Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-02
LIN GARLAND

Vi HooululH COWBOYS anu SUN pretenus
| to he kcepin' the peace. If you want
to help the cause of labor, Jack, me
| boy, close the saloons while this strike
is going on, protect the women and
children, arrest and throw out the men
that blew up the Red Star mine-you
know who they are
| II do not" said Munro.
Kelly was lionlike in his wrath, and
| the group of labor leaders covered be.
| fore him like revealed conspirators.
| Only Munro seemed unabashed.
| That's all well enough to demand,
| Matt, but to carry it out Is another
story"
Because yerc one o. them" answer
ed Kelly. you boast Of your power.
Ye're man of education-some say
| military education. You know what
discipline is, but when it comes to con-
| trolling your men from insulting
| strangers and abusing women you set
down. Now, listen to me. This is
my last word on this subject. We are
neutral. We have had no part in this
row, and we will take none. Go on,
work out ye're jackass plan, rouse the
whole state, make political issue of
yourselves, but lave Raymond and Kel-
ly out Of it. Lave our men alone. They
are satisfied and earnin' good wages.
AS for my good advice, take it or
lave it. If you take it We win; If you
lave 1t We lose. / am for peace. I've
done everything man could do to
kape the peace; / must do SO. Every
thing have in the world is here-the
mine, me wife and the babies. l want
no quarrel with amy man, especially
with miner, for l have worked for
wages half me life, but tell ye once
more, boys, this mob business must
not circle round that little cabin over
there. If wan of your loafers SO much
as puts his toe against my door I'll kill
him where he stands"
| He ended with hearse intensity
that silenced the men who listened,
and after n pause Raymond remarked,
very quietly:
II stand with Kelly on this matter.
Is there anything further you want to
say?"
Brock shook his heavy shoulders, as
if to clear himself Of a weight, and
| clumsily rose. II reckon that's all
you stay out?"
I'VE stand clear" said Raymond.
Carter fumbled for his hat, "Of
| course you mustn't think we blame
you, Kelly. You are right enough from
! your point of view, but what would be-
come of labor If we all stood asidcY'
II don't know" said Kelly. "There
are wise men who have studied this
problem-Hennery Cargo, for instance
-ye might look into his way. I'm dom
sure your ways of violence will never
cure the evil"
AS they stood OH the threshold Brock
spoke with vicious sneer, We'll re-
port your answer
AS the door closed behind them Ray
mond turned to Kelly with look of
| great solemnity. Matt, this means
war for u.s."
Munro will stand between us and
the union"
II doubt it, Matt. His power will
vanish the moment he goes against the
wishes of the miners. lie couldn't
| feed his men and their horses without
the union. He is In their pay, for al
his boasting."
Kelly looked thoughtful. "That is
true"
Matt, you better take the wife and
babies down to the valley"
1--WE spoken of that. but the little
wife will not go without me-"
"Then you must go. 1t is not safe
for them here. The people below are IL
deadly earnest. They're coming w
here with an army next time. You bet
ter take your little family and get out. ,
II can't do that. can't leave here
Do you take the wife and the boys
down to the Springs Willie l stay herr
and see that the work goes on"
They tossed this duty to and fro
each arguing in favor of the other, til
Raymond said, Every we'll; let's leave
| it to the wife"
As they stepped out into the nigh
Kelly cried out: Here comes the snow
Munros pickets have Il hard night be
fore them"
Kelly's sons were fast asleep in thci
bed, but the small mother still sat n
her sewing, her head lmloed with lamp
light.
I'm glad you've come" she said
My heart is lonely without Ann. d.
you rsink she'll ever come back. Rob?
Il hope SO, L. 'ou ~. but his vote.
had no heart!nc:s Of co,.*lction in it.
I'm glad she's away-just now,'
said Kelly, coming straight to business
as usual. And Rob thinks you'd bettel
so down to the Springs also"
And leave you here, Matt Kelly?
will not. You'd be sure to get into
trouble at once. If l 90, you co.
Kelly looked at Raymond with Q
comical lift OF one eyebrow. "rhat set
ties tive stny!'
There's going to be trouble" warn
ed Raymond, land you ought not to be
here, Mrs. Kelly"
"The flghtin' will not be on the hill
You said so yerself, Matt"
II did, and think SO still, but at the
same time 'twould be safer far If you
and the lads were In the Springs"
What has happened tonight, Matti
You were not SO blue when you went
out"
He told her quietly while she rocked
to and fro in her low chair. She seem
ed scarcely to listen, but Mt the end she
said: you did right. l am heartslcl,
OF these drinkln', carousin' miners who
go about making trouble for others.
The most of them have no one but
themselves. and they don't care what
they do. If Jack Munro is the man he
BOASTS himself to be all the time, he'll
come In here and protect his friends"
Jack Is UP against hard streak o.
weather. He's either got to stand in
with the union OF put UP the money to
feed and take care of his men and
horses, and that's no small item when
the SHOWS have covered the grass. If
he should join us, his power would be
gone. He can't"-
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