The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-03

with calling this meeting, mad yet tAEeu
it upon themselves that morning, without
consulting the committee, to declare the
meetipgolI. They had not stopped here
but had used their influence to have this
same impression circulated all over the
country through the newspapers by means
OF the Associated Press. These ottiCioua
persons had no authority or warrant to
announce that the meeting would be
abandoned. Thus 1t was seen how unra'
liable was the daily press in reference to
the great labor struggles now going on
over the country,
Mr.. Burtt said he had been entrusted
with the duty OF presenting series oi
resolutions prepared by the committee
which they desired 10 have the assembly
adopt, that the workingmen ot the Ohio
Valley might place on record unmis'
takably their condemnation Of the outrage
which it had been attempted to perpetrRte
upon them. He read these resolutions;
THE RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, There is q general effort on
the part OF organized capital to degrade
the citizens Of this country to the level OF
European lsborers, by depriving them oil
their employment through the introduc.
ton ot imported foreigners who have been
reduced 10 the lowest grade in lie; and
WHEREAS, The introduction Of Italians
into this community by Philo Kimberly,
upon the contracts given by the Weat Vir.
ginia Natural Gas Company, is in keeping
with this intention to destroy our
standard OF comfort, our Independence
and liberty as citizens oil West Virginia /;
therefore be 1t y
RsSOlred, BY the citizens Of Wheeling,
in mass meeting assembled, that we nov
enter our solemn protest against this out
rage, and hereby pledge ourselves not TO
tamely submit to the abridgement oi our
rights by corporate capital, secured by
special privileges In law,
ResOlrcd, That we look with satistRc.
tion upon the action OF the members oi
the West Virginia Gas Company in rid.
ling their corporation OF this stain upon
its character, and hope tho cost to them
nay prove q Lesson to other corporations
in the future, and result iu the kind Of
labor to be employed being specifically
mentioned In similar contracts.
These were adopted with q rousing and
unanimous AYE"
Mr., uuRTT's REMARKS.
Mr.. Burtt then addressed the meeting,
giving some ideas suggested by the reBO.
iutiOns.
These resolutions make the declaration
that there is an organized effort on the
part OF capitalists to reduce the lAborers
II America TO the condition OF European
5eris. l need not 20 into details to show
hat this Ia fact, and that the machinery
70 accomplish thiG purpose Ia in operation
lere as elsewhere. Let us look at few
Instances. Take the Western Nail Asso.
citation. They claim the right to control
sheir plants, and in addition, the right to
control the men who work In them. In
repeated declarations they have stated the
eight oil every man to look alter hia inter-
,sts, and yet they deny the right OF a man
% look after his labor-that which brings
aim food and clothing. They say the
INIT In this direction 10 fixed, and II you
10 not take It YOU may become tramp
upon the highways ot the country; and
hen, II you happen to be on the other
side OF the river, and should chance TO be
going from nail mill in one town to q
nail mill in another seeking employment,
they will arrest you Rs = tramp, aud lodge
you in jail.
Again, take the combination OF coal
operators, under the lead OF p.L. Kimberly,
Kasley 4 Brooks, Marshall, Van FOssen K
Co., and all the others OF their ilk, who
ire employing scabs for the purpose Of re.
luCiug the scale Of labor, that In the end
they may control their men as they do
the mules that work In their mines. II
.hey do not intend 10 do this, why Is 1t
they take the trouble to 10 all the way TO
Columbua and attempt to corrupt such
men as Chris Evans, Dan Mclaughlin
and Mcbride, President Of the Miners
organization2 But they'll never do Il!
[Cheers. The Ohio Valley Trades AS
sembly will treat with no sCabs, or repre-
!entatives OF BcabH, in this particular
[Applause until they have sent away
these blaCEsheep, and honest union men
can hold up their heads and look their
families in the face.