Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-27
what the Carpenters Say.
To The Editor ofMs Register;

As constant inquiry is being made about
the present lock out, and questions being
asked about the points of disagreement be
tween the parties involved, and at the same
time giving evidence of the disadvantage
of the laboring force, 10 make their side
plain, we desire TO take advantage of the
opportunity we have through your worthy
paper. the REGIsTEr, which proves itself
10 be impartial all through the conflict. We
have felt ourselves crippled in that way;
while the Exchange has the advantage
of the daily press in addition to
their own labor hater known as
the ohio VALLEY Manufacturers whose editor
might well be styled the Belzebub Of the
Valley of the Ohio.
But the complication is not very difficult
of solution. All that is necessary is for the
Deople who are on the fence TO remember
aU men have rights that his fellow-citizens
are bound TO respect and render impartial
Judgment. The bosses have been crying
around that the carpenters interfered with
their sales to customers and raised great
howl about the inconsistency Of such "Op-
nression.r In regard to this in the past
we requested dealers not TO sell TO
about a dozen men, who were objection
able to 200 tradesmen Of the city,
men who sought continually TO antagonize
orr interests and of course merited the
displeasure of organized labor. Now TO
show the difference in the two opposing
parties the Exchange SAY we were doing
wrong and they intend TO force us right,
and in their attempt TO rescue these twelve
men from the black list, they have thrown
all decent and respectable people into con-
fusion, causing them to lose both money
and comfort and got themselves on the list
with those they sought TO rescue. That is
oil GOOD with frno1
can discover they have accomplished, which
service we find is not very well
appreciated by painstaking people. Now,
MIR. Editor. we are honest in our demands
for Justice, and do not make use of bluff
remarks in public or private to brighten or
mislead. and in our endeavors 10 right
wrongs, or the least appearance of wrong,
we have proposed an alteration in our stand
about the bosses selling lumber 10 whom
they please, which seems TO be the main
objection they have TO their former EN-
ployes
Our stand on that point now is that deal
ers may sell TO whoever they please with
out interference by requests, fayors asked,
or any other way.
We fully recognize the fact their material
is their stock in hand, and their money is
their capital, and we have no right to In
terfere or ask them TO use either TO favor
rs. and so we have made arrangements ac-
cordingly. and say sell TO whoever you
please. But nearly everything has two
sides. if men are honest enough TO admitit.
Now the other side TO the above is that our
muscle and skill is our stock and capital,
and il is all we have, and we think II is the
part of wisdom 10 use il 10 our best
interest. Now, TO make 10 plain,
we refuse to work with black sheep,
or perform work from which backsheep
NAV realize a profit Wethink this is just,
and believe all honest-hearted people will
concede the demand. However that may
be, the bosses on that point have refused TO
grant US that privilege, but want 10 have
everything, in every particular, their own
wav. Justice or no Justice; yet in these dBys
of light and knowledge among all classes
and conditions of men, il seems impossible
to make an agreement that would last
twenty-four hours. BY having everything
one way, and that way the most able TO make
the most generous concession. Perhaps
the great talked of building boom in Wheel
ing has done more or had greater part in
the present trouble than anything else, from
the fact that the more man has the more
he wants. If the exchange can succeed in
STAYING the boom off until they get the la
Dor unions tied hand and foot, or starved, as
some Of the bosses put II, then they can
open up and let the boom drive in, and they
can pOunce on the animal and proceed TO
fleece him and pocket the spoil without the
poor devils getting a smell This state of
affairs has been shaping up for ten
months, and it is so plain that the most
unthOughtful is finding il out. Now the
fact is about three of the Builders Elk
change went to work about June IA, 1882
TO raise breastworks, planting artillery,
&c, preparatory to blowing US into ten
hours, the very day we demanded eight
and after viewing their Notifications they
were so well pleased with their wind bag
that they concluded at all hazards to try
its force.
But when we failed to come to time for
an eight-hour work day they found their
contemplated high day was spoiled when
they intended throwing the poor sons Of
toll to the lions
Then the three magnates passed resO-
luton and read it, had all the slaves in