Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-09
soCi,Il EQUALITY KNIGHTS.
The Old Virginia Superstition" on
This Subject.
Frnm tie Riohmend DisldtcR.

FRAN tie Richa1n,d DishdtcS.
One of the best known knights Of Labor
in this city--who authorizes the use OF
his name If necessary---was seen yester"
| day and asked by reporter:
what do you think OF the attitude
taken by Assembly 40, of New York, re-
| gardng social equality ~
.'Iregard." said he, ''the action Of those
! persons who took Terrell to The Mozart
! Academy as an outrage upon the people
/ OF the city, and an insult tn the knights
! of Labor Of the United States. feel con-
! tident that they do not represent any but
| themselves.
elbow do the KnIahts OF Labor Of Rich
mond regard the action OF their Visiting
| brethren in this respoctg'
! "Tho knights OF this city are Justly in
| dignant, and their position OF most only
! restrains them from an outburst OF right
! eOus contempt. Most OF them earnestly
| nope that Master Workman Powderly
| will avail himself Of the first opportunity
| to administer 10 40 the rebUke they merit
and justly deserve. The actiOl 81 80 will
! cause Il great many to leave the order,
/ and will, in large measure, detract from
| the parade of Monday next. j have yet
/ to meet the first man, white or coOred,
! X Knight of Labor or otherwise, who has
/ expressed anything but the seYerest con-
! dCmnatiOn OF the action of49. Indeed, all
| have some respect for Terrell; tor tue
! o. hers contempt"
Does the constitution % the knights of
| Labor require social equality? II it does
| not, upon what ground does 40 rest It's
| claim upon this pointp
| ~ cannot find anywhere in the coustitu-
| ti0n, bylaws and work of the knights
! of Labor anything upon which 40 can lay
any claim for social equallty, unless It is
! the quotation from the Declaration of IT,
! dependence-All men are created
| equal. People may accept as much OF
the doctrine as they please; as for myself,
| | do not in any way accept Il "a fact.
| This quOtaio ion is the only thing can find,
as | have said before. And i IL IL the
! basis OF their action YOU must admit 1t il
exceedingly fiimsy. Up 10 this tim have
| never heard anyone put any SUCH con-
! structiOn upon the teachings OF the knights
| OF Labor as that which 40 fmOl'shly and
vainly endeavored to promuIgato IN this.
! Personally, | have nothing but kindly
! feelings for the cOlored people. / wish
| them prosperity and success, and will be-
friend them in any just claims they may
have; but when the plea is put in for So
cial equality the line of demarkation IL
clearly and distinctly drawn, so far as l
am concerned. ] have vet to Aear a diff
ferent sentiment from this"
TION WITH TIE COLOR QUESTION.
Yesterday afternoon Manager K. NJ.
Castine, Of the Mozart Academy, received
| a letter from Col. :. Il. Paul, Chairman
| of the Finance Committee of the Mozart
Association, calling attention to the vio-
! lation of contract OF the lessees in per-
hitting cOlored person to occupy seat
! in the body OF the house last night.
The letter says the contract provides
] hat n aafa CHI
alone be admitted TO any part OF the
house except the gallery, and that is
clearly defined in said contract to be
what your advertisements call the bal
cony. Uuder the circumstances which
so Unexpectedly arose last night, and in
which you took the advice OF the Chair
man OF the Hall Committee, think your
action was judIcipus, but as they fore
warn you of a systematic effort TO force
| YOU to course which would prejudice
the interest you represent, in violation of
contract OF lease, l shall be compelled 10
report any recurrence Of any infringe
ment of the lease.
ave exacted this condition in the lease
because our membership was exclusively
| Caucasian; and. in providing place
where in public entertainments by our
lessee persons of another race could go If
they pleased, we did not exclude persons
of our race who prefsrred their society,
nor give the slightest ground of otfense TO
any person OF another race who was not
ASHAMED OF his owG people,"
| TUE COLORED DELEGATE AT THE Ct.
CHARLES.
Yesterday morning about O'Clock
James II. Edwards, the negro Knight,
quartered at the St. Charles with a Balti-
more delegation. came down from his
room pulling a cigar, and, walking into
The Office, he exclsimed to some white
brethren congregated there: "Have YOU
fellows been into breakfasts" Some had
aud some mad not, and so replied. "Weil,
believe | will 20 and get mine" he re.
joined, and walked into the din ng-r0Om.
The table at which he sits Is at the
! further end of the room from the door,
aud in front OF it IS screen about as
long as the table. This screen protects
him from general view, but anyone at the
( first two tables on the front side OF Ii can
see him. He is quite a black negro
about the same hue "a Ferrell-and the
top OF his head is slightly Inclined tc
halduess. He sits ut the bead OF the
table, and during meals he chats with his
white brethren, who eat with him.
MORE SOCIAL EQUALITY.
Tuesday afternoon four white members
OF the General Assembly Of tho knights
accompanied by a coiored girl, got into a
hack in front of the post ctfice and drove
down Main street.
Tue Same evening three more white
knights and TWO colored womon-oue
very black and one yellOw--gnt into a
caTiage on Franklin street and drecte,
the driver to take them UP town. They
were last seen going up Franklin street
HiGn-rKICED BIRDS.