The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-24
hearers to vote against the agree
ment.
President Mahoney Speaks.

ment.
President Mahoney Speaks.
Then came the dramatic episode
of the meeting. A grave, steady, low
but penetrating voice was heard over
the entire grounds and far beyond
the confines saying, VOTE THE
WAY YOU HAVE MADE UP YOUR
MINDS TO VOTE-NOT THE WAY
ANYBODY TELLS YOU" Cheers
that could be heard all over Goldfield
greeted this remark. These were the
cheers that proclaimed the freedom
of the Goldfield miners and the death
knell Of l. w. w.
/ PRESIDENT MHONEY HAD
SPOKEN.
In marked contrast to the passion
ed OratOry of St. John was the calm
presentation of facts by E. c. Ma
honey, president of the Western
Federation of Miners, and President
Brown Of the local. who presented
the report of the committee. They
rCfrained from any comments, did
not in any way suggest TO the min
ers which way they should vote. leav-
ing them entirely unbiased in the
premises.
The first article in the agreement
had scarcely been read before there
was a sigh OF satisfaction from the
entire assembly. The wage scale
in effect in the district March Z, 'O7,
shall remain in force and eight
hours shall constitute a days work
for all men under the jurisdiction OIL
the Miners Union.
4 big hurley remarked in a stem
tOrian voice: Il don't seen any slav-
cry in that l don't. The old scale
and eight hours a day for everybody
and all under our jurisdiction. Come
On, let's hear some more
Section followed, reading The
Miners Union shall have jurisdiction
over all men regularly employed in
and around the mines. mills and
smelters, including timbermen, tim
Der trainers, engineers, blacksmiths
and machinists and excepting Super
intendents and Managers"
Again that loud persistent voice
rang out, Can We bate that Injon?'
it said. What more can ye get?'
: followed by loud derisive laughter
from those near enough to hear.
Section was then read and which
is fully quoted above. But little com
l ment was made on this clause, thu
concensus of opinion being that i
: was a very popular measure to have
q larger representation than a ma
ioritv to declare such a serious mat
0 ter as a strike.
t Miners are independent
l. The next section Of the agrecmen
: displayed the spirit of the meetin
Y and the cheerfulness of the miners
$ 1t reads: mo town labor controve1
It sv shall interfere with the Operation
O Of The mines OF the employment {
s tae miners"
e The following expressions wei
a. culled from many in like vein:
n That's right We work. Wha
e do we want to affiliate with dude
a fOr?"
IS "Bully. That's the end to havin
m our noses insulted with perfumer
ly in the hall Let 'em fight their ow
n battles. Now l guess we can tend
be our own affairs
s. Say, | guess the committee don
of know their own business, hey?'
If, Had it not been for the address
by of st. John and one or two othe
SIS the meeting would NJ have cont
ued longer than fiItcol minutes, b
as it was an adjournment was n
er had until after o'clock.
he Throughout the meeting the mine
he preserved the utmost good natu
Id and cheerfulness, laughter and joll
lis being features of the gatheril
in When the question was finally I
in there were so few in favor OF reJe
90 ing the agreement that a count W
,ab considered unnecessary, and the
do suit was announced by the chair.
,ur mediately after the decision v
made known almost half the min
The left the grounds, betraying by tn
hat bouyant manner and smiling fa
-he their qualification over the result
md A wOmans club in New York
en- having row over the election
,es. officers There were sixty tn
red women in the hall when the vote ,
use cast and ninety seven ballots ca
,hu- out of the box. Some of the lac
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