talking with the men then at
work. This led to excitement, and you
know the rest. The State authorities
were finally induced to order the military
here. This, too, was unfortunate, and /
think, unnecessary. When the late ar
rests were being made by the military,
one poor unfortunate and innocent mi
ner was needlessly shot and badly woun-
ded. | tell you, Mr.. McGregor, 1 believe
the authorities are more ready using the
military in this country than they are in
the old country, and it should always be
avoided il possible, for the object of the
law is to protect life and property, and
soldiers are apt to act hasty, thinking
their business is to take human life,
rather than to protect.
Editor-I agree with you in this, Mr..
Burke, that no Governor of Ohio should
order out the military to enforce civil
law without good and sufficient reason.
All other proper means should first be
exhausted, and be found unequal to the
task of keeping the peace. It is true
the British government for a long time
have but seldom used the military in
this way, and only then, after all other
means had failed.
| was not aware that your business was
one requiriDgso much skill. | have al
ways known or thought it was disagree
BILE, working away under ground, the
only light the few rays shed by the little
lampthe miner carries in his cap or hat,
and, believe, mostly working on the
the knees, and the spot beneath not gem
orally soft and dry.
B'rke-Anything but dry, Mr.. Nc.
Gregor. In drying entries, generally,
In several inches or a foot of water-a
stream perhaps running on the miner
from above, putting out his lamp if he
does not take care to have it we'll pro
tected. Miners, too, use a great deal of
powder, and this is attended with dan.
ger, for, on account of the water in the
mine we have to use iron tubes in blast
ing, and this increases the danger to life
very much. Mines, too, are often but
poorly ventilated; and in case, too, of an
accident at the mouth, cutting off escape,
the poor miner perishes miserably. |
do think, sir, if coal operators would only
consider all these things as human Chris
tian men, they would have no trouble
with the poor toilers that "dig in the
dark and dirty mine."
EditOr-I think, too, Mr.. Burke, if we
had more Christian charity in the world
there would be less trouble. The fact is,
governments and legislation are gener-
ally run in the interests of money rather
than humanity. Mammon seems to rule.
In the late war the authorities would draft
men, but would not draft money. They
would borrow rather, and through man
ipulations, depreciating the greenbacks,
&c, would call every dollar borrowed
two or more, thus making the Public
Debt twice as large, at least, as it ought
to be. Instead of law and order we have
in this way too much law and disorder
in this country, that is, law and wrong.
Burke-Why, the fact is, Mr.. McGrega.
or, the last five years has been a period
Of trouble and strikes between miners
and coal operators. Miners have not
worked over half the time, and during
the entire time have not averaged over
a dollar for every working day. 1t has
been severe time with us. 1t was dur
ing one of these strikes, however, that
thought L might as well prospect little,
and bored for coal where the Clark
bank is now. Thus it was through my
discovery. these fine coal banks south
west of Massillon were opened up.