Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-19

everywhere. 1 must play thepart OF wheel
| horse instead of leader OF a great move
| ment, and our own members are RESPONSE
BILE for it. l asked through the journal that
no one send letters to me. am told by
| some to get help. If had fifty assistants
it would do no good, for it takes my
| whole time to read one-half OF the let
| tiers, and IN the middle Of my work L
am waited on by some committee, who
generally misrepresent me after they leave,
| for every member of the committee will tell
a different story. From now until the gen.
eral assembly meets, will receive no COM
mittees, answer no letters. | must formu-
| late plan for the future, and will not be
| interfered with. Let me repeat, L will re-
ceive no committees, answer no petters, nor
will go anywhere at the request OF mem
bers of assemblies. This is Imperative. l
must have chance to do something OF
benefit for the order, and | cannot do 1T II
| am to sitfor eighteen hours day reading
letters which have been answered and re-
answered in the journal and constitution.
What | will say to the general assembly
will be said to the entire order, and you
must give me time to prepare it.
NO USE FOR GUNS OR DYNAMITE.
We have had some trouble from drinking
members and from men who talk about
buying guns and dynamite. II the men who
possess money enough to buy guns and
dynamite would invest ii in the purchase
of some well-selected work on labor, they
would put the money to good use. They
will never need the gun or dynamite In this
country. 1t is my opinion that the man
who does not study the politics OF the ma
ton and the wants Of our people would
make but little use of the rifle. The man
who cannot vote intelligently. and who
will not watch the man he votes for after
he is elected, cannot be depended
upon to Use either gun or dynamite. Ii
the head, the brain Of man cannot work
out the problem now confronting us, his
hand alone will never solve it. Ii kill my
enemy, silence him, it is true, but do not
convince him. | would make a convert
rather than corpse of my enemy. Men
who own capital are not our enemies. Ii
that theory held good the workman OF to-
day would be the enemy of his fellow toiler
on the morrow, for after all it is how to &C
quire capital and how to use it properly
that we are endeavoring to learn. The man
of capital is not necessarily the enemy OF
the laborer; on the contrary. they must be
brought closer together. | am well aware
that some extremists will say [ am advo-
eating weak plan and will say that blood
shed and destruction of property alone will
solve the problem.
TEMPERANCE LECTURE.
To our drinking members [ extend the
hand of kindness. [ hate the uses to which
reach down and lift up the man who has
fallen victim to the use ofliquor. II there
is such man within the sound of the Sec
retary's voice when this is read, [ ask him
to stand erect on the floor of this assem-
bly,, raise his hand to Heaven and repeat
after me these words: 81 am a knight of
Labor, and believe thatevery man should
be free from the curse of slavery, whether
the slavery appears in the shape of monop-
n V or info
| link in the chain of oppression is the one
| forge when drown manhood and reason
in drink. No man can rob me OF the brain
| my God has given me unless [ am party
to the theft. Ii one moments forgetfulress
| or inattention to duty while drunk brings
! defeat to the least of labor's plans, a life
time of attention to duty alone can repair
| the loss. promise never again to put NY
self in such a position"
RIVAL UNIONS.
We have, through some unfortunate mis-
| understanding. incurred the emnity OF sew
eral trades unions. While | can find no ex
cuse for the unmanly attack upon us by
some of these people at time when we
stood face to face with q most perplexing
question, neither can / see any good reason
why there should be any cause for quar-
rel. We must have no clashing between the
men of labor's army. If / am the cause of
the trouble, stand ready at moments
| notice to make way for any one OF my
rivals whom the general assembly may Sc
| lect.
Break the power of the Knights of Labor
and you hand labor, bound hand and foot,
over to its enemies. Years ago | extended
an invitation to men of all trades to be-
| come part and parcel of the Knights of
Labor. To-day [ stand ready to make
every honorable concession, to do every
thing in honor to bring about a better
feeling between trades unions and the
Knights of Labor. At the special session
of the general assembly 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 righted.
| But there is one thing til at will not be done
while stand at the head of this organiza-
| ton. 1t will not be used to further the
| schemes of individuals. ciques or parties,
and it will be subordinate to no other
organization on earth.
T.V. PowDERLY,
General Master Workman.