Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-05
REFUSE TO GO UNDER HIS BANNER
And When They Did March Under They
Played the Dead March and
Trailed the Flags.
An INCIDENT OF LABOR DAY
In Cincinnati That is Very Significant
They Could Not Stand the Chinese and
Cheap Labor Harrison and Morton
Banner That Was Stretched
Over the Street.

CINCINNATI, September A singular
performance that subsequently developed
into sensation, occurred about 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon just after the labor
parade disbsnded.
All the men marched to the head of Elm
street, where some remained.
Others formed into line and marched
down Elm street.
Among the latter were three companies
of men, members of labor assemblies,
along the river from Ssdamsville to North
Bend. There were about $50 in number,
commanded by Captain @. @. Rouse, an
old soldier of North Bend. The Assem-.
blies had two flags, carried by Mr.. A. G
Cosner, the recent Labor candidate for
Senator, and until recently most proini-
neut Republican, and Albert Lee.
As the men neared Fourteenth street
they stopped in the center of the street and
began
TO BREAK RANKS
While the baud played funeral dirge.
A reporter, who reached the place at this
time, saw the excitement and commotion,
and also saw the Captain move about the
ranks, whispering something to the men
each of whom had something to say-ac-
companying his little speech with wild
gssticulations. Suddenly Captain Rouse
stepped out Of the ranks and swung his
sword in the air three times, simultaneous
Iy giving the order. Forward marchn'
The banner carriers dropped their flags,
allowing the poles to rest on their arms.
The band then struck upa lively air. and
the men marched on down Elm street,
raising their flags after passing the corner
of Fourteenth and Elm streets. All the
men were visibly agitated, and during the
march down town they kept up the ex-
cited talk. The performance was so pecu-
liar that the reporter made few inquiries
and
SUCCEEDED IN LEARNING THE CAUSE.
Mr.. Cosner Was seen and told a peculiar
story He said that the men in the three
assemblies were all honest, hard-working
men, many of whom work in the rolling
mills along the river. While marching
down Elm street they saw the Harrison
and Morton banner of the Tenth Ward Re-
publican Club stretched across the street,
Fourteenth and Elm, and they refused to
march under it.
Just as they reached the Tenth Ward
Club headquarters the men stopped, and
the band struck up funeral dirge. They
positively refused TO march under the ban
ner, but.Captain Rouse expostulated, and
said it would be showing cowardice to
march around it, They then consented to
march under the banner if the flags were
lowered, and this was done, when Captain
Rouse gave the command. The men then
MARCHED UNDER THE BANNER
to slow music, but after they passed under
it the flags were raised and the band struck
up lively air.
All, or nearly all, of the men have been
Republicans heretofore, and their action
caused considerable surprise and talk when
it became known. Mr.. Oosner said last
night that the men felt that Mr.. Harrison
is the enemy of organized labor and labor
in general, and they did not feel justified
in marching under his banner with flags
flying. Consequently to show their disap-
probation of Mr.. Harrison they trailed the
stars and stripes in the dust and marched
under the banner to the music of funeral
dirpe