Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-05
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the Webster District Republican Clue
on Saturday night last, is reported to
have said in substance that he was OPP
posed TO Pinkertonlsm, and thought
Governor FLEMING did not need an act
of the Legislature to prevent hired de-
tectives from entering the State to pro-
tect the Kanawha mines. Possibly the
Captain did not understand the full
purport Of his remarks, but it seems
highly improbable that lawyer
Of his standing would not
know that his position so far as ex-
messed in that meeting concerning the
Governors power, where employers
hired Pinkertons, was untenable, and
therefore the conclusion is that for the
sake OF attempting to gain few extra
votes he aimed to place Governor FLEM-
ING in false position, by misstating
the legal powers OF the State authorities.
There is no law upon the statute
books authorizing the Executive officer
Of the State 10 interfere in such case
as happened at the Raymond City
mines. The astute Captain ought to
have known this surely. Just here it Is
pertinent TO remind the Captain that he
and mis- party differ very materially on
this point, for the Republican State
convention at Huntington inserted
plank in the platform advocating a law
forbidding PInkertons to DO employed
in this State.
Below we publish what Governor
FLEMING said in his speech at Fair
mont upon this particular subject, and
after reading it we believe every i'm
partial mind will agree with us that
Captain DovENER did Governor FEN
ING a great injustice when he (the Cap
tain) declared that he believed the
Governor did not need an act Of the
Legislature TO prevent hired detectives
from entering the State to protect the
: Kanawha mines.
' Referring to the Republican platform
the Governor said:
Let US first consider its declarations on
| the subject Of "Pinkertonism." Fright
/ ened at the way "the Mckinley act talks"
az Homestead and accused by their own
| cousciences, the Republicans in this re-
markable platform of theirs, gravely IN
form the people that the tariff, and wages
under the tariff, are not in any way IN
/ volved in the unhappy controversy, and
/ declare themselves guiltleSS OF all reSpon-
sibilitv ia the premises They then sol
/ emily resolve in favor of law that shall
prevent the invasion of West Virginia by
an armed force such as that which the
Democratic Governor OF West Virginia
/ recently permitted % invade this State
I 10 interfere between West Virginia miners
aud employers" here you viii note there
I is frank, if indirect, admission that the
Governor could not act without such law,
and as this happens 10 be true, be Is not
called upon 20 make defense or excuse Tor
permitting non-residouts Of the State to be
sworn I'm as special cOustaJies and acting
l as guards on the private property OF tue
/ Marmet Mining Company az Raymond
| City But let me tell YOU something about
/ this Raymond City matter, and you may
/ then determine for yourselves whether
/ your Democratic Governor or members OF
I the Republican party should be Charged
with responsibility Tor the thlngs
I that occurred there. The Marmet
! Company is an Ohio corporation, every
/ stakeholder and officer OF which is Re
publican and an advocate OF protection 10
| labor under the broad shield OF American
/ law On the first Of January, 1871, the
miners IN the employ of this corporation
I struck for higher wages. Their demand
/ was denied, although The rate OF wages
asked for was paid at every other colhery,
/ believe, in the hanawha valley. AS a
| result the mines closed down until the fol-
| lowing September, when the owners I'M
ported about two hundred negroes 70 take
the places of the white striking miners.
Armed guards % protect these negroes
were furnished from the constituency OF
Z the Republican owners of the mine, who
sent them there, paid them, had them
l sworn in as special coustab,es and put IN
/ charge Of the sheriff and justice OF the
peace, and thus the Raymond City mines
were again put in operation and another
step in the Republican scheme OF colon
/ ling West Virginia with negro voters
/ was successfully taken. IL is expected
that every one Of these two hundred or
more negroes viii cast q Republican vote
this fall of course Ia the interest or pro
lection 20 white labor. Now, fellow clti-
zcns, how much sincerity is there Ira this
plank OF the Republican platiormi
II PROF. CoBEErr wins the smuggling
match Wednesday we shall probably
have 60 annex Canada TO hold him.
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