Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-06-12
"OOMPANY STORES" AND The
"CURRENT MONEY ACT"

When I finished my letter to you
last week I thought l would not write
again for several reasons. found
that the labor of writing for the press
was harder than l supposed. l have
endeavored to do justice to myself
and the subject, although every let
ter has been written at odd times
when I was home from work, and it
was really hard oftentimes to run
studied sentences together-ths pro-
ducts of my best thought while at
work. I recollected all / could and
put them down in my homsly way,
but many I entirely forgot. l have
been in earnest in this matter and
hope l have not made you and your
readers tired.
The report came into the mine
some days ago that the case would
not be tried in Hagerstown, and
that it was removed to Cumberland
to be tried next month. I do not
know what this means. The job has
been SO well put up and managed by
the defendants that I thought they
had everything in their own hands.
They have made grand mistake in
letting this case come up to Cumber-
land, because somebody will take an
interest in it, which would not be the
case in Hagerstown. 1t stands them
in hand to do all they can as far away
from home as possible, because the
facts and arguments on their eide
will not bear much light among the
people who have plenty of room to
imagine how the poor landlords have
been oppressed by the desperate and
cruel tenants. The Landlord and
tenant system" OF Ireland has been
discussed great deal. I heard Mr.,
Patrick Melody speak in Paul's Opera
House about it and my blood run
cold as he told of the oppression of the
poor tenants by the heartless land
lords. How different in America
in Allegany county, where the injur-
ed landlords have to fly for protec-
ton from a furious tenantry into q
lawsuit Poor Ireland poor Amer
lea poor tenants poor landlords
They have it that way we have it
this If they had bloated tenants
like we have, we would have to send
food to the starving landlords
There the landlords are the loyalists
here they are the Fenians | The
most curious thing about our land
lords is, they won't let anybody help
them heard that some symps-
thizers wanted to go in on their side
Of the case and help them out. But
they said-"no! we want these OPP
pressions all to ourselves-in fee sim
pie We want to be beat, and will
not be satisfied unless we are beat bad
Why, If you was to come in we might
| succeed, and that wont do at all
Where are we then ?" What q bless.
ing such landlords would be to poor
Ireland If the court could and
would send them all over there il
would be bigger charity than ten
shiploads of meat, potatoes, cheese
and bread What a grand addition
could be made to the New York Her.
aid fund When Bennett understood
it he would want no better. Great
guns, what a sensation colony O.
such landlords as ours would make il
Ireland How thu poor tenantry
would "rise and uncover" as Mr.
Conlking said, before such immigrants
How the "harp of Erin" would droT
its tunes of woe and enchant the valel
and hills of the evergreen isle with
strains of gladness How the eagle
would claw the shamrock, and the
national notices mingle together
Mr.. Editor what would you think Of
e Phsr.bus Erin Unum 60 Bragh
Very ephonious, at least.-ED.
will write to you again, next
time in more sober way. believe
l have turn for several styles Of
writing. Yours respectfully,
FAIR SHOW.