Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-07
"Of Free Men Or a Nation o.
SIavss7 The Question
Must Be Decided Now" A Call
On Lah0rers
All Over the World to Rise Against
Monopoly.

Sr. LOUIS. April The Joint Execu-
live Board of Assemblies lOl, 80 and II,
Knights Of LlboS, this st.eruoon issued the
following address:
To the UorkiHgmsa Of the World:
FRIENDS AND BRoTHERs Hear Us, for
We speak for our rights Men of equity,
look upon us, for we struggle against
giants Of wrong, mai with the frenzy Of
pride snd self sdulsiion bsgotteu, as 1t Is,
Of the succession of outrage and infamy,
there stands before ~ a giant Of sggregs-
ted and incorporated wealth, every dollar
of which Is built upon blood, in-
Justice and outrage Tast giant
of corporate wealth has centralized iis
power in and is impersonGted by the eager
iend who gloat5 as he grinds the life out
of his fellow men, sndgrimsees aud dances
as they writhe upon his instruments Of
torture.
O! ye workingneR Of America who love
your liberty ard yoar Ba'ive land; ye great
creators of wealth who stand 80 the foun-
dstion of all national good, look upon your
brothers today.
GOULD, The GIANT FIESD,
Gould. the moueymcosrch, is dancing, as
hs claims, over the grave of our order
over the ruin Of our homes and the blight
o. or Egcl = fore him the world has
smiled in OesuJy. SIt ms wake IL grave
card OF hopes, q cyclone path OF devasta-
ton and death. Our strong arms have
grown weary in building the tower. OF
strength, vet he bids US build on or die.
Our Young lives have grown gray
too soon beneath ths strain OF unre-
reunited. constant toll Oar loved ones at
home sre hollow checked aud pale with
long and weary waiting for better days to
come. Nay. more than this, the grave
wards are hiding bis victims from our
longing eyes. .,
Brother workmeD, this monster herd
has compelled some OF us 70 toll IN eold
and rain for
FOR FIVE AND Fifty CENTS A DAY.
Others have been compelled 10 yield their
time % him for ssyrut,en ami thirty SIX
hours for the pittsGa3 Of Line hours pay;
Others who dared 70 sssars their manhood
and rebel sgsins; ht- r7rsOnY are black
listed and boycottei al over the land. be
has made solemn e0mPac;s With tns high
81 est authority in our order aud then has
bssely refused ~ tVidH his pledge.
he lives under and enj0ys all the ben
e6ts of republican form Of government,
Nd the
most debssiDg form OF white slavery
uE RoBs TEE Rich AND POOR,
tina high ADD loR With ~ hlss5 hand snd
hen appeals to corrupt AID purchased
courts 10 help hiu tske cur E,tls homes
away. BE breaks oSs limbs s1d msm9
our bodies and thea demsnds that We shall
release him from every claim tor damages
or be blasted forever. de goes to our
grocers and persuade5 them not to give as
credit. because we refuse 20 be ground IN
his human mill. He turns upon Us 3 horde
o! lawlsss thugs who shoot among our
wives and children with deadly intent ana
then Aogls for government help when ne
gets his psJ IN coin alike.
FELLOW woRExEE, GOULD NUsr BE OVER
THROW.
Els giant power must be broken or you
sad must be- slaves forever. The Knights
4 lot Labor alone Rave dared 20 bs David TO
this Goliath. The battle is not tor to day;
the battle ia not for tomorrow; out tor the
trooping generations IN the coming ages
.og the world, for our children and our ehlE
Ndren's children. fla the great question oi
khe age; Ssall We in the coming ages Do
nation Of tree zen or nation OF slsyest
The question nust he decided now
q he chains are already logged that are tC
bind us Shall We await until they aIt
fiyeted upon our iimbs2 Nay, God foro'd
EoRkNES OF The WORLD, MARSHAL YOUR
SELVES
hpon the bGttis field! Workmea of ever!
rsde and cline, on 10 the fray Goul'
ud his monopolies must 20 down or you
ehildseu must be slavss' Think OF tn,
/ 6ttls olive plants around your hearsAst1ne
hat will Be bigh,ed By his curse
Think OF the little home he ]
q eeking to rob youl TSink Of the VIII
from whose eyes he hiss wrung foods Q
Il bears, snd whose heart he FASTENED drop
I, 6 bloodf Who can look Calmly upon b
2 per6dy, his outrage and bis erims2 70
HEHAs SOUGHT TO INVITE FELONY
! mong our rank and file; he has bougth
\ &er6dy of vile men to enter that be Nigh
taiR our fair name and glost over ou
#lnisiort0leE.
Once for ell. fellow worknen, arouse
Jet every hand thSt tolls be lifted to heA
Ia and sworn By Him tkss fysth toreY'
hat these oqtrsges must cease. Lst eyeI
y Asart aud broS be turned toward our cor
bon foe and let 70 man groN weary uni
y ks Goliath our gent is dead at our tee
y E1EcUrIvE BoARps 0. 4. l0l, S3AND l