The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-28
n. Rfnhi, Of Labor tchteaao. M,.l.

The Rights Of Labor tchiedgo, Nlsl
OrganEzed labor in Chicago Is preparing 70 en-.
ter rs protest against the nomination oil White
law Reid for the vice presidency on the EepuI,o-
lean ticket Republicans and Democrats alike
arc unanimous IN INSTRUMENTATION oil the man
who fought the union prlllterS ioE SO many years
II Is probable that resolutions VIII be passed nj
tie liext meetings OF all the labor organizations
in the city calling on all union workmen IN the
city 10 use their Influence and votes against the
ticket docs the Republican party think we
Will swallow that ticket With Reid on III! asked
Secretary Howard, OF the carpenters Council
"a man who has fought organized labor for years
and who has the supreme gall TO make conces-
sOnS when he wants their voteSf Why, we
would have had more respect i9r MN u ne mug
labor In Chicago will show the Republican party
that II they cannot agreA among themselves
when It comes to putting up ticket OF tnelr
own, they can always agree on ight against
common enemy, "-ChiccJO TfHteS.
The first part of the above statement
is bosh. Organized labor is doing moth
ing OF the kind. 1t has too much to do
looking after tie interests for which it
was organized to undertake to fight the
battles OF the national Democratic party.
Mr.. Howard is in no sense OF the word
spokesman for organized labor on this
snbiect He is an alien Canadian. q
member OF an alien English trade
union. He is tolerated by the members
OF the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners OF America in Chicago simply
TO keep peace in the family. He mas
been earning his living in the United
States for ten or a dozen years pro-
tected by all its laws He has never
had sympathy enough with them TO be-
come citizen. He has no vote to give
any party. Belonging to that class OF
soionrners in our country that dot
their hats at the mention OF the name
OF the lord mayor and go into ecstacies
on her majesty's birthday it is not sur
prising that he should be opposed'to
Whitelaw Reid, who is one OF the best
representatives of the possibilities Of
American manhood. Who, commencc-
ing life as poor boy, has reached al
most the acme OF honorable fame.
Is there any fight between Mr.. Reid
and organized labor? Not a bit OF 1t.
True he refused to make the Tribune
a union office for number OF years,
and while that continued there was
war between him and organized labor,
He surrendered, and the Typographical
union was satisfied. II is an extremely
intelligent organization composed main
" of American citizens. They are gem
tlemen. They do not question Mr..
Reid's motives. No one else has right
to. Least of all, have aliens right TO
do so? 1t is only Englishmen and In
dams that scalp and torture their priso-
ners. Free American citizens never
resort to that kind OF warfare, and q
majority of the members OF Organized
labor are free American citizens. VI
course Mr.. Howard does not compre-
bend the meaning OF that word.
After all, why should the members OF
organized labor hold the Republican
party responsible because paper sup
porting that party employs rats any
more than that they should hold the
Democratic party responsible when a
paper supporting that party employees
rats. The New York World under Man
ton Marble, the chief adviser OF Samuel
]. Tilden, the patron saint OF Democra-
cy, was rat office for years until 1t was
purchased by Joe Pulitzern an enter
prising Hebrew, who soon realized that
Il paid to run a union Office. The Louis
vile Courier Journal run rat office UNI
til within few months ago. Having
surrendered to the union, no one would
be foolish enough to advise Democratic
workingmen to vote against him
if he should receive the nomina-
ton. Coming nearer home, the Times,
for years the only able Democratic
paper in the west, was for all these
wears rat paper. 1t remained q rat
paper until its editor died. 1t continued
a rat paper under the receiver, Hurl-
but a very Democratic Democrat, and it
would probably be a rat paper to-day
had not a couple OF enterprising Re.
publicans, Clint Snowdon and James ].
West, bought and unionized the sheet.
The Chicago Globe, the only Democratic
paper in Chicago, was started as a rat
Sheet, and continued as rat sheet un-
til the force OF the union compelled 1t
to haul down its colors. Nearly every
Democratic paper in the country has
been at times u rat sheet. Many Of
them are still, notably the Chicago
Tdqeblau, the Philadelphia Record and
Tins. and others. Yet no Republican
workingmen advises to vote against the
Democratic ticket on that account. 1t
is all bosh and wind, gentlemen; there
is nothing in it.
Having surrendered honorably to the
Typographical union, Mr.. Reid's past
record is wiped out. No intelligent
member OF a labor organization will
question his motives, and he will not
lose single Republican vote on &C.
count Of any disputes he may have had
in the past,
The New York Tribune was in days
gone bv under tho management of the
noble. Greeley, one Of the best friends
that labor organized or unorganized
ever had. 1t is not impossible now that
he is in harmony with the cause that
Whitelaw Reid may prove worthy
successor He has proven himself to be
man with opinions and fearless OF ex-
preston,