Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-10-22
PUBLIC OPINION.

matters that they are inclined to
brook no interference, but it is time
that they were taught that the laws
of the country are greater than the
"social usages" of a cOterie OF self
elected aristOcrats.
Pittsburgh Penny Press (Rep.).
The +. F. V. will be made more
unhappy by opposing the knights
of Labor IN their missionary work,
and in tho end, as at the close OF
the war for the Union, the negro
vii be the gamer by the conflict.
After the Knights of Labor war IN
the South the negro may SIT IN a
private box at the theater, or oc-
cupy the bridal chamber in the
hotel if he can pay for it-not this
year, perhaps, but it will come.
Augusta, Georgia, News. DEM.
If the Knights of Labor intendto
make the social equality Of the
races part of their creed they will
gain little strength in the South.
The white working man has as lit
tie taste for that as anybody and
understand very clearly that social
intermixture in the first and long
est step toward mlscegenatlon,
which means mOngrellzauOn.
Chicago Mail Qnd..
To those who lived when slavery
was a fact the bitter hostility which
is being stirred in the social life OF
Richmond is easily understood. 1t
is a surprise, however, to any one.
1t is SO silly, so petty, and so alb
surd withal, that men and women
of sense and intelligence should
cherish such unreasonable prJu-
dice as to refuse to sit in a public
assembly which contained a sollta'
~ colored man.
Galveston News (Dem.).
The rushing OF the negro Farrel
into the theatre at Richmond, by
the New York Knights Of Labor
delegates, shows that the spirit
that animated Billy Wilson's IA
nous New York zOuaves in civil
war times is still pervading certain
sections of New York society. How
does Governor Lee feel after max
ing a forid address of welcome tC
such a crowd !
Toledo Bee (Dem)
The Knights of Labor have run
into the "negro in the wood pile.
Some of the hotels there refuse tC
entertain colored delegates to the
General Assembly. This is great
crime in the rebel hotel keepers o.
the chief city OF the South, but here
in Ohio any hotel man may refuse
to entertain cOlored guests an'
nothing will be said about it.
Pittsburg COmmcrcial-Gazette (Rep.).
Mr.. Blaine's lesson to the work
ingmen concerning impOsitions OF
colored mechanics of the south
read in his great speech during the
recent campaign in Maine, has beer
aptly learned by Mr.. POwderly.-
The dashing leader of the knights
fully realizes how great menace
to the American toiler is cheal
Southern labor, and he brings tba'
fact plainly home to the people o
Richmond in his letter.
Philadelphia Press CRep.).
No one has accused Mr.. Powder
ly of being demagogue, and ye'
by comparing his language and tina
of Mr.. Blaine, it will be seen tina
their opinions on this question coin
eide to a remarkable degree. They
both occupy substantially the SAME
ground. Each looks on the prob
lem in the same light, and eacl
sees the same menace to labor from
the present condition of the colore'
workingman in the South. If moth
| ing more than a clear cOmprehen
sion of the dangers threatening
labor from this source result from
the present session of the Knight
it will prove to be fruitful meet
| ing for them and all labOring men
Baltimore Sun (Ind.).
The colOred labor Of the South i
for the most part unskilled, anC
being engaged in agriculture, i
not brought into competition will
the order of the Knights of LABOR
which so far, at least, is an Organi
cation Of skilled and partially skill
ed labor engaged in mechanical IN
dustries. 1t is to be regretted
therefore, that Mr.. Powderly has
even in appearance, been caught b,
Mr.. Blaine's fallacy, and has beer
tempted to confuse social with la
Dor questions.
New York sun (Dem).
A week has suiliced to demon
strate the Importance Of the pro
test made by Herr Tisza, the Hun
garian premier, against the insuileI
ably high.handed behavior Of tn
Cars agents in Bulgaria. Ever
attempt of Kaulbars to corrupt tn
garrisOns of the large towns or {
excite instructions against tn
provisional authorities hasignOmlr
ously failed, and the elections
Just concluded, for the Great Sc
branie or constitutional convention
which will choose a ruler, have II
suited in an overwhelming victor
for tho anti. Russian marty. Thes