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GALVESTONVLABOR JOURNAL. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1909.
GALVESTON LABOR JOURNAL
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
Entered at the Postofice at Galveston, Texas, as Second-Class Mail Matter
MAX ANDREW, PUBLISHER
HENRY RABE
Local Representative
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La Follette’s Warning
Cherry Mine Horror
shall have attained
bers who, perhaps, will not see it unless reproduced in their trade tempted to “silence people.
as a whole are most concerned with that part which deals with the
the
Attorney General's Department
against its employes and discharged them because of membership
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For Church Workers
(Signed)
erance of any such boycott.”
The Hon. Alton B. Parker and the Hon. J. H. Ralston made the
am in no sense responsible for
the
man’s club in New York last week, that naked babies were at work
acy of its parts, and especially that
Brothers, let us together agree, for-
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other’s J
quires a concurrence of force—co-op | helpfully contribute to each
AUGUST J. SCHULTZE.
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Borden, and many of them toil ten hours a day without a thread
of clothing on their bodies. No one except employes is allowed to
enter the works, and therefore when it was stated before a wo-
ting up and leaders are striking down each other over which shall
divide the pilf wrung from the people, the unions of the coutry
tical miners :
Miners’ Union,
The recent strike in the cotton mills of Fall River, the individ-
ual property of Mathew Chandler Durfee Borden, of Ney York,
brings to memory the fight made by Hon. James F. Carey in the
Massachusetts legislature to bring beofre the people the story of
journals and monthly magazines.
From Houston Chronicle.
“They worked in the big tanks called ‘lime keer’ in the bleach
house packing cloth into the vats.
“This lime keer holds 750 pieces of cloth, and it requires one
hour and twenty minutes to fill it. During that time the lad must
work inside while his body is being soaked with whatever there
is of chemicals which enter into the process of bleaching, of which
lime is a prominent factor.
“The naked bodies of the children who do this work day after
day are never dry, and the same chemicals which affect the bleach-
ing process of the gray cloth natuarally bleach the skin of the op-
erator, and after coming out of the vats the boys show the effects
in the whiteness of their skins, which rivals the cotton cloth.”
If the love, the charity, the power of the church, after consider-
ing the amount the people of this country contribute to it, is not
sufficiently warm in its humanitarism, to Concentrate sufficient
strength to crush a crime of this nature, then the people who are
for Christ and Christliness should withdraw from the temples.
arguments before the court of appeals in behalf of labor.
“It is regrettable,” says Mr. Gompers, “that, although express-
ing opinions like these quoted, so in harmony with all principles
Yours very truly,
R. E. CRAWFORD.
THE BUILDING
TRADES COUNCIL
Subscribers who change their addresses, or fail to get their paper, should
immediately notify this office, giving both old and new addresses, and the
name of the organization with which they are connected.
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and the fundamental right of a free press and free speech.
The Buck Stove and Range Company of St. Louis, Mo., of which
the president is James W. Van Cleave, prominent in the American
Manufacturers’ Association and at one time its head, was put on
the “We Don’t Patronize” list of the American Federation of La-
There is deep significance in all this to the wage-workers of the
country, and a lesson that we have been in no wise slow to utilize
GOV. CAMPBELL
MAKES REPLY
Held An Open Meeting On Novem-
ber 1 I th
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To Those Who Have Censured Him On Ap-
pointment of Mine Inspector
from directly or indirectly threatening, coercing or intimidating
any person or persons whomsoever from buying, selling or other-
wise dealing in complainant’s business or product, and from re-
ferring, either in print or otherwise, to complainant, its business
or product as in said ‘We Don’t Patronize’ or ‘unfair’ list in furth-
together as a unit on economic policies, and Senator La Follette
has forecasted truly, when he says the day is coming. slowly but
surelly, when the people, through the organized bodies of trade-
unionism will rise in their right in a righteous but peaceable re-
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November 4th, 09.
Mr. Eugene S. Nordhaus, Chairman,
and Others, Austin, Texas.
Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of your communi-
cation of October 30th, advising me
of the action of the union people of
Austin, at a regular meeting of the
central body held on October 26th,
1909, expressing your disapproval of
the appointment of S. J. Taylor, who
was recently appointed State, Mine
Inspector, and for your information
will say that I was not personally ac-
quainted with Mr. Taylor prior to his
appointment and knew nothing of his
qualifications or otherwise.
