The bee., 1901-04-11

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business men, was what made them
show so bold n front at that
point. There they were in defiance
of law allowed 10 display openly
upon their persons deadly weapons
meeting with not even as much as
challenge az TO their right to SO do,
and having thus been encouraged,
they naturally became bolder until
we are told, they have arrived at
the point that business men are re-
quired to place themselves on record
as favoring the organizatio or else
be boycotted. An illustration OF this
fact was given there last week.
One Simms who is under bond for
his appearance at next term of cir
cult court TO answer to charge,
called upon one of the business men
and asked him TO do n Job of work
for him. The request was quickly
complied with, but when the work
was about completed, the agitator
had the gall TO ask the workman
whether or not he favored the
Union, and when told he did not,
the idlor at once refused to fulfill his
part of the contract to take the ar
ticle and pay for it, and was right
fully ordered from building without
delay. Honor is a secondary mat
ter with them it would seem, and
this action goes to show they would
force recognition OF the order here
as they have done elsewhere regard
less of the choice of the citizen.
When IL man knows full well that
his employer is opposed to working
men who belong to the Union, and
that man occupies "a lucrative posi-
tion with the company, and at the
same time belongs to the order, does
he show the proper respect for the
company, under whose care he has
thrived for years, 10 conceal the fact
from it?
Rumor says that at one of the
mines over in an adjoining county,
the miners have become tired of pay
ing n per cent of their wages towards
the keeping up of the men in this
county, who have listened to the call
of Woods and company and are
hanging around waiting for the do
nation party 10 come around, have
therefore refused to pay further to-
wards the lost cause.
Reports at hand indicate that the
agitators are now troubled with that
"tired feeling" and are contenplat-
ing Withdrawing from the field. They
fully recognize the fact that there is
no chance for success. with the oper-
ators solidly arrayed against them
and two thousand or more miners
who would rather work than be fed
by charity, stand in their way. So
they are thinking seriously how they
can back down and out with the
least damage 10 their honor. if they
have any.
Last Saturday was handout day
here, with the agitators, and il was
indeed q sad sight 10 see the once
happy miner now with II downcast
look, approach the chief commissary
and nsk for his weeks rations. Men
who were In the habit OF living OF
the fat OF the land, now walk mp and
take few pounds OF beans and fat
meat, with u package of coffee. Less
than half their former rasions was
given them, when they had been
promised full pay andrations ifthey
would only "jine." One amusing
thing occurred, and that was, some
farmers who had never done % days
work In tho mine, came in and
drew their mite along with the
former diamond diggers.
The travelling salesman rs gem
eral thing is IA keen observer of pass
ing events and men. They make n
study of human nature as this busi-
ness requires them TO, ana While |
they don't claim to be mt the top of
the ladder as christians or moralists,
they do abhor rowdy on train.
One day lately one Of these knights !
of the valise was enroute home over
the Henderson division, when the
train was boarded by several men,
bers of the T.. NJ. W., who had been |
quite freely of man killer,
such as is produced ~ Henderson
distilleries and at once they gave |
vent to their feelings by the use of
Oaths and vulgar expressions, which
was disgraceful in the extreme.
This conduct continued from Hen
derson to Sebrce, where they stop
ped over TO enlighten the people
there us to their duties. Think OF
this class OF citizens even being al
lowed to speak in public--men, who
by their talk showed themselves TO
be degraded and unworty of notice,