The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-26
BLAINE'S SLAVES.
HE is A HARD MoNoPoLlsT.
Works Men at Starvation Rates in Mines
His Wages 60 Cents per Day-From
the Baltic to the Mcditer-
ranean-Irish Labor.

NEW YORK, July 22.-Fifteen years
ago Henry Richards, a brass moulder,
who was born and brought up in the
Eleventh ward, left New York and went
West. He made a circuit of the CON
tinent, and finally settled down in one
of the most prominent manufacturing
towns of Pennsylvania. lie built for
himself n home, and his horny hands
show that he had to bear the burden of
labor. He was with President Arthur
when he went through the Yellowstone
park. He was the leading guide. Ho
knew every portion of the park, and
pointed out to the President
points of interest. Mr.. Richards arrived
in this city yesterday. He has a son
who lives on FiftyNinth street, and a
married sister, whose home is Jon Sixth
street, on the east side Of town. Within
few minutes of his arrival he picked
up paper containing Mr.. Blaine'S letter.
| lie read the letter through, and throw
ing down the paper, said: "He is fine
man to talk about protecting labor. lie
is the most oppressive employer of labor
in this country. He claims that he is an
| ullll-lllOuO AS III llldlJtI vi lutI ne
has been a monopOlist all his life.
| Whenever opportunity offered he used
| his position and influence to crush labor
and labor aspirations"
"Please give the Details" said a by
| stander, who announced that he had
made up his mind to vote for Blaine
and declared that it would require a
very foIcible argument to persuade
him to vote the other ticket.
81 am laboring man as you can see,"
said Mr.. Richards, showing his hands,
land | know whereof | speak. | left
this town about fifteen years ago and
have been away since. | have been all
through the country. My home is u
town in Pennsylvania. | have ample
opportunity to ascertain the condition
of laborers in the States in which have
lived during the past few years. In
Pennsylvania and in parts of Virginia,
Mr.. Blaine, the Republican candidate
for President, has large interest in
coal and
IRON MINES AND RAILROADS
that run through the country in which
those mines are located. Steve Elkins,
the manager of his campaign, is asso-
ciated with him in nearly all his spec
properties ON the principle NO Irish
for employment
"What do you mean by that"
"Simply this: In the mines that Blaine
and Elkins control, whether in Virginia
or Pennsylvania, the labOrers are almost
slaves, and an lrishman cannot ret en-
plOyment. A skilled mechanic will not
he given work. There is II pronounced
prejudice against the Irish, and | be-
lleve that that prejudice comes from
Blaine personally"
"What labor do they employ in their
minos?' the reporter asked.
"They take Scandiuavians and Ital-
ians, who work for from 30 to Is cents a
day, hardly enough to keep body and
soul together. Blaine employs pauper
labor in his mlAes. lie will employ
everybody who will consent to work for
go or to cents, which he has often said
he regards as fair remuneration for q
days work, We think otherwise and
ON account of his tyranical manage
ment Of his properties and his persist
ent refusal to employ lrishmen or other
Skilled labOrers, we are against him. lie
has brought into the country pauper Ia
Dor from Norway and Sweden and Italy
and active skilled native mechanics
huYo no chance TO compete. lie trades
on the idea that the Irish are poor and
ignorant. But there is great deal ofin.
telligence oven among Irish miners. II
would astonish you to see tho intelli
gence of some of the mon who come Out
of the mines, dusky and black. They
are honest and they have no sympathy
with man like Blaine, who wants t
0 crush them and has made every possible
effort TO crush them in the mining dis
9 trlGts in which he has an interest. | be
long to the labor party and | propose Il
f, stand py the laDorers, and while | an
nero ! intend to tell the laborers that
BLAINE Is 40 FRIEND OF THEIRS
ana that ne rs not friend Of the lrisl
either lie does not believe in Irish
, men or any skilled working men. lit
wants Scand mavians or Italians o
Cinnamon who Wnr', for sixty cents
day. How in God's name is man t
, i've ON lhat: know Blaine. | worked
Tor NM l know what ! was paid 70
my lahor-a miserable pittance- and
: propose to do all IN my power TO oppos
Blame, l am going To vote for Glove
;, lana. lie has proved himself friend o
the Workingmen and he deserves thei
!, support"
WAT Is the feeling in the districts il
, when you have been laelyg
u "ln the mining regions of Virginia an,
IennSylNanla there Is decided OppOsi
@ ton to Blaine. Not one laboring man il
Il Thousand VIII vote Tor HIM lie is un
/ worthy OF their support. lie has heel
monopoliSt all his life. lie is mo
# nopolist now ana Will over be. He con
- Slders that sixty cents Is a fair remuner
y allon for days work in the mines, am
. when he cannot get men to work TO
i That he imports paupers who will worI
l. Tor almost anything
MI blaine has been connected wit
4 many monopolieS in the course of hi
d me- some OF his schemes have bee
successful, but several have not. He wa
O Interested in the Standard Coal ~ lro
;, company ol New York ana columbus
Ihat company was organized with tn
, view OF controlling the entire coal an
. IRON production OF the Hooking valley
. TO crush out the small furnaces and mar