Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-03

original plans But in all the assemble
there is srilI The grip aud the password
that protect the meetings from outsider
aud spies ss vel! ns The secrecy q the III
tlarion ceremonies. la short. The order il
o linl7 less secret than Good T,mplarism
As has beeu snid there 9rc 10 mlssicna
res employed TO drum up new converts
/! sny number Ut men wish to be admitted
IL The order, they must uoiltiV the Uftic rs
who will see that gu ORGANIZER is seat &c
shape the body 80 thai II may become 8
local assembly or mag ioiu Il This is
the rule. II, MS before uo,ed, i; is broken
ny acnve mlssiUu.rIes, they are uuautnor
I'D; aud II, as o'heEs Soy. ignorant or
ganizers have iCducted large Lumber
luGo the affairs OF The Order upon too slight
or TOO loose IDEAS Of its aims, 60 that some
considerable bodies have afterwards with.
drawn, while Others help TO keep the
order drifting from ITS early course, these
are only proofs thst even the knights of
Labor are Unite and liable 70 err.
Que of the functions OF The annual Gen.
erGl Assembly and o. the all-powerful
Executive Beard, isto correct these things
aud even the uost harsh critics # tbe
order admit yaat beth baGns hava s!wsys
dore their duty wien they haze had their
attention called to a defuit. staring fault
mat can be renelied, An a~dulteration Of
the whole spirit Of the order. such as leads
TO ever indulgence ii boycC'ting c. atrik.
ing, il difficult TO deal With. With one
evil that threatened its peacp aud prosper.
ity the entire order cas- dealt sharply. That
is GuarchisTn. There ire Greamecs Of
nightmares in the order all OYER toe land.
ana Neg FORK nd Chicago supply q very
great many Knights vino want america
to sweat blood, because Of m&n b lnhuman-
itg tc man IN Russia, Spain and Prussia
Bat ,hese men are sat upya whenever
they cir heir views Je
fort the Knights. They
are not allowed 70 ride their hobbies in the
;neetings; they are not treated wi.S Offices
in tie assemblies. Ihe Knights aye not
dynamiter8, az their motto. "Agitate, or.
ganize, educate, may he taken a. explo.
live. Its fire is the slow burning fuse, and
the explosion IS that rendiug Of the chains
and shackle3s that nov bind labo, down,
bur Their will yauiah aud give place TO the
millennium wherein capital and labor shall
lie Gown together aud be at peace. The
horpy.handed knights are Christians rath.
er thar anything eIgc. They believe in
God aud d hereafter, and that He helps
those who help. themselves. They have
10 quarrel with the church, aud as q TEN.
peGance organization the Knights Of Labor
has no equal in the world. Its leaders
prsa"h temperance, Its Journals urge il,
and It's u.,vE forbid The admission 10 tie
order Of any man who il any way makes
mopry Out It run.
-Ig OFFICERS IN HEApp' AETERS.
The headquarters OF the Noble Order Of
the Nrighfs Of Labor is nj whatever city,
village. or town the Secretary happens 10
De % resident in The address o. the pres,
ent S.cr5tary Treasurer, NJ Frederick
ruFaer, is 20@ Spruce street, Philadelphia,
a typical little o.i- iaBhlOntd Philai.!phia
dwelling. three stories snd an attic high,
made o. red brick md white marble. Under
mjGrd hy Z darL covered alley, aud orua.
m"ntrd with iu5; zach q c-Iiur dgcr MS
used 10 Do common 10 this city thlr'y YEARS
c-o md required a m,riAd rows Of
~sts-prred nails 10 disslde the small Neg
! ogacre from PLAYING rfuau' trorn scaor!
to tIitc upon il. Ia vh", wrrs Ii pnriors,
on ,he fret hs2r. * ~ seen clerks are
v...Y every daYi il mailing riG.u7es Of ".
S~,,rrne, cOp..s Of The D.glaraljoc ci
Pr;"c.o !,s, c. ne 5olr@al Of triled
Leh5r. aud Of the seals. glDtss. cpa~,i.
iu;:1?s 2Ea.,.r 5laras, ;reasur.r' rcceip's
not '". , ct.ir4U"rts Grsve'i.E ani HaG5-
fer cards. and so t0r;h. USED Ia rhs !2cs!
aud !. 'ril. assemblies. The "sareTal &u-
di,cr. MIR John g.. CaTii!., Of Brooklyn,
yen Ii,s 81 30O cn hand r0w Eom the sale
OF thssa auppic2. On the o"Et tcrr az"
.yr apartments uEsd s. sto,e room. and
:iiiei with thee a.ma supplies. Tn2 front
is the head c'Hco Of th9 great order.
II Is aru, ia disorder, aud the disorder is
~ sort tlay :mples an o~yers5ua4auce
o., rift;rs. For ~iEalsncy. the tripI2 desk CT
whic5 - Mr. Tu7uor md tao aides is
o high hill q docameUs. Thsye
muet be q million ~ie;,y.3 Llr pap:ys hcsp-
eli Oh the deskH. pro;rUdirg from tie cab
= holes ard piled ON The cealrai frame
tbst contains the cuiay t,!es. Nothing
Of. he i5sk except tie legs ID 10 be seen.
At anoihec dcs6 sits q 9l0idir~ mon Who
oyrLs letters lcrer+r Behind him Gu the
wai; !: pasted q slip headed
E:t .gl.s-.." N.a. e' G~.
Above that . a portrait OF Stevens the
On tic door il o great poster
headed Boycott tAe States? q reference
to me paper OF NO. name il Richmond.
{ ndc- thai again is & 7ul-G. carloCn, and
that IS entitled B yea; Peis- D2elgeT, a
Of this city. 10 one corner is 81
old army muskat and elsewhere G!c maps,
calendars. ana newspaper sketches OF
Powderiy ard Turner. The Jour
p5;5oGs al the desks are driving away With
pens as if it were really possible 70 catch
up with business FIVE wae's bc4!1dhhnd
when letters are coming o. the Big bag
full hall G. dozen times % day.
Frederick Turner, the Secretary Is al
pm;abie, modest and clear hcaoed nan;
yUrng, nut IN old Knight Of La0cr. He
vas 3CSn IL i.HSsSi.Q vi i01n, "LH C.o'e
here ct 10 years Of age. lie gol bis et4-
IN thr grammar schools md Iign
School Of Philadelphia, aad next learned
the go!3beatiug trade. II" heard OF the
Knights Of Labor in l~7%, aud organized
!orty Of his fellow gold -5eaters Gs Local
Assembly No. 20. He afterwari organized
!. 4. =. the FIRST in New ork city, start
ing it with gold heaters for charter mem
bers. His zeal as a itoight among the
coli bcaters finally LED to bis being dis
charged and blscklisted in the trade. lie
has been >ecretarY-F.eHsure three terms.
His picture does not show that he is o
short, thick-set, little man, with 4 neck
and ret Of the shoulders indicative Of per.
sistepce and s]tuhbornners, but o h"r@ise Ii
does him justice for he is IS he lnoi;5, a
Indy, frank, high.drowed, bis-eyed, intel.
Grent man, lie Eeaus q y7CCc.T store 10