The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-12

one man. During and since my illness the mail
delivery at my nuIse has exceeded letters a
day. They come from everybody and everywhere.
] asked through the Journal that no one send let
IefS 10 me. am told by some TO get help.
il had fifty assistants il would 90 No good, for
il takes nv whole time TO read hall the letters,
and in the middle OF Iny work am waited on by
me after they leave for eveTv member OF rho com
mfttee will tell different storg. From now un-
Ill the General Assembly meets will receive no
committees answer no letters. must frrmulate a
with. Let me repeat. I will not receive no com
mitteeS. answer no letters nor will 20 anywhere
81 the request OF members of assemblies. This is
imperative. must have chance to do some
thing of benefit for the Order, and I not
Go il If an 10 sit for eighteen hours day read
ing letters which have been answered and re-
ansv cred in the Journal and Constitution. What
viii say the General Assem- bly, will be said To
the entire Order, and you must give me time TO
We have had some trouble from drinking men,
bcTs and from men who talk about buying guns
and dynamite. II the men who possess money
entngh 10 buy guns and dynamite would invest il
in The purchase cf some well selected work on
labor they would put the money TO good use
They will never Iced the gun or dynamite
i'm this country. II is my opinion
That the man who does not study the
politics of the NatiOn and the wants of aur peO-
PIE would mr. ke bat little use of a rife. Tne man
who can not vote lulclligently and VINO viii not
watch the man he votes for after be j. ele ted,
gun gun Ho or dynamite. II Upon the h. the
bIaIn OF men can not work out the problem now
it Il kill my enemy. / silence him, il is true,
but do not convince him I would make a con-
vert rather ther than corpse OF my enemy. Men
VINO own capital are not our enemies. II that
theory holds gOcd, the workmen OF 10 day
would be the enemy OF his fellow toiler
it is how to acquire capital and how toIuse
it properly that We are endeavoring TO learn.
emy OF the laboring man; the contrary, they
must be brought closer together | am well
aware that some extremists will say | am advo--
and destruction OF property alone viii solve the
problem.
TO our drinking member extend the haad of
klndneSs: hate the uses 10 which rum has oeen
put, but il is my duty TO reach down and lift up
The man who mas fallen victim 10 the use Of
liquor. II there is such within
the sound OF the Secretary's voice wnen This
is read asked him to stand erect on the floor of
his assembly, raise mis- hand TO heaven aud reDeat
with me these words: Il am Knight OF Labor.
I believe every man should be free from the
curse OF slavery whether the slavery appears
in the shape of monopoly, usurpy of Inrem-
perance. The lirmest link in the chair of
oppression is the one l forge when J drown
can rob OF the brain Lly God gave
unless am a party to the theft II one
moments forsetfni,cs, while drunk brings defeat
10 duty alone repair the loss. promise never
again 10 dut mysel in such position.
We have, through some unfortunate miSun1 der
standing, Incurred the enmity OF several trades
unions. While can find no excuse for the
manly attack made upon us by some of these peO-
pie, at a lime when we rtOod face to face twith
q most perPlexing question, neither can
see any good reason why there should beany
cal sc for quarrel. We must have cleshius
between the men of labors army. II / am the
cause OF the trouble, ! stand ready
at moments notice 10 make way fot
one of my rivals whom the General Assem- hIy may
select. Break the power of the Knights Of Labor
and you hand labor bound hand and foot over TO
its enemiss Years ago / extended an iuvitStiOn
to men of all trades to become a mart and
parcel of the Knights of Labor. To-day L
stand ready To make every honorable concession,
IN do every thing in honor to bring about better
feeling between trades unions and the knights d
ebor At the special session of the General As
smbly the entire trouble can and must
be settled. If mistakes have been
made, they must be rectifed: If wrongs have
been inflicted. they must be rignted, but
there is one thug that will not be done
while ! stand at the head of this organ
ization-it will not be used to further the schemes
of individuals. cliques parties. and il will be
subordinate TO no other organization on earth
(Signed) T. V. POwDERLY,
General Master Work man.