I thought that the electoral politics was restricted to the urban areas & the larger urban areas at that.
On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 07:34:49PM -0700, Eugene Coyle wrote: > You could say that the Molly Maguires were a radical labor > organization in Pennsylvania's coal regions just after the Civil > War. I don't know the history at first hand. In any event the > Mollies were subversive -- with perhaps a front in the Ancient Order > of Hiberians which is still active today. (This underground and > above ground pattern is alleged to persist today in Ireland. It is > alleged that the IRA is the armed wing of Sein Fein.) (It is also > alleged that the British Army is the armed wing of "the loyalists" as > they are called.) Arson was a common tool in Ireland against the > landlords for centuries. The Mollies were done in by the early > Pinkerton organization and generally the Irish seem to have drifted > at that time into electoral politics in the USA. > > Gene Coyle > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
