The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
PREsIDENTTIGHE
as president OF Sunday LEGISLATURE,
"A w. Z flln 81 nil -

AS president OF Sunday Legislature,
on the Strike. ~
To the Editor OF the IntelIgencer.
s1R:-No one is more fully aware OF
the futility or utter Inability OF the
average workingman to keep pace with,
| the ever-ready and prolific pen Of the
obsequious and Inscriptions satellites
OF corporate powers than the writer. It
has been my desire to keep out OF pub.
lie print MS much as possible, as the
points In controversy in the struggle
now going on between the Wheeling
halfway Company and Its employees
are so Well known that repetition Is
only taking up valuable space, but 1t
appears thnt It Is utterly impossible to
pcnetrate or inject In any manner into
the mindless molecules" the slightes,
particle OF principle, and as for a hu-
name feeling. that they never had, and
OF course never will have any feeling
FOR others than themselves. But we
have one consolation In this and that Ia
we are not responsible for the mis-
hts OF Gods creation" They are total
" ignorant Of that beautiful phrase:
'That ever shall right come uppermost.
ana ever shall justice be done"
Why don't some Of these valiant and
courageous warriors, who have been so
intrepid with the pen say something
original for once In their existence on
earth. 1t would be miracle II they
only could, but they can't. All they
know IS what they are told to say BY
those who own their bodies: they have
no souls Pity them. of course they are
TO be pitied; they can't help 1t. In the
opinion of the writer there Is not any,
thing more deserving Of pity thnn these
rassals Of Il corporation that knows no
God but gold. s4.l ''1g,, : : 4
The writer dislikes to indulge in any
harsh language, but the humanity and
unfair methods OF the so-called adyo-
Gates of settlement Of this unfortu-
nate affair and the innuendoes and
sneaklng aspersions upon the officials
OF the Sunday Legislature call for
something Of this sort. II "Citzeness"
and Manufacturer had only one-tenth
the courage and principle that the peo-
pie whom they berate had, they would
be brave enough to at least tell the
truth. Let me say to them and to 9TH
ers Of their like, that m army of such
contemplate specimens of humanity
cannot or Will not make any change In
our position.
If the cause of the employees Of the
Wheeling Railway Company was n Just
cause when they requested that the
promise made five years ago be fulfill
ed. what has occurred since to make It
an unjust cause now? Does It follow
that because the company has seen ut
to disregard all obligations of honor
and good faith: that 1t has seen fit to
ignore the universal request OF the en-
tire population of this city and SUR
rounding cities. does that change the
business Of the striking employees po-
sftton? II the cause Is just and right
tell us: yes. tell the people Of this city
that they, the sovereigns Of this great
country, must submit to injustice and
oppression simply because this mighty
corporation says so.
Let me say right now for the benefit
of these parasites. who are seeking to
defeat the cause of justice and human
,ity. that they will fail; they must fall
or truth. justice, equity, are no longer
the emblems OF this great nation of
freemen.
The writer doesn't have to, but Is
not afraid to sign his name.
NJ. +. TIGHE.
President Of the Sunday Legislature"
Wheeling, June II.