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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-01

in the suppers and the midnight revels
aud then go homo In the cold unwrapped
of limbs, will after while be found to
have been written down in Gods eternal
records as suicides, as much suicides as
II they had taken their life with pis-
tol, or knife. or strychnine.
How many people have stepped from
the ball room into the graveyard? Con-
sumption and swift neuralgias are
close on their track. Amid many OF the
glittering scenes OF social life, disease
stand right and left and balance and
chain. The
The advocate., 1894-08-01
Consolidating Labor Unions.
COnt6nlIed from page /.

to be overwhelmingly defeated in nearly
every instance. The American Labor
union will protect its members to its
full strength, sacrificing every member
TO meet combined capital with combined
labor under one grand brotherhood Of
man. It's mottOe is: THE cause Of one
is the cause OF ALL
"Ths late struggle Of labor has clearly
convinced the most skepticsl that united
action must be used and this action
shall be left to the powers Of the rank
and file. We have been for years liber-
ally contributing OF our hard earned
wages In support Of Bo'cslled labor
leaders, whose aspirations have been in
many cases to become politicians. The
time hes arrived for an honest labor Or
gRnization with each and every member
O leader"
Temporary headquRrterB will be at
MCCoy's hotel. There will be chosen
two directors from New York, one from
Philadelphis, one from Buffalo, one
from Kansas City, two from st. Louis
two from the Pacific coast and one each
from ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
The officers Of the union are: W. G..
Walsh, president; M. A. Cogley, seCre-
tary and treasurer. The officers Of the
new organization say organizers will be
put in the field Immediately and the
union will extend throughout the coun-
try.
Resolutions were adopted pledglng
financial support to E. V. Dsbs and
pIedging cooperation to the American
Railway union.
The advocate., 1894-08-01
Llncoln on Capital and Labor.

From President Abraham Lincoln's
message 10 the second session Of the Thirty
seventh congress TO be found In the appen-
dix 10 the Congressional Globe Of the
Thirsy-geVenth congress, second edition,
page A.
Monarchy itself is sometimes hinted
at as q possible refuge from the power
OF Che people. In my present position l
could scarcely bs justified were to
omit raising q warning voice against
this approach OF returning deSpOtism.
It is not needed nor fitting here that q
general argument should be made in
favor Of popular institutions, but there
is one point with it's connections not SO
hackneyed "a most others to which /
ask brief attention. It is the effort to
place capital on an equal footing with,
IL not above, labor In the structure Of
government. Il is assumed that labor
is available only in connection with cap
ital, that nobody labors unless somebody
else owning capital somehow by the use
Of it induces him to labor. =
Labor is prior to and independent OF
capital. Capital is only the fruit Of
labor and could never have existed il
labor had not frat existed. Labor is
the superior Of capital and deserves
much the higher consideration. = =
No men living are more worthy to be
trusted than those who toll up from
poverty; none less inclined TO take or
touch aught which they have not hon.
sstly earned. Let them beware Of sur
rendering q political power which
they already possess, and which, if
surrendered, will surely be used to close
the door Of advancement against such
as they, and TO fix new disabilities and
burdens upon them till all OF liberty
shall be lost.
The advocate., 1894-08-01
Is 1t Fear or FayOrP

LONDON, July 26.-Sir John Lubbock
presided in the London chamber Of COM
msrce this evening over q meeting Of the
city branch of the Imperial Federation
league. He welcomed the Canadian
delegates heartily. Mr.. Denison then
spoke Of the Importance Of maintaining
the unity of the empire. Canada, he
SAID, was absolutely true to England,
and would resolutsly fight against any
movement to annex her to the United
States. Great enmity was felt in the
United States toward England. Only
the better educated and higher classes
were friendly to Great Britain.
The peace was maintained only
through fear of the British navy and
5 million Canadians. II France and
Russia should combine against England
the United States would join them.
This emphasized the necessity Ror fed
The advocate., 1894-08-01
PROTECTION.
Continued from page i.

