The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-08-23
RATIN THE MEAL TUB
WY CLEVELAND & co. WANT
FREE COAL.
Crue Inwartnesa Of that SOva Scotia Deal
Whitney Is In lt-SO's Lamont-So's
GrOver-Debs Will Lead No More Labor
Strikes.
It Will Fill Their Pockets.

to the surface, but it is a small part Of
the truth, SAYS the Washington
correspondent OF the NOnconformist
The whole story yet remains
to be told, but it never will be
told by Senate Investigating Com
mittee which has no power to compel
witnesses to answer questions, and
without doubt Bill. Chandler brought
it up il the Senate for the express
purpose OF having it examined by u
body that had no way of getting at the
truth, that nice white. washing report
might be made similar to the report
ON the sugar scandal.
1t is currently reported and generally
believed that the Nova Scotia coal syn
dictate was organized in the Office of
Mr.. Cleveland in New York City lit
tie over two years ago, and that ut the
organization Mr.. Whitney and Dan
Lamont were present. About $lS,OOO,-
600 Of stock and bonds have been is
sued, and the only investment of real
cash was four or five thousand dollars
spent in negotiations in Canada to Sc
cure the leuse.
The company did secure lease of
the Nova Scotia coal beds for term
Of - years, for which it was to pay u
royalty of 124 cents ton on all the
coal mined, and there is no requirement
III the lease that any coal ut all shall be
taken Ou'. The syndicate can leave
that coal there for 80 years, never
touch it. and there will be- no penalty
to pay. Inexluustible quantities of it
lie right ON sea shore and it can be put
into Qua seaport towns Mt cost so low
that not a mine of bituminOus coal can
be worked in either Maryland or Penn
sylvania, If the tariff on coal is taken
of and freight remain the same Us now
IN the railroads. The goand scheme
is just this: Put coal on the free list
and Mr. Cleveland and his friends can
sell their $lS,OOO,OO of bonds and
stock, which did not cost them mill
Oh the dollar Mt par, and put the money
IN their pockets.
If President and his Cabinet has
aver been caught in more Infamous
Job than this history has failed to
record til: fact. The evidence to prove
these facts was being collected when
Chandler pcrmaturely introduced the
matter in the Senate. The motion to
investigate the matter was first de-
clnred lost. then reconsiderd and finally
went to the foot of the calender.
Whether it will be reached again this
session depends upon whether u ma
jority will vote for it. If al investiga-
lion is ordered, the result will be IL
whitcwash after the manner Of the
secret sugar investigation, unless Mr..
German. OF his own free will, furnishes
the evidence to establish tho charges.
German knows all about it, and it de
ponds upon whether it is to Germans
interest or not whether the truth shall
be told This sham tariff fight is
nothing more or less than game of
doodle. Ii there il free coal, Mr. Cleve-
land and his friends will make millions.
If there is II tariff on coal, the coal
roads and coal bnrons will continue to
make their millions. The question of
the American workmen does not enter
into it ut all, and yet these Senate and
White House boOdlers talk for hours
trying to make the American people
believe tina. they are toiling. sweating
and working through these hot summer
months for the sole benefit of the AM
crican workingman.
Wants y" More Labor Strikes.
Mr.. Eugene V. Debs. president O.:
the American Hallway Union, is re-
ported to have said recently:
Il will never again be connected with any
strike organization. This strike has developed
country Is against strikes and that the COY
eminent stands ready Ia put down such move
lnents II the point OF the hayouet. l shall
hereafter advise all workingmeu to seek re
dress by the ballot
This is the sentiment we have eN-
pressed regarding labor strikes ever
since we have been in position to
discuss questions before the public.
Labor mus. have means of securing
u redress of grievances. must have pro
lection from the cruel rapacity of the
strong, but the strike. once thought to
be the only weapon in the hands of the
laborer. will never afford that protec-
tion. Could the labor strike expend
its force upon the wrong tloer, the H.
borsr would have the public sympathy,
and the strike would he effective. But
this it cannot do. 1t necessarily in
wolves others. affects to greater or
less extent the general public. and
makes enemies where friends would
otherwise be.
But the abandonment Of strikes does
not leave labor withou, a defensive
weapon. Turning to the ballot affords
it one which it has had all the time. its
most powerful and most surely effect
i've one, which it has not heretofore
used in the interest Of its oppressors
and to neutraliZe its other and more
doubtful efforts.
Opportunities for oppression have
been created by law; conditions that
have bred strikes have been produced
by legislation. A different kind of
legislation, laws that will bear upon
all alike, and that will protect all
alike, must be secured, and thus the
conditions reversed that have led -
strikes. Let labor once present the
same united front ut the ballot box
that it has 50 often shown in the