The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-22
DOWNON THEBOYCOT
AND BOWS OF oONvIoT oIeARs.
Interesting Meeting Of the chamber of Com.
mSreo last EVsnipE-EIPrsSSiOn on the
Boycott and Action on the Cigar
UOntraot-FhS Next State Fair.

The special meeting OF the OhAnpef OF
Commerce last evsningwa largely attend.
ed by representative business men Of the
city. President Logan occupied the chair
and Secretary Hazlstt was at his post,
The frat matter Of interest which came
up was the report Of the Committee on
Trade Interests, relative to the boycott,
The Committee presented the following
paper, which was read by the Secretary;
Rssolued, by he Chamber Of Commerce Of
he City cf Hheeting, That we believe the
boycott TO be wrong in principle, per-
nicious in practice, and in direct conflict
with American ideas and institutions.
We believe its practice, as pursued In
most instances, is not only in violation oil
law, but is utterly destructive Of that con-
fldence and respect which should exist be-
tween members OF the same community,
The boycott has been characterized by q
prominent representative OF labor rs "a
species oil blacklnail."
There may have been no intention in
many instances to make 1t such, but the
fact remains that 1t has been largely used
TO crafty personal malicei and that It In
vites directly to destruction Of business
and property, though the meanest motives
which inspire men TO tniure their neigh
bors,
We have reason to believe that 1t has
been 60 employed in this city, and that 1t
has worked great injustice TO some Of our
business men, who, from tho force OF cir
CumstanCes, have been unable to comply
with the demands made upon them with
out making sacrifice, not only Of valuable
business interests, but OF honor and self
respect as well,
We further believe that the boycott will
greatly injure the prosperity oil this or any
community in which II may be introduced,
preventing the Investment OF money
and energy in manufacturing and COM
merCial enterprises,
Merchants and others who have hereto
fore been willing to invest their surplus
earnings in manufacturing or other enter
prises, thereby increasing the industries
and population, will not continue TO do 80
II a system ia to prevail which exposes
them to the penalties oil q secret and
irresponsible tribunal, whose judgments
are necessarily ca pdrte, and therefore
liable to be both unreasonable and I'M
Just. For reasons already gwen and for
others OF equal force which we might as
sign we feel compelled 10 express our
earnest condemnation OF the boycott. At
the same time we desire to express the
hope and desire that those who have here
tolOre supported 1t will carefully examine
their relation to 1t and be enabled to
recognize the fact that 1t cannot be per
manent or eIfeCtuAl remedy for any evils
which may exist; that 1t tends TO reVolu'
ton, destruction and alienation, and not
to order, prosperity and harmony; that
while 1t may for tune seriously iDjure
those at whom 1t Is directed, II will In the
end injure far more those who support
and encourage 1t, We respectfully, kindly,
but most earnestly urge an exhaustive
use OF the arts Of peace before resOrting to
the bitterness and waste OF war.
THE REPORT ADOPTED.
To this Mr.. Smythe objected, and he
offered as a substitute the following, pro-
posed by him at the last regular meeting,
and referred to the Committee:
WHEREAS, The present system OF boy.
Cotting, inAugurated and carried on by an
UTkhulHhkluu huVWu no lu0 Sulp Nhlley
Trades and Labor Assembly, has proved
itself detrimental to the best interests Of
our city, therefore be 1t
RtSOlued, That this Chamber, knowing
and having at heart the business interests
OF this city, shall use all honorable means
for the suppression OF the Aforesaid system
Of boycOtting.
WHEREAS, The vicious boyCotthas taken
root in this community, and
WnERRAs, II is beyond dispute that the
system Of DoyCoLting Is injurious to all
classes, and II allowed to go unchecked
will destroy all freedom in business and
force the merchant and his patrons to sink
their manhood at the behest Of the ire
sponslble boycott committee or sacrifice
his business therefore be 1t
ResOived By This Chamber, That we de-
nounCe this vile plant oil foreign birth as
satanic In It's conception, diab0liCal In its
workings and necessarily destructive OF
peace and prosperity wherever 1t prevails
and we pledge ourselves TO use all lawful
means to stamp out this blot on ClViliza-
ton by aiding those under it's ban, and by
prosecuting Its promoters 10 the utmost
extent OF the law.
After lengthy and pretty earnest dis.
cussion Mr.. Smyth withdrew his substi.
tute, and the report wRs adopted. The
objection to Mr.. Smyth's original resolu.
tons was only TO the language In which
they were CouChed.