Continued from page j,
Of the sub. COMMITTEES. The general de-
ficiency bill has not yet received any at
teution whatever from the committee
ON appropriation.
The bills which have received the
presidents signature and have thus be-
come laws are the pension, the pOstofice
and the naval appropriations. The i've
bills which the president still has under
consideration, are the legislative exsOu-
tive and judicial, the army, the diplo'
mstio, the Rortifcations and the military
academy appropriation bills. Those in
conference are the Indian, agriculture,
the District OF Columbia and She river
and hsrbor bills. The general deficiency
bill has purposely been held baCkso that
any necessary additions might be made
before adjournment.
The sundry bill has given the SUBJ
committee a great deal OF work and it
has only been by continuing it's sittingS
every day during the past week and into
some Of the evenings that the sub'com-
mittee will have the bill in shape to re-
mort to the full committee tomorrow.
There have been an unusual number OF
amendments to this bill urged upon the
committee this session, and it is under
stood when the report shall be made 1t
will show q large number Of changes
from the house bill and considerably
larger aggregate appropriation than was
contemplated by the representatives.
All the appropriation bills which are
in the conference stage has given the
conferrees more or less work, as the
house has stubbornly contested the SEN
ate amendments. It 10 understood there
has been q locking Of horns between the
conferees for the agricultural bill over the
amendment sppropriatng ! million dol
lars for the determination OF the Russian
thistle in the Northwestern states, and
that a failure to reach an agreement on
the Indian bill has been occasioned BY
differences on the question Of interest to
be paid by the government in trust
for the Indians, growing out Of the sales
Of the lands provided for in the treaties
which the Indian appropriation bill
carries.
The conferrses on the river and hsrbor
bill are sitting daily in the room Of the
senate committee on commerce. The
house members do not appear pleased
with the senate addition Of over 3 mil
lion dollars to this bill and some Of them
express the fear that if the bill is sent to
the president in the shape in which it
passed the senate, it would be sent back
with the executive disspproval. 1t is
understood the appropriation for New
York hsrbors is one OF the items to
which objection is made, and there Rp-
pears q disposition to make general op-
position to all the senate amendments
providing for continuous improvements.
The advocate., 1894-08-01
That single.Tar Controversy.

EDITOR ADvooATE:-Psrhaps / ought
not to do 80, with the limited time /
have ct command, but / can hardly re-
frain from adding my mite to the single
tax discussion.
A aingle-tAxsr SEEMS to reason: As
The advocate., 1894-08-01

GD-SPECLAL CLUB RATE OFFER We
send both the Kansas Farmer and THE ADVO
CATE to January 1, 1895, for only so cents. Fifty
thOusOnd neW subscribers Oanted, hence zee make
liberal reductions TO club raisers.
The advocate., 1894-08-01

GRAFTON. Canada was prepared to make
great sacrifices for thig, but she expected
help from England. The speaker urged
a system OF preferential tariffs between
Great Britain and her colonies.
The advocate., 1894-08-01
Government Ownership in a New Light

msrCe, the whole force Of the federal
government was employed to resist and
oppose it. The seemingly slight and in
Cidentsl character Of the interference,
was considered sufficient to call for the
highest functions Of government. The
same power was welded 40 would be to
resist foreign armed invasion.
The sovereignty Of the state was ig-
nored, although it's police power was
directly involved, and amply sufficient
to ward of danger, il the words of the
governors are to be regarded Rs worth
anything. The collateral effect OF the
transaction Of the strike, in It's bearing
on interstate commerce was considered
Of more moment than it's direct attitude
as breach Of tho peace Of the state.
The discussion Of the stRte.rights doc
trine in relation to the strike, ia only
important to determine the location of
governmental power over the subject
matter. IL the strike interfersd with
interstate commerce in direct and prox-
innate way, the federal government had
authority in the premises. IL it did not,
but did interfere with the local police,
the state alone had authority. If it in
tsrfered with both subjects, either or
both had authority. IL it did not prox.
imstely interfere with either, as many
claim, but the men quit in pursuance Of
legal right without the commission Of
subsequent lRwlsssness, then Of course
neither sovereignty was offended. do
not care now to discuss either Of these
questions, l only wish to throw the light
Of national intervention, under the cir
CumstanCes, upon the subject Of govern
ment ownership Of railroads. I shall
concede for the purpose Of the argument
that the government had power and
authority in the premises to do what it
did do. The power to act is derived
from a clause in the constitution that
says: Congress shall have power to
regulate commerce + among the
several states" The strike and it's in
Cidents have given this clause q construc-
tion that it Is well to note. What ia that
construction That railroads are In
struments Of interstate commerce, and
in consequence, subject to federal regu-
lRtion. That no state 10 30 intimately
concerned in the subject matter. That
authority falls directly from the federal
government upon ell persons, and things
incident. to interstate commerce, and not
through the agency Of the state govern
ment. That the slightest and most in
oidentsl interference with the subject
calls for the officers Of government. II
railroads are instruments Of interstate
commerce, and subject alone to federal
regulation; il authority falls directly
upon all persons and things incident;
and the slightest interference will bring
down the full power Of the nation, why
should they not be owned by that gov.
eminent? The word regulate may mean
construct" supervise" or purchase"
railroads, as has already been decided by
the federal supreme court in California
vs. @. r. r. Co., 127, U. s. page 1.
The terms OF the constitution are
broad enough without amendment, to
authorize the federal government to
own every interstate railway in the
country. 1t is the duty Of congress to
which khia nowaP Ia anAoiallv committed
The advocate., 1894-08-01

