Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-11
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE BOYCOTT MUST 60. So Says Chief Workman
 PowderIy. AN APPEAL TO THE KNIGHTS. The Losses By the Gould
 Strike. GLADSTONE ON HOME RULE. His Bill Up For a Second
 Reading.
GLADSTONE ON HOME RULE
\ CIRCULAR FROM POWDERLY.

A CIRCULAR FROM POWDERLY. He Opposes Every Boycott Except on Drink-Not Dynamite Hut IntelIi. gence to Solve the Problem-An Alp. peal for Unity and Caution.
 CHICAGO, May 9-The following secret cir cular has been received by the Knights o1 Labor of Chicago, and will be read in the various assemblies during the coming week PHILADELPHIA, May 8. Noble Order of the Knights of Labor of America To the Order every where Greeting The response to the secret circular issued March 13 has been so generous and the endorsement of the sentiments contained in it has been so unanimous that feel encouraged and strengthened in the work. Nearly to act on the advice contained in the rcuar of the 18th ult feel that it only requires the coming right before the world We have been losing ground so far as public opinion is concerned for some time. One of the causes is that we have al lowed things to be done under the of the Knights of Labor for which the organization was keep jealous eye upon the doings of the labor men who never labor, and when they charge any your condemnation upon it at once by denying it. if paper criticises the Knights of Labor or it's boycotts on, remove them. journal not long since made some uncompIimentary all M ,sions to the Gen, of HO0r the ana nearess asssmDly @ ps nsesos mesos every person who advertised in columns of the pa per. wrote to the assembly asking that they re- move the boycott and it was done. We must bear in mind that the General Master Workman is only a man and is not above criticism. We demand for ourselves ''the right of free speech" We cannot consistently deny it to others; we must tolerate fair, open Grf,eS- reply IS necessary make @ criticised or abused by blackguard sheet treat it
 That aims and objects are good is no reason why our members should be regarded as being of superior build or maleEs eb on we are mo more the who do the work of the world. In our dealings with iab9rers and capitalists we must deal justly done to us we in turn must do equally to others. This is the aim of the Knights of Labor and it must not be lost sight of in future.
 Let me direct your attention to few little peais for aid are scattered broadcast among the assemblies Do not pay one cent for such purposes District Assembly or the General Assembly If boycott notices are sent to you burn them. have sent assemblies with request that they be acted upon. Let me mention some of them:
 proceeds to get into an atepeation with hm boy colts him and then asks the order to carry it out
 of the political parties. Members Of the opposing party conceive the idea of getting rid of the first taking the precaution to have the paper in question say something uncomplimentary of the
 In fact our order has been used as a tail for hundred different kites, and in future-it must soar colt was boycotted ten years ago and could not get work at my trade for months It is a bad prac- 1 have no use for it only when everything else fails Appeals for ad circulars, petitions advertisements of every kind scattered everywhere through the order I copy letter which came to me the subject "A large part of our time appeals for aid, keeping us till F o'clock We were led to believe the Knights of Labor to be an eduea productive of good. We have time for instruc- tion. What do you advise us to do?''' advised ask of the secretary of each assembly to do the same. If your journal were not boy yeotted by, our I1 oIA fl,n of communication between the general off cers and the order, but the journal is assemblies send out documents in envelopes ad- dressed 10 Secretary ot Assembly Mo-. In because of this practice. No member has the right to address another in that @ way and if it is ever
 In future the General Executive Board must not be interfered with in the performance tain them and obey them; if not, ask for their resignations ., While the Board was en- semblies in places wi the best of intentions no doubt were passinS and bp 3hnn G d the contrary they were injurious. Iu the settle ment of troubles it becomes the duty of the Execu tive Board to meet 5erybody and go everywhere While they are doing this they must rot be ham by the aeons R s e Tee e ao S % their best and if you cannot find way, do not re- ssrd her progress o do 19f % b l.esce necessaries of fife. if I had my mind made up to rob bank at midnight, string against mycontempiated action would not influence take the trouble to study up the question and would inform himself as to my right to rob the would not rob it at midnight if he did his duty. What we want frcm our members Is not Gush or have rights without passing resolutions. Men who think and study and act are required
 on the asth of May in the city of Cleveland. From the receipt of this letter you must not adress any swer if you do. have thousands of letters piled mp around me now and they never can be read, since my illness the mail delivered at my house has exceeded 400 letters day must play the part of sponsibe oIs' for T it. i asked through the jour told by some to get help. If had fifty assistants it would do no good for it takes my whole tine to my work am waited on by some committee who generally msrepresent me after they leave tell a different story From now until the General Assembly meets I will receive no committees, answer no letters. I must formulate a plan for the future and will not be interfered with Let me repeat. will receis commit
 e ees .ass of fI members of assemblies This is perati3e. I must have chance to do something of benefit for the order and I cannot do it if am to sit for eighteen hours day reading letters which have bees answered and reanswered in the journal asaemby na wifi be said to the entire order ana you must give me time to prepare it.
 bers and from men who talk about buying guns and dynamite If the the men who posse possess money in the purchase of some well selected work on labor they would put the money to good use. They will never need the guns or dynamite in this country. It is my opinion that the man who does not study the politics of the nation and the wants of the people would make but little of a rifle. The man who cannot vote intelligently and who will not watch the man he votes t for after he is or dyuamite. If the head the brain of man cannot alone will never solve it. If kill my enemy si- fence him. it is true, but do not convince him.
 would make convert rather than 4 corpse @ of my If that theory held good, the workman of to-day
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 closer together. am well aware that some extrem @
 say that bloodshed and destruction alone will solve
 she read for hi ahe the Master Workman repeats to the newly initiated nonsense put him out In the hands of men entire
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 Tn the hands of men entirely mouth the gun is harmless as his sword.''
 l To our drinking members extend the hand o ol
 put but it is my duty to reach down and lift up tne
 msA who has fallen victim to % the %se of the retarys voice when this is read ask him to stane
 heaven sSs 9n and repeat with me these Words: T l Knight of Labor. believe that every man shoqlc
 free from the curse ot a e or m | tenperance. The finest link in the chain of op
 pression is the one forge when l aroWn S mn man n l the brain my God has given me unless am party
 to the theft If drink to drown grief dd 3rlns na | one fota to the sum of human happiness when
 invite oblivion oyer the rim Of giass t 1T dU9, Un | while drunk brings defeat to the least Of labor
 plans life time of attention to duty alone can re
 pair the loss. promise never again 10 put my | If every member of the Knights of Labor woul'
 only pass a resolution to boycott strong drlnk 8
 far as he is concerned for five years, and wou'
 pledge his word to study the labor gu. question m Iron
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 have, through some unfortunate nnn
 While I can find no excuse for the unmanly al a,
 tack made upon us by some Of these e pe;oEPi t;oEP most perpiexing question, neither can l se 1 any good reason why there should pc any caus ] for a quarrel We must have no clashing betwee | tha man lnhor,s arrnv I am the cause of tn