Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-08

the Sheriff into his own hands, and in the
city of New York had employed the Pink
erton clan.
'These men knew nothing Of this. In
the darkness of the night, clandestinely,
hidden by the roof and the iron sides of
their boats the men employed were towed
up the river at an early hour IN the morn
ing.
@The darkness was hiding them, and they
anchored their boat near the steel plant
''Knowing that,the mob of Pinkerton men,
this body unauthorized by the Government
of the United States, not employed 10 take
the place of our militia or our police, was
coming, what would you have done. Some
BODY employed these men, of course.
at was this which brought on the terri
BILE struggle and caused the death of this
good citizen.
at has been reported that he received
his death by his own hand. This is mis-
take. There was 10 reason for the intro
duction of these men.
''They provoked this conflict. They
opened fire on the men upon the bank:
Now, if firms, who oughtt to be MADE up Oh
best men, are not capable OF acting honest
| " and Justly and giving their men 1alr
equivalent for their toll, they ougnt 10 Dc
willing 10 submit it to commission that
would be capable.
''They oneht to be willing to have the
the difficulty settled by disinterested men.
They ought to be willing to lay their DOCKS
before a commission, and to do this with
out shedding q drop of blood or breaking
| the heart of woman in this way.
ut is well impressed upon the minds OF
our men that this is an effort to DreaK
down the union. If they succeeded, who
would feed the sick and clothe their child
| ren.
"This is one of the beautiful features of
the organization. There should be no pur-
pose. no prompting to reduce the wages OF
| labor in this country below what is neces-
sary for support.
"Whv should men who are piling up their
millions be quarreling and cursing and
sending Piakerton bands to drive out work
men.
81 trust that this whole thing will be set
tied bY somebody competent TO 90 IL.
These men are willing to take what is
right and don't want to be idle. They are
not willing to be made slaves or oealt WIN
dishonorably or uniustly.
''This town is bathed in tears ana all
without a sufficient cause. 1t was all
brought on by one man. OF course he was
| backed by his associates, but he is the only
man perhaps that has little enough blood In
him to carry it out
"They could not have elected to the
Presidency Of that wonderful firm man
&1ricll) in the United States so little re-
spected by the laboring class ofPennsyi-
vania.
"His very name warns the blood Of the
man that is put under him. There is no
more. sense Of feeling or excitement IN MIN
than there is in toad"
At this part of the address there was an
uneasy, noisy shutting in the crowd. The
minister then spoke feelingly OF the char
acter of the dead man and Of the wife's
loss.
He prayed that this should be the last
thing of the kind and that the unyielding
grasp of the miser's fist may gently be
opened. that Justice and judgment may be
mingled with charity and affection.
He next spoke of the concentration OF
capital and of monopolies and closed by
quoting the passage vengeance is mine
saith the Lord, will repay"
At . o'clock a. m. everything was quiet
andno trouble had occurred.