Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-19

The special meeting of the Ohio
Valley Trades Assembly was called for
seven o'clock last evening, but was de-
layed for nearly two hours by the Bel
laire meeting. The Assembly delegates
to the Bellaire body arrived shortly
before nine O'Clock. President Tighe,
after rapping for order, stated the pur-
pose of the meeting to be the consid-
Grafton of the action taken at the bust
ness mems meeting last Friday night.
He called attention, incidentally, to his
belief that the meeting had not acted
fairly under the call which was signed
by more than 200 merchants.
Delegate A. L. Bauer regarded it as
peculiar that the merchants should
decide to ride, without having looked
into the merits of the street railway
controversy. So far as he was per-
sonaly concerned, he was Indifferent
as to the course which the business
men might follow. He had desired to
avoid a class struggle, but the action
of the merchants would tend to bring
about a fight of the masses against
the classes.
Henry Templeton, a former delegate,
expressed surprise that the Chamber of
Commerce would resolve to ride, indie
pendent of the questions of living
wages and recognition of the right to
organize which are involved. He ia
vored the adoption of vigorous denun-
ciatory resolutions.
Resolutions were offered by President
Tighe, Mr. Patrick Marion in the chair.
He prefaced them with brief remarks,
in which he contrasted the local situa-
ton with the conference between the
Amalgamation committee and sheet
manufacturers, from which Mr.. Tighe
just returned-the one arrogant and
intolerant, the other considerate and
amicable. The resolutions of con-
demnation recite the fact that abusive
and yillifying statements have been
sent out from this city, charging that
the object was to incense the people of
Wheeling and vicinity to such an ex-
tent as to cause them to withdraw
their support from the strikers.
Condemning the parties who thus
seek to tarnish the fair name of the
city, and directing attention to the
fact that organized labor has stead
lastly and consistently counseled order
and aspect for the law.
Condemning the action taken by the
Chamber of Commerce Friday evening
as incompatible with justice and fair
dealing.
Branding the statements of Mr.. Brady
as devoid of truth and honesty of pur-
pose, and charging him with being an
accomplice of the Wheeling Railway
company" resenting the opprobrious
epithet of 'hoodlums," and asking a
comparison of his language with the
language of some reports sent abroad
from this city.
Reaffirming the pledge of trade
unionists to refrain from patronizing
the company or it's patrons, asking a
continuation of the generous support of
the public; and returning thanks to
those who made a stand for honesty
and justice at Fridays meeting.
speaking TO MS resolutions, President
Tighe vigorously denounced the meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce,
charging that it was packed for the
deliberate purpose of diyerting public
sympathy from the strikers, and aid
ing the railway company in winning
the struggle. with the unconditional
surrender of the former employees as
the price of the victory. He pointed
to the fact of the general public with
drawal of support from the railway
company, and asserted that It was an
audacious exhibition OF nerve on the
part of a few business men to attemp.
TO dictate to $4,000 people the course
which they should follow in the strike.
Mr.. Morgan, a speaker for the So
elailst Labor party, discussed the situa-
ton from a political standpoint. He
referred to Mr.. Brady's political promf-
nence, and asked how many had voted
Tor Brady. He argued that a working
mans Interests lie in his own class. and
he should vote accordingly The AVERAGE
wages in Pennsylvania is 81 IL a day,
and the average volume of wealth pro-
sixth Page.