Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-27
to the attention of the people at large
I'M almost intnlerahle Statt of uffai11

to the attention of the people at large
I'm almost intolerable state of atfaira
that has been directly caused by the
republican trust breeding legislation.
| From 100000 miners huts in Pennsyl.
vania cry goes UP against She strar-
i Cling trust system: want and suffer
ing pinc3, the faces and wither the
limbs of the miners children: there i'm
that vast region OF stunted pines AMI
| hlacllencd hills. where over worlie |
men dig anil blast out the fuel that
turns every wheel of American indus
try the workings OF the trust system,
can be clearly observed. The WORD
has gone forth from republican head
quarters thai The .Awerican people ar
expected to rally i'll response to th@
slogan OF "the full dinner pail Jus,
| here let us observe how full the din
ner pail OF the Pennsylvania mine.
really is. The republican coal trust.
boast of the fact that it pays its mel
| SLIGO per day where il formerly paid
s1.4n or less. But when the miner,
w"re working for Sl.A.o Il day they
/ worked full time. They now work
| only three days Il week for about
| $3.50.
Mining powder is; manufactured fo
about 20 cents ii lScg. The miner is.
| forced 10 buy il from the republican
coal trust for -. Il ksg ii profit OF
over 300 per cent.
! The miner is required to trade a,
by The cashier. He is thus forced to
the nccessari.,s of life than he would
/ pay at an outside store. But If he does
not patronizc the company store he
! is discharged without money or char
acter DO you see the handiwork of
democracy i'm this?
\ The Laws calls for the semi-monthly
rnN of the miners. The republican
coal trust in spite OF the law. pays
! them monthly Eight hours is the
usual days work. The republican coal
+ trust forces it's 100000 SLAVES to work
I ten lonrs.
y ton oil coal i'm The mining region
IS legally rcrkoncd at 2.aiO pounds.
The republican coal trust forces its
Victims To dig as much as 1850 pounds
Tor ton. lnjunctons are ATTAINED by
the masters TO prevent outside butch
ers from selling meat TO the laborcrs.
The miners live i'm trust houses
costing about $3.50 each. For these
they pay II rent amounting to 22 per
cent of the value of the house.
Thus the great republican trust, 50
haiasscd by democratic persecution,
profits about rs follows.
! House rent. as compared with house
value, % per cent.
/ Excess prizes of company store. 40
per cent.
Profits on powder eNtortioli. 800 per
cent.
Extra time of miners enforced labor
per day. % per cent.
Extra Illegal weight of coal per ton,
- per cent.
Average miners wages per week of
three days. s..
is ii amy wonder that with all these
mercilcss percentages to contend with
there are thousands, of miners who do
not receive as much as 10 cents cash
i'm wages from one years end to the
other!
We commend these facts to the ait
tention of the Hannaitcs and the rabitl
portion OF the republican press. The
democrats have nothing whatever to
do with the Pennsylvania republican
coal trust They have brewcd their
own mess of poltagc and must stand
to it.
Perhaps the miners will of their
own accord vote for William Mckinley
this fall. and then again perhaps they
sill vote fer him because they are
compelled TO do so. In either case
however, they should remember that
/ their misfortunes have not been
caused by any of the plans or policy
of the democratic party.