Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-02
A BIG MEETING.
Continued from Fourth Page.


employment through the introduction oi
imported foreigners, who have been re
duced to the lowest grade in life; and
WHEREAS, The introduction of Italians
in this community by Philo Kimberly, upon
the contract given BY the West Virgins
Natural Gas Company. is in keeping with
the intention to destroy our standard oi
comfort, Gu: independence, and liberty as
citizens of West Virginia; there ore, be it
Resolved, By the citizens of Wheeling
in mass meeting assembled, that we do
now enter our solemn protest against this
outrage, and hereby pledge ourselves not
to tsmely submit TO the abridgment Of
our rights by corporate capital, secured by
special privileges in law.
Resolved, That we look with satisfac.
ton upon the scion Of the members
of the West Virginia Natural Gas
Company in ridding their corporation
of this stain upon its character and hope
the loss to them may prove lesson 10
other corporations in the future and result
in the kind of labor to be employed being
especially mentioned in similar contracts"
Applause
desire now to say q few words on be.
halt of the resolutions. AS ! believe the
intention is not TO have any long speeches
here tonight, will be ss Driet as possible.
These resolutions make the declaration
that there is an organized effort being
made on the part OF capitalists to reduce
the lsborers Of America to the condition
Of European serfs need not 60 into de
tails in order to show the people that this
is fact, and that the machinery TO &C
complish this purpose is in operation here
as we'll as elsewhere. Let US look at few
instances of this. Take the Western Nail
Association. They claim the right to con.
troll their plants, and in addition, the right
to control the men who work IN them. In
repeated declarations they have stated the
right of every man to look after his in.
terests, and yet they deny the right Of
a man to look after his lsoor-thst which
brings him food and clothing. They say
| the limit in this direction is fixed. and If
you do not take it you may become a
tramp upon the highways of the country;
and then, if you happen TO be on the
other side Of the river, and should chance
to be going from nail mill In one town
to nail mill in another, they will arrest
you as tramp, and lodge you in j.il
Take another instsnce-the com bination
Of coal operators, under the lead ct P. l..
Kimberly, Kssley & Brooks. Marshall, Van
Fossen 4 Co, and others Of their ilk who
are employing soabs for the purpose OF re-
duciDg the scale Of labor, that in
the end they may herd their men as they
do the mules who work in their mines
Applause If they do not intend to do
thus A Here's one OF Kimber.
ly's back sheep" Sensation, a
Voice: Pot bell on him !! Ap.
p!ause IT they do not intend to do this,
why is Ii they take the trouble to 90 all
the way 10 Columbus aud attempt TO COZ.
rupt such men as Mcbride. Cheers
The Ohio Valley Trades Assembly will
treat with no sosbs, or representatives OF
scab,, in this particular, Applause until
they have sent away these wouid.be cor
rupVionists, and honest union men can
hold up their heads and look their families
in the face. Applause
1t is held that every citizen who pays
taxes is O stockholder in the concern, and
member OF the particular society which
governs it, but it seems that some Of those
elected to office in this community are not
permeated with this idea. Our Board OF
school Commissioners, in giving out their
coal contracts. handed them over to Ecsb
concerns Take the Board Of Gas Trus.
tees and the Water Board. They in like
manner gave out their contracts to scsb
concerns. And then-snd ! cite this be-
cause it looks sus picious-ths week our
Board Of Public Works gave outfits contracts
for curbing aud crossings to some one un-
known, and when approached within few
days for the name Of the party and the
price, well-theY did not want to tell be-
cause they did not want q racket" Ap.
plause. One contractor said he didn't
want anything TO do with union men-he
couldn't afford to pay then.
Now, l want to say that we have no
quarrel with those Italians who are herded
back Of the hill, and who we're brought
there for the Er'Fa's Of &C;
complisb;Dg pad ends Applause ]
Ia their own country, alluded
to SO psthe,ically BY Kimberly last night,
they are ouly se,ls, weighed down By the
same capitalistie combination that lie
grinding down our American workmen.
Applause They come to this country in
the hope OF bettering their condition. We
have no quarrel with them. Bat while
they are acquitted of any completely in this
wrong, we stand here 10 damn those Amer.
leans who seek TO dsbsuch Us through
them. Applause They are the people
We csn reach, aud Will reach They wsot
race Of lov-EGgss slaves, an ! il rests with
7oa whether or not they shall succeed. Ap-
plsuse, and cries Of NO" No"
| have presented tkGss IDEAS in conusc
ton with the resolutions just read to you.
/ now move their adoption All in favor
will say aye. A s,orm Of syes hero erose
which might have heea heasd half q mile
Qpposed 10. Dead siIence The Teso-
latiops aye adopted, Cheers Gentle.
men, | thank you for your attention.
OTHER sPEAZERs.
Chairman Meek then introduced Mr.. J.
W. Armstrong, who began bis remarks be
hated to talk abou: ar; matter with which
Len mke P. l. Kimberly we're connected,
and closed by moving to aaopt the follow
ing:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
meeting that the boycott against the Man.
chester Coal Company be reossed and
continued"
The resolution was adopted amid loud
applause.
The next speaker vas President Find.
ley, of the Ohio Valley Trades Assembly,
zbo. among other ihinga. referred TO Mr..
R. J. Smyth's assertion that the people Of
Wheeling did not approve Of the movement
against the Italians, and said be would
think differently when he read the papers
this morring. Mr.. smyth had said those
getting up Ihe meeting we're professional
sgi,ators. There vas not one Of them bat
What worked harde. easy day than Kim
berry or sny,h he referred 70 the paper
ar. Suyth had circulated among the mer.