West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-03
%Ringwood, January 3, 1907.
Letter from a Coal Miner.
Editor Argus


coal miner, member and official of
local union No. a57, United Mine
Workers, and third vice president
of the State Federation of Labor of
Vest Virginia.
Stthe onset 1 want to say that l
did everything in my power to de-
feat Senator Montgomery two years
ago, because at mat time was led
to believe just suchS malicious lies
as this fellow who calls himself
s'Pick Miner" would have us coal
miners believe now.
AS to Warner, he rs unspeakable,
and 1 think "Sam" is as able now
10 take care of "Bill" as he was two
years ago. Suffice to say, it "Sam"
J. yot& to confirm Warner, and the
vote should be made public, he
would inherit the hatred of every
honest, self-respecting coal miner,
nor only in this state, but wherever
Warner was known. Now, ''Pick
Miner" if you had one drop Cf
honest union blood in your unclean
c you would have signed your
name to your dirty, lying harangue
against Sam Montgomery, the mi
ners' friend. You are not a ''pick
miner" You do not live at New
burg, and you evidently are not a
citizen of Preston county. If you
were you would not tell such palpa-
bic lies as to say that "Sam failed
20 get a single delegate in Preston
county"
The truth is, the coal miners gen.
orally remained true to Senator
Montgomery and secured for him
the only delegates hat he did get in
\ Preston county.
New, you fraud "pick miner, " do
Pu think you can fool the coal mi
s Of this county by bringing up
anne old cry Of "B. & o."
Bst Sam Montgomery You
ard. If you know, as you claim,
. "Sam secured his nomination
the free use of B. & O. DOODLE"
whY were you afraid to sign your
amer An honest union man is
ger afraid to sign his name to any
tIcle he publishes, and a union
liner never fails to do so when he
ssalls n whom he believes to be
euemy.of organized labor.
Every thinking man in this coun-
try knows that the ''gang" that hates
Sam Montgomery, like l hate a COW
ard, would have exposed him and
forced his resignation from the SEN
ate long ago.
If he had secured his nomination
as state senator BY fraud and the
free use of money; if your charges
were true, Senator Montgomery
would now be a disgraced man and
an outcast instead of one Of the
strongest and most in duential mem
bers Of the senate.
! Amy fair-minded man who follows
the course of Preston's senator in
1905 will gladly support HIM for re.
election if he is a candidate, unless
ne should forsake the PLAIN people
khis election, and this is not though.
of for a minute by people who know
the nan But the intelligent coal
miners fully understand that he will
not be able 70 please his traducers
unless they can control his every
action, and this is not likely.
"Pick Miner" fraud, do you think
we real coal miners are so ignorant
that you can cry "Fellow Servants
Bill" and turn any miner against
ssm1 We ali know this bill did not
mention the coal miners or give them
any protection whatever. More than
this, you lie when you say "rThat
Sam Montgomery voted against the
fellow servants bill"
Now, il you really lived at New
burg and we're an honest miner, you
would be trying to organize and bet
ter the condition Of the coal miners
m and around Newburg, and not
~ 20 defend that scayenger Warner
whom the governor picked up in
10 ana appointed mine Inspector,
mpleiely ignoring the claims Of
tousands Of honest, decent, Chris
0ap coal miners who are citizens Of
West Virginia. 'Fraud" had better
81 slow the miners are on to your
c~ussedness. More may follow. Very
eincercig H. II. Cross.
Tunnelfon, w. Va, Jan. ?, 1907.
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ginning az 81 obstinate case Of nasal c..
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