Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-20
A CARD.
To the Editor of the Register.

To the Editor of the Register.
Sir:-The wall of distress in last
Tuesday weeks issue OF tne lntelligen-
Ger over the signature of Public Or
der, made miserable attemp~ ait con-
ceallng the unbiuShing impudence OF
what capital can boldly demand of the
public in an emergency. This agrees
i've and insoient representative of a
foreign corporation says: The peo-
pie who gamer in crowds to stone the
new men, or to protect the children
and women while they do it, are i'll
business that is disgraceful not Oniy
to themselves but to the city and the
rest of us. The strikers could stop it
if they would. There would be no sug-
gestion of disorder if it were thought
that the strikers were anxious to have
none"
What silly whine this is, coming
from a representative of a heartless
corporation. He attacks the women
and children for hooting at the finest
lot of blacksheep that ever invaded a
peaceful community. Does not Pub
lie Order know that all the federal
judges of the United States and all the
marshals with them could not keep
ing in crowds Isn't it true that when
ever in this broad land a difficulty
arises between capital and labor, that
unprincipled creatures will bob up to
help beat the honest wage earners out
OF living wages?
Capital or its hirelings never will
be able to arrest the hatred or con-
tempt most of the American peOp.e
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scruple to take the bread out of
mouth Of honest, law-abiding people?
Does our deceitful Public Order
sympathizer mean to insinuate that
the curiosity of our people could be
quelled by the strikers, or prevented
by them from gathering in crowds to
give the reception to these men that
they deserve? Not at all; .neither can
the chief or his police do it. Public
curiosity has to be first satisfied, then
comes order.
There is not to-day in the United
States a more orderly or law-abldlng
class of citizens than we have in
Wheeling. And when Public Order
starts in to calumniate the good name
of our city, it is high time to curb his
frenzied efforts. His insolent asser-
ton that the reputation of our city is
none too good abroad, is as ridiculous
as it is untruthful. This masquerad-
ing capitalistic sympathizer makes
sly but feeble attempt to gain SYM
patty for the street car company by.
slandering the oity's reputation abroad
When the company procured from
Judge Jackson an injunction to protect
its property, it was an insult to our
county authorities. The company was
presented with a franchise worth over
half million dollars without one cent
in return. If there was any loop-hole
left open to repeal the franchise given
this corporation of alien capitalists it
should be Immediately attended TO by
our Solicitor and reported to Council.
Public Order" deplores the bad name
our city has had abroad before this
strike took place, but he has not one
word to say since We are governed by
injunction. Who is this injunction
guarding? | put this question direct
to Public Order and will also an
swer it for him. Does not this injunc-
ton compel deputy United States mar
shals to come here to protect the men
who were imported from the slums OF
all the large cities throughout the
country? Will the introduction of
such gang help to add any laurels to
our city's present reputation abroad.
Public Order" thinks it makes
no difference so long as a for
eign tyrannical company unloaded
them in our midst. This company of
selfish monopolists built its barns and
Office below the Marshall county line
as a compliment to our Councilmen,
who gave our city's franchise away
for nothing. in order to avoid taxes in
Ohio county, and now its officers de-
mand Of the Ohio county authorities
to man each Of their cars with POI
liceuan and deputy sheriff. They Rad
the mpudence. O. maybe tho tenor-
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