The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-31

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Stevensonville now elect him. 1t is the
duty OF knights OF Labor and all loyal
unionists and free laborers to defeat
him. To that work stand pledged re.
gardless OF political party affiliations:
We are in honorbound to defeat Adlai
Stevenson next month. May God
speed the right.
Sincerely and fraternally,
7. II. DoNNELLY,
EX-state.secretar
Illinois Miners Association.
The following letter shows how little
truth there is in President McBride's
statement in Stevenson's behalf and
circulated as Democratic document:
Coal CRY, ILL, Oct. Goth, 1892.
lr. Jeremiah Aeadc
DEAR SIR:-Yours OF the 14th reached
me Mt Springfield to-day. Am sorry
did not get it sooner.
The circular is the production OF
partisan paper. One of the rankest in
the state, and on the subject matter OF
which it speaks is altogetherunreliable.
Irving, referred to in 1t, was never, to
my knowledge, union man. Nor is
there any working for Adlai Stevenson,
nor has there been any since 1873,
when he defeated the unipn miners by
bringing in u whole lot OF scabs and rats,
nearly one hundred, only one OF which
could speak the English language. The
history OF the struggle at that time is
as follows:
Through some accident or other they
we're only able to run one cage in the
shaft. This was done for some few dnys.
until p. IN. one afternoon the solitary
cage was ascending the shaft laden
with men, when it stuck and they were
unable to extricate it and the men
until 10 o'clock the same night.
The wives and children OF the men
in the cage and those below were
around the shaft, acting only as women
do, when those they love and care for
are in deadly peril, wringing their
hands and praying for their release.
However, at 10 o'clock they were re-
leased, and the next morning they held
meeting and decided not to 20 down
any more until the shaft was fixed.
When Mr.. Stevenson told his mana
ger to discharge every man who failed
and the above result followed. Mr..
Patrick Mccall, whose address Is Strea-
tor, ILL.,, was working for him at that
time and is my informant. Penna, OF In
diana, johnson, OF Ohio, Mclaughlin,
Donnelley; Reed, Smith, Brooks and
myself, all OF Illinois, have tried since
that time to organize Mr.. Stevenson'a
miners, and failed because we could
not talk to those people in their own
language, and because they would not
come to place OF meeting for fear OF
losing their work.
National SecretaryMc cBryde also failed
on two occasions to get them together.
President Mcbride says, in his opinion, /
Mr.. Stevenson is not an enemy to or
ganized labor My opinion, based on
my experience rs an officer OF the
Illinois Miners Union, ia that if he ia a
friend, his friendship as only developed,
since his candidacy tor Vice President.
cannot vote for him on that account
nor can | recommend any other wage
Garner to do so Yours truly,
WILLIAM ScAIFE,
Ex-President Illinois Miners.
The following extracts from the
Bloomington PLauldgraph show how Mr..
Stevenson's company crushed the life
Oub VI tuo ehOHb W 04kEAiAo AhluoEb
union;
DISCHARGED BECAUSE THEY WERE UNION
MEN.
The following is copy of what the
PantagrGph said October Z, 1887:
TO co OUT.
THE MINERS AT THE N'LEAN COUNTY SHAFT DECIDE
TO QUIT, owiNo TO THE DISCHARGE OF TlIREB
MEN
Last evening two hundred and fifty
enthusiastic coal miners held q meeting
at Breckbeller's hall on Front street
and although every one present
was wiping continually the perspira-
tion from his brow they maintained
perfect order. They sent for a reporter,
and when he made his appearance he
was given the following facts:
We called this meeting for the pur-
pose Of taking action against the un-
called for discharge OF Joseph Smith,
president Of this branch OF the National
Federation of Miners and Mine Labor
ers; G. Krider, financial secretary, and
j. Krider, recording secretary. These
men were seen by Mr.. Thomas Rad
ford, superintendent, who told them
that they must either quit the organi-
zation or quit this mine; they quit the
mine. After considerable talk, the fol-
lowing motion was put before the
house: "All those who are in favor OF
not going TO work tom orrow morning
raise your right hand" and imme-
diately every hand shot up to its fullest
height. Such enthusiasm is rarely wit
messed, and it plainly showed how
closely these workingmen are bound
together
A committee OF fve, with Mr.. Butler
as chairman, was then appointed TO set
their grievances before Mr.. Radford,
and to report to the organization at a
meeting to be held this morning at 10
q. m. They want 1t plainly understood
that this action is not to be taken as n
strike, but that they merely want these
men reinstated, as they think it is an
injustice to discharge the men on such
grounds. They simply intend TO peace
fully quit work until they hearirom Mr..
Radford, and then they will take action
for the future. We have in our coal
mines a set Of miners who are capable
OF using good sense in tho time whenit
is called for. They are an exception
ally peaceful and hard working class,
and most OF them are intelligent men