The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-03
A PEACEFUL VICTORY
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to, But what a fall Another illustrs.
ton Of the hypocrisy Of aspiring Office
seekers.
This last act Of his no doubt insures his
election TO the office Of Sheriff he has long
aspired to fill. Laughter But for the
action Of the Council Committee we might
have more to say. Too much praise can
not be bestowed upon the officers otthe
gas company for their prompt action in
the matter and their promptness and
liberality in righting the wrongs per
pstrated by this false friend o tours. Their
actions we're mRnly-not q characteristic
OF monopolies, be it said. But whore q
good deed is done credit should be given,
let the dosr be who he may, am sorry
to be called upon here to mention an i'm
preston that was almost universal among
the business men, that had the Italians
not been done away with, trouble would
have resulted from the effects OF this meet
ing. take the liberty here to say that
had the Italians not been sent away, and
were they in this city tonight ready Ia
70 to work, no such seem would have
been enacted as they allowed their fertile
imagilations to picture, No blood would
have been shed. There are are no Com
munists, Nihilists or Socialists or anything
tainted with isms Of that kind in this
community. The man who possesses his
millions, il any there be in the city, has
no greater abhorrauce to bloodshed and
carnage than the humblest workingman
in this valley, While they possess their
millions, the workiugman possesses his
little home, surrounded by. q happy
family, and he would spill his hearts
blood to defend that humble home and
happy friends against the raVages OF riot
feared by some OF the people Of this city,
This ia eur home and we will preserve it
Socialism ia foreign to American instincts
We are Us anxious to preserve the peace
and quiet OF this city as the richest mer
in 1t. Our little possessions are as dear Il
US as his large ones to him.
THE BOYCOTT.
Some said; Why is this meeting called
II it is not for the purpose OF. melting TIN
workingmen to commit violence? Thi
meeting was called for the purpose o
showing and giving vent to our indignS
ton at the acts OF Kimberly, backed b.
his co-Partnsr Smyth, in bringing int
our midst the very element that breed
socialism. With hundreds OF idle men
fathers OF families, sons supporting
widowed mothers, walking our street
seeking work, mel who contribute to til,
wealth and growth Of our city, to be sup
planted by the lovers OF garlic, is NOR,
than human nature could bear. =
1t is said we cannot change these laws
1t Is true we cannot. The men on tn
Pacific coast could not change the Bur
lingame treaty, but the indignation meet
iuSs and protests against the importation
OF cheap Chinese labor had the effect L
secure the passage Of u treaty that pArtl,
remOdied the evil complained Of, and tn
agitation will be continued till the evil !
entirely destroyed.
The question Is asked II violence wa
not intended how could we accomplish
our object? You read OF the treatmen
received By those who were unfortunate
enough to have leprosy. They were cas-
out oil the city and lay without the walls
and when one in health would approach
them they would wave them back and or!
"Leper %ieper!n So we, to gain our point
would ostraCise them, and when Kimberl,
and his Co.partner would come within
hailing distance we would wave them oil
and cry sleeper leper!" Yes; they woult
DO moral leperS. They would curse thu
day they we're born. Social ostraCism II
something horrible. The experience mus
be damnAble to the ostraCised. We CONT
together in these meetings for tho purpose
OF a thorough understanding. That WI
may DO taught 10 act and think as one
Without union there would benoBtrength
Somebody in the audience called out
"Put the boycott on theml"
Yes, said Mr.. Armstrong, the boycott Il
all right II properly used. But DO moi
abuse the boycott. II man Is deserving
Of the boycott, boycott him directly. ThaI
Is a powerful weapon II properly used
and II abused 1t cannot help but be 8
boomerang and come hack with increased
velocity and destroy the one who hurled
1t. We must be careful in applying it,
Always strike the party OF the first part,
and never assume that we can destroy
everybody and everything because We
hurl 1t with the herculean strength Of
combined thousands. Be careful, | re-
peat, how the boycott Is applied.
A "REMINISCENCES.
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