Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-20
qHE END NOT YET.

ss,s 's, viii remain iirm. All trains are
riIcrmly late.
..,.l 10 the Gazette,
a.rs,sp. Tx, March l9.--At the ell.
], ,aceting, mentioned In yesterdays
,d and which was attended by All
IN merchants and business men.
speech by Col. w. S. Hetndon. the
wv wv ,,ina resolutions were adopted
Nwhareas. the knights OF Labor Of the
4. n TYLER have served notices upon
ey se,chants and business men of TIM
n. demanding that they cooperate
n a,'a ana assist the Knights Of Labor 70
I,coit, cease dealing with aud other.
w withdraw all business from the
s.llory steamship line, the Steison Hat
snnafy and others, and the said mcr.
s'a,s aud business men, having seen Mt
!. mite and express their views In a
ssmcehngi therefore,
pasolyed, that II Is the sense Of this
10 meonng that the position assumed
.s,be Knights OF Labor concerning The
1.,lory steamship line, the Stetson Hat
~o,ily, the Texas & Pacific Rail.
IN company and other corporations in
NJ ambition, rs uuwarranted upon the
s..ement q facts made by the knights
4 Iabor thcms elves and Is not tenable In
X. iorlm, law, reason or conscience; Is
4 amen conflict with order and good
,rernment regulated by law, and ii per.
rli,pd unrestralned, will overthrow the
,rslpess aud commerce OF this section,
IN capital from the state and force
,lsay companies TO suspend operations
I'M protected by the strong arm
|d the government, and we dis
improve aud condemn the whole
mcott business as being extreme,
sncalled for, and revolutionary In It's
leects and tendency.
Resolved, farther, that while Wa
tcornIze civil liberty in this coun-
M we also recognize the fact
hat Il only exists by virtue Of the constl-
ulIon and laws OF this country and we
Submit that the measures proposed by
Ma Knights Of Labor are In defiance OF
vllliberty, and II allowed TO continue
unchecked will trample under foot the
nost vital principles of good government.
Resolved, further, that we deny the
lighl u the knights OF Labor or any other
olganlzation ia this country OF law and
lkerty TO dictate to us with whom we
,hall deal or TO fix any limit or restraint
xhateycr upon trade or commerce or
non those carrying trade and we en-.
hstcally decliue 10 receive or regard
ny Instructions or demands concerning
T hsse matters from any organlzatlonwhat-
5rer
4 Resolved, further, that we submit %
4 Ae Knights Of Labor In this state that
Il Aey have been misguided and misled into
n Vstions so extreme that It has been
II strongly suggested 70 Us that perhaps the
n aiers OF the organization have made
NBIalures TO some political cabal which
4 Mek to control them for political pur-
4 lcses.
u Resolved, further, that we pledge our
4 slfes to protect labor aud capital to the
n nllest extent of the law, and stand reudy
Hesee justice done TO men and Orgauiza.
Ions SO far as we are able to do SO.
Il Mr. W, Il Farmer, grand master work
lm Of The knights of Labor came In
SOn after the vote aud indicated that he
#sould IKE "a speak on the question, and
As resolutions were, upon motion of Col.
ElR Bonner, wi hdrawn In order thar
N Farmer might be heard. He said the
K Qycolt did not take anybody's privileges
ssy, that the resolutions deny the right
y bthe Knights Of Labor which they them
SlFCs assumed, the right Of organization
Y, reviewed the Mallory boycott and
n tpf troubles in Galveston. The dis
IL 90 ~, ~ al
asles there because they were Knights
q labor was a denial OF the right &c
ganize.
d III Farmer was asked questions fire.
snliy, and among others was one by
~, Bonner whether theI knights 81
Ahor gave the right TO Kill engines, h,
answered the constitution and by-law'
ns qdet on that point. He said he dit
W. believe In strikes, and that they
lght to be the last resort TO the Injured
q apoyer's employe and the community
Ntarge.
n vi Bonner then replied in a spicy ant
fftsting speech, when the resolutions
'r again unanimously adopted.
AT PITTsBuRG.
ptial 70 the Gazette.
III ursBURG, TEX, March l9.--The fol
Wing communication was signed by Tn
phcipal businessmen of Plttsburg
Sowing their feeling in the presen
1ile, and forwarded TO II, NJ lioNie, a
louis "To the Missouri Pacific Rail
" company, and The receivers OF Tn
INs Pacific railroad: We, the under
satd citizens OF attsburg, Camp county
! 20 desire to commend the firm stan'
-Nsou have taken against the unlus
y unreasonable de mands OF the Knight
Fl labor. While we believe that labo
aShld receive a rlghtful compensation
INC believe that This compensate
Nala be hxed by the employer and en-
- gies, and we deny that any labor Q
MAI order has any right to dictate I
plNdnsls or corporations how the
~ conduct their business, or whol
shall employ. We condemn boy
.ung and strikes both as unsound i
flple and dangerous 10 the rights q
Y efty All men should conduct thel
s.aess IN obedience TO law, and shout
w IN Que effort to resist the assumf
q On the part Of any disinterested ma
IN seI OF men 10 interfere. Signed )
iisC II. Morris, o. q. Colquitt, ]
knsseil, ] ID. Stafford, i IL. Coco
pa : Zachary, 6. Dean & 60
a rs a. Derrick, NJ, +. Morris, Dean
eman, 4 7 Lewis, j. NJ Bradley, }
williamson, w ID. Berry, Is. J
N pef, } 7 Mussick, b b. Moore, kc'
zen ( Hopkins, l.. Il. lIAll, u Free
Locshatt, Boeui & Boyd, y !
IN ~ 2 Wyne s Bro \. 4. Lockev