Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-28
lOwderly's Circular.
4 Ne'y i"t~ve.ti"g t'"e um-os IN Every
wsy. s~d O"" Will Worthy
OF p~,a.ai

lbk lnd response Io Ine sccTet
circular ISSUED March Is has been SC
generous. aud the Endorsements con
tanned IA II 40 unanimous, that
feel encouraged and strengthened iI
the work Nearly 600 Assemblies
hs,- I.rIg,d TEENS. Ives TO act ON
the advice contained III the circular
of the 18th ult feel that it Only re
quned the coming to the front Of the
real men ia oar order to set us righ,
before the world. We have been
losing ground, 80 far us pubic opin
ION ~ concerned, for some time.
One of the causes in that we have
allowed things To be dore under the
name OF the Knights OF Labor which
the organization was in no way re-
sponsible. l ask OF our members to
keep jealous eyo upon the doings
Of the labor men who never labor,
md wien they charge anything to
our order in your locality set the
seal Of condemnation upon it at once,
by denying it, Ifa paper criticises
the knights Of Labor or it's officers.
do not boycott it; and il you have
any such boycotts on, remove them.
A journal not long since mado some
uncomplimentary illusions to the
General Master Workman Of the
Knights Of Labor. and at the next
meeting Of tho nearest Assembly a
vote was cast TO boycott the paper,
not that alone, but every person who
advertised in tho columns of the
paper. l wrote to the Assembly,
asking that they remove the boycott,
and it was done. Let me direct
your attention to a few little abuses.
] find that wherever o strike occurs
appeals for aid are scattered broad
east among the Assemblies. Do not
pay ono cent for such purposes in
future, unless tho appeal comes from
your own District Assembly or the
General Assembly. II boycott notices
are sont TO you. burn them. Our
order has been used as tail for a
bundled different kites, and in future
it must soar aloft FREQ from all of
them. hate tho word boycott. I
was boycotted ten years ago and
could not got work at my trade for
months. 1t is n bad practice; it has
been handed to us by the capitalists.
| have no use for il. only
wnrs EVERYTHING ELSE FAILS.
In future the general executive
board must not lie interfered with in
the performance Of its duty. If you
have confidence in them, sustain
them aud obey them; il not, ask for
their designations. While the board
was endeavoring 10 settle the south
western trouble, Assemblies in some
places, with tho best Of intentions,
were passing and publishing resolu.
tons condemning Jay Gould.
These things did no good; on the
contrary. they were injurious. In
the settlement Of troubles it becomes
the duty Of the executive board to
meet everybody and go everywhere.
While they are doing this they must
not bo hampered by the action of
those who do not know what their
task 10. Keep quiet; Let your officers
do their best, and, il you cannot
find a way, do not retard their pro.
gress. Resolutions do not prevent
land stealing. stock watering or
gambling in The nccessaries Of life.
II had my mind made up to rob a
bank at midnight. string Of resolu-
tons ~ long IN tho moral law pro-
testing against my contemplated &C.
ton would not influence me par
ticle; aud il somc interested party
would take the trouble to study up
tho question aud would inform him
sclf as 10 my right to rob the bank
and would stand guard at the door
Of the vault. would not rob it at
midnight II he did his duty. What
we want from our members is not
eush or windy resolutions about our
rights. We know we have rights
without passing resolutions. Men
who think, study and act are re-
quired. The General Assembly will
meet in special session on the 25th
OF May in the city of Cleveland.
From the receipt Of this letter you
must not address any communica.
tions to me, nor need you expect an
answer il you do. l have thousands
OF letters piled up around me now,
and they mover can be read, much
less answered. by one man. During
and since my illness, the mail de-
livered OF my house has exceeded
400 letters a day. They come from
everybody and everywhere. ] must
play tho part Of ~heel-horse. instead
Of leader, Of n great movement, and
our own members are responsible
for 1t. I asked through the Journal
that no one send letters to me from
nov until the General Assembly