Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-19
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WHITTIER ARE VIZ DRIFTING.

The iollozing frum the much crit
cised Eugene V. Debs IS TO the pom;
The shooting OF the miners neal
Ha1letop was without the slightest
p~rovoeetion. The poor fellows had
been Systematically robbed by tie
coal companies, and now that the,
are starving they are murdered in the
name OF Law and order.
Government by injunction Ia:
been improved Upon. We no base
government by massacre IL l. per
fectly fightiul. and. knoxing the
condition as I do. my heIriis TILED
with compassion for the poor victims
OF this shocking crime. l can see the
blood oozinG from their ragged bod.
les, and l can also { tie pale faces
OF their half naked wives and their
starving children
The Pennsylvania MINERS Lave
suffered beyond all language 20 ex-
press Themselves hunEr! and foot
sore, their wives in rags and iLciT
children DYING from hunger, they
hAve been ~peaceable and patient TO a
degree that exrites universal wonder.
and yet, as il 10 mock God. outrage
humanity ind shock all ChristaudOD.
they are shot dead in the street Is IL
they we're 50 many rabid dogs. Were
only a single man OF wealth Il onal
operator-to meet such a cruel fate
at the behest OF labor. the whole
country would be aroused. and press
and pulpit would demand in thunder
tones that all the powers OF. govern
ment be invoked to crush the whole
body OF workmgmen.
Twenty or more bloody graves Of
miners i~nnocenily murdered by the
authorities OF lax-xhat d :heme for
the Christian ministry tomorrow.
-ErGESE V. DEgs
There Is no EXCUSE no palGating
circumstance connected with this out
right murder.
So far as can be learned. these
harmless, hopeless men. consisting OF
Hungarians. Poles. Lithunians AID
SlATs, bound for Latimer for the pur
pose OF inducing the miners there to
assist them in their efforts TO lift
labor from its back to a standing pos
ture. Which would enable them to
earn a decent, honorable livelihood
for themselves and their families. and
armed only with two pen knives
among 1900 men. we're ruthlessly and
i~nexcusably shot down by the orders
OF a sheriff who was worse than a
coward and doubly a murderer. The
roll names q dead. D dying and ~
seriously injured IL a result.
This Is a question which affects
every bone and every tireside. 1t is
a matter concerning which every man
true to his manhood and to his honor
and in whom there Is an abiding love
Of fair play and the freedom which
our foreiathers sought to give W.
should interest himself.
Is justice SO far debauched in this
glorious country; Is right 80 far lost
sight Of, that, at the behest and com
mand OF a scoundrel sheriff. his den.
utiss may shoot down without excuse
or sufficient reason. the very men who |
made him what he isY
What il this fair land TO come TOT?
Is clarery. counting in its numbers
the freemen who are the ma,nstay OF
the land. to be reinaugurated? Are
men. elected by the suffrage OF these
freemeu, TO be allowed TO murder in
callous indifference aud be upherJ
by the lsS?
Are we as a free people equal in
nights in the sight OF God and man
TO be denied the right to march lin.
handcufed through our streets or
are We TO be barred down and shack.
led at the command OF those who
have made their wealth through Ia.
bors' efforts?
a respect for the law is among
the dearest Of our principles but wbeI,
men are used with less consi ieratiou
than The dogs Of the street, tho Inn.
mas come TO AJAX; Whittier are We Jtit,.
mgr near what shoals do we in
oanger spend u days? iiow il tina
thing 70 end?
We do not question the rivh, =,
those who arc 90 POSTPONED To m.
desvor 10 maintain the law n, ,bo
land, but we do think that before ,,ev
see tit TO inconsequsntly shoot down
their follow men, they shall have iut
and reasonable cause for their ac.
ton.
We o in this event no justification
and no Reuse. limo may furnish
them, with further deveiopemen,s.
but under present infor nation. they
did that which was wholly uncaIIcd
for and which leaves a stain Upon the
nations reputation for ~jus'ice and
the equality Of tie subjects.
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