The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-23

M0HTb w VEhhh fAVfLE'
TIA paper critlclaes the Knights Of La.
Dor or lie officers, do not boycott 1t, and Il
YOU have any such boycotts on remove
them, A journal not long since made
some ulcomplimentaTy illusions to the
General Master Workman Of the knights
Of Labor, and at the next meeting Of the
nearest assembly motion was cast Ia
boycott the paperi not only that, but
every person who advertised In the col.
umns OF the paper. ! wrote to tho Assem-,
bly, ssking that they remove the boycott,
and 1t was done. We must hear In mind
that our General Master Workman Ia only
man, and is not above criticlsm. We
demand for ourselves the right OF free
speech. We cannot consistently deny II
10 others.S We must tolerate fair, open
criticism. liza reply Ia necessary mako II
in gentlemanly, dignited manner, II
we are criticised or abused by black.
guard sheet treat it as you would the
IblaCkguard himself-in silenCe,
That our aims and objects are good IL
no reSson why our members should be re.
garded as beinga Of superior build or ma.
terial, We arc no more the salt OF the
earth than tho millions OF unknown toll,
ers who do the work OF the world. In
our dealings with laborers and capitalists
we must deal fairly by them. II we would
have eqnity done 10 US we In turn mus
do equity to others. This IL the aim O.
tho Knights Of labor, aud must not BE- los
sight OF In the future.
Let me direct your attention 10 few lit
tie abuses: find that wherever BtrikC
occurs appeal1 for aid are acattered broad
cast among the assemblies. Do not pay
one cent for ouch purposes In future I'M
less the appeal comes from our own Dis
trict Assembly or the General Assembly
II boycott notices are sent TO you, burr
them, | have in my possession over foul
hundred boycott notices which we're sem
to assemblies with request that they BIZ
acted on.
WORKING NEWSPAPER BOYCOTT.
Let me mention some Of them: A
member is editing paper. He fears {
rival and proceeds to got into an alterca
ton with him, boyCotls him and then ASKS
the order to carry 1t ont. A certain paper
Ia Influential In one or tho other OF thu
political parties. Members Of the oppos.
Ing party conceive the idea Of getting rid
OF the paper, and they invoke The aid O
the Knights OF Labor, first taking the pre-
caution to have the paper In question cay
something uncompllmentary OF the
KniRhts OF Labor. In fact
onr order has been used as a toll fol
100 different kites, and in future 1t must
soar IlOlt, free from all Of them.
] hate the word boycott. Twas boycott.
ted 10 years ago and could not got work
OF my trade for monthB. II Is a bad praC.
tice III has been handed to us by the cap.
italists. have no use for 1t only when
everything elSetails. Appeals for aid, cir.
Culars, petitions, advertisements Of every
kind arc scattered everywhere through
the order.
! copy letter which comesto me on the
subject.
"a large part Of our time has been spent
in reading boycott notices and appeals fol
aid, keeping us until u o'clock We were
led 10 believe the Knights OF Labor to be
an educated institution, but this kind oil
education is not productive OF good. We
have no time for instruction. What do
you advise Us to do?"
aNNino th0Lh W oAbuoE uuIu Ut thDll
theGe matters, and now AK OF the Score.
tary Of each assembly to do the same.
Men who own capital are rot our enc.
mics. II that theory held good the work.
mon Of to-day would b. the enemy OF biz
iellow.toller on the morrow, for after all
1t Is how to acquire capital and how to
use 1t properly that We are endeavoring to
learn.
II mistakes have been mado they must
be rectiaed; II wrongs have been inflicted
they must be righted, but there is one
thing that will not be done while STAND
Ut the head Of this organization-It will
not DO used TO further the schemes Of in.
diyidual cliques, or parties, and IL will be
subordinate to no other organization on
earth. T. v. POwDERLY,
General Master Workman,