The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-25

Of his not having complied, or Of his re.
iusing to comply with any rules, orders,
resolutions, or regulations made TO obtain
an advance or 70 Tedute the nate Of wages,
or TO decrease or alter the quantity Of work,
or to regulate the mode Of carrying on any
manufacture, trade or business, or the
mansgementthereof; or II anYperson shall,
by violence to the person or property oil
another, or by threats or intimida.
ton, or by molesting or in any way
obstructing another, force or endeayor
to force any manufacturer or person
carrying on any trnde or business
to make any alteration in his mode
Of regulating managing, conducting OF
carrying on such manufacture, trade OF
business, or to. limit the number or dc.
scription OF his iourneymen, workmen OF
employees, every person so offending raid,
ing, abetting or assisting therein, being
convicted thereof, shall be guilty OF q felo.
ny, and be punished by confinement In the
penitentiary Of this State not less than one
nor mole than five years
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the re.
spective circuit judges Of this State to, give
this act specially In charge Of the grand
juries Of their county.
Section 3. Thisact shall take effect from
and alter It's passage,
There Is but one object the bill has in
view and provides for, and that is to punish
the laboring man ut the expense OF the
| capitalist. This bill is like a Jug handle
it is all one-sided altogether. Why no
mako the offences misdemeanors insteaL
Of felonies ? Who ever heard OF man
being sent to the State prison for talking L
a fellow man. This bill makes it a felony
punishable by confinement in our Mounds
vile penitentiary. II | or you, by OF
through anything we may say to 4 miner,
or any other laboring man or men, bl
which he or they shall quit working for al
employer; anything that one laboring
nun says to or does for another fellow
laboring man, which shall or does result in
the employer losing his employc, undeI
the provisions Of this bill, Is a felony
Suppose all that is done between III,
employer and employees is done only b,
and through the means Of oral arguments
and talks, and results in the employer los
ing his employees, would such conduct b,
f9lonions, and punishable rs described il
the bill2
Where there is arson, riot, bloodshed
murder, or any violence or disturbance o
the peace resulting from these strikes,
imagine we already have statutes to puntsl
such oiFenses. can see no necessity To-
the passage Of such a bill by our Lcgisla
ture now.
Thu-mn who put his name on tn,
record in favor OF this bill, had better tax,
his sign in with him, for he will be ioreye
spotted" in this city aud in all the coun
ties throughout the State.
The passage OF this bill would be an out
rage on the rights and personal liberty O
every laboring man in the State, as well a
the miners in the Third district, for who's
especial punishment it has been proposed
and prescribed. The passage OF such bill
would be an outrage on the intelligence
and civilization OF our State, and it is to b,
hoped that when it is brought by the Iu
dietary Committee before the House, tina
the House will not even give 1t first read
lug, but consign it to the waste basket.
LABOR.