Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-18

| DSSih u AHcll away. It Is airt0QN melt ing away. These men on horseback. these grub stakers, these bufro punch CTS. will not dig gold for ot1er men," ] l"l ou bet they WOn't.' shouted Il big 1 lunSed fellow The real miners have got to get underground and stay there! You understand? Stay there! And i they will want somebody on top to look after their interests They'll want a union if you don't but, l tell you. you short term miners will want u union before February is out" l In such W.se he argued, and even Kelly admitted the truth of what h,. sald. Others spoke, srizzed old fel- lows from other districts. men who had given up all hope of discovering d lead i for themselves; men with families t3 feed and educate, who had fallen to contcltnent With q good wage and l steady job. But in some of the speeches q note Of Lit elNe.ss 1ova1zl Valley Sprl. -ss made itself heard. Sk,z town Lad begun to hate the valley as the hone of those who lived on the la Dor of others. and some of those in the valley, a$ Raymond well knew, eN- pressed thcif contempt of those who dWelt ill tle Sky by calling them "red neckS, i'll aIiuS0n to their tanned or drink inhamed faces. Politically the l two towns were aiaeady as wide apart as tlla poes and references to this di- ViSion Were numerous during the even ing. The county was divided against itself and hopelessly imbttered. ana BoZle was eager to be free from the valley
 Kelly, weary Of the wrangle. touchel Raymond OH the arm and turned to- ward the door. X big miner, detecting this movement, shouted out Heres Kelly taking a snoak.'
 Instantly Kelly was seized. a couple of braWnE fellows lifted him to the bar. and so, towering oyer them all. the bi@ p"6Spector took off his hat and. Wit.4 smiling conpoSure, said: Boys. I wish ye well. I make no objection to the 1 plans, but why should l, an old bu1ro puncher bother me head about un- i ion: No one is cuttin my wages. No one is shortenin' my hours of labor. Besides and here he broke into a broad smile-"I'm an employer of labor meself.'
 "DoWn wid 'im.' shouted Munro
 "To what extent!' asked anothnr.
 sTo tue whole of five men-not count in meseH,' answered Kelly with ro- guish grin. And I'm a har-r-rd mas ter'
 A roar of laughter responded to his jest.
 'DoWn with the onpressor of labor,' shouted Munro of with s head"
 Kelly playfully struck at him witi} his hat and then became serious. Now. boys, let me tell you. I hon estly don't think you need a union. The landscape is wide up here; there's a chance for every man in the hills. believe in the big, free land. When any man tries to corner me, 1 take me mule and strike out into the wild coun- 1 try. l have no fear of the Red Star Mining company nor any other, and you needn't. 1 do not oppose the un- lon. Mind what I'm sayin'. It's well enough for those who believe in it and made it. but lave me out of it. The Kellys will take care of them selves''
 Larned was on the box before Kelly had time to get down and, leveling his finger at him, cried out sharply:
 That's all well and good for you, Matt Kelly. q skilled prospector. man with d paying mine already, but how about these men who have no skill in finding gold. who are working for money to start themselves q home: How about those who are hoping to bring their families here and clothe and educate them? They are not so fond of all outdoors. They haven't even the mule and the grub stake. They are holed up five hundred or a thousand feet underground, working for company. and this company. tell you has no regard for it's hands. Their interests are not those of the miner You may blarney all you like. but the miners must look out for their own interests, just as the employer hires lawyers and agents to look after l his.''
 "Very true.' replied Kelly calmly. "I'm not objectin' to that. Organize | and take care O labor's interests but don't ask me, an employer of labor, to throw up me hat when you vote to raise the wages of me five men. HI fight scandalous"-
 "Go it, Kelly You have him on three legs and goin'." shouted a was, and, amid the laughter that followed. Kelly leaped down and made for the door.
 When Raymond overlook him again he was in talk with lean young fel- low with large, bright eyes, who had the tone of an old and bitterly disap- pointed man.
 Kelly introduced him. Rob, shake hands with MT. Dolan, correspondent of the Valley Springs News. Jim, this l 3c p,v now mariner"