Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-07-31
BLAINE rs 4 MINE OWNER.
LABORETsS IN TIL / EMPLOY OF HIS
CORPORATIOS.DE HIM.
Toilers in the Bowels of the Earth Treated
Like Slaves---What He Thinks is Pay
for Honest Toi:---&o Friend to the
Iribh or Skilled Mechanics.

Mr.. Henry Richards, brass mould
er Of New y Iork, after reading Blaine's
Letter of Acceptance threw down the
paper and said:
Gle is a fine man to talk about pro-
tecting labor He is the most oppres
sive employer Of labor il this country.
Whenever opportunity offered he used
his position and influence to crush la
bor and labor aspirasious."
"Please give the Details" said by
stapder, who announced that he had
made up his mind to Vote for Blaine,
and declared that it would require
very forcible argument to persuade
him to vote the other ticket
81 am q laboring man, as ven can
see, said Mr.. Richards, showing his
hands, "and l know whereof | speak.
| left this town almost fifteen years
ago, and have been away eversinca. l
have been all through the country
My home is in town in Pennsyivania.
L haYe ample opportunity to ascertain
the condition Of Iaborers in the States
in which / have lived during the past
few years. In PENNSYLVANIA and in
parts Of Virginia Mr.. Blaine, the Re
publican candidate for President, has
a large interest in coal and iron mines
and railroads that run through tie
country IN which those mines are lc-
Gated. Steve EIkins, the manager OF
his campsign, is associated with him
III nearl y all his speculative enterpris-
es. They run their properties on the
principle, NO Irishman OF Intelligent
mechanic need apply for employment"
w hat do YOU mean by that -
Simply this. In the mines that
Blaine and Elkins control, whether in
Virginia or PENNSYLVANIA, the labor
ers arc almost slaves. An Irishman
cannot get employment. A skilled
mechanic viii not be given work
There is a pronounced prejudice
against the Irish, and | believe that
prejudice comes from Blaine person
ally
"What labor do they employ in
their mines p the reporter asked.
"1hey take Scandinavians and Ital-
lans, who work for from 50 to to cents
day-hardly enough to keep body
and soul together. Blaine EMPLOYS
pauper labor in his mines. lie will
employ anybody who viii consent to
work tor 60 or 50 cents, which he has
often said he regards as fair remuuer-
alton for Il days work. We think
otherwise, and on account of his tyr
ranlcal management Of his properties
and his persistent refusal To employ
lrlshmen or other skilled laborcrs we
are against him. lie has brought into
the country pauper labor from Nor
way and Sweden, and Italy, and act
i've, skilled, native mechanics have ~
chance to compete. He trades on the
idea that the Irish are poor and ignor-
ant. But there is great deal of in
telligence even among Irish miners.
1t would astonish you to see the inta!-
| Egence OF some of the men who come
out OF the mines dus1y and black.
They are honest, and have no sympa-
thy with a man ike Blaine.
Il belong to the labor party. L
propose to stand by the laborers, and
while'l ain here l intend to tell the
laborers that Blaine is no friend of
theirs, and that he is no friend to the
| Irish. know Blaine. / have work
ed for him. | know what | WAS paid
for my labor-a miserable pittance--
and | will do all in my power to OPP
pose Blaine. | am going to vote for
Cleveland. He has proved himself
a friend of the workingmen and he
| deserves their support.