Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-13


solve it. If / kill my enemy ! silence
him, it is true, but / do not convince
him. would make convert rather
than corpse of my enemy,
CAPITALISTS ARE NOT ENEMIES.
Men who own capital are not our
enemies. If that theory held good, the
workman of to-day would be the enemy
of his fellow toiler on the morrow. For
after all, II is how to acquire cap
ital and how to use 1t properly that
We are endeavoring to learn. No. The
man Of capital is not necessarily the
enemy Of the laborer. On the contrary
they must be brought closer together. l
am we'll aware that some extremists will
say am advocating weak plan and will
say that bloodshed and destruction of
property alone will solve the problem.
If man speaks such sentiments in an
assembly, read for him the charge which
the master workman repeats to the newly
initiated who joins our "army of peace"
If he repeats his nonsense, put him out.
In the hands of men entirely great the pen
is mightier than the sword. To that add:
In the hands of men entirely mouth, the
gun is harmless as his sword.
TO DRINKING MEMBERS.
To our drinking members extend the
hand of kindness. / hate the uses TO
which rum has been put, but it is my
duty to reach down and lift up the man
who has fallen a victim to the use OF
liquor. II there is such man within the
sound of the secretary's voice when this
is read, ask him to stand erect on the
floor of his assembly, raise his hand "a
heaven, and repeat with me these words
81 am Knight of Labor. believe that
every man should be free from the curse
of slavery, whether the slavery appears in
the shape Of monopoly, usury or intern.
perance. The firmest link in the chain Of
oppression is the one / forge when
drown manhood and reason to drink. Nc
man can rob me of the brain my God has
given me unless am party to the
theft. If / drink to drown grief,
bring grief to wife, child, and sorrow.
ing friends. add not one iota to the
sum of human happiness when invite
oblivion over the rim of glass. If one
moments forgetfulness or inattention IL
duty while drunk brings defeat to the
least of labor's plans, lifetime of atten.
ton to duty alone can repair the loss.
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prohise never ngain 10 pun myself ~
suon u Position every member u
Ine hnign.s Vi lapor wouiu only pass =
resolution 70 posco'' s.rone urlnh so Ia,
as ne Is c9nceIneu, I9l nve yeart' ano
Moui" Pieuse IN VIZ" S.T w s'uuy .no lDoi
Question from i,s ul"el' Nv ssanp oi nus,
we Woulu lnen laNe an . inNihcloie iios'
"'iayeu On 'ue Sino VI Ju''i'e'
OTHER LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
We have through some unfortunate
misunderstanding incurred the enmity Of
several trades unions. While l can finG
no excuse for the unlnanly attack upor
us by some of these people ut tim,
when we stood face TO face with mos
perplexing question; neither can Sc,
any good reason WHY there should be any
cause for q quarrel. We must have NJ
clashing between men of labor's army
If am the cause of the trouble, | stant
ready at a moment's notice to make wa,
for any one of my rivals whom til,
general assembly may select. When
Joined the Knights of Labor lett til,
trade union. l believe the ailn and object
of our order come first; | believe il
combining all the scattered battalions o
labor's mighty host in one grand whole
| Labor. saving inventions. steam and cleo
tricity have forever broken the mower O
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