The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-19
CHE GntetLiasttten.
wuEELINo, ". VA, MARCH 10, 1886
rI,s Labor Question.

TODAY but likewise the great question OF
the future in this country and not alone
in this country but in all civilized Coun'
tries. Something in the nature OF a reyo-
luton Is in progress that promises to con-
stitute not only new era in the history OF
labor but Of the entire social and political
condition Of the country,
The present labor movement Is without
a parallel in the history Of the world
There have been great trNdes-unlon move
ments in England, and likewise in this
country, but none Of them approached In
comprehensiveness andsystemthe Knights
OF Labor movement
Many persons suppose that this move
meHt will have its day and run its course
like popular craze, and then go to pieces
by its own weight, assisted by its foIlies
and excuses. We obserysthat some oil our
contemporaries Of the prtss incline to take
this view. 1t Is compared to Know
Nothingisn, Anti Masonry and other
IKE popu'". '''"'s "I WV ta'S .,,a,s %
ana iaIi III Tue co'''Se VI ~, '' ..o To;,ht.
WIN IL Oe' VIZ "'' '0''' WIZ
Of Labor az, ,,,.,,on,ont IN
we 10 no! 100" ~ '"'o 49,, Inv a. I,h".
this way, we ptneNo su"' ~, Wv ', 'aoO, !,
question IN loiHe'H"s 'I All ,vo io mt
shape mas cou'e ~ s'"y, ,i ~ o "" ~ tho
See NOV ~ S- ~ orsyas 10 which Il has
so c4l'ea popular I Si'.'' ~ o,"am;v ions
been !lNeHeu' loi''''"' LSa"'.a l.,
nave lnelF 'I"u AUSTEN, u"y $500 o,o
the nature Oh 'lipsI ., sns" esaio,,, ~
transient Inc Au'r9H,''y ,,. hO. :,t, =.
the United STATES nNI " u'IO" E," ".'s
slavery haa psen sC .5 l.S U W
Eothinglsm anu AnIl'n"'Onviy , n|u a, " "
die because thelr opI'O" u'u NV oA.''' Wv
sympHthles Oh tne mslol,,S % luz psUp' y"
But II IS GlHofen' WIN (" I ,ho ;'',ar'
broad ana uhlVefsal "S NAV y. Wv '..'' -
ests oil labor 10 perform sOnlo aO,S ~ y,
manual Toll u 'ne 'o'", wv s'o"s ''I to ~
the people, 10 W i"''iy VOupI ,s I'll iT
tost Toll anu NOV " ~ o'T S'a "a,as,,.ahIU
performing NJ anu " w SI -,a,, H. ~
housed iea' c'0u anu satio n ~ .. 49,"
out oil the hours o. S",u 'o',, u, . W. l9'I ~
that comes nome 10 'no se'l ins ..,.l =,
too many peone'oO e Con'pAfou ..sn "a a." :,
issue oil an lmpeisoHA' VI ''N'D'sA'"
character.
The labor question 10 IN 1ne nature u
an issue oil lie ana ueS'h iinp0i'SnOe' ~ ~
indirectly lncluues 'n0 sup,enO 4Su' "
lie ana death' !IROes ~ tno 10y VI snV
personal anu s'V'"' Nc" Ns4"s v ~ Wv
lions ~ ls me QUESTION VI p"'iHo@. sOon
omy, ana, more tnan 'n'S' 10 m' 9SVD'
ton Oh modern clV,l'1AlOn' Luz u,ne!
ence between a wen pau any an unu .,..,
paid popuIa'ion crops ous IL 'nelt o" T
physical mental anu moral iiSes' alu ' alsO
In those oil theiF CniIuien' ~ en'ei' iu'T nv
all the STATISTICS Oh ulse"sy, ciinO anu
pauperism. hence We Say 'nas sno iaDo'
question Is NUS sn0i' u 'nO "NO'0 l1s'
ton oil civilization.
The cry Oh "a lar aays wages i 0', = i".f
days work." was INC cry 1ne ohAt'ls'o
raised In England anu II Is q cly lnA' nAs
been heard ever since IN tna1 country anu
our own 1t epitomiSed thon aS now tne
isaue between laDof ana c"PE'"' AZ Oh,
force this cry trades-anions were en'algeu
aAd perfected. 10 give II Gfea.et voice S'
and effect tho kniSnts ofgan'%aiOn was
Instituted In TINS country anu " n .s
been successful OoSohu all parallel III 4's
mission.
We have no reason TO suppose Una. tnIB
mission will end until the underpaiu iapof
Of this country has been approximately
leyeled up to tho plane oil wei! paiu isoOt'
The great mass oil those VINO 10 tne rough
and hard work oil society are unuerpsLo'
This has been the great trouble Oh sne
railroads oil the country. rms was "nas
brought on the great railroad ssfike OIL
1917
As to how lar this great organization
may carry It's power, and what excuses ~
may commit, 1t is useless TO speculate. II
will probably repeat history In TINS re-
spsCt. But that 1t is destined to perform
great work for labor In this country
there is no doubt. II itmakea excessive
demands on employers anu raises 'no sGale
Of lsborers will sut in from Europe. This