,:O ,W]E ! ,MOLLY ,MAGUIRES8 

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,AU?OR 3 ,LUCY ,P>SONS 

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,:O W]E ! ,MOLLY ,MAGUIRES8 ,SO MU* IS SAID & WRITT5 AB\T !M AT ! PRES5T TIME1 & SO LITTLE SEEMS TO BE KN[N ( !IR ORIG91 AIMS & OBJECTS1 EV5 BY ! LABOR PRESS1 :O1 AP+ ! CAPITALI/ PRESS1 SPEAK ( !M AS 0B&ITS10 ?US IMPLY+ ?AT !Y W]E M>AUD]S OR T]RORI/S ( SOME K9D1 COMPOS$ ONLY ( MURD]]S :O ! ,P9K]TON ?UG1 ,MC,P>L&1 BROKE UP1 GETT+ A NUMB] ( !M HUNG1 ?US DO+ A GREAT S]VICE TO SOCIETY AT L>GE4 

,N[1 REALLY1 :O W]E ! ,MOLLY ,MAGUIRES8 

,LET US CROSS ! OCEAN TO ! SOIL ( ,IREL& TO ASC]TA9 :O !Y W]E4 ,9 ! FIFTIES & SIXTIES1 & 9TO ! SEV5TIES ( ! LA/ C5TURY1 EV]YONE AT ALL FAMILI> ) HI/ORY IS AW>E ( ! T]RIBLE CONDITIONS PREVAIL+ AMONG ! MASSES 9 ?AT L&LORD-CURS$ C\NTRY4 ,!Y KN[ H[ GAUNT FAM9E />$ ! PEOPLE 9 ! FACE1 YET ! L&LORDS EXACT$ !IR V]Y HE>TS' BLOOD4 ,:5 ! T5ANTS C\LDN'T PAY R5T = ! ABOM9ABLE LITTLE %ACKS :I* !Y OCCUPI$1 [+ TO !IR POV]TY1 CAUS$ BY ! FAILURE ( CROPS1 !Y W]E FLUNG BODILY \T1 TOGE!R ) !IR BELONG+S UPON ! HI<WAYS &1 TO PREV5T !IR 5T]+ ! *ANTY1 IT WAS RAZ$ TO ! GR\ND4 

,A GANG ( FELL[S W5T ALONG ) ! CON/ABUL>Y1 C>RY+ CR[B>S = ! PURPOSES ( DE/ROY+ ! HUTS1 JU/ AS SOON AS ! FAMILIES HAD BE5 ?R[N \T4 ,!SE M5 W]E CALL$ ! 0CR[B> BRIGADE40 ,ON A C]TA9 DAY 9 #a#h#f#f1 A NUMB] ( CON/ABLES & ! 0CR[B> BRIGADE0 />T$ \T ON A MISSION ( EVICTION4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( !IR R\NDS1 !Y >RIV$ AT ! *ANTY ( A POOR T5ANT BY ! NAME ( ,PAT ,MAGUIRE1 & PROCE$$ TO ?R[ HIS FAMILY \T4 ,MRS ,MAGUIRE WAS 9 *ILD-B$ CONF9EM5T1 BUT ?IS MADE NO DIFF]5CE TO ! H>D-HE>T$ VILLA9S1 !Y PROCE$$ TO ?R[ H] & ! NEWBORN BABY \T4 ,?IS CONDUCT 5RAG$ ! NEI<BORS SO ?AT !Y RALLI$ TO ! AID ( ,MAGUIRE1 BEAT ! CON/ABLES & ! 0CR[B> BRIGADE0 (F1 & RE9/AT$ ! MAN'S SICK WIFE & BABY 9 ! 0HOME40 

,FROM ?AT TIME H5CE1 ALL :O OPPOS$ ! 5CROA*M5TS ( ! L&LORD'S HIREL+S W]E CALL$ 0,MOLLY ,MAGUIRES40 ,BETWE5 ! YE>S1 #ahdh TO AB\T #a#h#g1 ?\S&S ( ,IREL&'S SONS & DAU<T]S EMIGRAT$ SO ?AT !RE W]E MORE ,IRI% 9 ?IS C\NTRY ?AN !RE W]E 9 ,IREL&4 ,?\S&S ( !SE IMMIGRANTS F\ND !IR WAY 9TO ! COALFIELDS ( ,P5NSYLVANIA4 ,UP TO ?IS TIME1 ! COAL M9ES HAD BE5 OP]AT$ BY ,AM]ICANS :OSE /&>D ( LIFE WAS HI<] ?AN ?AT ( A LOT ( FAM9E /RICK5 PEOPLE4 

