National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-08

silver man Of the House, remarked, when
questioned by the League, that he twas IN
favor OF a thorough Investigation OF the
problem, how best to benefit the indus.
trial woman and an equal wage for equal
work regardless Of sex. The League can
call on me az all times for hearty co-opera-
ton In or out OF Congress-
Wishing to interview Hon. j. J. O'Nolll.
chairman Of House committee on labor, the
League went In search OF him.
Meeting the honorable chairman, the
"When will you givoa delegation Of fe.
male industrians hearing before your
aAt any time you name" said Mr..
oiNcill, "but desire TO ask you ques
tlon.p
"well, = said tho League, ''what is ~"
"What is the object OF your League, and
what do you make out Of IT," said Mr..
O'Neill.
"our object Is fully sot forth in our con.
stitutlon and bylaws. To protect aud dig
Nifty labor, and elevate the industrIan. That
is our object In chief for IL would take
moro time than you could grant me TO go
into detail. AS TO what make out OF IL,
can truly say not one penny. i here dare
and defy any and all lawmakers, statesmen,
preachers, merchants, or labor organize
tons 10 say that ever received ono dollar
from any eource whatever, either as an In
dlviduaI or for this work.
"And you don't soy you pay oil the OK
penses from your private purse " said the
~ do, most emphatlcally," said the
League. 81 came to this city seven years
ago worth sos, 600, earned by my own indus
try as q correspondent and author. Iopened
bureau Of correspondence In the Corcoran
building, and my income was about 500
per week from. that source, when | was
dealing out flunkeyism and Grundyism, aud
using fashionable flbs on the beautiful and
accomplished Miss So.and-So, when knew
they had no accomplishment and no beauty
worth recording. Butmoney was behind all
this, and the powers that then existed were
hattered. Ihad the entire in all doors, which
stood wide open to me, and railroad passes
to traverse the continent free OF charge. My
innate contempt for these suobs and
puffed-up maidens manifested itself when,
by an act OF petty meanness, the wage
women Of the country were ignored and the
mandate went forth that no more women
would be appointed TO Office, and those in
would be discharged. Here my contempt
for Shoddyism and Jenkinslsm knew no
bounds, and the result was the formation OF
the Woman's League, and / was elected
president, which office hold to this day.
"From that day TO this have been ostra-
clzed, and to show you how vindietiye my
enemies were, was notified by A. Hyde,
agent for w. w. Corcoran, that II con-
| tlnued to hold the large League meetings In
the Corcoran building must leave, aud
that Mr.. Corcoran was opposed to labor
| organizations. persisted, and was put out
and followed from house to house and per-
secuted In every conceivable manner. paid
all the debts and demands ever brought
| against me, and have spent IN the last i've
| years $4,000 OF my private means In cause
| which believe shall yet see triumph over
the small men and means employed for its
destruction. Such is the history Of the
Woman's National League, and my expert
| ence as It's PRESIDENT
1.-THE Womanls League will ever have q
friend and a ready listener TO the grievances
| OF the wage women Of the country. Only
i tell us when you wish to be heard, and your
wish shall be gratl1ed," said the chairman
OF the labor committee Of the House Of
Representatives, and so long as
am chairman of this committee you
shall have its aid and countenance in YOU
great and important work.
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