St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-15

he consents TO an honorable settlement then the
letter VIII never see the light OF day,
but N ne does not 50 act then 10 will be published
To the world and from the time he opens up the
ball IN legal wayne will continue 10 wage the
battle with him. His wealth cannot save him IL
this light Is begun. Let no one know OF the ex-
stence of the letter until after clock of the day
You deliver IT, Then IL no makes no reply let Il
go 20 the world. Let him know the limit Of time
allowed. sincerely hope that there will be no
necessity for the publication. Hoping for the best,
lremain very truly yours.
(signedl T.v. PowDERLY.
received your letter 10 me dated Seran-
ton, Pa, April 81, 1885, at the same time and
by the same agency that L received your let
Ter OF instructions TO Mr.. Mcdowell. The
animus and purpose OF your letter to me can
not De fully understood without knowing the
contents OF that one. / was peremptorily
notified at abe same time that / must answer
your letter by O'Clock to-day and l was
graciously given until that hour to respond.
Your letter to me embraces two subjects,
one relating TO me personally and the other
TO the relation of the Knights OF Labor to a
railroad company, or which / am the presi-
dent and in some degree the representative
OF It's public and private duties.
i shall refer 10 the first subject
very briefly. The circumstances above
given, under which your letter was delivered
as well as the tenor and spirit, place the pur-
pose or writing IL beyond any fair doubt.
IL would seem to be an official declaration
that the Knights OF Labor had determined to
pursue me personally unless the Missouri
Pacinc company should yield to its demands
IN what you call the strike on that road. In
answer TO these personal threats beg 10 say
that am yet free American citizen. i am
past ~ years or age, was born at Roxbury,
Delaware county, i'm this state. i began life
In lowly way, aud by industry and persever-
ence and attention to
MYowN BUSINESS
hoN hanr n
measure or my deserts. If you say i am
now 70 be destroyed by the knights of Labor
unless will sink my manhood, so be it,
fortunately have retained my early habits
or industry, my friends, neighbors and BUSH
ness associates know me well, aud am quite
content TO leave my personal record in their
hands IL any of them have ought to COM
plain OF, L will be only too glad to submit to
any arbitration. If such parties, or any OF
them, wish TO appoint the Knights of Labor
or you as their attorney such appointment
Is quite agreeable to me, but
until such an election Is made it
VIII naturally occur TO you that
any interference ON your part in my personal
anairs Is, TO say the least, quite gratuitous.
since was nineteen years of age have been
In the habit OF employing in my various en-
terprises, large numbers of persons, proba-
Oily at times as high as $4,000, distributing
OFTEN three or four million of dollars per
month to different pay rolls. 1t would seem
a little strange that during all these years
the difficulty with the knights of Labor
should be my first. Any attempt to connect
me personally with the late strike on the
southwestern roads or any responsibility
therefor Is equally gratutious as you
well know. 1t is true, am the president of
the Missouri Pacific, but when this strike oc
Cured was far away on the ocean and be-
You'd the reach of kilograms. i went away
relying on your promise made to me last Au-
gust that there should be no strike on that
road, and that if any difficulties should arise,
you would come frankly to me with them.
Mr.. Hopkins, the vice president of this COM
pany, who was present and cogniZant of this
arrangement with you in my absence, sent
you promptly, when the present strike broke
out, the following telegrams:
Here are quoted kilograms notifying
Powderly of the strike, the cause, and the
latters replies.
Mr.. Gould continuing lays the whole
whole blame for the continuance of the
strike in Powderly, and concludes by as
sorting his ability to take care of himself.