government lg Rbdl0At6d insofar az any
beneficial use is concerned, it acts only
as bodyguard for the selfish corpora
tions that occupy the field. Is not their
regulation an interference and 0bstruc-
tion OF commerce! II so, why not drive
them out OF the business, as well as
suppress interference with their opera
tionF They interfere with free and un-
trammeled commerce by spsculsting
out OF it They exact exorbitant rates
and fares from the public; sell watersd
stock to investors, and borrow money on
over values. They break down in
times Of financial distress, and 90 under
court receivers and operate in their
hands indefinitely, in an insolvent con-
dition, committing wrongs against per-
sons and property without any recourse.
They are foreClOsed, sold at half the
amount OF the mortgsged debt, or re-
organized free from all debts, bonds or
liabilities. They give no security of
service to the public or to employees.
They cut wages at pleasure, forbid en-
ployes from uniting or organizing at the
hazard Of forfeiture Of wages and loss
Of position. IE the men resist they are
discharged, and enjoined or arrested for
interference with interstate commerce,
They stand out against the strikers when
the public are damaged by delay, and
will not AbRte q jot or title to subssrve
the public interest, but call on the
authorities at the expense Of the tax.
payers for protection of their rights.
The authorities respond promptly on
the slightest occasion, and make the
cause Of the railways the cause Of the
government. Interstate commerce ia
involved and this is the way 1T is regu-
lated under the constitutional grant.
Commerce is regulated by the corpora
Nons, when there is no outside interfer-
ence, by the government when there is.
When the corporations need doctoring
the government steps in and cures them
up, and when they are we'll they have
no use for the government physician.
There is no reason why government
should do this. There Is no reason why
1t should not discharge it's constitutional
and organic functions at all times. II
owes duty to the people, none to the
corporations engaged in this govern
mental branch Of business. The people
did not ordsin government, nor did they
care to support it il it continually abdi-
Gates it's powers to alien and arbitrary
wholly irresponsible to the
people in their sovereign capacity. The
engaged in the "reguls-
tion" Of commerce are welding a
greater power than general government
over the people, and the people have no
voice in that government. They are az
merciless in their dealing as wild In
dams, as imperious as kings; they ex-
ercise regal power and authority; they
disturb the peace in their methods
and operations worse than riot; they
endsnger government, threaten the peo-
pie, and menace civil liberty. In view
Of these facts, every true man who is de-
Birous Of seeing free institutions survive,
should bethink himself of the dangers
and difficulties that surround us-should
strike through the ballot box, the only
place where ss yet there is no force to
and restore the government
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24
H0UK AT JElllC0.