The law does not vest me with the
power to make this appointment, but
provides that the governor shall ap-
point six members of the Board of
Examiners, to be known as the State
Mining Board, three of whom shall be
practical miners, three shall be mine
operators, and that it shall be the
first duty of thei six members thus
Communications of iterest to trades unionists are solicited. They should
be briefly written, on but one side of the paper, and must reach this office no
later than Thursday noon of each week. The right of revision or rejection
is reserved by the publisher.
have had at least five years’ exper-
ience working in and around coal
mines, and shall not have any pecun-
iary interest whatever in any mine in
this State; he shall hold the office for
a period of two years, unless sooner
removed as provided herein.”
The provision in the above section
requiring that the State Mine Inspec-
tor shall not have any pecuniary in-
terest whatever in any mine in this
State was evidently intended by the
a good lawyer and fair man, but hesonal integrity;
also has had experience as a. Mining
Engineer.
pany; but so as not to restrain the publication of the name of that
company in the ‘We Don’t Patronize’ columns of the American
Federationist, no matter what the object of such publication may
be suspected or believed to be.
"One person may not only cease to labor for another without
liability, but may also cease to further purchase his goods, or to
have any business relations with him.
“This, being lawful for one person to do, does not become un-
lawful when two or more persons, impelled by a like motive, vol-
untarily agree to do the same thing. Consequently, the persons
composing the organization of .the Federation of Labor had a
legal right to agree together not to purchase the goods of the
Buck’s Stove and Range Company. Refusing to purchase these
goods does not constitute a ‘boycott’ in the legal sense.
“So long, therefore, as the members of the Federation of Labor
contented themselves with refusing to purchase the goods of the
Buck’s Stove and Range Company from it or from others their
combination was not illegal.”
The American people do not believe in government by injunc-
tion. They do not believe that Morrison, Mitchell and Gompers
ought to go to jail for refusing to obey an injunction issued in
their opinion in violation of the constitution of the United States.
If the labor leaders break any law they ought to be tried by jury
just like other citizens. Government by injunction resembles the
tyranny of the Court of Star Chamber for which Charles I lost his
head. We need both state and national legislation on this subject,
so that courts will not be tempted to issue injunctions unjustly
and punish for contempt because of disregard of orders issued by
usurpation of authority.
The Gompers-Morrison-Mitchell contempt case has excited na-
— tiezalcommen±fer some time. We reproduce that of the Houston
Chronicle, with the request that all labor papers throughout the
country do likewise. For breadth and depth, clearness and fair-
ness in the presentation of the case, and argument of the underly-
ing principle contended for by the labor unions of the country,
we believe it is entitled to first place, and should be given as wide
a circulation as possible owing to its educative value to our mem-
Office: No. 309 Tremont, Adjoining Cocks and Waiters’ Hall
appointed to nominate to the gover 22nd of September, and thereafter, on
Legislature to prevent any person
having an interest in mines in the
State from qualifying as Inspector,
and to prevent the Inspector, • after
having qualified, from obtaining an in-
terest in any mines within the State,
the object of the provision being that
the Mine Inspector should be free
from any bias by reason of interest in
any mine which, because of his official
dutiees it might be his duty to in-
spect.- The language is that the Mine
Inspector shall not have any pecun-
iary interest; not that a person apply-
ing for appointment shall not have any
interest, etc. I am of the opinion that
Mr. Taylor was eligible at the time of
his appointment to hold the office of
State Mine Inspector. The, fact that,
at the time of his examination by the
Board he was interested in a particu-
lar mine in the State does not bring
within the letter of the prohibition
hat the State Mine Inspector shall
not have any pecuniary interest what-
ever in any mine in this State, nor
within the spirit of the statute._-___
in office or not his service will be lasting. The influence of his
work will go on. And there will come a day when the people will
rise in righteous revolt against these enemies of the nation and
drive them from the high places they have taken by stealth and
treachery.”
Speaking of the decision of the United States court against La-
bor Leaders Mitchell, Morrison and Gompers, Senator La Follette
refers to the decision as a “despotic power,” and makes a defense
of the labor leaders and denounces the “gagged rule” methods at-
his appointment by the State Mining
Board, was eligible to be appointed
to the office of State Mine Inspector.
Section 17 provides as follows:
“The State Mine Inspector shall be
a citizen of the United States and
shall have resided in the State of
Texas for one year; of temperate hab-
its, of good repute, a man of per-
were Mr. J. A. Johnson, A. F. Holden-
grem of Chicago, Walter Dick from
the Plumbers’ local, T. J. Moore from
the Painters, J. A. Kuebler from the
Electricians, and George Weston. Bro.
