The Butte inter mountain., 1903-10-30

ernor to take action Immediately IN view OF
the imminent danger threatening this common.
wealth. and be 1t also
Resolved, That committee Of IS, repre-.
sentng organized labor Of Butte and Silver
Bow county, be hereby authorized and EN-
powered to at once proceed to Helena ana
present respectfully this petition TO the Hon
J. X. 1oolc, governor OF the state of Montana,
for his most serious end careful considerations
and be 1t also
Resolved. That the chairman Of this meet
ing shall appoint and select the members oi
this committee of IS from the various unions
affiliated vi II III. Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Assembly,"
From the time that Chairman Doyle intro
dnecd the first speaker until the final vote on
the resolutions presented, the vast audience
sat with tapt attention, only interrupting 10
applaud.
Doyle Opens Meeting
In opening the meeting Chairman Frank
Doyle, president Of the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Assembly, announced H. purpose.
II stand here" said Mr. Doyle, "as the
representative Of the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Assembly. We are not here to con
dcmn one side or The other. II there Is any.
thing IN our power to assist IN rcopenng the
mines We are here TO do it,
y. T. King of the Clerks union was the first
speaker introduced.
81 voice the sentiments Of my union in say
ing that we are not conderniug either Mr.
llcnac OF the Amalgamaed company, said
Mr. King, but things have come to such
pass, not only IN this city. but throughout the
state. that we, as workinRmcn, feel that the
time is here or the union intn to act.''
Recent SANDERS.
Mr. King made way for William Cunning
liam Of the Miners union lie was not s'intinR
IN his words Ut condemnation Of the base slam
dcrs east upon the Miners Union by f.
Augustus Iicinzc in front of the courthouse
Tuesday afternoon.
"Ihe point is. the workingmcn and miners
have been slaudcrcd. aud ii is cur duty TO
resent it tonight. ! attended the mass meeting
III front of the courthouse and the statements
made there were gall aud wornlwood. The
party who made the slandcrous remarks was
at home where he stood, for he was under
Mullins rules.
Some Of the men whose voices are
heard loudcsi in protest were those who voted
for this condition.
zone Of the pceuliaritics OF man Is habit
We are afflicted with what is known as the
Judge habit. loud applausc) The open
season for this habi, occurs every four years
When an lrshnian sees head he wants to
hit il, and when some people see a judge they
want TO grab him. 1t is necessary TO break
them Of this habit. The Miners union broke
one Judge OF the jaekrabbt habit and We vail
break someone else of the Judge habit.
Wages.
The scale OF wages for miners was cstab.
Used some 2s years ago hy the Miners union,
aud when II is necessary to maintain that scale
the miners viii do it wihou, the assistance OF
any man who Is charitably inclined for the
time being. The workingmen OF this camp
will not put their destnies into the hands of
any man or corporation. II the party who
made the slandcrous statements wished to
relieve the situation, why did he stand there
and SANDER the men who were willing and
ready to do all in their power to assist IN
opening the mines. II that party desired the
opening Of the mines he started out with the
wrong idea and wrong methods. He was not
giving evidence OF the fact by his arguments
Gus Frankel, Secretary Of the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Assembly, followed Mr..
Cunningham.
Mr.. Frankel announced that the workingmen
have been separated from their tools aud that
the meeting was for the purpose of restoring
them.
Widespread Misery.
when we see -such widespread misery.
starvation and want confronting us as result
of this shutdown we are led to believe that
there is something radically wrong with the
laws OF Montana.
III We cannot get relief here we can at least
call upon the legislature to afford it. We have
no iIlaTfti WIFI any cbrpuIalioH, bHl VIC CdH'
not abide ISLANDERS perpetrated in public by
public men. We will not leave our welfare or
scale oi wages TO the tender mercies oi any
party or corporation"
Barney Lindsay of the Stationary I'm.
pnccrs' union stirred the house to high
pitch OF enthusiasm i'll short but iorceiu talk
in which he severely arraigncd the ones who
had brought about the shutdown.
"lhis matter resolves itself into one central
feature, and that il that must call upDn the
governor TO convene session OF the lcgisla.
ture and demand OF that .ody equitable and
fair treatment OF everyone concerned.
We do not want any mans charity. and to
the man who offered charity | would hurl The
infamous insult back into his face with con-
tempt.
You have heard the cry 10 shut out the
octopus from tile state, 10 drive it forever from
cur midst. You have been told to down the
Amagamat.d company AT all hazards. Sou
lave done it, You have shut it down. and
now may ask, how do you like it? | believe
you have had touch OF it. The man who
advocates such proceedings is your enemy,
and seeks only TO bind you as his slave and
tool eernay.
Need of Extra Session.
We should impress upon the mind OF the
governor the necessity OF an extraordinary scs-
sion Of the legislature TO pass an equitable law.
Ne will never agree thai a law which per-
mits the paralyzng of such vast industry on
mere legal technicaty is not wrong.
'lhe dcmagogue who advises you TO CON
denim a corporation because 1t is antagoni5tic
10 him should receive the stamp ol disapproyal
from every iair-ninded workingman in the
country.
II believe If we go as a common people to
| Helena and demand justice from the governor
we will get it, II law exists that allows the
| taking OF bread out of our mouths, is It not