The Philipsburg mail., 1897-03-12

for the men whom you would call pro-
fessiOnal union men, as term OF re-
proach. we might not be able today to
tell you that you arrived here from
state in which the toiler receives less
remuneration for his days toll than
does his brother who delves in the hills
of the Gibraltar of labor in America.
AS for me. my motto has always
been practical and never once i'll my
life was I made the subservient tool to
political demogOgue, and 1T is very
inconsistent for a man of your llk, who
no later than last fall, on pretense of
advocating the cause of unionism. saw
fit to make public property affairs of
secret nature which were intrusted to
you to attack men who have won the
honor and respect of their fellows.
Mr. Fitzgerald, you may take excep-
tions to my statement that you are
political tool. but is it not a fact that
last fall in the presence of dozen
men with whom you are well acqualn-
ted, that | gave you evidence which
would Justify you in making fight for
the principles which were advocated
by every leader of organized labor since
its inception? This information was
given you with the view that you
would do the case justice. as was your
duty. Have you ever siucc pat the
proof that was given you to the test?
In making your accusation of profes-
sional uniOnism and nOn-wOrk. allow
me to state that 1 have been a resident
of Granite for the past nine years and
| during that time | have become part
owner in thirteen different mining
claims, which property is in my pos
session today. Sorry | am, Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, that | ever blazed trail for
shysters.
You may accuse men who fought
for union and for union principles.
when you were sojourning on the
"mush and milk route OF being pro-
fessiOnal unionists, but, thank God,
no living man can come up and accuse
us of being political unionists. Mr..
Fitzgerald. | refer to the action OF
the Black Pine Miners Union, in in
dorsing IA certain candidate Tor tho
legislature in the recent campaign.
Speaking of professional unionism,
I would state that during my connec-
tion with the Granite Miners Union
I never derived any benefits thercfrom,
sick or otherwise nor would l had
taken Il trip to Salt Lake, San Fran
CISCO, ana OIler polll'N vi ih'cicH''
How about you, Joe Bush:
Further on you prate about the
money which WAS the product Of you,
horny hand Allow me to state thai
the callors on my hands will stand fa
vorablo comparison with that Of the
"hard quartz miner from BLACK
Pine.
Now, Mr.. Fitzgerald, the snag upol
which you have stubbed your toe is ;
little grievance which exists between
the Granite Miners Union and th'
Wes tern Federation Of Miners. Thi
difficulty will be adjusted by repre-
sentatiyes of both sides vino will no
} take heed of petty spites or jealousie
which you would infuse in the contro
l versy. You and the public will fin(
some consolation in the fact that thes'
men, unlike you, have no dirty liner
{ to air.
, Mr. Fitzgerald, the shafts of iniquit.
which you thrust at me will Ill tn
end prove to be your poison.
t can back every statement made i
t this communication with facts. Ca
you say as much:
Right forever on the scaffOld,
t Wrong forever on the throne. -
L James G Duffy.