The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-15

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that you had done so. What your motive
was in marking your letter "persoual'
and at the same time informing repre-
sentative Of the press that you had done
so, don't know, nor do / question youI
motive, felt it to be my duty to let the
public see the letter which contained
nothing Of personal nature,
There are people who might be
uncharitRble enough to say that your in
tention was to give the impression that
there was something between you and me
which would not bear the light OF public
scrutiny. have had no such dealings
with any man since this trouble began,
nor previous to that time. l am willing
to allow the fullest light possible to shine
upon my every Transaction. have moth.
ing to conceal.
You can settle this strike. Its longer
continuance rests with you, and you alone.
Every act OF violence, every drop Of blood
that may be shed from this time forth
must be laid at your door. The Knights
Of Labor were not founded to promote or
shield wrong doing, and to-day the order
Of the Knights oil Labor stands between
your property and ruin We are willing
to sbsolVe the men along your railways
tIom their allegiance to our order. We
leave that TO them. We will not allow
any claims which the order may have on
them to stand between them and their
restoration to their former positions. The
order OF the Knights Of Labor asks no
man to remain a member OF 1t unless 1t is
70 his interest You may deal with. them
as Citizensif you will. We will surrender
our right to claim these men rs members
II they wirh, but we will not surrender
our rights until We see this affair thor
oughly investigated.
CHALLENGE.
You have said the order Of the Knights
Of Labor Is conspiracy, q secret menace,
etc. lam willing, as our chief officer, to
lay everything connected with our order
bare to the world II you will, on the other
hand, lay open to the public the means
and methods whereby you have piled up
the wealth which you control, and allow
the tribunal OF public opinion to pass in
Judgment on the two and say which is the
the conspiracy. Do you accept
the challenge? You have instruct
ed your legal adviser to procsed
against every man connected with the
knights Of Labor for damage sustained
since the strike began. Two weeks ago
said: "Do not do this." To-day say
begin at once, lay claims for damages in
every court within whose jurisdition
knight Of Labor exists. Proceed at once
and In every State where you can
recover damages do 30 II the law
will sustain you. Let the majesty OF
the law he ViRdiCated, Ii Is Just
aud right that 1t should he go. We are
willing to face you before the law, and we
will-Rght you with no other weapon for
every violation OF the law OF State or
nation. We will enter suit against you,
and in this crusade againat you do not
understand that we mean TO persecute.
0nthecontraTY, We wishto see the law vim
diCated. II you have at all times obeysd
the law in your dealings in the methods by
II you have at all times obeyed the law in
your dealings in the methods by which
you have acquired your immenae fortune,
then 1t iS time that the many offences with
which you are charged shall be rsiuted.
You have remained silent under many q
damaging charge ofinjuring the State.
WILL BE GouLD's AVENGERS.
We will be your avengers. Ityou have
been wronged we will let II be known to
the world through the medium Of the
courts Of Justice. And let me say right
here that no money will buy verdict at
the hands Of these courts,
There are people who say this struggle
ts the beginning OF the war between capi.
tai and labor. That statement is false.
This certainly mans war, but it Is a war
between legitimate capital, honest enter
prise, honest labor on the one hand and
Legitimate wealth on the other hand.
This Is war in which we court the full.
est investigation Of our acts, Do you dare
10 do the same?
This war means no further strike, no
shedding Of blood. II Is a war in which
every business man, every commercial
man, every professional man, every work
ing man will be invited to enlist. II will
not be q war Upon the innocent, and
the battlefield upon which 1t will
be fought out will be before the
two courts Of law and that which
makes law, public opinion. There will be
no mobs in this supreme hour To stlencs
any mans opinion. No converts will be
made by physical force. THAT flag
which aoats over the press or the man-
sion ct the bidding Of a mob disgraces
both victor and victim" and under such a
Gag as that we will not wage the battle /
but the battle Of the people against mon
opoly may as well be fought out now as
ten yeaFs from now, and what field 90 EN-.
inently proper in which to fghtit out as
before the courts. Let Us know whether
laws were made 10 be obeysd OF not, and
| II they were 30 framed then the people
must nske laws that will be obeyed.
THE KNIGHTS AND THE LAW.
No man, whether he be rich or whether
he be the poorest Of the poor, shall in the
future sAifk the responsibility ot his acts
and shield himself behind the courts. II
was 10 see that tho laws were obeyed that
the order Of the Knights Of Labor was
founded, aud II the day has come TO make
the trial 50 let II be.
lido not wfite this letter 10 you either
in the spirit Of anger or revenge. For
you personally have no dislike. be-
lisvs that II allowed to follow your own
impulses in this matter you would have
the strike ended ere this. Those who ad-
wise you do not mingle with the people
they do not care for the people.
You have been warned that your life ID
In danger Pay no attention 10 such talk,
No man who has the interest Of his Coun.
Try at heart would harm hair Of your
head. But the system which reaches out
on all sides, gathering In the mil
lions oi dollars Of treasure and keeping
them out oi the legitimate channels ol
trade and ComnefGe must die, and the
men whose money is invested In enter,
prlSes which stock gambling has thtottled
must make common cause with those who
have been denied the tight 10 earn enough
70 provide the mefest necessities Of lille
lot homR and for family. When Isay tc
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