Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-18

plished and may continue to acfoppljSh
CREST good for their members without
doing injury to others. and no inan or
association 81 men ought ever IN this
free country "a question thiA right or
discriminate against men who exer.
else t.
3. We recognize the legal right Of An
noR 20 cease from labor in any calling or
parSnlt, where they violate no contract,
wherever interest or pleasure prompts
them TO do SO, az The same t.nt. w Do.
clare that All men have. the natural right
70 seek any lawful employment o. calling
Tor a livelihood Without let or hiutgance,
and we unhesitatlngly denounce any ~
tempt by Violence, threats or intlnida.
ton 10 pTcveat the exercise OF lhis right
! y That we dcnounce any attempt IN
the part Of any man or set 81 men Il in
icuere With The prosperity, tights 81
others, or dictate 20 other mon
how they shall conduct their
| business OK 70 whom thcS shall
sell OF from whom they slisll buy
or 70 interfere with thelr freedom Il ac-
ton IN the slightest degree whe5htr lay
open or secret violence, boycott ~ other
Wise as criminally unjust and snbvcraiye
Of every principle upon which Tree goy-
eminent and free institutions are taundcd
and we pledge ourselves TO the rialultn-
ance OF this sacred principle,
MIR. Ed, G, Smith thought The mere
adoption o. tue resolutions would be
available OF no good TO the exchange or
others concerned, and thought further
steps should be taken.
! President White replied that they
would be instrumental in molding pub.
mn
could IN It's capacity do nothing further
| After the adoption OF the resalutiops
Thomas Field offered the following,
Resolved, that committee 10 an.
appointed BY the chairman 10 present
the resolutions adopted by this meeting
| to the Farmers alliance and knights OF
Labor.
The resolutions were adopted, and the
/ chairman appointed the following gen
| tlemen on the committee, Thouas Field
Thomas McEnnis, Jules Schneider, waid
lltll, j. II Trezovant. The meeting then
adjourned,
Al GREENyttIE.
Special to the Gazette
GREENYIt.LE, Tn, March Ia The fol-
\ lowing explains Itself, To the Missouri
| Pacific Railway Company; We he un.
! derSigned citizens OF Grconyille, Hunt
county, desire TO express 10 YOU our
hearty approval OF The decided stand taken
by YOU Ia the contest now being carried
! ON between yourself and the
Knights Of Labor. We view With ap-
! prehension and fear for our countrg,s
| welfare the establishment OF the princl.
| pie OF dictation TO corporate and indi.
yidual business. Your success or failure
means success or failure 10 all enterprises
! requiring labor, Now is the time 10 de.
eide the question Of continued prosperity
or continued want; " successful, trade
will revive and flow untrameled In rs ne.
lcustOmed channel. Compromise only da.
lays little while the evil day, and The
present Of loss and turmoil win be OF
yearly, Il not monthly, recurrence. You
case is Just; your tight good one; We
join hands with you IN common cause,
believing the time has come when
all good citizens should aid by WORD
and deed to bring victogy to Tho
cause Of law and order ~ AGAINST
organized wrong, diciation aud later
anarchy. We believe the time has come
when the legislature should be called IN
extra session ana such legislation had as
will make 1t a felony To interfere or bloch
the transportation Of the commerce. OF
the state.
Signed, w L Beckham, MOTEL T H.
King, First National hank; r. j. Gee,
merchant; |. H. Stone, wholesale grocer
NJ. L, Evans, merchants j. NJ Rag.dale
merchants g, IL. Beluchamp, merchant;
j T Connoyer, postmaster; James Ar
mlstad, merchant; j. Nj. Bakon. mer.
chants j. NJ llornheck, merchant; Garnet
q Bro, merchants II. J Dickson, under.
taker; a. Cameron, capitalist
ID. w. II. Taylor, farmer
j. G. Matthews, district attorney;
j. g, Matthews & Bro liverymen; Franz
Browne, G. w. Lacy, Brownies transfers
#. NJ. Stuggs, merchant; w. G.. Jones
attorneys Dargon & BrOodford, insur
ance agents; i. b. Harvey, Spectator
John Is. Beckam, cattleman; j NJ. Harris
NJ, D.; u. j. Phillips, cotton buyer X. X
Meyland attorney at law; c. w Harris
editor; Chas. A. Hill, llverymhn; j. u
Lasater, merchant; b. Il. Orr, merchant
j, ID. Johnson, farmer; j. T.. Loyeioy
president First National bank.
AT MsRsHALL.
Special TO the Gazette.
MARSHALL, TEX, March l7.---Both th,
rallroad company aud the knights o
Labor are still confident Of success In th'
|, 1
deeply engaged The only new item il
connection with the matter II that q
north-bound passenger train was dofailet
mile and half from Marshall az
O'Clock this morning cansed by spikes
having been drawn and rails misplaced
The company issued circular addressed
'to the law-abiding citizens Of Harrison
county, In whlchth above fact aud also
an attempt made Monday night 20 Durn d
bridge pear here were fDlly set forth
The circular says "the time has arrived
when those who class Themselves ~ To-
cluded In the above caption whether
members Of secret organizations or moi
should come pr mptly forward and By
their deeds, not simply words, align
themselves with the sworn officers Of tnt
country 70 preserve order, suppress VIC
lence aud aid IN carrying out tho man
dates oi the Emitted States circuit court
viii the honest workuguien Of
Marshall, irrespective Of al con-
siderations except the preservation
OF laW and order, stand snpineiy
vs. and thereby give sanction 70 such acts
which endsnger the lives Of innocent 80
men aud children by iiends who are d
disgrace 10 mankind. The Knights held
a meeting this afternoon and condemned
the circular in the strongest terms. Few
here, 81 any, believe that the Knights had
any baud ia this joD. The
company and the Knights bOtl
offer rewards for The arrest Of the
guilty parties. The company Is providing
comfortable quarters for new men who
come here, but as yet very few except
common iA5orers have come The Ncm
| Orleans men are stu ai Jefferson.
LAykR-- several railroad men and two