Weston paid a high tribute to organiz-
ed labor and urged the closest affi-
liation.
The event was a success in every
particular and it had the result anti-
cipated—a boost for unity among the
building trades unionists.
How good and pleasant a thing it is,
as. David saith, for brethren, and so we
are all at least by nature, to live to-
gether in unity. How that, as Sol-
omon saith, -better is a dry morsel, and
quietness therewith, than a house full
of sacrifices with strife.
How delicious that conversation is
which is accompanied with mutual
confidence, freedom-, courtesy and com-
plasance! How calm the mind, how
composed the affections, how serene
the countenance, how melodious the
voice, how sweet the sleep, how con-
tentful the whole life is of him that
neither deviseth mischief against oth-
recommended by the
celebrated case of the imprisonment of the labor leaders for con-
tempt of court, inasmuch as involved therein is American liberty are growing in numbers and strength, and crystalling and drawing
volt and enforce the just and fair demands they have been praying
the nine-hour work day to its metal polishers and discriminated and petitioning for.
Office Assistant Attorney General.
Austin, Texas, Sep. 21, 1909.
Hon. T. M. Campbell, Governor State
of Texas, Austin, Texas.
Dear Sir:
At a meeting of the State Mining-
Board, held in Austin, Texas, on Sep-
tember 21st, 1909, all members be-
ing present, the Board proceeded to
hear applications for the office of
State Mine Inspector. After thorough-
ly examining all applicants who came
before us, we have selected from
among such applicants Mr. S. J. Tay-
lor, of Milam Co., Texas, who in our
opinion is best qualified to perform
the duties of State Mine Inspector and
respectfully recommend him to you
for appointment to said position.
FREDERICK C. VON ROS-
ENBERG, President.
WM. M. WELLS, Secretary
Board.
J. A. LLOYD.
ALFRED JOHNSON.
W. C. SILLIMAN.
G. H. LIPPS.
G. Q. KING.
Our preachers are awaking to the fact that something must be
done for the boys whom they never reach or see at the Sunday
schools. It is a step, if taken in a serious and not a sentimental
way, that will be the means of reaching a great many men who
would be glad to aid and co-operate with them, whom otherwise
they will never come in contact with and exercise for good.
Here is one of the many evils that might enlist their co-opera-
in the union. Justice Gould of the District of Columbia issued an
injunction against the American Federation of Labor, its execu-
tive council and affiliated local and international unions, for-
bidding them to publish, print, write, verbally or orally communi-
cate the fact that the Buck’s Stove and Range Company had had
any dispute with labor or was “boycotted” or placed on the unfair
or “We Don’t Patronize” list. Appeal was taken, and contempt
proceedings against Morrison, Mitchell and Gompers resulted in
sentences of six, nine months and one year’s imprisonment of the
three officials. Bond was furnished. Nearly four months after-
ward the injunction was “modified and affirmed” by the court of
appeals of the District of Columbia, the federation and its officials
being perpetually enjoined from a conspiracy or combining to
boycott the business or product of complainant, and from threat-
bor. The reason given is that the company refused to continue
of justice and right, all three justices of the court of appeals in the Fall River mills, much interest was aroused .
seemed not to have informed themselves as to the facts relating to
the boycott in question. They all assumed that there had been a
’‘conspiracy’ or ‘coercion’ in order to force innocent, timid parties
against their will to cease dealing with a firm. It is well known
to all men of labor that such tactics have never been used ; had they
been attempted our federation would be the first to call a halt
and to endeavor by every means in its power to punish such
action and to dissuade those mistaken from attempting such a
course; but the general public has been misled and some portion
of it at least made to believe in the bugaboo of ‘conspiracy’ in re-
lation to a concerted withdrawal of patronage.”
Justice Van Orsdel, in speaking of the boycott, in his decision
modifying the Buck’c Stove and Range Company injunction, de-
clared :
“I conceive it to be the privilege of one man, or a number of
men, to individually conclude not to patronize a certain person oi
corporation. It is also the right of these men to agree together,
and to advise others, not to extend such patronage. That advice
may be given by direct communication or through the medium of
the press, so long as it is neither in the nature of a coercion or a
threat.”
