Telegram-herald., 1891-05-31
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OlC1LlE'
Continued from Fyst paSe)
company 10 eliminate from their co.,
tract that section which has lately been
put on whsSh pfoylaes thai any man
Who belongs 10 labor UNION viii he
subject 10 dismissal from the employ or
TIE company. As | said before, that
was = very inopportHne and, think,
very foolish thing; that lnlringes on In
dlyidual rights and individual Liberties,
ana am opposed ~ il, Just as much as
am 10 these men that are making 80
much disturbance and infringing on toe
rights and liberties OF citizens generally.
They have right TO join these uaioas-
They have u right 70 discuss matters
pertslning 10 their general welfare.
But when they undertake TO dictate 70
4 railway company anything IN regard
10 their business, they are guilty or the
same crime winch they claim the rail-
way company 10 guilty OF against them.
Now, | think, Mr.. Chairman, that IL
would be a MISC thing to ask the CON-
pany 10 eliminate that from their con-
b4Slr bSt>a>0 tfNoEAo - VI ~
least some of the papers say, that that
10 the thing they are fighting against
/ don't believe IL, all the same. have
heard il said, and II seems 10 me AS
though 1t would be an emineniiy proper
thing, for the railway company 10 as
sist the people of this city in testing that
question and let US see whether that Is
the Stumbling block IN the way OF peace
and harmony"
Mr.. Penny: "Will Mr.. Gilber. kindly
couple with that that the labor union
shall not demand that non-union men
be dismissed? Then 1t 10 fair for ALL"
Mr.. Gllbert-'l am simply proposing
TO tins meeting 10 adopt that simple
proposition, SO that We may sea whether
II Is really the stumbling block IN the
way OF peaceful arrangement OF this
difficulty. And l make the motion,
MIR. Chairman, that the railway COM
pany be requested to eliminate. from
its contract that Objectionable clause
which it is claimed has been put in
since the strike commenced"
Col. Penney's Address.
By Col. Penney: / want to inter
pose one word there. don't know the
ioHAOa0 Soihpdus VI ally oOuy SisC, put
l have seen enough of this disturbance
to satisfy myself that it is not the pro-
vince of this grand citizens gathering
to attack the railway company or any
body else at present, or to say you shall
Or shall not modify your present posi-
ton just at this moment. The railroad
company, as every other employer,
stands In a simple, plain attitude. Sud-
denly and without notice, in the tram
sactlon of legitimate business, we'll
patronized and we'll understood, and
during some change in their system.
the railway company gentlemen walked
out aud the employees dismissed them
selves and went away. And "Go0
bless them," said the railway company.
MAY they prosper IN any enterprise
they undertake." They did not inter
fere or say word. What was the next
procedure? Necessarily the employ
ment Of honest men. who wanted to
take their places, which, between you
and /, are very we'll paid. and very
much wanted by o great many men.
But at that moment comes new ele-
ment, saying: 1--WE will neither work
ourselves nor let any other party work. y
Col. Penney here spoke very warmly
on the subject of Mayor UhPs moral
backbone. lit is but justice to him to
say that the indignation that Is aroused
cannot be stopped except by the eo-
phatic discharge of his duty. DO not
believe that this is the time to say to q
peaceable railroad company that is
performing its legitimate business what
YOU shall do or what you shall not DO.
They are going along without any inter.
ference with anybody. They are beng
| interfered with. And who are added
to "tbey" of the railway company.
You, sir, and your wife and your chill
| dren, and these citizens; and they arc
threatened and abused and jerred al
until 1t has become an intolerable out
| rage on our civilization here. They are
simply saving Il will not work and you
shall not Il will not ride and you
shall not And the merchant they ap
proach by IAN unauthorized individual
unknown 10 hlm and without creden
tials OF any kind, walking INTO the
store and saying Don't sell this man o.
that man goods. Do you this. or Dc
YOU that 1t is personal insult tina
ought to be resented by everyone wnS
has spark oil intellect in him.
Bu:terfic.d Dissents
Mr. r. W. Butterfeld being calico
for, responded as follows: II am sorr,
to say that am compelled honestly L
dissent from tine resolution OF m,
brother. These matters which We ar
here to consider are not disputes be
tween the company and the employees
as | understand il, but the matter W
are here to consider, as they are put s.
clearly and forcl5ly by my brother, are
whether the rights OF property and tbs
rights Of persons shall be safe III tn
city Of Grand Rapids. Whether mum
cipal government shall perform TO II
cisIzens that first duty that separated
from barbarIsm when has its only au
tboritv for existence that il shall pro
tect their lives, their peace, their satet
and their property. / have lived her
twenty years, and | know a good man
of tho employers and the employed
and when YOU come down To that div
SION line, the right of protection OF per
son and to property, nlne-tenths OF TN
working mcn Of this city are on The sid
of law and order, and they viii b
there. You cannot drive them away
YOU would. | am unwilling today j
this magnificent meeting 10 put oul
selves IN a position when these gentle
men have been violating this law, whe
they have been attacking our persons
rights and property, OF turning IN tn
magnificent assembly and saying. "W
will give you exactly what you ask, c
what you want and what we Wal
here is TO know whether yo
WILL take that or not.
do not suppose that these unio