Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-01

son. He soon discovered that ! had
some literary ability and dispensed
with the services of the gentlemen
just mentioned, pressing me into ser
vice to help him. He was in straight
ened financial circumstances. L sym
pathiZed with him and worked day
and night to help him. He augment
ed my salary of s25, minimum union
scale, by the noble sum of So, making
$50 in all per week. For this sum and
in order to help a struggling fellow,
wrote two or three long editorials
daily, edited the telesraphic news and
worked many hours of overtime at ac-
tual mechanical work, for which l did
not charge him a cent.
Mr.. Mcdonald next took an animus
to another member of his staff, Mr..
| Dave Amber, foreman, one of the
cleverest workmen and incest fellows
have ever met, and dismissed him one
morning without moments warming
and without assigning cause. He ap-
pointed me foreman, without extra
pay, until he could, as thought, pro-
cure another man. Three weeks passed
by and l still acted, for charity, and
also for the munificent sum of 50, as
editor, telegraphic editor, foreman,
and general factotum. My position as
foreman was doing an injustice, to
some other union member which |
could not permit to continue.
You will see by this that Mr.. d. d.
was enabled to save at least $40 weekly
in the wages of two office employees
and not content with this was ehdeav-
orlng to save further 81 in foreman's
wages, through my generosity in help
ing him. [ found then, that my
health was being impaired, and asked
him to make other arrangements. On
whose side, then, was the brotheIly
man who saved himself hundreds of
dollars by graciously permitting me to
work; or was the kindness shown by
him who worked heart and soul, day
and night, increasingly and untiring-
ly, in order that his employer might
be able to make ends meet ana get out
of financial difficulties? in face of
this, your readers will be able to
judge of the contemplate meanness of
the reference to procuring railway
tickets for me. They we're half rate
tickets, they did not cost him a cent,
but on the contrary, he saved money
by getting free gift from me of over
time which | otherwise would have
charged. He saved me about $50 in
stead of $50, as be says.
do not wish to discuss the nature
of the wage trouble, which was com
mon as between the Herald owner and
the entire staff. That matter will
continue to remain confidential, so
far as | am concerned.
The objection is made that l have
10 right to mention the name of
of the grandest figures in the worlds
history, and whose name is reverenced
in every public school in the British
Isles. | am thankful that the vagaries
of King George are not possible in
the present day, but cherry George"
and the Herald man much resemble
each other in their capriciousness,
want of common sense and question
able sanity. Who will be Mr. D. d. S
next victim?
Lastly, l am not English, but an
lTishman, and am proud of being
British citizen. | owe no apology for
my presence in the country, which is
due to other than mere mercenary rea-
sons, as 1 have spent about 81, 600 in
railroad and travelling expenses since
coming here and have invested thee
times that amount in the country.
The people are the finest and most
friendly l have ever met, and con-
slider it a great privilege to live
amongst them.
He describes me as being an awful /
sinner and says 1 should be fired from
the Church of God. l have always
understood that the church existed to
save sinners and not to fire them. |.
Anyhow the church is the best place
in the world for such black proved /.
and double-dyed villains as myself
and Mr.. Mcdonald.
Very faithfully yours,
Thos. McVeagh.
WOODS WAS