Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-10
A DELEGATES SPEECH.
A Page From the History Orthe District
Convention.

To the Editors of the Comercial Gazette:
Having been one OF the delegates to rep
resent Central Lodge No. 6 (the banner
lodge OF this district for common sense and
reason(, at the late district meeting OF the
4. \. of |. 5. w, and being deprived Of the
right at such meeting to finish my remarks
on the subject of the strike while under
discussion being often interrupted by boots
and yells for saying what in my opinion
the Lodge that elected me and the COnsti-
tuition the organization is working under,
gave me the right 10 say, ask to be heard
through your columns,
To the members of the \. A. of /. Il 5.
w. | said we could no longer carry on the
strike constitutionally. II Is no breach Ot
faith to say this, as every manufactures
has a COPY Of the Constitution OF the organ
jzation, and am at liberty TO quote from
that Constitution outside as we'll as INSIDE
the Association. This Constitution pro-
yides that unless the scale IS signed on or be-
fore the last day of May Tor words to that
effect the mills must cease work. mat
was done. 1t also says that after the sec
ond week of the strike) every member OF
the Association in good standing shall re-
ccive from the protection fund the sum OF
a. per week tan the association comply
with this requirement? II not, then the
A A. Of & 5. W. violates the tundamen-
tai Law it is working under-viOlateS the
constitution il asks its members 10 abide
by in continuing the strike.
In the preamble to the Constitution, IL Is
said there is no good reason why we should
not receive fair equivalent Tor our iaoor'
4 small reduction would seriously ulmln-
ish the ALREADY small sums we receive aud
put large sums in the employers pockets.
81, OF the manufacturers would appear
charitable before the world. We ask Is II
Charitable, is il human, is it honess, to take
from the laborer who is already poorly
clothed and fed, portion OF his tood ana
raiment and deprive him and his family oi
The Neeessaries of Life
nv a reduction of his wages2 1t must not
be so. But The manufactures are not ask
ing reduction now.
II there is any of my remarks l would
like my hearers to think over IL Is J1ss US
what have said and am going To say. we
bsye inst nut ourselves in the manufac'
rurers place when We go and take and Iorce
uur labor ON the already weI-suppIleu
| market of the poor laboring man bY reduc-
ing him from 81 rs to 81. SD and Sl,2o, ThlGo:
rycry person knows We have dORe. We
have done what our constitution says must
not he done 49, ,;..;,.
After having thus spoken at the district
| meeting, a low, sweet voice "u'Sper,eu
| my ear from the back part OF the nalI' Shot
| out of a pair of good lungs through
| rather large sized mouth, loud enough lot
| the reporters outside to hear, D the
| Isboring man, il is our wages We want.
] Consistency thou art n jewel. JUST tnen
! shouts of ''he's out of time, out oil or
| der" and "Out of reason, and began W
| think
IwouId Go Ont ofthe window.
| I was not permitted to finish my speech;
but would like to finish it to an intereSteo
| public. with all respect TO the a. A. OF l. o
| W as | have some warm irlenos IN iIs
ranks and know / bear the respect oil its
| ofHCeTs. though must say | don't fear the
| wrath Of nv enemies among the members
| Every man has right to sell his LABOR
| for all he can get; also to strike Wheh ue
| nIesses for higher wages, though II be on a
declining market, as long as ne does nov nov
interfere with others; as long As ne eau
stand on his own merits, and MS own re-
sources; but he has no right totry 70 Keep
| other men out of work by taxing tnet.
vork for less wages which We must ADMIT
has been done from the first week the strike
These are facts which must be looked
snuarpIy in the face. We must admit the
mriority-and q big msiority-wou'd re-
turn to work gladly if it were not LOT tear
u Called BIaek sheep. -.
Same ner>on said last week. through the
raperS the msjority were tired OF the striSe,
but he had not the manhood TO give his
bsme. III their bump of Individuality was
Isrre enough many would not only say
likewise but go tIr work at last years scale,
And they are not confined TO nnishins
men. Puddlers are included
As for myself, l have severed my con
neciion with the A. A. Of l. s w, ana am
now a free man. q free American cit!sen
and. without fear Of the A A. ot |. W.
| or seeking favor of the Iron AssocIstlou
am ready and willing tn return 70 my -
aork at lsst wears scale when my employ
ers sre ready for me.
JAMES H RTLEY,
| Gnide Roller at II. Lloyd, Son & Cos,
Kensington Iron Works.
Pittsburgh, Pa