The copper era., 1903-08-27

there. The Kellys object to the work
going out of the Territory, unless they
carry it out themselves and reap a
richer harvest than they could by
doing it in their own shops or else
where in the Territory. oh, cOnsis-
tency!" Thy name is Kelly.
THE Bisbee Review, having been
driven into a corner by the ERA in
regard TO the effect of the eight-hour
law on the mining interests of the
territory, applies that old ribald
lest about Pete Kitchen to the
editor of the ERA, and further states
that the ERA editor is sadly de-
ficient in gray matter" y news
paper that is so low down in the
scale of decency as to refer to the in
cident of the man from Mexico in its
editorial columns, should be de-
barred from every home circle.
Had the editor of the Review any
self-respect or decency he would blush
with shame at this maudlin attempt
at wit, which can only be tolerated in
brOthel of the lowest type. An editors
morality can best be judged
by his writing. The statement in the
same article that the editor of the ERA
is deficient in resources attained
from deep study into chronological
facts will be passed by without COM
ment The editor of the Review has
met with temporary success in the
newspaper business which has swelled
| his head out of all proportion
/ to his mental development, and is
egotistical enough to believe that the
vacuum caused by The expansion is
| filled with "gray matter" but in
this opinion he stands -eminently
alone. Like most young men who
make their first success in life, he
imagines that he is the''whole cheese"
and he looks down with scOrn upon
others who have been less fortunate.
He measures success by dollars
and cents only. In his debauched
attempt at wit, and in his coarse state
ment and reflections concerning the
editor of this paper he displays lack of
courtesy due from one straightforward
gentleman to another. An editor who
cannot argue or discuss political
question through his paper without
becoming personal and abusive, and
above all else obscene, is certainly not
well equipped mentally for the news
paper business. His article displays
total lack of know Wedge of the effects
of the eight-hOur law or willful disre-
| gard of truth. After first stating that
| the cause of the labor trouble in Yav-
apai county was due to the same. he
now attempts to deny it, and claims
/ that at any rate the trouble is con-
| fined to only a few mines that are be-
| ing worked on stock deals for eastern
| suckers, which is "A bear-faced false
hood, for ii there is one place in Ari-
IONA that has stood the test of sys-
tematic mining and progress it is
lavapai county. Some of her
/ best mines are shut down, and
! -
what depressed, 50 much So that the
/ board of trade of Prescott took up the
matter and tried To arrange Il settle
ment, but without success. The Re
view in its lame attempt to crawl out
of its responsibility for the passage of
! the eight-hour law. attempts to make
people believe that there are no
troubles except in Gavapai county.
and that at any rate the miner is bene-
fitted by the law. The article most
considering that labor matters have
been adjusted III this district.
which they have, but at IA
loss to the miners of ten per cent. cut
on their wages, and also n correspond
ing loss to the companies in time AS
there are at least two thousand miners
employed in the district the direct
loss to them is $500 day, or nearly
500, 900 per year to say nothing of the
loss 10y the strike. which amounted to
at least 500. 900 more. Is it any wonder
that Clifton, Morenci and Metcalf are
dull? The Review says the ERA has
been on all sides of this question,
which every reader of the paper knows
is misrepresentation of the facts
When the Review was hammering at
the legislature day by day for the
passage of this law. the ERA was
almost the only paper in the Territory
that opposed it, and then predicted
the exact results which followed the
passage of the law. 1t stated then
that the passage of the law, while
shortening the hours. would have the
effect of reducing the days earnings
of the miners, or in closing down
many Of the mines. The ERA agrees