Eminently correct was Chief Justice Shepard in his-dissenting
opinion, in part as follows:
“I can not agree to the terms of the decree as modified. In
my ovinion. it should be modified so as to restrain the acts only
by which other persons have been, or may be, coerced into ceasing
11 cm ousincss relations w th the Buck's Stove and Range Com-
the age of thirty years, and shall
appointment of the State Mine In-
spector.
Where I have been permitted to use
my own discretion, unhampered and
not restricted in the appointment of
officials charged with the duty of en-
forcing laws in which the workingmen
are directly interested, I have heard
of no complaint or -dissatisfaction
but on the other hand such appoint-
ments have been generally commend-
ed and approved.
Yours truly,
T. M. CAMPBELL.
and do as He did—go about doing good, arouse the people by
preaching the gospel on the highways and by-ways. Socially, there
‛s much as bad here, proportionately, as in New York, and we
will take pleasure in pointing it out when the good people of the
organized churches are sufficiently imbued with the subject to feel
an interest and a desire to become active in a work that is wholly
work without any glory, except the knowledge of having helped.
the evils which are ruining and impoverishing the workers of this
-hie Justice^ Shepard dissented. country. He said in part : “Hundreds of small boys work for Mr.
powerless in 'the premises and cannot
act except upon the recommendation
of the State Mining Board, as stat-
ed above.
The friends of this law evidently
believed that better results could be
obtained by limiting the power and
discretion of -the governor in the mat-
ers, nor suspects any to be contrived} ter of appointing the State Mine In-
against himself! And contrariwise, <spector, in fact took the matter out
how ungrateful and loathsome a thing of his hands, and for that reason I
October 28, 1909.
Hon. Frederick C. Von Rosenberg,
Chairman State Mining Board, First
National Bank Building, Austin, Tex-
as:
Dear Sir:
We have your letter of the 27th
inst., in which you say that on Sep-
tember 21, 1909, the State Mining
Board nominated Mr. S. J. Taylor to
the governor for appointment to the
office of State Mine. Inspector; that
previous to his nomination by the
Board, Mr. Taylor was examined, as
required by law, and during his exam-
ination stated that at the time he
was superintendent for a mining com-
pany operating in the State and was
paid for his services part in cash and
part in stock of the company, but
stated that in the event of his nom-
ination by the Board, for Inspector
he had arranged to dispose of his
stock on the next day thereafter;
that Mr. Taylor did dispose of his
stock in the mine aforesaid on the
ening or declaring any boycott against said business or product, . -
and from abetting, aiding or assisting in any such boycott, and tive sympathy to the extent of securing some action:
society, Brotherhood of Man, chiefly getting the divisions of the past, but.
aims at peace, as its end depends on [ determining upon unity for the future,
it as its cause, relies on it for its sup- Let us, as free men leading forward
port. How much a peaceful state re-t the hope of this great nation, resolve
sembles .heavefl, into which neither' to stand together.
complaint, pain, nor clamor do ever Seme day there, will come the Broth-
enter, but blessed souls converse to-; erhcod of Man. Some day industrial
gether in perfect love, and in perpetual warfare will be seen to be ridiculous;
concord; and how a condition of en-some day men will work together in
micy represents the state of hell, that perfect harmony and accord. But, uu-
‛eok and dismal region of dark hat- til that day the trade unions must,
red, fiery wrath and horrible tumult, stand as the only safeguard of the
How uKe a paradise the wo id would workingman, the only instrument
be flourishing in joy and rest, if men ' through which his- rights can be pro-
-cheerfully conspire in affection, and, tected.
eration and contribution of help—all content. And how like a savage wil-
things thrive and flourish by com- derness now it is, when, like wild
municating reciprocal aid, and the -beasts, they vex and persecute, worry
world subsists by a friendly conspir- and devour each other.
operators were selected by me from
among the many that were recom-
mended. At their first meeting they
failed to nominate the -seventh mem-
ber, but requested me to appoint a
capable lawyer, which I undertook,
and with much difficulty finally in-
duced Mr. Frederick C. Von Rosen-
berg, who is not only believed to be
the question raised with respect to
Mr. Taylor’s eligibility under section
17 of the Act, anld I enclose herewith
a copy of the opinion of the depart-
ment.
