The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21
An Exquisite Piano
.Milligan, WiIkin & Co.

said he must sell himself, body and soul,
and be craven coward. He said that
he proposed to serve the working peo-
pie whether they wanted him or not,
and he further said that he had not re-
celved any salary for two years. 1t was
very strange 10 those who had gone into
the A. X. U. in perfect good faith, that
no effort was made to account for the
sum of S22,570 90 which the treasurer
said he had in his possession on June l.,
1885,, Mr.. Debs' salary, rs president OF
the A. Il. u, is put down in the publish
ed proceedings OF the convention OF lS9s,
on page 1Ol, at $500 year. Accepting
the treasurer's report, there was GER
talnly enough on hand three years ago
to pay all salaries for good many
years following that date, II Mr., Debs
was correct in his speech, the treasurer
ought to have had 100000 cash in hand
in June, 1894.
The published report contains other
figures that are disappointing TO con-
scientious member OF the A. Il. U. For
Instance, on page III, Il appears that
the A. r. D.. this great organization,
which was looking after the affairs and
protecting the interests Of all American
Railway Unions, had received volunta-
ry contributions amounting to sol 42
for the Pullman strike fund.- and on
the same page 1t appears that $I7 10 OF
the fund had been turned over to ID. V.
Gladman, the treasurer OF the Pullman
relief. The ininitesimal character Of
these figures, as compared with the
buster and big talk of Eugene V. Debs
was and Is exceedingly humlliating to
every self respecting laborer In Amerl-
ca who got caught in Debs' net. My de-
liberate opinion Is that Eugene V. Debs
Is strictly on the market for himself. /
say this in no unkind spirit toward
Debs, and without one particle Of bit
terness He Is a clever fellow, is good
talker, and as long as he can keep the
laboring men stirred up and dissatisfied,
and paying dues, he is doing well.
If the laborlng people Of America
could look on that promIscuous mob
which was assembled on June IL, 1897,
and which launched new ship, the So
clal Democracy of America. which Is to
transport free OF charge all laborers in
the United States to the happy land Of
Canaan somewhere out west, there is
no sane man among them, or self-re-
speeding man who would under any cir
cumstances on earth, permit his name
W ut NbllllNNANu WIN any HuNl All VI
gaRlZatlon. The utter humlllatlng and
disgusting failure OF the American Rail-
way Union. to which Eugene V. Debs
did not even refer In his great speech
announcing the birth of the Social De-
mocracy OF America ought 10 be
enough to sntisfy the American work
ing man that Eugene V. Debs is not the
man to follow. Eugene V. Debs has
never employed, or found employment,
or increased the ply of any laborer on
earth; thousands and tens Of thousands
have lost their Jobs while insanely fol-
lowing this half-crazy dreamer.
] have seen enough OF such men as
Goodwin, and Keith, and Davidson, and
Keliher, and Tommy Morgan, and Syl-
vester. and Burns, and Mrs. Parsons
and Mother Jones to satisfy me with
Mr. Debs as a labor leader. To hear a
prominent leader at the late Chicago
convention declare that his bomb
throwing procllvitles would make him
Il fine labor leader. Is enough to dis
gust any man on earth.
out OF the small coffin OF the once
great American Railway Union comes
the new Social Democracy of America,
and there Is not an Intelligent man on
the American continent. or on any other
continent, who has read Debs' speech
who does not know that this Is the big
gest fool undertaking ever proposed on
this earth. In his great speech given
to the public and made In the Chicago
convention, among other things Dcbs
says: 1.-THE combined forces OF religion.
education. science and civilization have
been unequal to the task of so shaping
affairs as to permit men who toll to
own themselves. The wage system has
held them with unrelaXlng grasp In per.
petual bondage" Here is n confession
from Mr.. Debs to the effect that God
Almighty has made failure, and that
the whole human race has failed in Its
effort TO take care Of Itself. And now
he comes upon the scene with the cor
pOratiOn commonwealth, whose baptls-
mai name Is the Social Democracy of
America. and proposes 10 reorganize
and reconstruct society and govern
ment
Mr.. Debs further says in his speech:
'In the new organization there will be
no division line. All whose hearts arc
attuned to the symphonies Of humanity
will be welcomed, totally regardless Of
race, color, nationality occupation or
sex II will be an organization OF
equals, pledged TO the sublime work OF
giving effect to the declaration OF indie
pendence on American soil"
Each will contribute according TO his
ability to support the new movement,
and the monthly lnstnllmcnts VIII soon
be sufficient to start the pioneers west
ward. and by that time the state viii
have been selected"
The only point Of similarity between
the defunct a. H. u. and the new born
Social Democracy Of America, IL tho
point OF monthly inBtnllmcnts or
course there must be dues, or there
could be no Dcbs. AS a laborIng man
myself, willing and ready always to
give honest toll for honest money,
think II " my duty to nsk, In the light Of
my own experience, every lnbOrlng man
In America to read DcbB wild dream In
his speech delivered In Chicago on
June 10, and from which / have just
quoted. My observation teaches me
that there nrc more broken hearts and
brokon homes In the country directly
attributable to the pcrnIcloug ndvlco OF
Mr. DubH Within the last three years
Than can be charged up 10 the account
N capital within the last thirty years
n could SEQ ono single Instance where
good has been done by Mr. Doha, whUrc
The condition NJ the lAbOrlng man has
been buttorcd, where Ningtr home has
been made happy I would not speak nH
! do. but coming from the ranks NJ la
Dor, n man who supports hlH little home
with the wages VI his daily labor, ana
having profound and aInopro sympathy
for my fellow lnbnror In every section NJ
this gront country ! feel II ~ hu my
duty to warn all lnbDrlHg people " the
lnnEnrH In attempting 10 follow Eugene
V, DcbB or nny organization no may get
Mp. or rOurO my advice win fnll on
dead ears when II HlrlkoH tho cnmmus
mist ur the anarchist, hut the millions M
American lnbDINiH who nrO baptized
onCh day In the sweat Of honest tull, aud
whose homecoming 10 looked forward