Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-13
VERY BITTER 5PEEunes
Made by Henry George and Others at a
Labor Meeting.


New YORK, July l2.-Ths labor
demonstration held tonight IA Cooper
Union to express sympathy With the
strikers in Chicago and the Vest. was
an extraordinary outpouring Of people.
The hall was crowded to excess, and
three thousand people surrounded the
building unable TO gain admittlnce.
The meeting was vehement one in
the manner IL expressed its convictions.
The name of President Ceveiand was
received with sdch storm OF hIsses and
hootings that Henry George, Who was
speaking, had to cry: What's the
use."
Damet Harris presided and intro
duced Henry George, who was the star
speaker of the evening. The apostle Of
single tax was unusually bitter. Vehe-
mently he denounced the use oi the fed
eral troops to put down the
strikers. Governor Altgeld aud Gov
ernor Stone were right in the
stand they took and the action of the
President in sending out the troops was
an arrogant assumption Of authority.
Mr.. George said he would rather see all
the railroad property OF the country
burned up, all the rails torn p, than to
see them preserved by force OF arms.
The milionaires made their money
by robbery and debauchery; by the
purchase of judges and Legislators, and
now they wanted to preserve them by
the bayonets and the arms Of the Fed
eEal troo Qsz.:asneSs aneSs- Wxeystbat, ,pnra9oached
upon oy the Federal authorizes.
Mr.. George then entered Into a
lengthy condemnation of President
Cleveland and his employment OF Fed
eral troops in the west. Every mention
of the Presidents name was received
with Kisses, and when Mr.. George ask
ed: what are you going TO do about
itP" a voice shouted: "1mpeach him."
Hang him." shouted another. Near
ly everybody followed with suggestions
until the hall was in an uproar.
After Mr.. George had finished a tele-
gram was read from Samuel Gompers,
in Chicago. asking that the voice OF
labor might be heard from New York,
and advising calmness and assuring
them of final success.
Frank X. Foster, a lawyer from Bos-
ton, was the next speaker. He, too, de-
nounced President Cleveland and At
torneY General Olney.
Father Thomas j. Ducey pastor OF
st. Leo's Church, said the criminal In
this case was not President Dsbs but
President Pullman. The trouble arose
out Of the arrogant attitude OF the lat
ter, who said there was nothing to aroi-
trate. In conclusion he affirmed his
belief in the righteousness Of the cause
of the present strike.
The resolutions adopted commanded
the decisive action OF the A. K. U. In
demanding arbitration. Little sympa-
thy was expressed with violence, but
the resolutions demanded the removal
of conditions provocative OF violence.
OF the authorities at Washington, the
resolutions said: 1--WE denounce and
condemn that perversion OF the func-
tion of the federal judiciary by which
Unprecedented orders granted mani
| festly on untrue allegations are made
the basis for the assumption OF military
authority"
The Senate was denounced for rush
ing to the defense Of mOnopolies and
corporations in the sacred name OF
| liberty.
In conclusion the workingmen were
called upon to use their political rights