Section 18 of the Act makes it the
duty of the State Mining Board to
exercise -supervision over -the acts of
the State Mine Inspector, and in
the event of his incompetency or neg-
lect of his duty being shown to the
Board, the law requires the Board to
recommend to the governor that he
be removed from the office and that
his successor be appointed. Now, if
Mr. Taylor is not practical nor quali-
fied sufficiently to have paragraphs b,
c, -and d, of Section 2 of the Mining
Law -complied with, as is charged
then he can be removed as- provided
in Section 18, but the governor is
The- State Mining Board, setting as
a Board of Examiners-, met at the
capitol and conducted, as I understood
an examination of all applicants for
the position of State Mine Inspector,
and after hearing all the applications
and inquiring into the qualifications
of each to perform the duties devolv-
ing upon the State Mine Inspector,
the Board nominated Mr. S. J. Tay-
lor in a written and signed communi-
cation, a copy of which I hereto at-
tach for your information. Section
16 of the Act, provides that:
“Upon the nomination of said Board
the governor shall appoint the per-
son so recommended.”
From- this written communication I
had reason to believe that the re-
commendation was unanimous and did
not know of any protest or any ob-
jection from any source until after
Mr. Taylor had been appointed and
had 'received his commission. How-
ever, upon the receipt of the protest
to which you refer, I submitted to
nor the seventh member of said
Board, and provides further, that if
the six members- shall fail for a
period of ten days after their ap-
pointment to nominate the seventh
member, -the same shall be appointed
by the governor. Now, in the ap-
pointment of the six members of
the Board, I appointed the three prac-
it is to abide in a state of enmity,
wrath, dissension, having the thoughts
distracted with solicitous care, anx-
ious suspicion, anxious regret,—the
heart boiling with chlolars, the face
over-clouded with discontent, the. ton-
gue jarring and out of tune, the ears
filled with discordant noises of con-
tradiction, clamor and reproach—the
whole frame of body and soul distem-
pered and disturbed with the worst
of passions. How much more comfort-
able it is to walk in smooth and even
paths than to wander in rugged ways
overgrown with briars, obstructed
with rubs, and beset with snares-—to
sail -steadily in a quiet, then to be toss-
ed in a tempestuous sea. To behold
the lovely face of heaven smiling witn
a cheerful serenity, than to see it
frowning with clouds, or raging with
storn; to hear harmonious consents,
than dissonant jagglings, to see ob-
jects correspond in graceful symmetry,
than lying disorderly in confused heap,
to be in health and have the natural
humors consent in moderate - temper,
than—as it happens in dis-eases—agi-
tated with tumultuous commotions,
how all senses and faculties- of man
unanimously rejoice in those emblems
of peace, order, harmony and propor-
tion.
Yea. how nature universally de-
lights in a quiet stability or undisturb-
ed progress of motion. The beauty,
strength and vigor of everything re-
the 30th day of the same month he
entered into and delivered to the
governor the bond required by law
which was duly approved and he-was
thereupon appointed by the governor
State Mine Inspector, and duly quali-
fied in his said office. /
You request the^opinion of this
Department as twhether or not Mr.
Taylor, because of his said interest
. President Gompers’ report to the American Federation of Labor and take advantage of. That is while the political parties are split-
is an important one in many particulars, but the American people
and the three mine in the mine aforesaid at the time of
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To the Galveston Labor Journal.
About 125 members of the Building
Trades unions gathered on -the above
date in Carpenters’ ball for the pur-
pose to express in open meeting, the
necessity of closer bond of fellowship
between all members of organized la-
bor, and in particular of the various
building trades crafts.
The gathering was under the aus-
pices of the Galveston Building Trades
Council, an organization composed of
delegates from the carpenters, plumb-
ers, painters and electricians of this
city. This organization is as yet, so
to speak, in its' infancy, as it was
formed in Galveston only about ten
months, ago, and has since its incep-
tion proven that the unity sought to
be attained has been realized and to-
day the Building Trades Council
stands as prominent in union affairs
as does, the Galveston Labor Council.
It has been found that representa-
tives of different building trades can
get together once or twice a month
and seeming grievances, which might
arise in one branch of trade, are quick-
lv disposed of without the necessity of
taking the matter before a larger and
- re unwieldy body like the Central
body.
me meeting was presided over by
President Charles Eyth, from the
Painters’ Local No. 585, and Brother
Eyth, in opening the session, delivered
an interesting address to the assemibl-
'd journey-men N builders. Brother
Eyth set forth in particular, how the
luembers of his local obtained the
wages they are now enjoying. At the
beginning of their demand they were
ridiculed, but as time passed, their de-
mand became a standard, and so it
stands today, without a strike, with-
out any sort of trouble and without
any grievance existing between em-
ployer and employee at this date and
further states that every card man of
his local is having work. Brother
Eyth advised closer affiliation, giving
as an example San Francisco, Califor-
nia, where the Mayor of .the cilty had
been chosen from the ranks of the la-
borers' and the majority of the city of-
ficials from, -the same ranks. Brother
Eyth was followed in turn by other
well known laboring men of the city,
and between the talks refreshments
were served,- and cigars passed.
