Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-03

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can commerce under the stars and
stripes, and when Mr.. Goff and his par
ty got through with the navy, the stars
and stripes didn't carry fifteen per cent.
OF the commerce Of the country, and
the flag was so lonesome on the seas
that IL man wanted TO see II, be had 70
wrap himself in IL like General Gotf.
Applause.
"Into what port shall we sail?" says
General GOff Well, you won't sail into
any port until you put the tariff down
10 where it was before the war. lie Is
a nice man to ask, Into what port shall
we sail?" like the egotism, the assur-
ance, the assumption of patriotism in
party that has destroyed the commerce
OF the country and wiped the
American hag from the face OF the
earth, and in the assurance OF a repre-
sentative of that party who comes to
Bellaire and insults your intelligence 0y
asking 'into what port" you shall take
Your iron and steel. Your laws de-
stroyed your commerce. They made IL
impossible for you to build ships, or to
buy a foreign ship, and under Mr.. GotfS
management and that OF his party
you've got the flag left, but that is ABOUT
all. Why, only the other day little
nation down in South America about as
big as Belmont county, filed up with
half-breed Spaniards and Indians, prac-
tically locked the American minister up
in his own house. They put file OF
police about it, and if General Coll with
his American flag wrapped around him,
had gone there, and had tried to get In,
he couldn't have done so. And the Re-
publican Cabinet at Washington sat
covering with fear, because, with the
exception of two or three cruisers left
to us by Grover Cleveland lapplauseI
they had no navy, and couldn't have got
there without swimming.
IfIhad been the Secretary OF the
Navy of party which could only go
roaming up and down our coasts In
iunketing expeditions with Cabinet OH
GERS, I would never say word about
the navy.
And then he tells you-you men OF
Bellaire-glasswork largely men
who know what il is to compete with
foreign labor-he tells you this: He
( goes on about American ships, and sup
poses that a ship leaves here and goes
! to-Belgium, wLere there are expert
tQiers iron glass and P9ttSe1ry' PIsS1r ae de
! be spoke of Belgium. II any man
came here from Belgium, seeking hon
estly for labor, willing to bear his proper
burdens of citizenship, willing to shoul-
der a musket, if need be, in defense Of
American institutions and liberties, he
would be welcome. But this sounds
differently.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-The Treas
ury Department is Investigating COM
plant that large number Of Belgian
glass blowerS"-as the slang Of the day
goes, will you get on TO that-"have re-
Gently arrived in this country in viola
tion OF the contract labor law"
Well, if we get our ship into Belgium,
as General Golf suggests, his friends,
the protected manufacturers, would
want TO fill it on the return trip with
contract labor, in violation OF law, to
come over here aud take the places of
the citizens of Bellaire. If | had been
General Goff, I'd have selected some
other country-the North Pole, or South
Africa, or some other one than the one
being investigated at that moment be-
cause of violations of the law designed
to afford some little protection to Amer
lean labor. Applause.
While / am on this subject OF glass
while I've got it on my Mindful fol-
low out that thought. l cut this from
the Potter1J and Glass Wore Reporter.
It's matter of interest to men engaged
in the manufacture of glass. IL is
headed, American Window Glass Blow
ers from Europe" and at the top is
quotation, supposed to be from some
Belgian who didn't take out his natural
ization papers: "Belg9 gooda country
Iva ina, but no gooda for worka."
Now, if it's good enough to live in,
such people had better stay there. APP
plause.
A voice-They ought to all be made
to stay there.
And here, following that qutation, is
q list of the names, Goosa and family,
three Jacks, one Laragi, and one or two
others which can't possibly pronounce,
but we'll call them Lignum Vitae and
Hop Skotch, And the article goes on
to say that others are expected this
week. l might add that only two
classes of Americans 20 to Europe-the
nrotected manufacturer, who goes on
his profits, and the alien Belgian, who
goes on his savings. Here is another
item on this subject:
"Fostoria. O.-Two cars of Belgian
glass workers have arrived here TO take
the nlaces of Americans in the tank
factory. but they will have to wait, as
tbe night they arrived the works
burned.
Now. I am sorry for the man who
owned that works, but if he imported
Belgians to take the places OF American
citizens, God didn't strike him bit too
soon. IApplause. Their manager, l
ann Informed, is the ticket agent OF the
Red Star Steamship Line, and the more
Relpians he brings over, the more steam
ship tickets he sells.
Here is another interesting item:
nNewark. n. J.-0ne hundred and
tbirty-ive Belgians are in Princeton,
seeking work. A majority OF the men
in the Princeton factories will be Bel
giars this fall. 80
A Voice-What is the duty on glass?
II is $50 per cent. on glass, but on
Belgians it is nixy weezen. Every port
in America is open to the labor OF
Enrone TO come here and underbid you.
The ports are closed to the products,
bnt thew are open to the men. | believe
in nntting man on an equality with the
,vorE OF his hands. The Democratic
nsrtv believes in protection for men, and
the Republican party believes in pro-
tectjon for glass. And glass is brittle
thing 20 protect, as they will find out
NEXT November. [Applause.
have nothing IN particular against
o-s ~ glass factories. except