The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-02

be biased by our surroundings, sometimes.
Ard liable to err. We are all human.
'rO err is human and to forgive divine.'
You claim IL must know that the ma
pority Of men voted against the strike.'
7 don't know any such Il thing / do
know that, as a last resort to have their
rights adjusted. they voted unanimously
Tor strike. Therefore, it is Il malicious
lie to say they did not vote for strike.
1t is the last resort, when everything else
failed, and the operators got month S
truce.
1t is not for you to say, dear doctor,
whether the miners will thank me or not.
They have too much good sense to waste
tine in making either you or me popular.
They are fighting for honest right-not
to waste time in looking you and me up
to make us vain. We are human. If we
seek for thanks and popularity, we are
liable, dear doctor-the both of us-to get
left and out of a job. Look out for No. /
is All excellent principle for self-preserva-
ton. Better stick to the TRUTH as you
say. Don't eXaggerate. When some of
the greatest cOal-land owners will write
you TO endorse vicious statements about
miners being IL lot of anarchists; when
no more trouble exists in this town than
around the doctors home or the most
respectable portion Of Scranton: when
some will write a priest that miners are
mostly druniards; when you see such "
ing reports in the press; when you think
of how people in this and the Wyoming
valley had to pay taxes for soldiers in
1Sii-no reason to place them in Ply
mouth at that time: when YOU know the
peril and poverty these poor working
men have to endure-is it not time. dear
doctor. to change your attitude, even at
the expense of a little fame?
Why, l can take Il number of old men
from my parish belonging to temperance
societies, and challenge you to give an
exhibition drill In the armory of Scran-
tcn--Hnd if you or the community can
say that they would counsel lawlessness,
| will give 500 to the charitable institu-
tions. of Scranton-and l am a poor man
at that doctor. You ask. does Father
Comerford "approve of insults and in
timidation hcaped by strikers, etc. Ask
the cen munity, strikers, supcrintcndents
Of v orks here. No. he does not, but he
doesn't believe everything he sees and
hears in the newspapers. John Mitchell,
the miners. any true American citizen,
doesn't approve, and could not approve,
no more than the dear DR.. Mcleod.
There has been no intimidation or inter-
ference here-yet instrumentation in
papers claimed rioting. You are not in
tolch with both sides, You ought to
Enow there is great misrepresentation of
facts in the press. ''rhe chief strength of
the strike does not lie in Intimidation"
1t is false; it lies in the intelligent. sober.
ps aceable and law-abidinG attitude of the
miners, fighting for justice under an able.
conservative, honest and Just man-John
Mitchel--who stands for peace and haf-
luonious relations between miners and
operators.
Get over, dear doctor, to the defense of
tue rCor mans cause. Wealth. power
prestige, Is on the side of the rich. Use
your influence in trying to adjust the re-
rights. If they can be brought together
they and we will all be happy They will
bless and love You if you aid in settling
this battle for right and like wise
good. Christian minister, help Pour oil
on the troubled warers'' even if YOU have
to say something they don't like. Don't
loose faith in the poor miners. Good bye
dear doctor! God bless YOU. Friendly
feelings. y, j. Comerford.
Archibald, Pa.