Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-25
INSULT TO LABORINGMEN.

Where is Marcus DAILY making his
strongest fight in the capital contest ?
Among the laboringmen, and why?
Because he has said that forty per cent
of them a be purchased for a price.
He takes it for granted that the labor
ing man is sort OF a bird of passage,
who has no particular responsibility,
cares nothing for the affairs of state,
of socie,y. If MIR. DAILY did not think SO
he would not be making his chief fight
among this class. Does anyone sup
pose for a moment that MIR. DAILY or
his emissaries wobld approach mer-
chants, doctors. lawyers OF ranchmen
and offer them a small pittance for
their votes Would he scatter the
money broadcast throughout the state
for the purpose of securing their votes?
No. When he or his lackeys place
money IN certain hands the wink is
given as to how it should be used and
among whom. Could there be a
greater insult to men who toll? Are
they all ignorant, dishonest and MERGE
nary and without intelligence enough
to reason for themselves? Not by any
means and We believe this reflection
upon them will be rebuked at the polls.
True, there is a certain class, importa-
tions by Dir. DAILY himself, who will do
his bidding or sell their votes for a pit
lance but the majority of the laboring
men of Montana aretoo intelligent and
possess too much manhood to do the
bidding of MIR. DAILY or be misled by
falsehood and prejudice.
What has Mr.. DAILY done or what is
he doing for the laboring men of Mon
tana, men who earn living wages and
provide a home for the future? He
and his corporation are paying from
twenty-five cents to one dollar less for
the same class of work than is paid at
Butte, and the same corporation has
reduced miners wages in the Black
Hills to $3.50 per day. What is the
situation at Belt 4 miner writing to
the Great Falls Leaderfrom there says:
BELT, the great mining industry of
this section, is today employing 265
miners, and 1876 of these are Finlan.
ders. OF the 1876 employed only
families living here. the others live i'm
Finland boarding houses huddled to-
gether like cattle. An American citi-
zen with a family that wants employ
ment and asks for it in the English
language is told that there is nothing
for HIM to do, but let a Fin ask for
work in the cultural tones OF Finland
and he is told that he will get work at
once"
Here is the great friend OF the Amer
lean workman tor you. Are there
any laboring men in Fergus county
who want to compete with Fins and
Dagos?
The writer in closing his article
makes the following n appealto
men who toll:
"Workmen OF Montana, why is this? |
Let me tell you'll is a fact that !
the vote OF those Fins can becontroll-
ed, also that they will not strike, and /!
the Anaconda company wants ignor-
ant not intelligent men, that can be
to their will and made by the
bosses to do as they are told. Here
IN Belt they have a night school to
teach those Finlanders what to say |
and how to ask for their papers,
and under the management of A..
stone they are shown how to
vote for Anaconda. Lahoring men
Of Montana, you who have lived here
'or years counting the fates OF fortune
and are compellei to day to look for
to make your wife glad and your
happy. that you should have to
compete with this class of labor. all
or the honor and glory OF the Ana
,onda company. that is every day
importing such labor to this state to
AXE the place OF you, not alone in la
but who will stand OFF your voteI
IN election day.
This is the work OF incorporation
hat asks your vote in placing the
in its hands-this is the
~ of the American laborer.
-et me ask the workingman OF this
tate today if the Anaconda company
would say to the Rock Springs Coal
ompany whose coal it uses to the
mount of 600 tons a day, that white