Was John Houk here? Yes, he
came here last Friday to talk to the
faithful. But after being banded,
ruined and bowed for week, the
faithful in numbers didn't mater
ialize. Mr.. HCuk was met at the
depot, not by procession of five
hundred horsemen, but by one lone
looking man, who looked like he
felt ashamed of his mission to act
the porter and conduct his master
to the hotel where ne took room
unto himself. When the appointed
time had arrived for him to exer-
else mis- mud machine he didn't per.
form. He soon gave the few men
an d boys the dodge, and in COM
pany with one of his servants, left
for another part of town, while
Tom Burke talked to the boys and
and empty seats. 1t VAS reported
that Mr.. Houk was too sick to talk.
Almost any man can get sick when
he has no one to speak to, when he
has been promised grand ovation.
We suspect Mr.. Houk will be much
sicker after the sixth of November.
Advance-Sentinel.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24

REMEMBER that the last Issue Of
the "Mis. Leader" before the pri-
mary there were letters from every
county in the district giving the
NJ, jorities John Houk would get
and not one of them WAS correct.
Hale aud Harper, said this county
would give HOuk several hundred
major ty and Gibson received 6l9.
We don't suppose John will call on
these two men to predict this time
as they don't seen to have the pro-
phetic spirit resting on them to any
great extent. But whoever does
sign the statement this time will be
as badly left as were the two men.
toned above. HOuk is defeated
man as sure as the 9th Of Novem.
Der rolls around.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24
NADV NICE.
Address All Orders to
a. GODDARD & SONS.
SILLY CON DUCT.

The Houk meetings at Maynard
VILE and Esco Wednesday were
distinguished Thy display of in
tellect that would have been pit
liable in a boy. John HOuk, to ridi-
cule Judge Gibson, arrays boy in
uniform, with mustache and goatee.
and G. A. r. upon his back in large
letters, and who wore at his own
side, it is reported, Il sword bearing
the inscription, ~ have killed ten
thousand rebels" When a mem.
Der of congress, seeking reelection
to that high Office, assumes the role
of a clown-attempting to win in
telligent voters by such silly actions
all men of common sense will
perceive at once his utter incapac-
fly to fill any office where the *
erc;se of sound judgment is re-
CURED, Many who were for Houk
prior to these meetings have come
forward with the statement that
they are thoroughly disguised and
will exert themselves TO the utmost
to increase the majority of lis OPP
ponent.-Journal.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24
DO SOME THINKING.

Republicans think before you
vote for HOuk.
Did yon republicans who are 60.
ing to vote for John G HOnk, know
that by your vote you will endorse
the act of the committee that dis.
franchised your neighbors and best
friends; that by your vote you are
going to say that committee did
right in disgracing your friends
and neighbors as bribers and bride.
takers and on that account their
votes should not have been count
ed and that if you had been on that
committee you would have done
just what they done? This is the
way your neighbors look at it.
But if you wanted favor you
would 90 to any one Ot these
neighbors before you would 60 to
Houk or hi, committee eithe.
Think what you are going to do
before you vote to endorse an
action that disgraces your neigh
bors.-A NElGHBOR.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24
ARE YOU READY TO GIVE THANKs2

The past year has been pretty
hard one for most folks; but with
it all, every one, If he will think
the matter over calmly, has some
one thing, if no more, to be truly
thankful for this Thanksgiving, be
be it only that things are not
worse. Those who have not yet
made up their minds what they
have to BE- thankful for should
read the symposium in DemOrest's
Magazine of November, in which y
number Of well-kown people give
their answers to the question
"What Have We to Give Thanks
For? The answers are character
istic, and will set every reader "a
thinkin."
A1d this is truely sp ecially In.
teresting number. The article on
'The Queen Of Korea" gives us
glimpses of many unique things be.
hind the scenes in the places of
"the hermit kingdom" and the
numerous illustrations, many of
them from drawing by Korean art
lists, brings the far-away little
kingdom very near to us. Those
interested in getting up church
entertainments should not fail to
read "Living Picturess for ANA
tours" which gives minute direc-
tons how to arrange them easily
and quickly; and an illustrated ar
ticle on 'Harvest Decorations" for
churches will be found very useful
at the Thanksgiving season. All
the stories are especially good: in
"Society Fads" and "Chat" one
may learn all the latest doings of
the "Four Hundred; an excellent
article on "The Breath of Life" Is
in "Sanitarian;" "HOusehOld" and
alone Art" will aid the house
mother in her autumn prepare.
ions; the charming illustrations
are treasure.trove, and the oil
picture, "Just My Pie" will appeal
to very lover of pumpkin pie
Every member of the lam y is sure
to find something of individual in
terest in. every number of Dem.
erest's, which is published for only
- a year, by w. Jennings Demon
est, 10 E. IA ST., New York.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24

