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Show MINERS AND THE COMMISSION. The mine workers whom the Sun's correspondent found lingering about the top of the shaft on All Saints' day, gave their opinion freely respecting the commissioners. They count upon Bishop Spalding "to look out for the boys, because he seems ever so much interested in the youngsters." Mr. Clark, who was once a laboring man, is picked among the number of their friends. So Is Mr. Wright. When Mr. Watkins' name is mentioned they shake their heads and recall the fact that he was once an operator. They fancy, too, that . the danger encountered encount-ered by miners will not appeal much to General Wilson, whose eyes have becomes inured to the slaughter of the battlefield. They are philosophers in their way and it would be worse than tony to place on tne commision men upon whom they are enable to build an absolute trust; By a strange toncidence, two miners min-ers were killed in the first two mines visited by the : commissioners. The death of the unfortunates is, of course, deplored, but the workers no doubt feel sure the the element of danger always to be encountered, will not now be overlooked by the commisison. Nor should it be. The men who take their lives in their hands and grope about amid eternal darkness, should receive some recompense for the hazard which they make of their lives. It would be a healthy thing; for many of us to reflect re-flect as we sit 'in comfort beside our radiators that every degree of heat which pervades our apartments was purchased by the sweat and brawn and mortal danger of our fellows who complain that they are not sufficiently reimbursed for all that they do and all that they risk in order to procure a reasonable share of the comfort which they serve to diffuse among so many millions. Catholic Transcript. |