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and he rehearsed that to each of the prisoners taken before him. We found this out when we all got together and compared notes. This speech was a part of our sentence, I presume. There was one part of it he took great pride in telling.We have two mine guards and a mine superintendent right down there in jail new, boasted the general. First time that ever happened in this state. Did you see them? I had. For fourteen days I had played cards with the two guards. They were arrested in the tenderloin at Charleston, by the city police, and sent up for carrying revolvers. Elliott was claiming credit that belonged elsewhere. As for the superintendent, Howell by name, he had been sent up by the drum head for 6 months for beating a Hungarian miner with a black jack, while two guards held the miner. The story of these two guards and a superintendent being in jr.il was so unusual that I notice the Socialist investigating committee has included the Elliott version in their report. They evidently were also isEiclcd with Elliott eiccuence.A few days after being released, I went dov.n to the jail to see ray old associates, the guards and Mr. Howell, only to be informed that they too, had been released. So the eighth wonder of the world, coal mine agents actually in jail for law breaking has disappeared. Alas! Elliott has lest a good point from that speech.After Elliot: and John Brown finish their .’{bating tour, during which they will lecture on “Diseased Brains. Whose G.-t Tim. You Or Me ? I wsnt to meet him again and talk over our indi. idi;.:! experiences during the Kanawha War. and especially of the time when he hr.;5 200 miners in the Bui! Fen and 15 crasy Socialists, two mine guards and .r mine superintendent in jail.A Clarion Call To Ail Law-Abiding political Parties.Ir. its issue of May 21. the Charleston 51;;!. mouthpiece of liie Ksnaw Coal Operators' Association ants of the Republican Hog Commm-.' carried a leading editorial, two columns in lenglli. ur. P-r t! e i.ending. As Regards the *book. It should be road and re-read by loose working class donkeys who j jjsupperd by the plundering para-cites who grow fat. slt;-k and rich by pi;:::..workingmen wao have come to the :e::!::a:iuu th-tr there is absolutely no difference between the democratic party, - he repuW -an- party andthe progress-if party. They all stand pledged u uphold ' detc present system of exploitation of the prodm-t rs by the non producers. Titat all these parlies have a common owner has Leea proven by their .eking together under one banner at any point* where the awakening of the workers has threatened the substitution of a workir.g-cis- ; government for the existing rule of the rich. Therefore, the Mail's franu.: for the old parties tounite and light Socialism in-West Virginia is no . ururise to the Socialist. However, it may insert into the graniu-iifce brain of some the dabs who vote the republican ticket “because of the pertjs principles,” the i--u that its “principles will easily mix. fraternity nr w;.l! . with the principles of the hated democrat party, or vtca versa, whene.v rim powers tf government seem likely to be wrenched from the gtnq it.-' ' ; of BOTH these politicaltools of the master class.We reproduce herewith the la3t paragraph w the Maliwail of tight: We have with us now several of the natim ' leaders of the Socialist party: we have n local Socialist over at r itt-uurgii. and. presumably! other points, declaring that no lav.- exists in the marital m.w terriiury. AP this should not bo v.i no:.- i.s i. sson to the OLD LAW-ABIDING. LAW-OBSERVING P'ri fTK !sARTIES. THEY SHOULD ALL JOIN IN A COMMON \l- NV TO Mi!FT A.V) CUNOUER THE SOCIALIST PARTx a C:-, would prepare to mi-i-L and conquer any inner ot:inj -■ ; • ..:ay or parties. H::ks of till political parties. If. as. for ia.u.mce. Pruwcu.ui/ Attorney Townsend of Kanawha county, dedans: recent ucvvlup:-- ms in the industrial trouble in Kanawha county malm it .-.ry-.r. m that this conSict has become purely political in nature—aac Hie only people who seem to be dissatisfied with the satUeinent of this strike :s tae Socialist party. then would it not he well for the old political parlies—the Democratic, the Republican. t!is !V* Srt-ssive. parties—to not only be on their guard, hut Iwvme mime !army active igamst a further possible increase of the Swi.’.iist party in this section and State? As long as men of either party stand supinely by and do nothing to prevent. *.s 1-ag as S ■cmi.-i ltd-or c.gitators fj about sowing their seeds of discord and diawia;; men to them throng,i ....... l . t these t« icl-iii :on ;i't pan of the old partvs.it nc. .-' ., i. !»■.. :•• tlmt there will In a i itii reave of the ansrciiistic hn :. i • S, • :ti.i*m of which this comtntmitv ! as boon haad.-d out ?-w tai :. - tamples during recent• niisiuiration of y man who- is not a So-.i •- ,i Kept:!.:.* Democrat, * Progressive. a Prob.hi Hnisi • - •- :. . ml. Am only the consideration—but pn-wi.i'-.. ;.cat- of St- Anr.ciclitical.iglj—tl.i-j- i:.r. '. scared Law-obsifair owt insicil someparties But pi- as ing—and six uwEil'e old party sent to Hit the hill counties, lor peddling the patty's prate I '■ • r.rnum. of the capital city ami Boring is a-in to ti.,- I.. :: nivier!to them through false preten•umpaign. unit t,0 rcptmai .m .m.iv - . -But tile crewri.upi ili'Htgftt. the bright j.-c ■ • 'In; entire cdmposr•PRE\ LN'T!VI! Ai'TlOYabiding pi prove a. L last rott.:CHEEK OF AN OLIGARCHY.Hiivimev-r, Vd its c.nstit ittio: .. rthe m: Hi:y ttsunna.on at West Virginia.by two -opens' m natued V im at Imitteo dsome. Evi ti to Inquire inratltlikely to ’uveipitc.tc move irt»ub!e“ fanwhite I.e., and lend to fresh oufhrtaks.Contitg from the mining oligarchy in.AmericanState Is is been sub'. - rs.-d. ti: -v -rse iwhat was intended. S--r.ut.urs ?the cotc.tnLtcc mast •'■ecced to West \’,iThe firstiV, iii-.e therefore, wii! tin i.cM itM.. regardess of cntti-Mini’Hces. ft is w-.-lthere is aState in the Union where a cmwitnesses•a peace ar.d stifeiy. a considerArmy innas wi li t, as maneuversed beforesuch a ■ haus-.tge n* this wouldin West VWorld. Frlay. June fiih. 1M1MORE LA: absolutist: -•! public .-eariiesi mi June s tnauetn uf the United States Governmem that iiincli-:.f. ropiibie than one Iiy| After hearing few witnesses in r»-.i;tr.: ;■ :.. .rj operaim.-.s «t I Creek one Of the Senmors who comprise the mvestipating committee now in . t-i session at Charleston, declared : There w:t! i ■ sonic new laws passed by | 9 the Senate hen we return. it appears to : , .s ml onlooker t mi new-j I laws” arc t -’t wia.t a- lur-lw. A r-. • t for til.! ti e bill.,kj ’SHATTER ?The Huwling-Dtsiract carried a daily arraignment of Socialism in general j st and the Hauling.- it brail'1, in partiruier. during u t the time The Slat was j suppressed, even going so far'as to criniinallj libel tins paper ami its owneis.I Since we have come back not one “wild-eyed agitating editorial has ap-iSj peared and instead the editor has returned to his fulsome praise of the Huntington churches.;h j 'Smatter ?
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The Socialist and Labor Star
Huntington, West Virginia, US
Fri, Jun 13, 1913
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