INSTEAD of John HOuk increas-
ing his supporters and making
votes by the uncalled for, lying, vii
famous methods now in use by him
and his hencemen, he is simply
driving honest men from him to
the ranks of Judge Gibson. At
Maryville last week he disgorged
an abusive harangue in the which
he accused Mr.. Goddard, of the
Maryville TINES, of trying to sell
his newspaper outfit to an Omaha
democrat; he also said he could
have bought him had he had the
money. Editor Goddard should
consider the source and take no
further notice of such cattle. We
guess it takes what money John
gets now days to feed his pet coons,
Grant Matthews, Gene Roberts
Dick Austin, Sherrod Sims, Dave
Howard, an : John Cates-.Sevier-
vile Star.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24

they would disfranchise every
democrat in this congressional
district that would be guilty of the
same ..0ffense. Just give Johnnie
and his man from Alabama little
chance at your democratic MAORI
ty in this state, that is let them
be interested and allow them to
count the vote, your majority
would look as if it had been struck
by a cy clone. You would then
see where your rights were. They
would be where the rights of the
5,40S republicans that counted for
nothing. Will you exercise the
right you have to elect man to a
high Office who says because you
have been defeated that you have
no rights in this country? If you
do, that will look little funny to a
man that waits to see what you
will do.-X. Y. z.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24

siease very prominent republi-
rxas Of Rlount County regret to see
lac came o j. ]. COLES among the
H@NSstss as he has stood high in
the segsrd of the citizens of Blouut
ssSS &ss been considered a man of
kx,snaise. They dislike very much
az isear ts,st he is following boiler
ns9 taetesy letting go his hold on
sueh = Sarge majority ofthe repub-
Irsns.a of Blount county where he
sxxsSsd iRave had good following
SssK lse yEeNe out for an Office. We
sSesn,. t,x aits.Swn sake that we are
s,DS-.;stsoymsa>as to Mr. Coils posi-
80; ;;,,i,,x that he will vote for the
g~sah.r s0minee, Judge Gibson, as
Y,{s chances Sor any favor from
SS2Sn ! tuunty republicans are 'or-
,..s,s, mined il he does not.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24
A WORD TO DEMOCRATS.

Democrats stop and think before
you vote for John c Houk.
This is what he said of you in
1889, in the presence of Mr.. G. Il.
Gates. jr., Esp. Singleton and per-
haps some others of their school of
politics, at the city of Knoxville.
Mr.. Houk approached the gentle
men in the following language:
"Say did you DAM Rebel democrats
Know that you had no right in
this country nOw?" At first he
seemed to be unnoticed and he re-
peated "Say cid you DAMN Rebel
democrats know that yon had no
right here in this country now? ~
Where upon one of the gentlemen
of the crowd gave him to under
stand that they had some right in
the city rs they were attending to
their own business that Mr. HOuk
found that he had to respect.
What a change seems to have
come over Johnnie. In 1888 dem.
ocrats have no rights in this coun-
try. In 1894, less than 8 years
after, he hears that the democrat.
ic committee refuses to put out a
candidate and shouts that means
800 votes for me. Yes democrats
have rights now and lots of them
Yes he thinks they have the righl
to elect the next congressman, I'll
they will elect him) from this dis
trict. But / want to say to the
democrats Johnnie has moi
changed. No he is nugging you
for your vote and if he had his way
at you he would throw out every
vote you cast that is not for him
and he would show you that you
did not have any rights in this
country. Do you not know that il
he and his slave committee would
disfranchise 5,4)S republicans that
vote d in the primary just because
they did not vote for Heuk that
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24

'EEg Eouk trick that is being
ptlsye now is so thin
tssss blind man can
sss Sssrough it. They have men
who don't care much more about
teei1g the Truth than Snake Aus
tin, eS stUm one district to an other
ssc ssse county to another and say
rsesit esTerything in his neighbOr-
hseAssss or is turning for Houk
fssSx dGaacent says he don't know
SSlsy. b2t its that way. This is
.SIs..St KS true as were the state
rstssass ia the "Miss-Leader" Just be-
tore ad e primary.