Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-11
PETER SEES DANGER.
He Thinks the Present State Of Affairs
Needs a Remedy.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-When the
Senate met to-day, and after the trans
action of some routine business, the
resolution introduced by Senator PETER
yesterday was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. PETER discussed his resolutien.
which looks 20 the government control
of the railways and coal fields and the
adoption of the doctrine of single tax.
He appealed 10 Senators to listen, for
while he was not prophet, nor the son
of a prophet, nor an alarmist, yet he
had time and time again called the at
tention of the country to what seemed
20 him TO be within the range OF an or
binary mans horizon-the public dan
GER All his propositions related to one
Fundamental error which the country
had fallen into-the danger Of allowing
a few men here and few men there to
usurp governmental functions. All pub
lie functions should be exercised by
government officers
HE REFERRED To DEBs
as a man OF whom the country had
heard great deal lately, but Of whom
it is likely to hear very much more be.
fore long. Mr.. PETER said that when
the Pullman company established what
the people of the world believed an ideal
community in which all should
have equal rights and none special,
privileges everyone commended it for
its philanthropy. But the charges for
rent and the necessaries OF life were
deducted from the mems monthly pay,
and when their wages were reduced the
men submitted, but asked that their
rents and taxes be reduced, but found
they were in the power OF q corporation
without soul, until finally they came
to the conclusion that they might as
well starve In support OF their rights as
in filling
THE GOLFERS OF PULLMAN.
He referred to the arrogant attitude
of Pullman and of the Pullman officials,
and read them from this mornings pa
pers dispatches of the interview OF the
Chicago aldermen with Vice President
Wickes, during which the latter iterated
and reiterated: ''The Pullman Company
has nothing TO arbitrate." Whether 1t
was right for the A. r. u. to strike in
sympathy and refuse to haul Pullman
cars IL was not his purpose to argue,
bN the ominous situation confronted
the country and it was our duty TO deal
with 1t.
Mr.. Hawev inquired whether Mr..
PETER did not know that the railroads
were under obligations TO haul the cars.
Mr.. PETER replied thar the railway
companies were under DO more obliga-
tion to Pullman than Pullman was to
the railways, but this was no time TO
talk OF contracts between Pullman and
the railway com panies, and he was sur
prised that a Senator who had so often
championed the cause OF the working
man should talk of such things.
"Oh. such friends OF labor" he ex-
claimed. THE relations between Pull
man and his men have nothing 10 Gods
world 10 do with the situation in Chica-
90" asserted Mr.. Hawley.
Mr.. PETER proceeded to arraien Con-
gress for its defense OF monopolies and
its stand against the people. He did
not wonder sometimes, that there was
a growing feeling against the Congress
at Washington and that men wished 10
abolish the Senate.
He would 90 a step further, however,
and besides secoHding an effort TO aool-
ish the Senate, he would also abolish
the House OF Representatives, and have
the country governed By one from each
State.