The first speaker of the evening was
Mr. A. M. Burgess, president of the
Labor Council and delegate to- the na-
tional convention from the Painters’
Union No. 585, of this city. Brother
Burgesis took for his subject “Unity
and Brotherhood.”
The golden rule, (unity) is a stand-
ard. It teaches men to be as brothers
and to do unto others as they would
that men should do unto them:. Broth-
er, what a deep significance: has this
word, the- word “Brother,” had a mean-
ing that was carried out either with-
in the meeting hall or upon the sitreets
and into- the homes. Brotherhood:
What has brotherhood done for the
world?
As the human race is for good and
holy purposes divided into families
so the human race is fast becoming
for good and protective purposes di-
vided into brotherly organizations.
These organizations' are corporations
of brotherly love and charity. They
bring men together under obligations
who might otherwise go through life
and suffer alone.
They make friends of enemies, they
bring a wayward stranger into good
company; they lift from his shoulders
the burden of loneliness, selfishness
and deceit, and make better men of
all who become by affiliation their
members.
piOlner Burgess pleaded for closer
unity among all branches of trade and
business followed by union men.
Brother Burgess also pleaded for a
movement which would result in a la-
bor temple, or at least a union men’s
reading room, where brothers, of organ-
ized labor could get together and talk
over matters; of personal organization
and public interest. Other speakers
There will come a day when the people will rise in righteous
revolt against these enemies of the nation and drive them from
the high places they have taken by stealth and treachery.
This is the statement made by Senator La Follette upon the de-
feat by the money interests of Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland and
of Francis J. Heney of San Francisco in last week’s elections.
Referring further to these two special miscarriages of justice
and right, the Senator displays a philosophy and sincerity of spir-
it that carries conviction to the mind and heart of the reader that
means redoubled energy and a sure victory as the final outcome
of the battle that is now being waged between protected capital
and non-protected labor.
“The struggle to wrest our government in city, state and nation
from the clutches of special privilege has been marked by many
setbacks.
“It is a long struggle, a big struggle. It is not in the books that
the leaders of the people’s cause should win every engagement.
Defeats must be met. Sometimes they seem overwhelming.
“But to the leader whose heart is in the cause, who fights with
his eye fixed steadfastly on the ultimate goal, who has no thought
of personal glory or personal gain, one defeat, or two defeats, or
a series of them all along the line are but incidents. When they
come he buckles on his armour more securely, looks to his weapons,
reorganizes his forces and faces the next encounter undismayed. •
“To such a man defeat never means surrender.
“There is stirring in the hearts of the American people a mighty
unrest. This unrest is the quickening of a nation’s conscience,
pricked by the shameless outrages of plundering corporations and
privileged interests against justice and right and decency. And
Heney has helped to bring about this unrest. He has aroused the
people to an understanding that clean government can not be until
T „WV T -—,9 R.—A--t -g, the big corrupters, and not merely their agents or victims, are
L--•- —c-G- • •IIU~I-PU •C-6 brought within the pale of the law. He has pointed out the foun-
--- - -....... — tain head of political pollution. And whether Mr. Heney continues
The owners of the Cherry mines, in which over four hundred
producers of the world’s wealth had their lives suddenly snuffed
out, are busy, through the daily press, trying to assure the Amer-
ican people that there was nothing wrong with the manner in
which the mines were conducted; that everything, from a scien-
tific point of view, for safety was employed and complied with;
that this horror could not have occurred had it not been for some
poor, careless workman. The company would show much more
wisdom and humanity if they would busy themselves providing
a substantial legacy for the widows and orphans of the men who
f have startled the sensibilities of the world by the magnitude of
, the dangers they are daily subjected to, and by the nerve and
heroism they display in an endeaor to rescue their comrades from
the death-traps. In this particular instance, Carnegie, who is
anxious to die poor, will find a most mritorious display of superb
manhood to distribute a few of his millions back to the people
from whom, through process law and the pernicious legislative
system, he was enabled to rob them.
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