Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-14

know tnstl. Il is lmDOSSlDle, uuueF
these conditions, that there should be
that personal sympathy between ;hem
which controls their conduct toward
each other. What must be done? Ther7
is but one thing. Where that personal
acquaintance has disappeared, and there
fore injustice has egypt in, society, with
It's paramount interests and overshad-
owing rights. can step in by law and sup
plement that relation and substitute JUS
tice for force in the settlement Of diff
culti-s. prolonged applause)
Now. [ appeal to you 10 take the in
terest n government that you ought 10
take. l want YOU to take an interest
in politics. l am NOS here to tell you
VIVA, opinions you should hold. l am
not here to sugg. st to you what measures
would, in my Judgment bring relief.
But have a right, as en- American cit
izen speaking TO other American Cit
liens. to beg of you that you should rec
Cgnize ths responsibilities which rest
upon you as citizens, and prepare your
selves for the intelligent discharge Of
every duty imposed upon YOU. Govern
me1t was not instituted among men 10
confer special privileges on any one.
The government was Instituted for the
protection of all the citizens in order thai
they might enjoy the fruits Of their toll
and the results Of their eX5rtiOns. And
it is the duty of government to make the
conditions surrounding the people IS
pleasant as agreeable as possible.
You must have your opinion, and by
your voice mus. have your influence in
determining wdac these conditions may
be. Ny friends. If you find a large
number of men out Of employment, you
have a right to inquire WI Their idleness
is inflicted upon the human race By nat
ural laws. by the act of the Creator, or
whether il is due 10 legislation which IS
wrong. If I. IS due to legislation which
IS wrong. then it is not only your right,
but your duty to change that legislation.
(Applause)
The greatest menace to the employed
laborer today is the increasing army OF
unemployed Voice, THAT is right"
and applause) It menaces every man
who holds a position. and If thai army
continues to increase il is only question
of tine when those who are as you may
say. on the ragged edge. shall leave The
ranks Of the employed and join those
who are ont of work (APplause)
Ny friends, ! am one Of those who be-
lieve that if you increase TIE amount Of
idleness, If you increase the number OF
those who cannot work, and yet must
eat. YOU will drive men to desperation
and increase the ranks Of the criminals
cut of these who would be earning bread
under better conditions. Great ap-
piause)
My friends, if you find crime increas-
ing. if YOU find idleness growing, it is
not a privilege Only-it is a duty that
YOU owe to yourselves and TO your c0un-
try to see whether v0u can change that
condition and improve the conditions
that surround YOU (Cbeers) Now,
when YOU come 10 use the ballot, / want
YOU to remember that ballot was given
TO YOU (cries Of we will remember
YOU. y NOT by any man who employs you
tremendous cheers) that ballot was
was given to YOU by law; You nad it be-
for ne employed you. Ii will be yours
when your employment ceases. (CheeIs)
You do not tell him that if be does not
vote according to your opinion you VII
quit working for him. daughter ard
applause) And yet you have just rs
much right to tell him that as he mas 10
tel YOU that YOU have gOJ 10 cult work
ing for him If you do not vote the way
he wants YOU TO. Great applause)
Ny friends. when ! say this I am not
afraid of offending anybody, because If
there IS an employer in this country who
believes that he has risht by paying
wages TO control the votes OF those who
earn The wases-I say if there is such an
employer-I cannot offend him, because
that man cannot be offended by any
thing. CGrea, applaus > have known
men who Thought that because they
loaned a man money, as long as they
held his note. he must vote as they want
ed him to or risk foreclosure. OaugA-
teri
am not afraid Of offending any man
who has that feeling, because Il man
who would use q lean TO inimidate
citizen has yet to learn the genius of the
institutions under which he lives.
Great aDpiauseD I cannot impress up
on your minds any more important
truth than th.s-that your ballot is your
own 10 DO with what YOU please. Cries
Of you'll get ttrO There is nobody that
must be satisfied with your vote except
your judgment and your conscience.
applause and cries of you'll get
oursrO
AT this point n branch Of tree was
broken. many of The trees being fIlsd
with people.
Don't worry. my friends; he has not
made the mistake that some men make
Oaughter): he did not saw the limb off
that he was sitting on like some men
are trying TO DO when they destroy the
producers OF wealth.
There is only one pe,son there IS only
one citizen in this country, who can
prove himself unworthy Of the ballo.
which has bpn given to him, and that is
the citizen who either sells it or permits
it TO be wrested from him under coer-
ciOn Applause) When a man Offers
You pay for your vote he insults your
manhood. and you ou2ht to have no re-
spec1 for the man who tries 10 do l..
(ApDlause) And the man who instead
of insulting your manhood by an offer CT
purchase. attempts to intimidGte You or
coerce YOU. insults your citizenship as
WI as your manhood. Applause)
NV friends. in this world people have
Just about rs much of good as they de-
serve. At least. The best way TO secure
anything that IS desirable is to frs de-
serve that thing If the psople Of this
country want good laws, they them
selves mus. secure them. If the people
want to repeal bad laws, they alone have
the power TO do it. Government pre-
SCENTS a contest every day. In govern