Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-25


other Convention meets, and it would
therefore be better that our local contest
be as shcrt as possible, and that cur next
primaries be held just early enough to
cover the judicial convention, which meets
on September 80.
| There should be no states made up
there should be no questions propounded
as to anyone's preferences for State Off
ces there should be no attempt.to squelch
any aspirant for office. Let it be con-
test with gloves for the places to be filled,
and let no man be ruled out
If the Democrats will follow up
this advice by refusing to fight against
each other and uniting on good men
for their ticket, without regard to
any wing or faction in the party, they
might have a chance Of eleoting
their candidates in Alegany county,
which gave over 500 votes to the
republican candidate for Congress
last fall.
The telegraph strike" has reached
the end that was plainly foressen a
week after it had commenced. The
operators have been compelled to seek
employment Internationally; to ac-
cept such terms as the companies may
impose. In returning to their keys
the strikers are fortified with the con-
ISOLATION Of having fought good fight
in an honorable manner, and of hav.
ing enjoyed the sympathy and won
the good will of the public. In their
hour Of defeat they exhibited manly
consideration for the weaker of their
members, which will add to the pub.
lie respect for them. The Western
Union has apparently learned nothing
from its recent experience. Its
policy is to make the return of it's
employees as humilitaing as posi-
Bile. One superintendent boldly de-
clares that those who were active in
the strike shall not return to work
under any conditions. But the in
dications are that before many months
there will be employment for compe-
tent telegraphers outside of the West
ern Union. If the companies hope
to prevent strikes in The future by
increasing the oppression and de-
creasing the salaries of their opera
tors they are displaying a most la
mentable ignorance Of human nature.
By abolishing their "back lists" and
treating the men with that courtesy
and consideration due the conquered
from the conquerors, the companies
will accomplish far more in their own
interest and afford much better SER
vice to the public. The strike will
no doubt induce competition and in
few months the Western Union
Telegraph company will no longer be
monopoly.
Bob Haydn ia certainly giving the
Baltimore Morning Herald a good
advertisement abroad, and at the
same time advertising himself
throughout the world as fearless
correspondent. He has brought the
good old State of Maryland into
prominence by enlogizing Mayor
Whyte, who is now under Indictment
in Baltimore city for malfessance in
Office, and Senator German, who has
lately been srraigned by Governor
Hamilton as being "a ringster." If
"Bob" will just come home now he
will no doubt meet with warm re-
ception in Baltimore among the Irish
Americans, whose cause he has fought
80 valiantly with his pen, and also
among the friends of Messrs. Whyte
and German, who might unite to-
gether to give him grand entertain
ment. If he would come up to Alle-
gany County and convince Gov. Ham
ilton's friends that Gofman is "sin-
cere democrat" and in favor of "Re-
form within the party" he might do
great service in the democratic cause
and be rewarded next winter by some.
thing more substantial in Annapolis
than the position OF newspaper cor
respondent who was not allowed to
receive the 5000 extra compensation
voted for him by the Legislature.
The New York World of Monday
last pays Bob" high compliment
and says:
The Mr.. HaGyn who made a speech at
an agitation meeting ut Loughrea, in Gal
Way and who is deecribed i'm the cable