Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-08

REBKlLL NOW HAVE --
A Ecu, Remarks
Wr VIII NOW HAY

By WALTER D. III TON

Ill Cash Register The remarks are addressed TO La
and the particular battle the erection Of the Mar
pO Sditorm The Register struts about and tries to
NO ont that it is expressing its own thoughts but the
m unonIe know that it is its Masters voice.
The Register ignored the matter entirely until it
h+ there was chance Of losing dollar. The pros
y loss Of whole dollar was sufficient to send the
+er into the fray with the courage of eoWardce suf
sn to cause the Register throw aside all caution and
[ that the men it is are the same ones
bm the Register will plead with IN a few months TO
VITO "ao- for the Register ~1Qltical favorites II
wy Won mist first get tbs fixed firmly ia your mind
the Register is IN business only for the money there
% in -and then you understand the SITUATION Inc
Peer has no whatever Tor existing except Tor
INV money there is in it. In half century OF life the
per has never lifted its eyes from the gold while it
Uttered Therefore it has been against Labor whenever
thought Labor likely to interfere 70 the shgntesg
dcree with the Registers only purpose ~ LIE
That is the introduction. Now for the facts. The
a BUSINESS interests who control the Board of Trade
the Municipal League, the Wheeling Register ana otner
daily papers, and about everything u town except nonoI
and respect fched from the citizens of Wheeling some
l estate that had been given ago as mar
hot house where the residents could deal directly WITH
the farmers and thus eliminate the excuseess profits OF the
eoss mddleman Not content with securing THIS Tree
Ute non which to erect building that was calculated TO
bing money into the Golfers Of the promoters 6lg USE
ness thought it desirable opportunity to crush hal Ell
time the Labor which y accuses q PreYen
ING by their agitation, the lQcauOA q ddulsloaa
Aops in the city Of Wheeling.
labor asked that the building be erected By men
receiving decent living wage for decent WORKING gay
Labor did not expect get any q tne pronss q FL LIZ
med off by "Big Business. And the request TOE oeces
wages during the erection Of the building was mouest
one it was asking only for crumb that Weuid lan ul
noticed from the banquet table
Vet Il was denied Labor went first to the city coun-
and asked for the insertion Of clause proyldg Ior
the erection of the building by Union Labor Inas : Inc
only way that Labor can be sure q gesung
and decent hours This clause was TWISTED
"so far as practicable by the town ofclas lne Ie
contract for the wood work let TO the one nl Y
city Of Wheeling that has been so unfair to gne
that thew have been compelled to acknowledge " alse
wears begging and pleading that would not 1e
even BY the most fanatical believer IN giving the oveIcoa.
him who had takn the smoking jacket ana pscsus
Labor had always been told that It nad nos acsei
fcent promptness in lodging complaint TINS TIME Io
took up the matter with the Board OF ContTol "a ey
me only to be told that it was too early TOE
Labor then appealed to the Board Of DTectors q sI
k Auditorium company only to be refused an auoencs
And now after Labor has been REQUIRED py tne Po
Control the Board Of Directors Of the compa4y All 81
public press and the leaders OF our !, = ~ q
using the plea that it is too early TOT ac1lon,
Register says Labor is licked and expresses Wonqel ~.
Labor doesn't stay licked and wants 70 KnoY
keep up the fight for year, five years. ten years Z
how longs s:.,4a,,t;oy,a
hankness that The claim that Labor is licked y maue
was too early, BY at least month"; 70 spIl1g a, rs
Hypocrisy could have lasted for at least TOUT "eeAS
Or until the wood work comm !. - ,,o;o,, IA
For SO far the building is being erected y ~
bor The structural iron workers at present employs
are all law abiding residents Of the cry ana & s.
good standing Of Union NJ 20 so ona 50 cappents 4
And perhaps not from the plumbers for their unlOl h
already been wiped out By George utz president g '6
Market Auditorium company ana ens when the
Wheeling who formerly made enough wages are no,
were able to work. to pay their grocery pa.s S
engaging in cut hroat competition for DstS 81 Al,
But the carpenters have union WIN +ba S Roar
thanks to the same people who have ~ sho
Trade and the Market Auditorium mills
Wheeling Il IS this point which he Biz Biznes 81 4Rs
shoppers are preparing They Wi s fe ots
nm having the contract IS no dierens ILL., @ sho