Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-29

trfuthfully said: "His word is as good as
his bond.'
Again. when employees bargain to work
at a certain fair price for fixed time.
thew are bound, in justice as well as IN
honor TO. to keep their engagement, II a
failure on their part entails loss Cd lneir
employers.
Moreover. whilst the right OF workmen
In strike or discontinue work, unless IN
so doing they are violating engagements
bin ding upon them, is conceded oy All, tue
exc rcise of this right cannot be enforced
by any means that are Unlawful or unjust.
They must not presume TO tgse the Jaw
into their own hands, for no Government
can tolerate such usurpation. Tney mus;
abstain from violence and from a.
malicious injury TO the property OF others
Whilst claiming the right 10 WORK OF nov
TO work themselves, they must grant tue
same right TO Their fellow workmen. Ihey
are not permitted to accomplish by violent
measures what their employers sense OF
Justice and public opinion, and the laws OF
the land cannot procure them. 1t u their
duty, as it is the duty of all good cluEens,
TO make needed sacrifices IN the lnVeresls
OF law and the peace Of society.
If we have witnessed scenes Or VIOLENCE
enacted in connection with
''LABoR-sTRIKEs,"
we have seen also most commendaole
spirit of self-control and respect for law
shown bv eur working classes under most
irving circumstances. All the acts OF law
lessness committed in the excitement in
seperable from such abnormal conditions,
cannot be Justly charged TO the men most
interested in the outcome OF such move
ments. In every large city especially,
will necessarily be found an ele-
ment delighting in disorder and
anarchy, and to this class may be attrio-
uted in great measure the troubles created
at the time of strikes. These troubles can
only beaverted by the workmen themselves
cooperating actively, under cool ana
prudent leaders, in maintaining the peace
and depressing violent outbreaks. This is
their duty, and its faithful discharge Will
always add strength 10 every Just cause IN
which they may be engaged.
That such will be your course in the fu-
ture as it has been in the past, am firmly
convinced, as long at least as you follow
the wise cOunsels Of leader as clear
sighted, as far-seeing, as just snd prudent
as is the present Grand Chief OF your
Brotherhood"
The Ri. Rev. Bishop was listened
to with close attention, and his re-
marks were frequently applauded. j.
j. COniff, Esq, was next introduced,
and spoke briefly, owing to the late
ness OF the hour. His speech was
ELOQUENT, and his hearers several times
interrupted him by their applause.
He referred TO the honor rendered TO
the soldiers who die in battle, and said
there were countless other heroes,
whose only glory was the consciousness
Of duty performed. The engineers have
exerted an unbounded influence for the
good of humanity, and must be ac-
corded high place among It's bene-
factors.
"You have scofred at the crafty agitators
VINO would poison your minds with the
false doctrine that class is necessarily op-
posed 10 class that between capital and
labor, there is an irreconcilable conflict.
You have insisted that these two classes
must exist In society, not in conflict, but N
that pleasant association which would IN
sure harmony in Jhr body polite. There
is such ante-dependence, that without one
the other cannot exist. In the spirit oil
Justice, you have taught your employers
that they arc not 10 look upon you as mere
chat els but as human beings,
Mr.. ConiiT advised his hearers 10 IN
sist upon the inviolability OF private
pros erty, and to insist upon sharing to
the extent of frugal and comfortable
subsistence, the products Of theirlabor,
at the same time not forgetting the
rights of the employer. Strikes are to
be DISCOURAGED, aud force should never
be resorted to. Arbitration was the
most effective and most satisfactory
mode of settling labor differences.
1t was nearly six o'clock when Mr..
Coniff concluded, and as Hon. John O.
Pendleton, and Capt. Dovener requested
to he excused from making addresses
the exercises were concluded with ben
diction by Rev. d.. Fullerton OF the
Thomson NJ. T.. Church.