,! ,AM]ICANS1 = A TIME1 MADE A FEEBLE RESI/ANCE TO ! 5CROA*M5T1 BUT ! M9E [N]S WANT$ *EAP LABOR1 REG>DLESS ( NATIONALITY2 ! ,AM]ICANS HAD TO GO4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( A FEW YE>S1 A /ILL *EAP] CLASS ( LABOR BEGAN TO F9D ITS WAY 9TO ! COAL FIELDS1 VIZ41 ! ,SLAVS1 ,HUNG>IANS & O!RS FROM ,S\!RN ,EUROPE4 ,! ,IRI% QUITE NATURALLY OBJECT$ TO BE+ ?US DISPLAC$4 

,!Y =M$ SOME K9D ( A ,MOLLY ,MAGUIRE ORGANIZATION 9 ! AN?RACITE REGIONS1 = ! PURPOSE ( KEEP+ \T ?OSE :O W]E UND]-BIDD+ !M 9 ! LABOR M>KET1 & 9 A MEASURE1 !Y W]E SUCCE$+2 ?IS 5RAG$ ! CAPITALI/S1 BUT !Y DID NOT SEEM ABLE TO GET 9TO ! C\NCILS ( ! 0,MOLLY ,MAGUIRES10 SO !Y EMPLOY$ ,MC,P>L& 7:O IS JU/ N[ POS+ AS A GREAT FACTOR 9 RUNN+ TO E>? 0CONSPIRACIES0 9 ,COLORADO & ,IDAHO74 

,?IS ,MC,P>L& W5T 9TO ! COAL M9ES AS A M9]4 ,= TWO YE>S HE WORK$ ) ! M9]S AS ONE ( !M2 ! ILLU/RAT$ BOOK1 ISSU$ BY ! ,P9K]TONS SOME YE>S AGO1 %[$ HIM AS *IEF M\RN] AT ! FUN]ALS1 BE/ MAN AT ! W$D+S1 A SWELL FELL[ WELL MET ) ! M52 DR9K+ :ISKEY FROM ! SAME BOTTLE1 & ALL ! TIME WEAV+ /R&S ( HOPE ?AT W]E TO HANG !M6 ,AT LA/ A NUMB] ( ! MO/ ACTIVE M5 W]E >RE/$4 ,MC,P>L& PRODUC$ HIS 0EVID5CE01 A CAPITALI/ JURY DID ! RE/4 

,?IRTY-EI<T M9]S W]E EXECUT$1 ?IRTE5 9 ONE DAY4 ,! M51 HAV+ NO ORGANIZATION TO DEF5D !M1 W]E SOON FRI<T5$ 9TO SLAV]Y1 :]E !Y REMA9$ = A QU>T] ( A C5TURY OR MORE1 ON UNTIL ! RISE & /R5G? ( ! ,UNIT$ ,M9E ,WORK]S ( ,AM]ICA4 

,SU* 9 BRIEF IS A HI/ORY ( ! 0,MOLLY ,MAGUIRES10 :I* WAS AN ORGANIZATION 7IF ORGANIZATION IT C\LD BE CALL$71 ATTEMPT+ 9 A POOR1 WEAK1 /UMBL+ WAY1 TO COMBAT ! GRE$ ( CAPITAL4 ,& SU*1 ALSO1 IS A BRIEF /ORY ( ! PA/ VILLA9Y ( ! VILLA9 ,MC,P>L&1 :O N[ TURNS UP TO SWE> AWAY ! LIVES ( O!R 9NOC5T M53 ,MOY]1 ,HAYWOOD & !IR COMRADES4 

,) SU* A H>D5$1 CONSCI5CELESS WRET* AS ?IS ,MC,P>L& WILL HAVE A H>D FI<T = !IR LIVES2 !Y WILL NE$ LOTS ( MONEY--MANY ?\S&S ( DOLL>S4 ,! ,LIB]ATOR BEGS ALL LOV]S ( JU/ICE & FAIR PLAY1 REG>DLESS ( P>TY OR CRE$1 TO S5D AS MU* MONEY AS !Y CAN POSSIBLY %>E1 TO ,JOHN ,M4 ,O',NEILL1 ,PIONE] ,BUILD+1 ,D5V]1 ,COLORADO4 

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