Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-20

To the Editor Of the Globe Republic:
In your i>>Ur "t yesterday the artlrl"
over the signature "Sptrtator Nrtr forth
affairs at East street a. h-iuE in h""mlnS
condition: and. when he approaches the
clnS, of his gluwi ing description and tells H.
of Mr Whitrlry shipping twenty thousand
ur more machines every week. his EFFORT L"
h,r,,i the business becomes a boomerang.
and hurts his own cause more than II does
those whom he evidently intends tu nlurr
i. T.. the Free and Loyal" Knights of
Labor and their brave friends who dared Il"
champion our cause from their own peculiar
partisan standpoint.
In 81 far As 'Spectat"rs" assertions are
| true allow us Ia answer his question, Does
| this look like the meTcirSS, heartle>S EN-
cruachmentS "f capital upon labor" with a
decided Yes, it does. and only too clearly
demonstrates the fact that unless such en-
croachmrnts arr wisely and Justly checked.
| il j. only a question of time until wage
workers become wuqC-SITUC> IN fact.
| And right here allow H. I" say, for the
benefit of this and other spectators. that
no one doubted Mr.. Whitrlry'S ability t" ill
| his shop with men. and among them NOR,
nr les skilled mechanics. but that this fact
| does not settle the contest now waging be
tween Whtelry and the organization ui
knights OF Labor and the lahm.
ng classes. The acts of oppression
and exercise of the pnwer whicl
their poverty and his riches enable him t,
WELD are eUuale,I only by the deeds of the
political and religious OppresSors ut ancient
times. who applied the thumh->crrw. tn,
rack and the guillutine Ia those who dareC
to differ with them in opinion. Thi,
nodCrn oppre>SnT applies tO the p"vertl
i which his gTa>plng greed has already
created the modern instrument of torture
| l. T.. diHchGrVC, JrTHt, hCgpTTV. Stdrrdti"tl
RCdfh: OF the other alternative. yield W
your m"rGj IHd S""idI luCrtH renOumc'
i everything that | ask YOU to. surrender
thuSe rights deemed dearest by every free
born Anne can citizen. and accept work a
my price. and you will he allowed Ia con
iinur Ia CriNt and become our slaves. Thi,
Is what in effect and in fact the Whitrley>
MrCuImck aud few other capitalists AT,
now saying 10 the wrath-producing elias,
IN our country.
| Every Knight of Labor in this city hHnIr>
not a. a spectator merely. bat from I"fWu
IkunrIt,LJr "t the fIrtS no matter What
Mr. Spectator. or even Mr.. Whiteley. say:
tu the cOntrary-that the present force il
the latter'S employ is not satisfactory Il
him. else his special agents would not h'
daily using every effort Ia induce the Ol,
and skilled hands Ia return. In the min,
of the writer this Spectator" has no jus
cause for the political anxiety he manltest'
80 clearly: as we can assure him that til,
three OF four thousand Knights of Labor il
our city are not all going To vote the pTohi
hitiun nor any other party ticket, ncIIhe
are they likely t" place their trust solely il
Providence: for. notwithstanding ''Specta
tors" kind advice. they have learned by eN
periemce that God helps UHIy thu>e VIII,
help themselves Therefore they pTOpoS,
in future To take hand in shaping things
for their own good, and our friend can con
tinue to perform the part of a Spectator
as long a> il plea>es him 10 d" 50.
NOEkER.