Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-16
JOHN MBRIDE
ADDRESSED THE WHEELING AND BENwooD
MINERS, YESTERDAY,
At the Mozart Park Picnic-Ths Ohio Miner!
Failed to Appsar-A Misunderstanding Of
Serious Ns!urG

Cl6e 1 IL thiS SOnhh $1,000,
drew a large crowd to Mozart Park yes
terday afternoon to the miners picnic
and outing.
There was an unfortunate circum-
stance 10 connection with the ar
rival of Mr.. Mcbride. He was at Mo-
zaft Park early, and none Of the miners
knewot it.
AbousNpoon the miners met at Trades
AssembIyNal on Market street. 1t was
there that they looked for the distln-
guished visitor. They had a hack in
waiting for him, and proposed to
escort him to the park in fine style,
headed by the band and followed
by the procession. Mayors brass band
went down in the lower part of the city
to bring up the Benwood and South
Wheeling locals, and Meister's band
went to Bridgeport to get the miners of
he Wheeling Creek coal works. The
time OF the starting Of the parade had
been set at l o'clock. Two o'clock
came and still Mr.. Mcbride was not at
the hall, and the Wheeling Creek min.
ers had not arrived. Jerry Meade, the
President OF the Wheeling Mine Work
ers, left for Bridgeport to look for the
National President. and the miners
then started for the park In procession.
The surprise was great when they
reached the park to find Mr.. Mcbride
there, and had been for four hours.
1t is safe to say that not half
dozen Of those there knew that he was
the DISTINGUISHED speaker. A REGISTER
Exporter was among the first TO receg-
nize him, and then the miners crowded
around them, shaking hands and offer
ing their regrets for the unfortunate
circumstance. Those there were bound
to keep Mr.. Mcbride until
evening, but as he had to leave on
the afternoon train for his home In
Massillon. Ohio. to fill o very important
engagement theirs to-day,~Sne was
precious, and he. had>but twenty-three
ntnvtes TO spare. He consented TO
make q speech, which be did in the
pavilion In a very neat manner.
The pavilion was well hlied, when
Mr.. Mcbride was introduced by WIN.
Blon, president Of Local No. 2S9, OF this
city. In substance he said;
II am sorry to say that this Is rather
an unfortunate circumstance There
seems to have been some misunder-
standing as to the time OF my arrival In
your city. l had arranged TO leave my
home at 6 o'clock yesterday and arrive
in Bridgeport at 10 o'clock, where q
committee OF your miners was to have
met me. l found no enc there to meet
me and l came here, arriving at IL
o'clock this forenoon. My address must
be very short, as | now have but forty
FIVE minutes TO get my train at Bridge
port for home. 1t Is Of the greatest
Importance that l be at Massillon to-
morrow afternoon, for l am called upon
TO make an address to the twenty-five
hundred striking miners there who
have been out since the 18th OF last
February. In twenty-five years OF
labor service l have but three
times been unable to keep an
appointment, and two Of those times |
was hindered from doing so by railway
accidents and the other time from ILL.,
ness. Had it not been for this misun-
d~erstandinS, 1 would have been pleased
to have addressed you AT length on the
labor problem. In this country the
working people are, unfortunately, feel
ing the effects Of governmental and So
cial reimbursement. Much, l think,
is due TO the laborlng people them
| selves, but there has been an awaken
ing of all labor which has not come too
late TO stay the blighting ravages OF the
past. This awakening has been felt all
over this country, and we all hope n a
| it will finally bee great beneht to all
labor. While from the great coal
miners strike, and the subsequent labor
differences, there has not resulted all
that we had hoped. feel that great pro-
gress has been made in awakening the
people, and by the strikes, there has
been more done In the last year to
arouse labor to its rightful standing
than could have been done in twenty
years in any other manner can say
to you that labor over the United States
is now confronted as IL never was be-
fore. We have always reserved the
right TO strike, when argument and rea-
son have failed, and during the great
strike we adopted that as the last resort.
Within the last few months the courts
and the military power OF this govern
ment have Joined hands against labor
on the side OF capital. II you will
each take a retrospect you will
see that nothing can be gained by
further allegiance with either OF the
old parties. The hope OF the laboring
mans future now depends on the ballot,
the most powerful Of weapons we now
WELD. Through the Peoples Party, or
votes cast in that direction, is our only
hope. l thank you for the brief oppor-
tunitv you have given me OF addressing
you, and | hope that In the future
may have the opportunity OF addressing
the people OF Wheeling on the labor
question"
The band played an excellent selec-
ton at the close OF the address, and the
audience rendered the speaker an
ovation by rousing cheers.
Mr.. Mcbride left on the 4:40 o'clock
train over til e w. & L. +. for his home,
he being too late to catch the one over
the c. l.. 81 w. MIR. Mcbride vas &C.
! companied by his two sons.
When Mr.. Mead got back from his
search about Bridgeport for Mr.. Nc
| Bride be was going up the park incline.
when Mr.. Mcbride was on the car going
down on his way home. The two lead
ers had but a few minutes talk TO-
gether.
The Wheeling Creek miners did not
show up at all. They heard that Nc.
| Bride was moi there, and they decided
Dot to come. Considering all things,
the parade was a success. Following