The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-01
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
!. FRANK kEENEYs DEFENSE.

FAIRMoNT, W. Va, March i .-tEdi.
tor The West yirgfnian.1-I noticed
IN Saturdays West Virginian siat my
letter in regard to President Frank
keeney's big gun and his inflamma-
tory remarks at q miners meeting at
Willard hall got under the little Gus
ser's" hide. That. was the intention
but feared he was too thick.skinned
Ito realize what was being done to him.
am glad to see that he knows when
ne gets skinning. From his reply I
hit him pretty hard on four very vul-
nerable spots, namely, displaying re-
voiver at q peaceful. Sunday afternoon
meeting; second, swearing in public
speech, showing his utter disregard OF
ipropriety or respect for the Sabbath
/ day; third, his false economic the
DRY OF supposing that business can be
successfully run without brains or
capital-that is all the kind Of
wealth" Keeney could create" for he
seems proud that he has no capital
and the other don't need any COM
ment:: fourth, his uncalled for attack
on his own people by calling them
yellow.
! Another point, doubt seriously that
Keeney is the author Of his signed let.
ter to The West Virginian. 'Spect he
I hired some lawyer to write that for
him. His crowd has plenty OF money
and suppose they pay Keeney a big
salary for spreading his peculiar
brand Of propaganda. heard some
fone say a few days ago that one coal
company in West Virginia collected
Tor the miners union from the pay en-.
velopes $4,000 for one month recent
~. That would be $4,000 pcr year
from the employees OF this one com.
lpany. No wonder the miners are ask.
ing for higher wages! With all the
companies, big and little, paying into
the union treasury at that rate the
unions will soon have enough money
In their treasury to put on a strike that
will last long enough to freeze the coun
try to death. That Is what Keeney
and his kind want. They force the
dues to be paid out of the miners hard
earned dollars SO they can wear, good
clothes and ride around in Gods clear
sun light spreading unrest and discon-
tent while the men who earn this mon
ey are in the bowels Of the earth, the
only light they see coming from the
carbide lamps on their caps.
nj. Heeney mentions Logan county
anc. the way they do things in the
Guyan Valley as reason for his car.
rying a gun in Fairmont and display.
Ing II at a Sunday meeting. l don't
sec the connection bk i am glad he
mentioned Logan, for 1t gives me an op.
portuntty to refer to the lies that
kSeeney and his crowd have been tell
ing about conditions there. Logan is
one OF the best counties in the state.
1t has fine mining plants, with mod.
ern machinery, and good homes for
the miners and their families to live
| In. The county seat is model town;
has good schools and nice churches.
banks, wholesale houses and paved
streets. The agitators would have
you believe that the favorite pastime
OF Logan residents was backing up a
man or two to freight car each morn,
ing, shoot him or them full OF holes
and then throw the remains in the.
Guyandotte river. Why do they give
Logan such shameful reputation?
For the sole and only reason that the
miners in that county have not .joinet.
the union" and are not paying in a
lot OF money for Keeney and other
leeches to squander. People of Fair.
mont remember what they used to saw
about the Marion and Harrison coal
fields and how such speakers as old
Mother Jones would bemean every.
thing and everybody because the min.
ers here had MOI been organized. That
Is the whole trouble with Logan and
why Keeney and the rest keep lying
on that fair county. Logan will be a
fine place Il they will organize tho
miners and have keeney come in some
Sunday and give them a "cassin' .
speech.
MINERS FRIEND.