Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-08
LABOR AND CAPITAL
Is the Question Which the Arm,
Bill SWelIsd Into.
HAWlEY MAKES A LABOR" SPEECH.
In Which He Advocates the Increase
Of the Army---The Bill is
Defeated.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 7.-Mr. Hav
ley took the floor on the army bill an
spoke in its support. If, said he, it wer
understood that the military arm wer
powerless the bad element would come I
the front and riot, theft, arson and murde
would break lose. Mr.. Hswley in maxim
this remark had no reference to the grea
mass Of the people wherever found Q
however organized, whether Knights Z
Labor or anything else. He referred t
the instance in which honest labor met O
TRAFALGAR SQUARE IN LONDON,
and in which all the bad elements com
forward aud almost paralyz.d the Who'll
city Of London. A few dozen b!sckguard
in such case could do great harm. a.
referred to the great draft riots in New
York in 1863.
Mr.. Teller said that was in case of war
Mr.. Hswley replied that all riots were
case Of war. As to the use of militia t,
put down riots, Mr.. Hsw'ey asked how tn,
people of Pennsylvania, for example, woult
like the idea of the New Jersey mihtii
coming into Pennsylvania to put down ,
riot in the latter State. The United State
forces would have respect in every State
Mr.. Teller remarked that if we were to
have great war like that between France
and Germany it would not be fought By
the regular army, but by volunteers. Hs
thought Mr.. Hawleys argument went tc
show that tho army wSs to be used as q
police force. Mr.. Teller denied that such
was proper use OF the army. He said
when State governments came to depend
on tho regular army OF the nation to en-
force State laws our Republican govern
ment would he at an end. The people o.
the great weit were
NOT ASKING FOR A STANDING ARMY,
and if the people of Connecticut wanted
one the patriotism cf tina; Safe was de-
ciining.
Mr.. Hawley repealed tie suggestion
which he said was implied by the remarks
of Mr.. Teller. He denied that ho wanteC
an army used for police purposed and did
not thank the Senator from Colorado fol
endesvoriDg TO array against him Mr..
Hawley) the prejudice of demsgogues.
The Senator from Colorado had sndeavor
ed to create the impression that he (Mr
Hawley) would use the Fedora
army to interfere with the vii
of the people. he denied tha
he had said anything Of the kind. He
was not, however, such coward, he seid,
as to refuse to say to any man in the
United States, wherever he might be, that
he was to obey the laws Of the Republic
and that be would disobey them at the
risk OF his lite. He had. from time tc
time, thought it would be merciful, snC
would be good for people who were suffer
ing to employ them as Mr., Powderly will
the Knight. Of Labor would employ them
in accordance with The constitution Of the
Knights Of Labor, in putting down som,
thieves and scoundrels that we're blasphem
ing the name Of labor.
Mr.. Hswley considered Mr.. Powderly {
man of more conservatism and standing
in this country than some men on the foo
| Of the Senate.
| Mr.. Van Wyck, referring 10 Mr.. Haw
leys remark about
THE KSIGHr5 or LABOR,
asked if they had petitioned for any in
crease of the army. The arguments fo
! the lncreasA Of ::.a.e army, M. Van Wycl
| thought rather singular. The senatol
from Conpeaticut Mr. Hswleyl had said
be wanted the army 10 support the eivi
| law and Constitution. Referring to th'
fugitive slave Law and its execution il
New England, Mr.. Van Wyck said the
United States Army had been thrust in the
way Of the fugitive slave fleeing for lite
and liberty. He asked Mr.. Hawley whether
New England had changed since then.
Mr.. hswlsy replied that 1t had
Mr.. Van WycE said the army had done
police duty in keeping the tns''.55e slave
!!::oom ..reedom.
Mr.. Hawley rem msrkei he had never be
lieved tho fugitive slave law to be Const'
tutionsl.
Mr.. Van Wyck said the secret Of th
whole matter was to be found in the ide
of using the army again as great pohti
cal power as it had been used as q po!ic'
power to keep the sla-e in slavery.
JAY GOULD AND HIS CosFEDERATEs
and Vanderbilt and his confederates, VII
had been allowed to steal Just as me
udder the old Interpretation
the constitution had been Above
to stesl from the black man his birthright
You have raised" said Vsa Wick, al
other class Of shareholders Just as unrelen
ing and determined aud steeled sgsini
the instincts of humanity as the old slave
holders we're, and think more so"
The Knights Of Labor had no sympstb
with the commune
Mr.. Logan said the bill had been inir
duced here four times already at diferer
sessions of the Senate and it was therefor
beneath any man TO say that it was brougl
here because of Gould or Vanderbilt.
Was 30 low q species Of demagogueisI
D that no man ought to stoop 10 it.
! Mr.. Van Wyck-ls that sll2 Laug
! ter
Mr.. Logsn-That is all
Mr.. Van WICK said this was an old q
eument BE remembered that in the oI
dsys in the House OF Representatives
+ was not the gentlemen Of the South alor
thu, had stigms,ized men as "demsgogues
. Certain gentlemen from the North had al
in those days stigmAtized men as "dep.
J. pogues" Mr.. Van Wyck, referring TO u
decisions Of the Supreme Court uphoidir
D the fugitive slave Law, that court decide
: cases according to the
WISHES OF THE OMSIPoTEST POWERS
: of the times and az corporations were nc
the omuipo,ent powers decisions were
= their favor The strikers" Of labor N
Van Wyck regarded as ike the strike
Anthony Burns when he struck for h6er'
Mr.. Havley. replying to Mr.: Van Wye
, said II was seldom that the Senator fro
Nebraska missed sn opportunity to ma
d mischief Laughter BE seldom ma
the mischief but he never failed to q
j The Senator might slEays be trusted
Y appear at the precisely wrong time. ssyi
:. precisely the unjust thing. Mr.. Hsvl
O si.hed the Senator from Nebraska b
" spoken more plainly and siE