Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-09-28

Gormam platform commencing either
civil service or tariff reform.
1t is fairly inferred, therefore, that
these two democratic virtues are con
demued.
Hence, the owner of the Maryland
democracy is on these radical vices
clearly an auxiliary republican.
In all other respects he is for German.
That's "Me."
THE speculative centennial observ-
ance is over. There is not another
dime for Cumberland to make out of
it. Nor another fragment of oclm.
Now, why cannot each town on the
Creek project for itself some suitable
exercises for the real occasion Christ
mas Day-the natural, time-honored
and blessed homecoming period of
the year e.es;ercises that will blend the
patriotic impulses " tn the social in
clinations and religious feelings of the
people in unison of joy, unstained
by even suspicion of personal glori-
tication or speculative display!
We have time now only to throw
out the hint, with this expression of
hope--that there will be at the proper
time some observance which will go
down in history as in some sort re
dcmptive of the blare and hiaSc COM
memoyatiop hcld at an Improper time.
Under ordinary circumstances two
of Mr.. cunningham's otfeusrs would
initiate fatally against his reelection.
He affronted the coal companies by
his stubborn and blatant favor in the
last Legislature of unnecessary miuins
enactments.
He offended the very large but silent
class of miners typihnl hg The Big 1
by his course toward the great quartet.
For these lapses, perhaps, he may
suffer, although the parties wronged
are not vindictive.
Then, there is the lighter offence to
the people at lagg" by setting himself
up as the one and only genuine repre-
sentative of the miners, which may be
forgotten if not condoned by his future
silence on that ''arelHsivc' subject.
Sympathetic cifize"-Is he mortaiiy .uupd-
ed, do YOU think, officer?
Poiiceom-Yes sor; two ay the wounds is
fatal, sor, but the third is not, am if We kin
have i'm rest quiet like fur awhoile think
we cud pull him through.
THE rgmberland Times publishes
the following paragraph
Mr.. John Burns the London labor agitator
uscs no tobacco or strong drink, He has col
lected fine library OF standard books, large
ly on political and social economy, and he
has superb voice for public speaking.
Like all his species be Swims while
his victims Sciapa Up their dues to
pay for being gulled,
There are many people who point
out thf saloop, keepers prosperity as
founded upon the intirmty Of the
drunkard and the consequent poverty
Of his family, and holy hands rise in
horror.
But far worse creature is ne whu
debauch"S the popular mind with SO.
cialistic poisons; who disquiets the
peace of the contcnted and intlsmes
the passions of the morbidly dissatis-
fed who iNpovcrishes while he
prcys, fattens and develops panmth
upon the ignorance of his dupes.
Now, rs in the past, ignorance is a
greater evil than intemperanee.
ALI agreements contingent upon strikes,
accidents or other causes beyond our control.
The above quotation is printed in
red on blEc letterhend.
1t is the outcome of II lesson taught
employers by expensive experience.
IN primeval strike days employees fire.
quentiy gained their point by purloin-
ing the advantage afforded by their
employers contract obligations 10 Gus
toners. The merit of wages demands
had nothing to do with their success.
Now the ''sIrikeH il rlaSSed with sac
cidents or other causes beyond the
employers control"
In other words, the strike is now an
''acoi4aat,' y the consequences of which
the employer has loaard ultimately
upon the consumer.
So that, aS the JOURNAL has fire.
qHently contended, the employee no
longer strikes Hgainst his employer,
whom he knows, but against the con.
sumer, whom he does not know
against the consumer, moreover. who
is to the employer rs 100 to |, and to