The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-24
woRKINGmEN's MEETING.
Three Thousand People Assemble
IN Front Of the Court House
Plenty Of Noise and But Little En-
element and no Results.

Last night in front Of the Court House,
perhaps three thousand persons we're -
sembled IN attendance 1t the working
mems meeting in the interests OF the
striking hremen. The meeting was call
ed ostensibly for the purpose OF appoint
ing committees to proceed TO Baltimore
and confer with President Garrett, OF ms
Baltimore and Ohio road, and secure, Il
possible, an adjustment OF the difficulties
existing between the tremen and the
officers OF the rOsi. Bat no effort was
made tending towards that for which the
meeting was called, and nothing but talk
was inculged in.
The first speaker was railrosder, and
is now in the employ Of the Bs.tI'
more and Ohio road. He said that
the strike had been brought sOou. from
absolute necessity and that IL Was 4 mat.
ter that should be- settled between the
railroad men and their employers alone,
without any interference by city, county,
state or United States authorities. The
strike would be settled, in his opinion,
within twenty four hours. A number OF
other speakers also addressed the meet
ing, a majority OF them deuouncIng any
and al acts of violence and deprecating
anything tending IN that direction.
There were one or two, however, whose
preiudces got the better OF their reason
and common sense, and who endeayored
t. iustIl into the crowd that II was right
TO destroy the property OF railroads, Tor
by so doing it gave employment TO nu-
merous persons in rebuilding. 1t Is
unnecessary TO add that the speakers tax
ing such positions were not lmmorts!lzed,
and did not receive any bouquets or Vail
able presents for the expression OF ths'r
misguided opinions. the last speaker
was Mr.. Frank Kline, a gentleman VINO
carried more weight with MIN IN his re-
marks than did all the speakers put TO-
gether. lie sympathized strongly with
the strikers, but At the same time ne
cOuuseled moderation, as the least mis-
take made by the strikers would prove
fatal and no greater mistake could be
made than by resorting to acts OF ylo-
lence. Mr.. Spencer, the rlnglesder OF
the'strike in TINS division, also Condemned
Ia the severest language any ana ali IN
cendlary remarks, and stated that II WAS
the desire of ali railroad men TO be ret
alone to settle the affair themselves. Any
acts OF violence, he SAID, would be re-
sented as qIick by the strikers as by the
railroad company From this it will be
seen that parties VINO are cndeavoring to
keep up this excitement are acting dead
against the strikers, whose inter-
ests they claim to be advancing,
and from what has been heard and seen,
1t looks 10 the unbiased observer Ms
though these outsiders who are lntart"r-
ing in this matter, are NEEDING with
that with which they nave no business,
and for which meddling the parties IN
terested cannot feel otherwise than IN
thankful. Throughout the meeting
great confusion was manifested, made
principally By loud laughter and derl-
i've wells Of the small boy. Indeed,
The whole stiair seemed more like y
meeting OF pleasure seekers than meet
ing called Tor the purpose OF cndeavorlng
to settle the momentus question which Is
now agitating the country. From last
nights experience, it strikes Us very
forciby that it would be- wise To discOun-
tenance further public meetings on this
question, rs nothing can be gained and
something might possibly be lost