Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-17
POwDERLY,s roCs1N OF BATTLE.
His Earnest and Manly Appeal to the
Order.

PHILADELPHIA, April 15.-Grand Maste,
Workman Powderly, of the Knights OF
Labor, to-day addressed the following cir
liar to the members OF the Order:
Noble Order of the Knights of Labor oj
america; To the Order wherever found,
Greeting:
You have all read Of the great strike on
| the Gould lines of railway in the South
west. Its history is being written day by
day. 1t makes but little difference now
whether the men OF the Southwest acted
wisely or not. Let us pass that affair over,
Tor it, too, has passed into history. The
| General Executive Board Of the order at.
tempted to settle the trouble and to re-
store harmony. Agreements were mode
with them by Jay Gould, ESQ.,, but when
the Board reached St. Louis MIR. Hoxie
would not treat with them. Not that
alone, but he positively
REFUSED TO EMPLOY KNIGHTS OF LABOR,
| whether they had been active in the strike e or
not. 1t now becomes the part of every man
and woman in the Order to take up the
fight OF the men Of the Southwest and as
sist them to the iull extent of their means.
ey have been idle for nearly two months
They have had a most trying ordeal to 60
through, and re- in need OF funds. It re-
quires no eloquence or rhetoric to plead the
cause OF these su erins people. They require
aid, and it becc mes our duty tn extend
that aid as quickly as it is possible for us
to do so.
SEND EVERY DOLLAR
you can spare to the General Secretary or
Treasurer, who will ut once forward it to |
the men at St. Louis for distribution. Re- |
member, the men out there do not ask for |
charity. They do Aot ask at al. 1t is /
your Executive Board that makes this ap-
peal in their behalf. He who gives quickly, |
gives doubly. Act at once. Another ap- |
peal may be sent to you and we ask of you
to prepare for it now. We must be Judged
by our actions in this matter. Do not pass
resolutions condemning capt. al, for we are
not fighting capital. Do not antagonize |
any one in the contest we have before IFS.
Let us make friend OF every man who has
suffered through monopoly. This battle
against the man who represents monopoly I
MUST BE FOUGHT OUT 81
Watch his actions everywhere
Keep an eye on the doings of Congress-
Urge the committee that has been ap-
pointed to do it's duty fearlessly.
strengthen their hands. Give them every ,
aid. In conclusion, let us again ask that
you send at once every dollar you can at
present raise to uphold the men who are
low out along the lines OF the Southwest
yhlem OF GOuiQ railways. DO not delay
Ind at the same time make ready to bring
ne whole power OF the Order to bear upon / I
The man who wrecks railroads, homes, for
unes an lives in his greed for gold. Let
10 determine to have it go into history
hat
THE MEN OF 1886
truck as grandly for liberty as the men OF =
776. The men OF 1776 broke the power
monarchy and dethroncd king. The :
over which they wrested from tho hands -.
king was not so great as that which is 9
ow held by one man who, through the .
u rupt use of money, has brought manu- =
cturer and workman to ruin. The power =,
the king has passed away. the power OF )"
ealth is passing away, and it must now !.
, determined whether this man shall rule 4
: whether illegitimate wealth shall rule. =
T. V. PowDERLY,
General Master Workman.