Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-23
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Denis Gives Vent 70 HlS Slp-
pressed Fssllaos.
the NOISY sAso-ior APOSTLE
Characteri,ing Rival Agitato1 Is Rattle
snakes-An Audience Administered An
Alapathie Dose Of kssrcTs
Strongest Medicine.


red chairs in Cooper Union st 10 last
evening were relieved here and there By
collsrless man. BY twos and thress people
came along. and the scarlet expense grew
smaller and smaller, like strip Of sea-sand
before the advancing tide. At 8 O'Clock The
crowd begin to shown signs OF impatience.
Fifteen minutes later George Blair came
upon the stag. and deposited his bat at
the foot Of the white pillar behind the
big stu fed armchair In moment several
other men appeared, headed BY one who
was welcomed with loud applause. His
suite suit Of fsI sssi a Ta mn y 'sssss sss:
narrow forehead. small, deep-set eye, IN.
der brows which formed . straight line,
and . coarse mouth, shaded by . blonde
mustache Such were the features Of the
man who bowed awkwardly a. he stood
fumbling his hat.
when the Noise SabsideA
he sat In an uneasy position upon one Of
the wooded chairs.
The gentleman was Denis kearnsy, Of
San Francisco, and George Blair, who pre-
sided, said IL gave him pleasure to intro.
duce Mr.. kearney, man whose Chinese
record on the Pacific coast had made him
famous The works Of Mr.. kearney we're.
in MIR. Blair's opinion, greater than the
Constitution Of the United States. Deais
had q new idea, added the chairman, aud
he besought for him . respectful hearing.
no matter what the papers might say. ~
have now the pleasure TO Introduce Ar.
kesrney," concluded Mr.. BAR. All
through the Introductory ceremony the
awkward man on the wooded chair had been
cutching his hat with his right hand, and
taking reefs in his ear with his left.
A. the Name Of kcArney
lie came forward. grasped the reading desk
and pulled IL back until admonished that
hc Was straining the rubber pipe which
supplies gas TO the jet on the desk. Then
he went TO the rear Of the stage and took Q
drink Of water, coming forward with the
glass in his hand. After explaining Why
hr lad selected Mr.. Bair to preside at the
meeting. the pride Of the Sand Lots said:
There Is disposition in certain quar-.
t.rs here 20 stiie free speech. When, to
save the expense Of hall, ! went TO the
IuIk Cummis ssioners for a permit 10 speak
IN Union Square. they sent rue TO the
Police Board, saying that might speak II
the police would permit IL. The police told
me that they could not give me . permit.
! went back 10 the Park authorities, who
said they could do nothing further for me.
30 had 10 get this hail for tI5. which !
expect you To pay. You are the insulted
party, not me. Your servant have refussd
their masters permission ~ moe. on their
own ground. Ii is not square thing. IL
! were q citizen OF New York, ] would
speak in Union Square In defiance lcrss OF
'.ood boy OF that one'horse side show.
Cheers
Sous servasts
have made a vicious attempt 10 stiae frss
speech. Shun these men a. you would
| rattlesnakes. and relegate them 10 the
nothingnr.s from which your generosity
dragged them. Applause.
Five years ago We consulted togethef
and said, The Chinese must 60. and we
pu, through the Chinese Exclusion bill"
he continued, the only statute Of the
United States In favor OF wage esrners. Tbs
Labor party Of California is the grandsst
and nob.est work ever known In this o.
any other country. II was my brain thst
originated and organized the movement.
II was my 20 aheaditiveness and stick. to u.
iveness that reused the party and kept q
together until its work was plishsd."
Laughter and applause.
With this modest statement, the orator
closed his eyes, threw his head back and
lowered his manuscript, whilsa
Rtsulet or PesspiFatts0
trickled down his classic nose. Then hs
said that the labor champions would b ~
membered while their enemies were "daAd,
d., rotten and forgotten" After this
elegant scintiilation had been duly ap.
plsuded, Denis continued:
The next issUs 10 10 raise wages and
shorten hours. Not by strikes: they b.
long to british age OF Q brutal past. This
end 10 to be accomplished By voting. We
fn nf ha
voting population. Yet, while every
hound and thieving scalswag has some.
thing TO say, we alone are silent What
am doing2 Whist do expect 20 sooon.
vleh? These are the chief topics of.discus.
SION throughout your city snd Stats. ] sill
tell you According 70 Denis, the Obi.
csgo Anti.Nonopoiy Convention Vas -
race hating. lsbor.robbing. blackmsiiing
side show"
'My friend, cf the press" ssid D,nis,
addressing the reporters, put Il down thss
~e must
Fleet Mes % nasss Wages.
nd cbsrge freighs and fares In proper.
ton Here some men from the sisge b.
ssr 10 take up q collection 70 psy for the
ball. and several wass saSnsrs started fos
the doors. Some one hisssd.
Don't hiss them, my friends. y said ths
ssnU IDtb ttCSTO, " CtOS0 uuu uOS wv
let them 70. We should Or wages - thst
Western Union tslsgraphsn would sst 800
per month. We should continue the three
cent postage, % that the lettsr osrrisfS
could get the same pay. What good has
the tI0, 100. 600 reduction OF taI upon tobac-
IN done TO the c0usumeff I'll bet . DsV
hat you can't get . biERsf nor chsspss
plug nt " than year ago. Tbs prUht goss
10 the man ufscturer.
IsHIseviaisaae Csttisg Dsus
will make 10 like the Chinsman. who. 10
his own country receives cent dsy sod
lives upon rice, mice and rats. We vsss
big Psy. and We must hsvs IT, tCAsssS
and laughter.
The speaker sought 10 show tbst hish
freigbts would injurs only the heavy dssl'
ers and the "gsmblsr" In the necessities
Of life. Ono days wages would psy ~
freight on al thAt waee-serpsf sed he
family consume Ia year. A. Tor tssvet,
dudes spd dudslsts" trsvelsd
The two or thres parties" ssld Dcsh
will givs you only bspds, bonhsse, eao'
ners and tsny. all OF which you can b1v
yourselves Ihsn you have big vsgss sui
shorter bours." In conciusiea The spsak1
praised The rsilroad system OF California
and paid floral nibuts 70 the power 80
beauty Of that State.
DAMAGED ~ SToAa1A