The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-26
Large MeetIng Of Laborers.

this morning . large crowd, composed o
laborers, stevedores and all classes ol
Workingmen, assembled At the United
States Hotel, on Ottawa street. A com
mittee oi ten was appointed to draw W
resolutions expressing sentiments Of the
men present. The committee reported the
following:
Resolred, That every laboring man and
mechanic cooperate with the railroad
men who have struck; and further be It
RsSOlued, That every laboring man and
mechanic shall ask n reasonable recon-
penSe for his labor on this basis, viz
Mechanics from 50 80 to s. 90 per day
and laborers at 81 80 per day and be Il
further
ReIOlred, That this committee do ask
Of every laboring man and mechanic tC
join the railroad men who have struck;
and further be It
ReSolped, That this committee ask The
Mayor to close all the saloons till this
trouble is settled, and further be 1t
ReSolred, That we sincerely and most
emphatically declare once and for all
that our object IL alone TO obtain certain
rights wrencheL from us by the combina
ton Of capital, and that as soon as our
object is obtained then this organized
movement is to be abandoned, but not till
then.
Resolved, That we depreCate the spirit
Of vandalism in any shape that il may
present itself, and that in order to secure
all persons and their property from vio
lenCe as we'll as for the sake OF projection
to ourselves, we recommend the appoint,
ment Of committee OF safety to consist
Of one member from each branch Of labor
which has or may hereafter join US in
this movement; said committee 10 have
power TO appoint chairman, one having
both civil and military distinction, to pre-
side over their deliberations.
Mayor Jones being present he was
called on to speak. He responded By
saying it was proper for the men to march
quietly TO the manufacturers and request
them to alleviate their distress. They
have a right to enough compensation 10
sustain their families and themselves
There was no other alternative, but at the
same time he would counsel moderation
Great care must Ee taken not to allow
any acIs to be done that will cause the
people TO Withdraw their sympathy from
the working class. Every man was en-
titled to employment enough 10 support
himself, and for this he must receive
just wages, but in getting this EN-.
ployment and these wages there
Is liability to excess. He hardly
thought it wise plan TO ask men to quit
who wanted to work, but in case il was
done no one should suffer for the necessa,
ries Of life so long as he was the Mayor
OF the city. He hoped that no acts oil
violence and depreciation would be com
mitted. Cries ol"No! No! we will be
orderly, but we will have better pay"
At the conclusion Of the Mayors speech
the crowd formed in line, Il being an.
nouHCed that they would first go the
whole length Of Water street TO the Penn.
sylysnia Depot and then through the
manufacturing districts, notifying all ed.
tablishments TO stop work at once. This
plan was carried out, and the crowd pro.
ceeded from place to place, gaining
strength as it proceeded and ordering the
employees OF the lumber Yards, ioundres,
&c, TO stop work. Most OF the day was
consumed in this way, and in nearly, il
not quite, every instance their demands
were complied with, though not with.
out protect in many cases on the
part Of the wOrkmen. The Milburn
wagon works employing 800 men closed
at o'clock, before the arrival OF the pro.
cession. Every large manufacturing es-
tablishment in the city is now closed.
A call for mass meeting OF citizens al
8 o'clock this evening was issued by the
Mayor early in the dey, and in pursu.
ance thereof an immense crowd assembl.
ed in the market space at that hour.
Mayor Jones presided, and after addresses
by several citizens resolution was
adopted calling on the Mayor to appoint
committee 10 consist OF twenty citizens
from each Ward 10 take measures for the
preservation ofthe peace and the protec.
ton Of property. The meeting was com.
posed largely Of the discontented element,
representatives Of which took possession
Of the stand and proceeded 10 address the
crowd and the meeting finally broke up in
confusion and disorder. Some one then
raised the cry Of BOARD OF Trade; 70 to
the Board Of Trade;" when the entire
mass surged into and down Summit
street, to the Chamber OF Commerce
building, hootiug and yelling. When it
arrived at this point intense excitement
and noisy demonstrations for time pre-.
vailed. No acts Of violence were com.
mitted, however, and after short stay
the crowd again returned through Sum.
NIT street to the upper part Of the city,
and, in measure, dispersed. The city
now no P. N.Y. is comparatively quiet,
though the excitement among all classes
is intense. The names OF the citizens who
are to comprise the committee to be ap.
pointed by the Mayor will be announced
in the morning, and steps no doubt will
be taken at once 10 prevent any
further outbreak. The elevators are
still closed and little or no grain is being
moved by the lake. The banks decline
any advance on bills Of lading, and the
commercial as we'll as manufacturing
business Of the city is at a stand still.
The situation on the railroad remains
unchanged. A committee Of twenty-five
employees Of the Wabash road arrived
here from Fort Wayne and Lafayette TO
day and held consultation with Manager
Hopkins. 1t is stated that the latter in
formed them that he was willing to pay
what was reasonable. He would do jua.
ticc by them, and would at least pay as
much as any Of the roads did, but hG
could not establish schedule OF prices
and agree to pay them so much for al
time 10 come. II was beyond his power
to do so. Nothing definite resulted irou
the interview, and another conference
was appointed for this afternoon, the re
suit OF which has rot transpired.
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