The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-07
ALABoRER on BLAINE.


| HlRines Corporation ana the Miners and
LabOrers of West Virginia,
wish to let he people hear what
know about James G.. Blaine. Every
body knows that Mr., Blaine, II. G. Davis
and Stephen Elkins, OF Star route fame,
aud managers of company styled as
the West Virginia Central 81 Pittsburgh
r. r. Co. | wish TO speak OF some land
owned by them at this place. The land
was bought for something near $50 per
acre, and after portion OF II was laid
out In town lots, about nine lots to an
acre, they leased them AT $l2 per an.
mum, makinga land rent Tor them OF
Sl0S per acre per annnm, Some people
may ask the question, were these parties
compelled TO rem or lease these l0ta2
Is blacksmith compelled 10 buy iron
at an extOrtiOnate price when II Ia cor.
neredp Surely he IL, or otherwise be
idle and starYe. Just so with the coal
miner; he IL compelled 10 do this or
seek employment elsewhere, But an.
other says, You don't pretend 10 tell me
James q. Blaine would be guilty OF cor.
nering grOundp do, an | shall prove
directly that he would and has cOrnered
other than land. He would corner any.
thing, even down 20 the White House,
but think his corner Of the White
House will be down about the State OF
Maine or up here NJ Elk Garden.
The minor now, we will say, has
lea0od lot. The next thing necessary
Is "A house, and the company has a saw
mill here where the poor can buy very
poor article OF worm eaten chestnut
lumber, such AZ the company cannot
use, and he will only have TO pay At the
mill ~ cents yer yard. OF course Mr..
Blaine does not corner lumber.
In the second place, the poor miller ia
favored 30 much by getting his coal Of
tho company, Because he cannot get
his coal elsewhere, no pays $l,26 per
ton, while persons away from the place
pay about 30 cents per ton. Coal at this
place costs, In the rOal house, about ~
cents per bushel, while at other places
10 costs but cents per bushel
| am not speaking now OF city mark
ete, but other places that compare with
this. The company agrees to pay the
miner 80 cents per ton for digging, But
he digs or lllls one car and gels q credit
for two tons by measurement. II IL AZ.
certalned that these cars hold when
loaded TO the requirements t The COM
pany $3.50 pounds. In other words the
miner only gets about 37l cents per
ton. II we are so fortunate as 10 own O
cow we have TO pay 81 per month, even
II our cows run out on the commons
and feed upon the green grass, Next
every miner Is compelled 10 contribute
III per month TO the pill quacks, Mr..
Blaine don't know anything about this,
Not nj all.
Any man employed here is compelled
to keep u close mouth; he Is deprived Of
free speech or any OF the God'glven
privileges that every free man should
enjoy. A man who works here is moth
Ing more than slave, This company,
II will be remembered, advertised for
400 hands at $l.25 per day, The call
was answered by nearly 200negroes, and
after working few days ut 10 hours for
u days work, which Is u lawful day In
In this State, The hands were notified
that they would be required TO work II
hours. A strike was declared. but the
men being principally old and poor,
were driven, under adverse cirCum-
stances, 10 accent the c0mpany's terms
and 20 to work. Now. Mr.. Blaine IL per-
fectly familiar with all of this, and he
could have made matters different. Ia
Mr.. Blaine friend 10 the coal minerY
| answer no. Is he a friend TO the poor
peoplep | answer no. IL he popular
manp answer no; for II he were 10 run
for constable at Elk Garden he would be
defeated, ls he q specuatOr and cor
nerer"p Yes, He would speculate with
the air we breathe and the water we
drink If be could manage to control II
In some shape or other.
And now ask my brother labOrers:
Can you support James q, Blaine for
President Of the United Stalesy Surely
not II You DO you Will add strength to
your enemy's ranks, ana put at the head
OF this free Republic u mau who Is
nothing more nor less than lyraut and
Is one Of the leaders OF one Ul the hui
gest m0nOpolies ever started In West
Virginia, Come up to the ballot box
ana there exercise all tho freedom that
Is yet yours aud help turn down the
pumed lyrant Of Maine, LABoRER,
ELK GARDEN, W, Va, July q, 1851.