Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-11
GOOD ADVICE FROM PoWDeRLY.

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the various Assemblies during the week:
NOBLE ORDER KNIGHTS OF LABOR OF AMERICA
PHILADELPHIA, May 3 1886.
To the order Ererychere, Greeting:
The response to the secret circular
issued on March Is has been so generous
aud the Endorsement Of the sentiments cou
tained in it has been 30 unanimous, that
feel encouraged aud strengthened in the
work. Nearly four thousand Assem-
olies have pledged themselves 10
act on the advice contained III the
erculsr of the 18th ulf. feel that it only
requires tbs coming TO the front OF the real
men of our order to set as right before the
world. We have been losing ground 80
tar as public opinion is concerned for some
time. One of the causes is that We have
allowed things to be done under the name
OF the KnighIs OF Labor fR Wnich the or
gsnization was In no way responsible. |
ask OF our men to keep jealous eye upon
the doings of labor men who never labor,
and when they charge anything to our
order in your locality, set the seal of con-
demnsrion upon it by denying it.
If paper crinciss the ksights OF Lsbo.
or its officers do not boycott il, and if you
have any such boycotts on remove them
A journal not long since made some IN.
complimentary illusions TO the General
Master Workman of the Knights OF Labor,
and at the next meeting of the nearest
Assembly q motion was cast TO boycott the
paper; not that alone. but every person
who advertised in the columns OF the pa.
per- wrote to the Assembly asking that
they remove the boycott, aud it was done.
We must bear in mind that our General
Master Workman is Only man, and is not
above criticism. We demand ourselves
the right of tree speech. We cannot con
sistently deny It to oilers. We must tol.
crate fair, open criticism. II d reply IS
necessary, make il IN q geutlemsnly, dig
niGed manner. II We are criticised or
abused by q blsckgusrd sheet, treat it as
you would the blscxguard hinself-in
silence.
That our aims and objects are good is no
reason why our members should be regard
ed as being Of superior build or material.
We are no more the salt Of the earth than
the millions of unknown tollers who do the
work of the world. In our dealings with
lsborers and capitalists We must deal justly
and fairly by them. If We would have
equity done to us. We in turn must do
equity to others This is the aiIn OF tho
Knights of Labor, and must not be lost
sight of In future.
Letsme direct your attention so few liz
tie abuses: find that wherever q strike
occur appeals for aid are scattered broad
cast among the assemblies. Do not pay
one cent tor such purposes in future unless
the appeal comes from your own district
assembly or the General Assembly II boy
colt notices are sent to you burn them. |
have in my possession over over four hundred
boycott notices which were sent out 10 as
plies With the request that they be act
ed on. Let me mention soue OF them:
member is ediing paper de tears
rival, aud proceeds 10 get into an sltercar
rion with him, boycOtts him, and then asks
the order to carry it out, A certain paper
is influential in one or the other political
parties. Members of the opposing party
conceive the ides of getting rid On toe pa
per aud they invoke the aid OF the knights
of Labor, FIRST taking the precEution to
have the paper in question say some
thing uncomphmentSry OF the Knights
of Labor. Ia fact Our order
has been used as q tail for hundred differ
ersnt kites, and infIture 1t must soar aiott,
s.es from all OF them. / hate the word
boycott. l was boyCotted ten years ago
and could not get work ut my trsae Tor
months It's a bad practice; II bas been
handed 10 Us by the capitalists. | have no
nse for it only when everything else falls
Apneals for AID, circulars, petitions, adVer-
tissments of every kind. are scattered every
wbars through the order ] copy letter
which comes 10 me on the Su"i ca n
LARGE part of our time has oeeh spent in
reading boycott notices and appeals Tor
aid keeping US until II cIocS. We were
la N believe the Knights cl
Labor 10 be an educational lnst'tu-
nrp but this kind OF ejncstIon IS not pro
duc;iys Of good. We have 40 time Tor
instruction. What 90 you sdViss us 10 dof
I advised them TO either oGra or 'a9'e theSe
matters and now ask OF the secretary 4"
esch assembly to do h. same. II yonr
i,urual were nor o6ycott-d by our members
n could TO made the medium OF communl
cs,;on betRsen the General officers Gnd the
order. hut the journal is no, read IN one
orsrier ofthe assemblies Some assem- ones
md 1ur documents in envelopes ADDRESSED
N Secretary of Assembly no. =. IN
rOanv pIaces yhs secretaries have been dis-
cbayzsd because of this practice No mem
her has the rrEkt to address another Ia 'Gat
way aud il il Is ever Ecsc'leed again 'he
offender will be punished ,,,
We have had some trouble IRON utHh
ING members and from men who taiS aoou'
buyipg guns and dynamite 1t i"7 me-"
Who possess money enough to buy spas
aod dynamite Would invest 1t IN the pnr
chase Of acme we'll selected work on lsooF.
thew would put the moo y 10 gcod a'e
They will never need the Ruo or dynsmi'e
IN ,bis couptry. 1t is nv opinion that the
mar Who does not study the pohucs oil '6e
| N.,io, ana the wants of our psople would
maks but little Rss o! q rife. The man
! mo cannot vote in,elhgen,i7 sad who VIII
| 40, vatch the man he votes for sttes ID IS
eIseted can not be depended upon 10 use
either gun OF Synanite.
Men who own capital are not our enc
MOS If that theory held good, the work
man of to-day would be the enemy OF Ms
EaIIor toiler on the morrow, for after all Il
is hos So~ to acquire capital and ho" to us'
L properly that we are sndeavo[,OS a. or, ssc &c
learn. No; the man ct capital is not o., IIU ,b.
essarily the enemy Of the i>naFeri ion. On N. ~
contrary, they must b. brought CLOS, 'a ~ ~
Gather. l am we'll aware inst 2or1e eN ok
,rsmists ill saw that bloOdshsd and ae
struction Of property alone will solve tn' M
n,oSIsm To onr driskinx member ex
tsDd the bsnd Of kindness. / haze t.
Uass to which ruu Sss been put, but 1t 4
mv duty to reach down snd hit mp the MAJ
V6o has fallen 3 victim to tns ass o
liquor. .
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