The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-22

talrh. IL was these big Communists Wh
needed 4 large army 10 protect them.
Mr.. Caldwell, referring incidentally I
the Presidential question, said the peopl
OF the South were grateful to Presider
Hayes, and no Southern Representative
were In favor Of disturbing his title.
After speech BY Mr.. Boone in fAyo
Of the transier Of the Indian Bureau I
the War Department, the committee ros'
General debate on the army appropris
tion bill was ordered 10 be terminates
with to.night's session.
The House took . recess till 7:30.
EVENING SESSION..
The House went into Committee Of th
Whole, Mr.. Springer In the chair. on th
army appropriation bill, and was address
ed by Mr.. Butler on the labor question
He said we were nearing crisis whicl
II not guarded against and provide,
for would produce the condition Of affair
wherein the constitutional consideration
would be as powerless a. in 1851. Wha
was needed was that the gift Of land IL
the homestead law should be made rene
dial in this time Of present distress
There had been no subsidies, no divi
deuds and no credit mobiliers for labor
but only sweat and toll. BE analyzs'
the expenditures Of the government 70
FIVE years and said they had analyzed
S445 600, 900 not appropriated but eIpen
ded, and he challenged reference to any
substantial appropriation in that time
for the direct benefit Of the industria
classes. There was little time or in
terest expended in Congress over the con:
dition Of labor. Even 10 the Federal
courts there was no protection for the
laboring man. Thousands Of laborerI
might be slaughtered "a they had recently
been in one portion OF the country, and
the courts could not punish the criminals
and It was unconstitutional to use the
army for that purpose. But let a
few laborers impede for an hour the
course Of commerce or destroy or threaten
the property OF commercial corporations
and the treasury opened wide It's doors,
swinging on gold hinges, and the whole
military power Of the nation was called
forth 70 put down the riot arrest the
criminals and protect the property.
At this point Of the speech the hour
expired aud propositions for extension Of
time were made by several members.
Mr.. Wright, who sat In Mr.. Buuers
seat while Mr.. Butler read his speech in
the area, here broke in with the remark
that there are but two demogogues in the
House; let Us hear one Of them?
Mr.. White, Of PennsylvAnia-Who Ia
the other demagogue?
Mr.. Wright did not seem to think an
answer necessary, bot Mr.. Butler, taking
up the comment, said as Patrick Henry
said when he attacked George III, al
this is treason make the most OF it." |
accept this and say II this Is demagoguery
make the most Of It.
Nr. Bragg objected to the extenslon Of
time.
Mr.. Wright, with an air Of disgust
Labor cannot get chance in this House.
[Laughter.l
F: Mr.. Garfield addressed the committee
on the army bill, contending that even in
the absence Of hostile operations the
country needed at least 40 army large
enough to keep alive the practical knowi.
edge Of military affairs in this country,
and in contradiction Of the statement
made by Mr.. Hewitt, DIN Y, he declared
that the country had q less defensive
force to-day than it had in 1s46.
He quoted and criticised Mr.. Hewitts
remarks about strikes, wherein Hewitt
had proclaimed the right of men to say
they would not work for certain wages.
No American had ever disputed it. The
gentleman had set up 8 man Of straw and
attacked him valorously. The dangerous
element in labor strikes was interference
to prevent others from working, and for
himself he declared that the man who
laid an obstacle in the way Of another
American working was 4 breaker OF the
law and q yiolator Of the Just rights Of
labor.
Mr.. Banks-How is It with capitalists
combining against labor?
Mr.. Garfield-That Is Just as gre at q
violation Of the law and deserving Just
a great and possibly greater condemna-
tion. BE quoted Lord McCauley's let
Ter to the author Of the biography OF
Thomas Jefferson, in which he prophe-
sled utter ruin OF the Institutions, based
upon the vote Of the people, counted by
the head, and proceeding upon the suppo-
sition that the rich and poor, wise and un.
wise, lea rned and unlearned, thecriminal
aud innocent, ,thevicious and good were all
counted as equal units together, and he
confessed that that letter was often ring.
ing in his ear like an alarm bell at mid
night. He did not fear the Cassandra
phrophecy Of Macauley, but gentle
men, with great solemnity, the time will
come when we shall find II necessary to
ight for society. [Sensation. While
would do a. much as / might 70 secure
the rights Of the laborer against the in
iquity Of the law, and to crush the power
81 capital, still against all comers / am for
the reign Of law In this Republic, and for
,nough Of an army to make II sure.
Therefore l hope our good friend from
New York Hewitt whose stake in the sta.
bility and good order Of the nation Is
greater than my own, rs in material
way he Is infinitely beyondmy reach, will
help TO make that stake secure for the
whole country, and when that time
comes the very touch and signal Of that
contest dissolves the political parties as
4 knell and all men spring to the de-
tence OF society against anarchy, Of order,
against chaos, otlaW against the torch.
And now gentlemen where is the power
that comes in in the final truggle TO pro-
tect society, II II be not in our eonStitu-
lion and police power which the United
Statss Government can give at the 50.
preme moment when States are power.
iess and when cities are being consumed
70 ashes, hope he will consent TO let
an amendment be made to the bill that
will fxt the army at $1,000, and that he
will let the bill be recommitted 80 that
all its other points may be adjusted in
Herewith.
At the close Of Mr.. Gar6slds speech he
was warmly and enthusiastically ap.
plauded.
Hearing From Their Constituency
ON the Potter Business.
WAsHrsGroN, May 2l.-Many South.
ern and Northern Democrats are reeeiy.
ing earnest letters from their constituents
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