The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02


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serting thatsit i the wantof osyaAlsstion
and ! proper undelstandine with each
other that il the cause a the paralysis
existing among Us At the present Hme,
and the worst has not come yet Wen,
aOid Reliable, r We win not allow you to
Ebe Judge In this matter, 6or If We had
had organisation and I proper under
standing even to perfection, the present
paralysis would hare existed among us,
unless We have among rs, in the person
Of AOld Reliable modern prophet or
modern Elijah to control the elements
in saying, let there be no rain upon the
earth for the space Of three years. For
even if we had had the offer Of 81 per
ton we would Just have been in the same
position, owing to the washouts on the
Arkansas river. But he says the worst
has not come yet. Well, "Old Reliable, =
we know you are no prophet nor the SON
of prophet, but one of the pet entry
drivers at the Oak Creek slope. Then
again "0ld Reliable wishes it to be
understood that he is No alarmist. No
sir, we don't consider him as snch and
we give him credit for the assertion, but
We take him to be a tool in the hands of
the operators In giving pointers of our
weakness, and false ones at that, as /
shall endeayor to show further on.
Again he says, we that can see a little
further ahead cannot'shut our eyes and
muf1e our noses. Look at the presump-
ton of our Williamsburg alarmlst.. No,
but the same sold Reliable had his
mouth mufHed last winter during the
trouble at No. 4 shaft. where he was
then working, and Of late amidst the
contentious of the dist rict, he has never
had the manly courage to raise his voice
in one Of the mass meetings that have
been held, and I think it would have
been just as well if he had had his eyes
mufled when he wrote his epistle.
Again he says, had the miners Of
Fremont county two years ago done their
duty by the Coal Creek assembly of the
knights of Labor, they would have had
at the present time comparatively little
to fear. Well sir, in my simple opinion,
under any circumstances with our
present Savage at the head Of affairs, our
position would have been precisely the
same, as far assbeing notified of reduc-
ton. But why, asks aOld Reliable" !"
simply because it is the nature Of the
brute, because he is a tyrant of the
worst description, Savage brute, dan
gerous to the well-being of mankind.
The united influence Of every son of
toll ought to be brought to bear against
such infamous criminals, tyrants and
robbers. And as for fearing ANYTHING,
! think the only ones we have to fear is
such tools as "Old Reliable
Again he says he and several others
became gray headed ina six months
campaign in trying to gather them into
the fold, but they would not "Old
Reliable's'' self praise is no recommended
tibn and believe had there been no
more done of late than what he has
done our position would have been a
pitiable one, but, I shall have to be con-
else.
Again he says, so per cent Of the
miners have not the price of a sack Of
flour. Well, sir, on behalf of the Santa
Fe men:let me say this is a lie and a slur
and if this is what a0ld Reliable" and
Mr.. Savage is building upon, let me tell
them it is a broken reed, and we will let
HOld Reliable" know about next Christ
mas, if needs be. how many sacks of -four
we are worth then. 5G
Again he says, to proclaim strike in
country that viii not produce a blade
of grass and can be favorably compared
to the sandy deserts of Arabia is down
right foolishness. / suppose, Mr.. Editor,
because it has fallen to our humble lot
to be in an Arabian desert we have to
bow down and submit with good grace
to whatever the hydra-headed superin-
tendent may impose upon us, but no sir.
We have not proclaimed a strike, but the
company says, we will strike against pay
ing the men SLIPS cents per ton any
longer, but reduce them 15 cents per ton.
l think, @Old Reliable" this is where
the striking begins.
! Now, Mr.. Reliable, you want to be
better posted in the future before you
try to play into the hands of the opera
tors and superintendent.
Again he says, think of a few unor-
ganized penniless men throwing down
the gauntlet to millions Of Organized
capital. suppose we ought all to be like
"Old Reliable quietly submit to all that
these so-called coal kings think fit to