The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-24
BOLD BEN BUTTHRWORTH
On the Right Of Unions to Co.
erce Laboring Men,
AND INTERFERE WITH THEM
In the Exercise of the Privilege OF
Farming Their Bread-The Ohio
Congressman Uses PLATA Ian,
guase in the House,

WASHINGTON, D, O., Jan, 2S,-Mr,
NLRndes, Of Illinois, in the House to-day
moved to strike out the clause Of the
bill providing that for the use Of the
steam presses in the Bureau Of Engray.
ing and Printing q royalty shall be paid
not exceeding one cent per thousand
impressions,
A long discussion ensued as to the
relative merits Of hand press and steam
press work, during which Mr. Butter
worth said that the organization Of the
hand plate printers had declared war
upon the steam machines and had de.
termlned that they should go, Ifthey
ought to go on their merits, the fact
that these gentlemen desired them TO go
was not the slightest reason for putting
them out. He had been told (he did not
know what truth there was In ~ that
the men who worked on steam presses
were hissed and annoyed while going TO
and from work by the hand printers,
II this were true, the Secretary Of the
Treasury and the Superintendent Of the
Bureau ought TO be impeached for not
vindicating the right Of a man In this
country to earn his bread. Applause.
He (Mr. Butterworth) wanted to put
himself in this position-that not by his
vote should there be change IN the
presses at tho behest or dlCtation OF any
combination, society or collection OF in
dividuals. A committee had been ap-
pointed by the House 10 look into the
character OF the work OF the steam
presses; and he was solicitous to know
whether the witnesses testified Us they
would have testified had 1t not been for
the reign OF terror established In the
Bureau, II such reign had been estab'
lished.
Mr.. Foran-By Mr.. Graves, or by the
menP Who has the right to discharge
lhem2
Mr. Butterworth-we have pretty near.
ly reached condition Of things In the
country when nobody has the right to
discharge.
Mr., Foran-And am glad otit.
Mr.. Butterworth-I recommend to the
Knights OF Labor to establish whip.
ping post in front OF the Capitol and
lick about "a members Of the House on
the last Saturday in each month.
Uaughter.)
/ hope that in Gods providence that
the time will come when our manhood
will assert itself and we will not sneak
like paltroons las have seen the House
do over and over again) pt the dictates Of
some gentlemen ID the galleries. ZAP.
plause. have compromised my man
hood once or twice; hope that the
next time / do 1t | shall be paralyzed
where stand. [Applause.1 We have
witnessed enough OF the yassalage Of
the House and Senate and members Of
the Government in various places. The
papers, he said, teemed with suggestions
that men were to be shot for making
contracts for their labor. They were to |
be hunted. He objected TO that, and
tho reason he spoke OF 1t now was that
1t was well known that whenever a
thing was requested BY Q certain organ
ization the House did II and hunted for
reasons to do 1t.
Mr.. McAdoo, Of New jersey, said that
the organization OF labor was the logical
result OF the organization Of capital.
Mr. ButterYorth said he thought so
himself. Mr.. Butterworth said that he
approved OF the combination OF labor,
but he did not approve Of force being
used 10 exclude any American from any
walk Of life or any calling. It was need.
less for members 10 shut their eyes TO
the fact that some Of those organizations
bad starved widows and orphans into
compliance with their behests. While
he In no way objected 10 organizations
In the interest OF men wherever aud
however employed, he protested against
the utilization OF those organizations for
the purpose Of compelling obedience to
their high behests, except by argument
and the Influence OF moral suasion.
He had not suggested that the Knights
OF Labor were opposed 10 the introduc-
ton OF labor saving machinery, but he
knew that sometimes misguided men
under the belief that II was against their
interest had protested and fought, even
10 the use Of violence, against their In.
PRODUCTION. II was well known 10 the
House that when certain measures were
beiorc It, petitions had been circulated
broadcast throughout the country and
brought hero In volumes, and were used
as a political Bhlboleth to induce the
House to vote for that which It's ludg.
ment did not approve. all he insisted
upon was that members should stand by
their deliberate judgment, and not yield
10 the suggestion that II would shorten
their political life not 10 do so.