Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-13
WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING1

HazletoD was without the slightest
provocat ion. The poor fellows mad
been systematically robbed by the
coal companies, and now that they
are starving they are murdered in the
name Of law and order.
Government by injunction has
been improved Upon. We now have
government by massacre. IL is per-
fectly frightful, and, knowing the
condition as I do, my heart is filled
with COMPASSION for the poor victims
OF thus shocking crime. l can see the
blood ooLlng fron their ragged bod
les. and l can also SEQ the pale faces
OF their hat naked wives and their
starv hg children.
Tho Ponnsy lvania miners have
suffered beyond all language to OK
press. Themselves hungry and foot
sore, their wives in rags and their
children dying from hunger, they
have been peaceable and patient to a
degree that ex ties universal wonder,
and yet. as il to mock God, outrage
humanity and shock all Christendom,
thel are ~hot dead in the street us If
they were sO many rabid dogs. Were
only single man Of wealth a coal
opefator-to meet such cruel fate
at the behest of labor, the whole
country would he aroused, and press
and pulpit would demand in thundt
tones that all the powers Of govern
ment be invoked to crush the whole
b. iy of wOrkingmen.
@Ewenty or more bloDdy graves Of
min ers innocently murdered by the
authorities Of law-What the ne for
the Christian ministry tomorrow.
"EUGENE V. DEBs"
There is no excuse. no paliating
circumstance connected with this ont
right murder.
SO far us can be learned, these
harmless. hopeless men. consisting Of
Hungarians. Poles. Lithunians and
Slavs, hound for Latimer for the pur
pose Of inducing the miners thece to
assist them in their efforts to lift
labor from its back to a standing pos
ture, which would enable them to
earn decent, honorable livelihood
for themselves and their families, and
armed only with two pen knives
among 1900 men, we're ruthlessly and
inexcusably shot down by the orders
of a sheriff who was worse than
coward and doubly murderer. The
roll names II dead, S dying and 40
seriously injured as result.
This is question which affects
every home and every tireside. 1t is
amatter concerning which every man
true to his manhood aud to his honor
and in whom there is an abiding love
OF fair play and the freedom which
our forefathers sought to give us,
should interest himself
Is justice 80 far debauched in this
6ANAASuo SouhhJJ 10 lAShL 6O l6T LOSO
sight Of, that, at the behest and COM
mand Of scoundrcl sheriff, his dep
uties may shoot down without excuse
or sufficient reason, the very men " no
made him what he is?
What is this fair land TO come to?
Is slavery, counting in its numbers
the freemen who are the mamstay of
the land, to he reinaugurated? Are
men, elected by the suffrage of these
freemen, to be allowed to murder in
callous indifference and he upheld
by the law?
Are we as IL free people equal in
rights i'll the sight of God and man
to be denied the right to march un.
haudcuffed through our streets OF
are we to DO barrcu down and ,hack.
led at the command of those who
have made their wealth throuvh In.
bors' effortsP
A respect for the law is amono
the dearest Of our principles but who,