Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-01-20

dluk0 Ol1k.e. AZ 81
He Is dresser OF the "Ysaioy typs''
flashing diamoaas frem head -
foot diamonds earned With blood
money earned iron crushed Aodies,
moved down BY nilitiA 81 eeAstAh1-
larry forces. The glistsalnG Aia-
monds-if tAsy eeu1l tell ne steTy
LOT the homes destroyed. 81 ~ an
guish left behind. the elrsss - moa
tortured ana sent to prison, ~ union
men murdered in cold bleed BY he
mine operators. ana their bodies left
ito wither through the nountal1
range of the Rockies from Idaho
to Arizona, in fact the history Of the
"Hinka Dink" diamonds Is the his
tory OF all precious stones, NO mat
tier who wears them. be. he q million
aire, or hobo with nothing to do but
tramp around the world; q special
detective agent, mine operator or the
"Hinka Dink" class. Their story is
identical all the way through. We
will take tho Workingmall's Elk
change for instance. For i've ceAts
you can get what is known as an ex-
ira large schooner. II you are "Auah"
with money why You then drink at
the bar. ii not, you sit down at q
table, and invariably the drink must
be beer, as whiskey is only for those
who are flush, 50 all tho morning
hours they will hang around waiting
for the special Chicago News ed4:ien
to see If anything il going on in the
neld Of labor. waiting around the
table smoking their old pipes with
their eyes on the entrance. looking
for the new arrival from the last
strike. To their credit, If any Of
them has money, he is willing to
spend on those who are without II,
so they are discussing their last OK
plot. the breaking Of the last strike.
exchanging condolences about some
yeggman's business, Others asking
questions whore White or Smith ~,
and still others are engaged IN dis
cussing professionalism or Dsn-
ocratie only, Socialists being tAbooeA.
as they we'll know tAat Socialists will
divide-yes; Just think Of e.: So
cialists will divide their acts, but
they (the strike breakersl are COED
patriots and free American citizens.
who sell their labor power Is they
please, with all the tyranny Of the
dominating unions. why nearly
every special agent will tell them the
same thing. Jim Farley has In
pressed their sacred rights several
times Oh different occasions, oven
President Elicit. Emeritus. what
ever that may meany has called the
heroes.
Professor Elliott being emeritus
president Of an American institution.
he meant American heroes. then.
when you open your dictionary aAd
see what that means. you must como,
to the conclusion that they must Do
commpared to the heroes that fought
for liberty and humanity. Of, to auote
Farley. the past king OF the strike
breakers' recruiting ofncers: THEY
are fighting (the heroes) for the
conservation Of the American prt1-
was thinking Of the speeches heard
ciples" adding sadly, but, the gea--
eral public has misunderstood them
all along. misunderstood their fght
for liberty" Well! the author can
not see any reason why they should
not be given medals BY one Of DE
Carnegie institutions-he has used
them once in the Homestead affairs,
but the only one and the only right
name as to their statua in society .
the nottingham who callR then
plainly ''scab." Those who take
their side like President Elliott. are
scab sympathizers, those who supply
them with goods, or merchandise are
pcab dealers. and those whs board
them are scab herders. We al muat
agree that those are the correct ana
proper names. The woFkingmeA
haze their own ethics and code Of
morals. and By right he ID the only
one who has the privilege to Judge.
The workers sustain the world. He
is Intelligent enough to build cities,
to make transportation facilities, n
fact to move the wheels Of industry
in progress, Why then shall para
sites makes these ethics or commando
The workers are learning their L.
sons though they pay dearly for u
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