Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-29
we will punish him.

Mr.. J. II. Burt was next called upon.
He started off by making an excuse for
Mr.. GOOdhue, whom he believed was 10y
al to the organization to which he belong
ed, and he was sure nothing but sickness
had kept the gentleman away. The
printers do not get enough for their
work: that fact has been proven
to YOU by Mr.. Meek. Now let us take
the ease of the H~tcHigcHecr, for instance.
There are Frew, Campbell and Hart, the
proprietors; first, their big salaries and
profits must come out of the earnings Of
the concern, and next the expenses must
be paid. Thh what is left the printers
probably get. Now, two OF those stock
holders should 90 and secure situations in
some other place, or some other business,
live on the salaries thus obtained, and
allow their profits from the newspaper
to go
INT THE POCKETS OF THE PRINTERS.
Then there is the West Virginia Printing
Company. fancy is there to manage the
concern; that is enough; Tom Darrah and
his gang of stockholders should give up
their profits to the printers; the stOckhOld-
erS have enough to live upon without these
profits. All these proprictOrS enjoy many
advantages and lUXurics which the printers
10 not possess. The printers do not get
enough to maintain themselves and their
families. We all feel sorry for them
but the prOprietOrs never think of their
| discOmiOrts. The wOrkmen are becoming
frightened. They fear that their wages
will be cut down TO those paid Italian la
borerS and they propose to revolt against
such q thing. Mr.. Burt continued with
other remarks of a like nature to some
length, but the above are the most Salient
points in his speech.
CHAIRMAN OWENS SPEAKS.
Mark Murray and Henry Foster were
then called upon hut failed to respond, and
as no one seemed disposed to make NY
remarks, Chairman Owens arose and said
he didn't know a thing about the printing
business, and couldn't tell what a thousand
ems was and it was not his intention to
inquire into the details of the business. 1t
is the motto of the Knights of Labor that
each assembly shall attend to its own bus
mess. And if one branch of labor deems
that they are undergrad and think that
they are justified in striking for an advance
it is the rule to indorse their action without
inquiry into its merits or dement's, for we
suppose they know their own business, and
it is not for us to investigate
it. 1t is easy to get along without the
sixty printers in this city, and the papers
are coming out as usual and have the same
amount ofmatter in them. Three dollars
per day is not sufficient for eleven hours
werk, but the printers alone are pOwerleSs
to fight their battle, but l will refer you
to a power, no matter ifthey do claim it is
un-American, tyranical or whether it will
cause the
DOWNFALL Oh THE COMMUNITY,
it is one way of winning the strike. Every
workman is interested in this strike, and
any n who gives one iota of support to
the papers, is as guilty as the men who
have gone to work. There are 700 men in
the different assemblies in this vicinity, all
of whom should withdraw their patronage
from the papers so long as the printers
demands remain unpaid. When | see the
number of people PRESENT here tonight |
realize that the boycott is only
Just begun. If it is not
possible to bring the papers to terms blythe
workingmen withdrawing their support,
call upon your friends. This is an attempt
to stamp out typographical Union. and
the boycott is one of the resources of the
Union and they must resort to it. The
REGISTER and h~teligeReer may think it is
bad but they viii feel its effect and sue
cumb. Take organized action in the