Year: 1878

We have heard it intimated of late that
the TE1NITY JOURNAL is opposed to
working men. That such an impression
has gone abroad in this county, to any
considerable extent, we do not believe,
but in order that all may understand tho
position we occupy q few words OF ex-
PLANTATION may be necessary, and in JUS
tice to ourself we propose TO tell our read
ers just where we stand. The JOURNAL
is the firm, unswerving friend Of the Ia
boring classes and will always be found
advocating their interests. It's editor is
proud to say that he has been a working
boy, if you will, and then working
man. With hand and head have we
labOred in Trinity County for almost
twenty years and while we cheerfuly
recognize the kind indulgence and gener-
Gus encouragement at all times extended
by its people, we claim some credit for
having made our own way and added
something TO the prosperity OF the county.
We honor the man who labors, whether
it be in manual or an intellectual capa-
city. The lawyer, doctor or merchant
who, having chosen his profession, does
all he can to make an honorable living
and advance his own interests in its fol-
lowing, is as much workingman as the
mechanic, the miner or the farmer
Manual labor in this community is most
iy confined TO the mines and we challenge
any one TO show wherein we have ever
done sught, in word or decd, in opposi-
tion TO or the encouragement of, the
miner and his labors. The JOURNAL
has always contended, what is an admit
ted fact, that all business and enterprise
here depended directly ON the mines.
The miner is the main spring which starts
our business Interests and keeps them in
motion. Stop the mines of Trinity coun-
ty and every other interest will speedily
become parslyzed. Even all other labor
interests are dependent on the miner,
though perhaps to lesser extent than
business and professional pursuits. To
the real workingmsn we extend the right
hand of fellowship and wish him God
speed.


But, on the other hand, when we con-
slider that hybrid organization known as
the Workingmen's Party, with Dennis
Kearney at its head and composed of in
dolent. agrarian leaders and a mass of
deluded followers, our friends will please
count us on the ether side. The JOURNAL
opposes Kearneyism because the JoUR-
NAL is the friend Of the workingmen and
considers Dennis Kearney their most
dangerous enemy. His agitation has al
ready done more injury to labor in the
few months since its inception than has
all the railroad, land, bank and other mo-
nopoies Of which we hear so much
Wherever in our fair State Kearneyism
has unfurled its communistic banner
there have the labor interests suffered,
The threatened burning and destruction
OF factories and workshops-and in some
cases the actual deeds poor encourage
ment. to those who have capital for in
vestment in such enterprises. Building
and manufacturing industries have been
Suspended solely on account Of the worse
than useless agitation, and San Francisco
and other cities Of the coast are to day fill
ed with unemployed and suffering labor
ers because of the insane utterngs of
Dennis Kearney and his leading support
ers. Wages have been reduced from two
and three dollars to one dollar per day in
the metropolis and Kearney, Wellock,
Knight, Bates, Days, ct. al, many of
whom are not even citizens of the United
States, are alone to blame for this deplor-
able condition OF the working classes
They, the self constituted champions of
labor, are even now living in compare
tive luxury and idleness, drawing their
support from the poor, misguided work.
ingmen and their starving families.
Down with all such false and pernicious
advocates ! Their touch enervate., their
'"iSos pHihiJ 40 anu tHelT loAuoTShlD de-
stroys true labor and its every interest,"
Degradation and servility are the natural
offsprings of the doctrines they inculcate.
The present sad condition of Working
men may be made worse but never i'm
proved while they follow in the wake of
men who talk as they talk and act as they
act.


For these and kindred reasons do we
oppose the labor agitation which has be-
come SO formidable as to openly defy all
constituted law and authority. Did we do
less than raise our voice and use all means
within our power to assist in rescuing the
laboring classes from such unholy hands,
we would prove dereict to duty and un-
faithful to the interests of the people.
Such is our position and we confidently
believe that it will meet with the approy-
al of all good citizens.


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THE opponents Of the re-introduction of
the dollar of our fathers" says the
Alameda Encindl, lay great stress upon