The Labor enquirer., 1884-06-21
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Lxss1sa, Michigan, June 15.-This is
the way we d. things in Michigan. On
last Saturday evening about seventy
Knishs Of .L,bor schsrtered traan and Y g
Vent to Eahn Rapids, town OF about
1900 inhabitants, eighteen niiss nom
here, Tor the purpose of organizing an
assembly of the Knights of Labor. A
meeting Was arranged IN Red Ribbon
hall and addressed by Organiser Deytn
and sstsis shd thirty-seyen names sdb-
scribed IS members. The meeting was
quite enthusiastic, and the organizer said
that the best thing for them to do was 70
form temporary organization and go
through sort of probation before being
founded as an assembly. because he did
NOT want anybody to join the order
unless they had intelligent notions Of
what the movement was about. he
wanted every assembly that he organized
to stick, and for thst reason he thought
it well that they, were put to some
trouble to try their faith, asit were. The
knights from this place were well re-
ceived, and lots of fun was INDUCED in
on de way home There were seventy
on the train, and a vote was taken on
presidential candidates. Butler received
sixty-eight, and Blaine two 1t is quite
evident that that was a Butler crowd,
and vet it.ras crowd made up OF men
of all political faiths from the most con.
servative republican to the most radical
socislist The assembly here now has
over 300 members, and we are not through
yst.la You knewI told you some time
ago that Michigan was after the laurels
in the labor movement, and my faith has
not abated one jot since. We propose to
be the best labor state in the Union
and we don't take a back seat for any
of them now. 80. .-zazss ,s5sss
RichardF. Trevellick will speak here
on the eighteenth instant under the
auspices of the Knights of Labor. The
Treyellick home fund is growing slowly,
but we will have comfortable home for
old Dick before the snow flies again if
nothing short of an earthquake comes,
We have already bought lot on: the
corner of Howard and Twenty-fourth
streets, Detroit, and paid 5000 cash for it
and have about $500 left. We want
about $1,000 more and then we will
build the house. DO you know that this
movement to buy Treyellick q home, to
get him out Of the grasp Of the landlord
and make him independent, comfortable
and free, has strengthened my faith
wonderfully in the labor movement? If
we only look back and mark the fate of
the labor heroes who haye fought against
insurmountable odds and fell headlong,
worn and weary, and despised into q
pauper's grave, neglected and forgotten
by those for whom they fought and fell,
it gives one hope and courage to know
that the movement has made headway
enough to make men know the value of
their leaders and gives them the deter
mination to sustain them and put them
out of the reach Of the capitalist class
The working people are fast learning
the power they possess, and are depend
ing upon themselves. All those who
wish to contribute to this fund may send
their contributions to me at this place
and will receips therefor.
Henry George speaks in Detroit on the
seventeenth instant. Rev. DR.. Reilly,
treasurer of the irish National League,
has refused to preside at the meeting
because Mr.. Georges ideas of hand reform
do not agree with Mr.. Parnells. By
the way, that Psrnell is no reformer. /
would not be surprised to see him in the
British cabinet tefore long. The fact OF
the matter is this, if the proletarian class
of the world eyor get their full rights
they will lever be got for them by those
who belong to the bourgeoise class. The
laborers cf the world must take what
belongs to them, else they will never
get it, and they must not stop to argue
nice points of ''law," about it either.
First know you're right, then 60 ahead,
and if you meet anything that obstructs
The pathway, why just push it aside or
-trample it under foot, that's all. But
George is going to speak just the same
wish working people when they have
meetings, would not 60 outside their own
ranks to t,et presidents or anything else
Let Us notput ourselves under obliga'
tions to anybody but ourselves, Al
regards MIR. Georges theories and the
man himself Twill have something tc
say some other time. "-
1 notice that the, International Typo
graphical. unien did not "sit on" tht
Knights of Labor scheme, as some o
the craft pridt" dudes anticipated. L
is only question of time when tht
worlds workers will be unised, and II
this only lies their hope of better condi
tions. siIYorkirgmen of the world, unite
you have nothing to lose but your chains
you hayo a world to win. ans s.u.-g
JOSEPH A. LABADIE.
Cheyenne Means Business.