Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-08

had referred to the case of Anthony Burnt
who had run sway from slavery, and tn
Senator thought that case
A PARALLEL
with the case of strikers. The striker
themselves, however, did not say so. Thei
superserviceable friend, who was theil
worst enemy in the United States Senate
said that for them. The strikers, Mr.
Hawley said, were American citizens snt
voters. They Compensated that whatever
the people of this country willed that should
become the Law. The ballot box was open
to them; they had g choice ot
candidates; the press and al
other methods OF agitation
known to the construction were open to
them. II their cause be q Just one they
can compel respect for 1t. Whoever in
this country had q just cause knew where
to find bis remedy. Regarding Mr. Van
Wyck's question abou. the knights Of La
Dor Mr.. Hawley would not lie about thA,
organization or ANYTHING else, nor would
he permit himself to be lied about. He
believed that the existing condition oi
affairs throughout the civilized world VA
10 result in an enormous advance tc
the great mass of laboripg men. Ma
chinery had been displaeipg labor BY hand
and many hands had been displaced, still
the laboring men Of the United States to,
day could buy more With the product Of a
days work than they could twenty years
ego. With all the advantages Of progress,
however, there was
CAUSE ENOUGH
for the enormous uprising and disturbance
the trembling Of the whole industrial
earth. But let us be patient and just to
each other. Do not be impatient
with the agitating or striking lsborers
Wait, God lives yet Out Of all this would
come more prosperity for the lsboring man
and juster, more pesceable and more
honorable relation between capital and
labor. This was not to be brought about
by machine legislation, though legislation
might help. When the capitalist should
come to recognize the rights OF labor BY
advancing wages when they could be
advanced, and when the men
should 10 willing to have The
wages reduced when the capitaliis could
not afford to pay the standing wages
Then better relation would come to pre-
vail between labor and capital. He Mr..
Hswley) knew Of establishments where for
generations there had been no trouble be-
tween capital and labor Increase and
reduction OF wages there were matters oi
interest and friendly adjustment.
USFoRTUSATELY
sometimes there were not such capitalists.
But could you change hulaau nature BY
statute? For himself he would not work
sixteen hours day for any man With hall
an hour for dinner. He would strike. He
would organize. But be would no, permit
the thieves Of the city of New York to rush
ont and destroy the property from
which he got his living. II the
sheriff could not do anything
with them With his posse, be would have
the sheriff do what he he'd seen the sheriff
do before in the city OF New York, call out
the Seventh Regiment. You could not de.
ceive the lshoregs. Mr.. Hswley warned
the .a5orihg meh against their enemies;
he warned them that the very worst enc
mics they had on the foot stool were those
who would indulge in the sort Of remarks
we had heard here to-day.
Mr.. Van Wyck repGsked that il had
been said that there wss q domestic dan
ger In this country. Had not that danger
been met and passed. Why increase the
regular army to meet darger that had
dissppearedH
Mr. Logan said that ii was not true Jay
Gould had any connection direct or indi.
rect with the measure. II was for the ben.
eft Of the people, rich and poor, black
ard white.
Mr.. Van Wyck, interrqptins. said that
be had not charged that Jay Gould or any
other man bad anything TO do with it. he
had merely told what the result would be.
Mr. Morgan said he would never 7ote
for bill 10 increase the army while sin.
gle man IVES exclG5ei, unless it we're Mr..
Jefersaa Davis. and be mentioned him b..
cause he knew Mr. Davis would mol &C.
cept.
Mr. Call believed that il General Grant
and General Lee were living and foreign
war 10 arise, Grant would select Lee for
high command in the Union army. Who
would doubt the loyalty Of General Lee in
restored Union?
After further deb9te tie bill was put op
its snal passage aud rejected. Yeas 10.
nays 81.