The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-20
GOuld's Reply to Il. wderly.

New YORK, April II.
Mr.. H. !. F0nderlg, Esq, GRIND Master
Workman, Knights Of Ldbor.
DEAR SIR-At - o'clock to-day i re-
ceived from Mr.. William o. Mcdowell,
whom YOU brought with you To our recent
conferences, a letter, In which he says
"By yesterdays mail | received a letter
written by Mr. Powderly, addressed TO you,
enclosed i'm Il letter addressed to me. With
this hand YOU the letter addr, ssed to you
by Mr.. Powderly, and a copy of Mr..
Powderly's letter 10 me, enclosing tie
same"
The following is a copy OF the letter Mr..
Mcdowell sent me as coming from YOU:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
"ORDER or X. or l.. or AMERICA,
"OFFICE GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN. J
SCRANTON, PA, April l3, 1886.
"MY DEAR Mr.. MCDoNALD-I enclose
YOU a letter which you are to read and de-
liver TO the man for whom il i intended
| do not care whether you deliver il in
person or through the medium of another,
only ask that il be placed in his hands. If
YOU have succeeded in ettecting 4 settle
ment with him do not give it to him. II
you think there is prospect of an imme-
date settlement do not give il Ia him, but
if such is not the case then | want it placed
in his hands. Allow him to either consent
or make a reply. If he consents to an hon
orable settlement then the letter will never
see the light of day, but ii he doe not So
act, then it will be published to the world
and from the time he opens up the ball In
a legal way, We will continue to wage the
battle with him. His wealth cannot save
him if this fight is begun. Let No one
know of the existence of this letter until
after ) o'clock of the day you deliver it :;
then ii he makes no reply let ii go To the
world. Let him know the limit OF time
allowed. | sincerely hope that there will
be no necessity for lis publication. Hop
ing for the best, ! remain very truly yours,
L. V. PowDERIY.
"To w. u. NcDOUeH, Esq, NeW York. -
| received your letter 10 me, dated Scran-
ton, April IL, 1856, at the same time and
by the same agency that / received your
Mcdowell.
THE ANIMU> AND PURPOSE
of your letter 10 me cannot be fully under
stood, without knowing the contents of that
one. / was peremptorily notified At the
same tinae that | must answer your letter
by D O'Clock to-day, and | was graciously
given until that hour To respond. Your
letter To me embraces two subjects, one re-
lating 10 me personally, and the other To-
the relation of the knights OF Labor To a
railroad company of which | am the Presi-
dent, and in some degree the representative
OF it, public and private duties.
| shall refer 10 the first subject very
briefly. The circumstances above given,
under which your letter was delivered, a.
we'll a. IT. tenor and spirit, place the pur-
pose in writing ii beyond any fair doubt.
Ii would seem To be an official declaration
that the Knights OF Labor had determined
10 pursue me personally, unless the Mis-
souri, Pacific company would yield to it,
demands in what YOU call the strike OH
that road. In answer to these personal
threats, beg To say that | am vet an
American citizen. | am past ~ years of
age, was born at Roxbury, Delaware
county, in this state. / began life in
lowly way, and by industry, temperance
been successful, perhaps beyond the meas
ure of my deserts. Ii, "a you say, | am to
be destroyed by the Knights of Labor unless
| will sink my manhood, so be it. FOrtu-
nately, have retained my early habits of
industry my friends, neiehbors and bust
ness associates know me well, and am
quite content
TO LEAVE NY PERSONAL RECORD
in their hands If any Of them have aught
to complain of, will be only too glad to
submit TO any arbitration. If such parties,
or any of them, wish to appoint the