Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-09

knights OF Labor all over the country to
think az I'm this natter-it Is, that II they
stick 10 their organization they may be
forced 10 submit 10 many things which may
not be agreeable 10 them. The Knights
Who marched 10 the Richmond theatre
With The colored delegate at their head
said hy their action that they had no respect
FOR the sentiments OF the people Of Rich.
mond or Of the local white knights, so far
rs the sociaI-cquality question Is concerned.
They took IT upOn themselves 10 show Tue
Richmond knights and the southern dele.
GATES their contempt for southern opposl.
ton 10 social recognition OF c0Iored people,
and they did It In a very aggressive not 10
say offensive way. IL may Ice well for
southern Knights 10 inquire whether II j.
the PURPOSE Of The Knights OF Labor 10
settle social rs well rs labor questions.
Alexandria Gazette: a dispatch from
Richmond says the social-equiily practice.
a The northern visiting knights Of Labor
are highly Objectionable 70 the white mem.
hers Of the order In that city, aud have In
duc,d some Of the latter TO declare their
intention Of abandoning the order and join
ing the Law.and. Order League ORGANIZED
q ere 10 sworn opposition to the knights.
Social equality may be agrecab'c to the
white knight. from the North, where there
are 80 few colorod people, but Ii Is Just as
disagIecable TO the white knights Of the
South rs il i 10 tue white people Of this
section who are not knights, and the a.
tempt Of northern knights to enforce II IN
the south will be Just as Unsuccessful az
was tie previous similar attempt made by
the carpot-baggcr.
New York Star: The very untOward
consequences that followed the attempt Of
the knights OF Labor to outrage the social
customs Of the people Of Richmond con-
tain q lesson which we have cndcayorcd 10
impress upon the Knights on one or two
previous occasions. They may be assured
that, while the South symplthiZes most
heartily in all their plans for the elevation
and emancipation Of labor, II will not brook
for the smallest fraction OF moment even
the sembance OF interference with southern
social institutions.
The knights have obstacles enough al
ready in their way without ncedlessly in
yoking this new antagOnism. They have
a great work before them, the difficulties Of
which will call into PLAY whatever Of energy
aid address they can command. When
they 90 out OF their way gratulOusly Ia
initiate those who would rather be their
friends they commit a grieyoTs error.
They have had occasion hitherto to COM
plain Of the cnmiIy they have encountered,
but all such enmity rs that is trivial COM
pared with tie fury they must face when
they undertake to interfere with the sOciII
regulations and obServances Of the south
ern PEOPLE. That experiment has been at
tempted by far more powerful Organiza-
ton than the Knights OF Labor can ever
hope TO be, aud il failed in misery and hu-
initiation.
Lynchburg NeIrS: There are no greater
foes to the social equality Of negroes than
the white labOrers OF the South, and we
venture nothing in predicting that they
will never sanction such a proceeding By
any organization with which they are con
nectcd. Whatever may be the peculiar
tastes cf the northern labOrers in this re-
spcct, we know that we voice the senti-
meut OF a vast majority Of those in the en-.
tire South when We say that they are most
uncomprOmisingly opposed to any such
thing, and that they will have nothing to do
with any organization which forces the
issue.
The prudence Of the people Of Richmond,
under the circumstances, is greatly to their
credit, and only goes to prove that they
cannot be trifed with by a few fanatic,
come from where they may.