The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-02

~ SHS'S worrying
Now that Frank Harrington ia ex.
posed as bought servant Of the Pea
body Coal Company, speculations are
rife as to what will happen to the pay
roll patriots who have been fawning
on the Illinois miners president dur
ing the past year.
1t is generally admitted that Joseph
Tumulty and the progressive elements
in the union, occupy a strong position
In view of their consistent struggle
against the crooked policies of Far
rington. With any kind OF organiza-
ton Tumulty is almost certain of cleo
ton, unless the Harrington and Lewis
gangsters reinforce their gunner with
shipments from outside the coal fields.
Harrington ousted ProgressIves.
Tumulty was associated with Dun
can Macdonald, Freeman Thompson
and others in the Springfield district
against the Harrington machine. Far
ringtOn succeeded in ousting most of
his more dangerous enemies. Tumulty
succeeded in maintaining his footing
in the union, despite all the maneuvers
of the Peabody Coal company presi,
dent.
Among these marked for slaughter
in the event of the progressives win
ming in the election is Oscar Amerin-
ger, the Shiny socialist faker who
in the guise of clown, attacked the
radicals with ridicule in the pages of
the Illinois Miner, the official organ
of the district.
- Anaeriagere Got Contract. -
Ameringer, whose headquarters are
in Oklahoma City, secured a contract
to publish the Miner after collecting
thousands of dollars from the coal
diggers for the publication of labor
daily. The plan went up the spout,
and as the miners could not get their
money, they had to be satisfied with
what they could get harrington, who
was fighting Lewis at the time agreed
to give Ameringer position as editor
of the Illinois Miner. The contract
called for an annual subsidy for the
paper and Ameringer agreed to send
copy of each issue to every member
of the Illinois Miners Union. .<rs
Living On Machine Bounty.
In addition to Ameringer there are
many others who have been living
directly on the bounty of the PAIRING
ton machine or indirectly thru Far
rington's influence with Governor Len
Small. In return for Farrington's pol
itical support Small practically gave
the district president cart blanche to
name appointees to I'LL positions as
mine inspectors and other jobs con-
nected with the mining industry. This
gave Harrington a tremendous pay
roll brigade and also the assistance
of political fixtures in the Small ap-
paratus, such as sheriffs, county prose
cutors and mayors. All those will
have to do serious thinking about their
future if the present corrupt machine
of the Lewis and Harrington cohorts
is wiped out in the December cleo
tons.
Considerable guessing as 10 how
Lewis secured a copy of Farrington's
contract with the Peabody Coal com
pany is INDUCED in The Federated
Press. has the following comment on
the subject of Farrington's detection:
How Lewis Got Dope.
Theories as to how Lewis, who is
under criticism for his conduct of the
union in the West Virginia districts,
got hold Of the discriminating papers
range from that Of plain unaided "ab-
straction" to some form OF operator
connivance, the most extreme dope
being that Peabody Coal itself took
this method of insuring new presi-
dent for the miners in the Illinois dis
trict.
The Chicago Journal OF Commerce,
which is very close to the Illinois ope-
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