Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-14

spoke OF how the company would offer
to build a man a $4,000 home. and the
immense profit they made on same. At
n%on-union mills a workman drew his
pay AT one window. at the next window
he paid his rent. the next his company
store bill. and the next his water rent
for two weeks. The pay envelope had
printed on them: mo mistakes cor
,rected." Wages garnisheed means dis
missal. The United States Steel Cor
poration wanted to- have all their mill
In this condition. and that when orders
were slack. the union mills were closed
and the non-union mills worked. Tho
trust wished to bring the union men to
the same level that existed In the nom
union mills. where a man had no free
dom. and was simply a slave. Several
weeks ago there were several ~non-union
mills In the Second district, and the
newspapers said the men could not be
organized, but he was glad TO Inform
the audience that the Bellaire mill had
been organized. applause, and that to-
day (ruesday) one of the managers
had asked the union II he could have
three men to fire the boilers. so they
could operate the electric light plant.
The answer was no.. Applause. That
In Wheeling last night thirty-fivc mem-
bers out Of thirty-six of a social organ
~ization, had agreed to give IS per
month. as long as the strike lasted and
that the chairman OF this meeting stat
ed that he would give the other $35,
making a totol of 5000 per month. He
then read a letter from Jos. Jacobs, the
we'll known clothing man. OF Martins
Ferry. which endorsed the strike. and
closed by pledging ten per cent. Of his
total sales until the strike was ended.
The above two pledges we're received
with tremendous applause. Mr.. Lar
kins then introduced Hon. John ,.
Cochran, wuo N part stated that It gave
him great pleasure to identify himself
on the side OF right.
There was a great question before the
public to-day. and spoke of the slavery
prior to 81. as President James Buch-
anan had stated that a man should not
be paid more than ten cents q day. He
then gave q history of the conditions
of the slaves, and that the Democratic
party was responsible for slavery. and
spoke of himself and Ave brothers an
swering to the call for freeing these
slaves. He then drew a parallel with
the slavery days and the present labor
trouble of to-day, which was a slaysifrS
far more settled ED mort ef.1sAa
acute, than that practiced on the Afri-
can slaves. He did not wish to make
a sensational speech against those who
had amassed great wealth. and gained
high places from the brain and mus
Gle OF labor, and that to-day In the aut-
umn of his life he was willing to fight
to uplift the Anglo-Saxon race OF to-
day. Applause. / do not want wal.
God forbid war, and | believe you men
have too much good Judgment to go to
war and that this strife will be settled
without killing. Our economic system
should be changed and spoke Of the tar
If. He spoke of the Republican
party making a tariff and that the man-
ufacturers had come to this grand par
ty and asked for q high tariff, and that
they had given 1t to them. He fully
edorsed the Republican party, but said
II this party Or the Democratic party
did not correct this system. a new party
would take their place, as In 1860. Here
he spoke Of Carnegie, and his libraries,
and the millions he had made from>th
tariff. and that the workman had rb<
ceiyed no benefits. Give the workman
the money and let him buy his books
and have them at home. Applause.
Mr.. Cochran explained the inconsist-
ency of calling troops to protect the
mills and n~on-union men. The life
of Christ as an example OF how We
sbould live. and follow his teachinGnt
At the conclusion, the applause lasted
some time.
Mr.. Larkins then announced thaA
glass workers In the West Virginia
and Crystal plants, would attend the
shaffer meeting In a body to-day. He
introduced Thomas J. Davis, who said
every man Is aware that there 10 .
battle royal on and we ask the public
to audit our actions. About 12b years
ago a body of men who had much fore
sight had formed these words, All
men are created equal" and had GER
tain i~naIienable rights, and the COM
stitution says there shall be no invol-
untary servitude. Not long ago, he
United States Steel Corporation stated
that they would exterminate the ANAL
gamated Association, and would use
their money to do SO. and would give
the union no quarter. He spoke OF b
Revolutionary war, and how the men
suffered p~rivations and the blood that
was shed, but it brought liberty
union: that the war of Sixty-one, while
~. oooinct hrothar and father