The record-union., 1894-06-08
sound American Doctrine.

EDS. RECORD-UN | was so much
pleased with your editorial. 'Put Up the
Bars" in to-day's issue of the RECORD
UNION, that 1 cannot forbear compli-
menting you on the true Americanism
therein expressed. We need more fear
i less, patriotic editorials along the same
| line.
The condition of affairs, not alone in
the mining regions of Pennsylvania, but
i'll those of every Eastern coal mining
State is a disgrace to American civlliza-
! ton.
My knowledge of these coal regions has
been gained by years of residence in
Westmoreland County, Pa, and by
seven years. travelling in every mining
district from Alabama to New York, and
| can safely say that the condition exist
ing in those States to-day are worse by
| 100 per cent. than they were five or seven
years ago.
In many respects the state of affairs is
even worse than you have described it,
| although the New York Herald is in
error when it states that it is impossible
! to punish for murders. 1t is true how
ever, that it is next to impossible to con-
| vict a foreigner of murder in the first de-
gree. AS to punishment for other law
| lessness, had the Herald correspondent
taken look into the Westmoreland and
Fayette County jails or into Riverside
Penitentiary, Allegheny, Pa, he would
have received evidence that such state
ment could not truthfully be made.
| All other things you say of them are
true and much more. They herd to-
gether like cattle, often score of males
and females sleeping in single room.
! They are Quarrelsome to the last degree,
especially during the orgies which follow
each semi-monthly payday, which always
end in fights.
While engaged in newspaper work, I
knew of several instances where man,
murdered in one of these fights would be
buried in a yard or garden and the mat
ter hushed up for weeks.
Ignorance, brutality and flthiness are
their most prominent traits. They have
no conception whatever of their duty to
free Government, and seemingly no
knowledge of the law, certainly no re-
spect for it.
Anarchistic to the core, they do not
hesitate to proclaim their creed at every
opportunity, and the appearance of the
red flag is becoming OF frequent occur
renee. Their assimilation with existing
conditions is an impossibility. No atten-
ton is paid to the education of their chill
dren, they cannot read or write the Eng
lish language and have no knowledge of
our Constitution, and yet, to the everlast-
ing disgrace of the Judiciary of the min
ing districts be it said, thousands of them
are naturaliZed citizens, who are bought
and sold at election time like so many
hogs, and that, too, in defiance of one of
the most perfect election laws in exist
ence.
But the end of all this is almost in
sight, for the day is rapidly approaching
when the people of the mining States
will rise IN their might and demand pro-
lection against European pauper anarch-
lists.
The hundreds of thousands of mem
bers of the Junior and Senior Orders of
United American Mechanics and of the
p. s. of A. are solidifying their ranks for
the supreme effort for a pauper-anarchist
seclusion law which will forever keep
away from our shores all undesirable i'm
migrants, and the political party that op-
poses the movement will surely fall by
the WaySide.
We know that we will win, for we are
backed by every Zoe OF anarchism, social
ism and pauper labor, and that means
every lover of his country.
What we need now is the aid of every
newspaper, without regard to party affil-
iations, in stirring up the people that
those not in the mining districts may
realize TO the fullest extent the magni-
tude of the battle against American lib
erty which is being waged by these for
eigners.
God grant that more editors may speed
lily step up beside you and help achieve a
glorious victory IN the fight against these
cattle which Is being carried on by East
ern papers and patriotic leagues.
MAYNE DENMAN.
Courtland, Cal, June 5th.