Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-04-01
M!Utsllans.
HaAT TIE PAPEkS SAY.


The miners Of Allegany county and
all employed in tho mines are out on
a strike, AGAINST the rsductio OF l5
cents per ton and 33t per cent. reduc-
tion on the wages Of drivers and In
aide lskorers. The companies claim
ins that they cannot opcrsts src-
cessfully on ths increase ger ton they
pay ever the Clssifsid siass. Whes
ii is taken into consideration, tst
present wases,) the cost Of living, the
high price of br.adstnf and other sta
rls products, leaves but a saall eor-
ton to lay by for rainy day.
The sympathy of ;hs merchants OF
Baltimore, Wheeling and Pittsburg
should be extended to those PEOPLE
in their struggle for bread. Our mer-
chants have made money in the coal
regions of Allspany county. We can,
without any trouble, count the fail
ures for the last thirty years in that
Sc; ion and do believe that les than
three thousand dollars per annun
viii, more than cover the average.
As our miners are a law abiding
claps, as is evidenced from the few
crimes committed, they demand an
honest sympathy from the merchants
of the cities enumerated, and we
would further suggest that inasmuch
as our merchants has ieapad 80 much
in sslss Of mere hsudiss in times enc
by, 1t would be a grateful return ii
they would contribute the sum Of
twsnty FIVE dollars each to general
iund to assist the strugglisg miner TO
obtain sn honest comp ensstioB for
their hard and dangerous labor.
Which one Of our enterprlsig whole.
sale dealers are going to head the list.
As tregsurers for the general fund for
the various secii ms, at Frostburg We
rsntion Messrs Hitchins Bros. at
Lonsconing, Mr.. 7. T. Tuily, Hou.
John S. Cont Us, Justice John Ryan,
, Frederick Perry, D. r. Sloan; all
public spirited g utlcmen aud ensa
god in mercans 10 pursuits iii these
sections, with no sntanghng alliances
witt the coal companies, So some We
know of in the localities ws have msp-
, toned. In Barton, Henry Creatz.
burg, and in Wsa ternpor,, J. s.
r Jameson. Any funds sent to any OF
these gentlemen will be- honestly ap-
. propriated for the purpose they sss
, iutsnded. We notice in our pi ess 4
tendency to sliA the ''oor man atiug-
/. giiss for fair reward for honest toll,
TO such we would ask the reading o!
/ the words Of Mr.. Speer, Of Georgia
a whes speaking on the a,0r Of Con
gress, against the importation of Cal
uess labor to CO.. pete with our sturdy
sons Of toll, he said;
y maintain th, t 1t is the duty Of tht
I American Congress 10 protect the homt
life Of the American lsboring men OF cur
country. They are the fonn asion Of oul
society. WHAT matters it to Us if NJ
. gather large stores OF treasure and becom,
r as wealthy as Cresus il the mass oi the peo
pie are n.isei able and unhappy and grount
down by compel ition.
4 In the language o! Olver Goldsmith
I'll fares the land 10 hastenlng ills a prey
1 Where wealth atcumuiaies and men decay
Princes and lords may flourish or may
fade,
A breath may make them as breath hsi
made;
t But bold peasantrv, their countrys pride
4 When tnce destroyed, can never be sup
piled"
. When the operators compare the
8 miners Of Allegany county to fsir
o share Of the Clearfeld miners, it is on
B insult, as in Clear6eld a fair portior
4 of the miners are serfs Of lyrsnnical
masters. We can point to one in par.
ticular in that section, 30 ignorant
r that he finds it difficult to sign hii
!. own name, yet lucky stroke of for
time, combined with an al lance with
I Eastern capitalists, has placed him in
g position where he has few hun.
dred human beings under his control
I During the late strike he questioned
the right Of peaceful citizens of ALE
gany coanty visiting that section, and
a few weeks since there were arrested
: two gen lcmen from Aliogsny county
on treqpassing charge. This ia
! free America.
We do not defend strikers when
thsy violate law and intimidate
Wee the operators CT Allegany
! county to supplstt the present NIL
ne,s with class similar to the iu por.