The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-07-20
NEIHART. MONTANA. JULY 20, 1895.

remedy may be had. Who is next?
was formally introduced to the
distinguished gentleman and pro-
ceeded to speak my piece. told
him the woes which threatened my
friends. [ told him that | had no
time for mandatory measures in bus
mess. That 1 saw no reason why
his store might not have run on, it's
manager treating our citizens as
equals, dealing generally in the spir-
it of friendship, and making himself
factor in our general welfare. The
store really held tower of advan-
tage by reason of its ownership. 1t
held the upper hand in all things,
so long as fairness characterized its
dealings. did not blame miners
who rebelled against the imperative
and pestilential command. l felt
sure that the town would back the
miner in his struggle for freedom.
If I earn my money, whose business
is it where | trade? ! told him |
was extremely glad to meet him but
that he could not hope to coerce our
people.
O'HoULIGAN-I present to you
Mr.. Canoodle.
CANOoDLE-I know not what |
may add to the remarks of my
worthy predecessors, except that ]
concur to the opinions expressed by
them. We are all backwoodsmen,
and necessarily deprived of a great
many advantages enjoyed by the
inhabitants of older communities.
Butwe forego these pleasures in the
hope of building an Inheritance for
our children, where they shall know
the freedom which nature gives, and
grow in the strength and beauty Of
their surroundings. We have never
known coercion. And beyond de-
cent respect for the nations laws and
the rights of our neighbors we live a
free and happy people.
O'HoULIGAN-Next we will hear
from Mr.. Cadeevis, the oldest resi-
dent of the village.
CADEEvIs- i can state that what
these gentlemen have said is true.
| have lived long in these noun
tains, and never yet knew the oppres-
sion of corporate greed. But my
friends tell a sad tale, that they must
spend their wages at such place or
lose their jobs. Such conditions are
foreign to our notions of freedom
and their enforcement at Jayville
can only be looked upon in the light
of grievous calamity.
O'HooLIGAN-Mr. ROCKEFELLER,
Mr.. Doodaddle.
DooDADDLE-I want to say that
| am very friendly to the manage
ment of the Jumbo mine, and my
self have no grievance against the
company. But my friends say they
have a sort of kick a-coming, and
suppose it is true; but l think the
matter could be fixed up in some
way. We want the mine to run,
and-and-as for myself, i really
have no grievance against the Jum-
bo people.
This last timorous speech gave the
soop new courage, for he thought he
had one friend on the committee.
Doodaddle was indeed no friend of
his, but he was one of the few mealy-
mouthed, hinching, and half smooth
suckers who would crawl through a
mile of gas-pipe to get handout
from the mining king.
ROCKEFELLER then addressed them:
| believe, if ! have understood your
mission, you do not want us to con-
duct store in Jayville.
O'HoULIGAN-No; that is not our
cause. But we do most seriously
object to the coercive system, the
imperative command, and will not
permit it to prevail in our town with
out most vigorous struggle. We
appeal to your sympathies, and your
humanity, to hel p us save the town.
We foresee that your success will
lead to the establishment of similar
institutions by other corporations, un-
til not only will our local tradesman
be crowded out, but the better class
of our miners, who are to-day the
flower of mental and physical strength
the best laborers as we'll as the best
citizens to be found in any cline,
will remove to other fields, their