Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-09
AN ANONYMOUS CRITICISM.

AN ANONYMOUS CRITICISM.
wHTTEsBoRo, June ., 1856.
To the Editor of the Gazette:
You will find thousands OF such Jackasses as
you call them in the state Of Texas The
Fisher alliance Is hitting the nail right square
on the head THE GAZETTE is a monopolypa-
per, and did more to injure the Knights OF La
Dor than any other paper In the state. You are
no friend of the laboring man, and in the course
of time, "if 1t does not change It's opinions 1t
win come to the conclusion that the laboring
man is no friend of THE GAZETTE. do not be
long to the knights of Labor or Farmers ALI
ance, but they are fighting for good cause and
every honest man will sympathize with them.
From man that claims to be
A GENTLEMAN AND NO JACKAss.
VIII the gentleman Of Whitesboro, over
his own signature, as becomes 'a gentle
man." point to that line or word in any
issue OF THE GAZETTE which substantlates
his charges9 VIII he, as "an honest
man." recall any opposition of THE GA
zETTE to the Occurred objects, apo,sed
purposes, or professions of the Knights of
Labor, except as such may be political in
their very nature and as such antagonistic
to Democratic doctrine?
THE GAZETTE opposes the boycott; so
does Mr.. Powderly. THE GAZETTE con-
dennis lawlessness so does Mr.. Pow
derby. THE GAZETTE warns the Knights
against political Adventures; so does Mr..
Powderly. THE GAZETTE says the strike
was mistake; so does Mr. Powderly.
Is Mr., Powderly an organ of monopoly
and an enemy of Iaboring men?
Did it never occur to the volunteer
champion at Whitesboro, and to all who
criticise THE GAZETTE for that matter, that
THEY ,oere doing more to itjure the Knights
Of Labor than all tie papers in TEXAS com.
bined? And this is how they are injuring
the cause they profess to serve:
BY professions at variance with theil
practice; by processing to condemn law
lessness and bulldozing, and then de-
nouncing those who are rot members o.
the order for also condemning such
things; by threatening men Qet this
Whitesboro gentleman read his own let
ter AGAIN. by protesting to favor en-
torcement of law, while knocking Law
officers in the discharge of their duties
by protesting hostility to the black lists
of railroads and then boycotting trades
people; by protesting to be non-political
and then going into midnight meetings
to endorse" men for office; by criticlsine
newspapers for saying and doing wha
Mr.. Powderly says and does, and wha
few Knights Of Labor will openly asser
ought not to be said and done. Not TIL
GAZETTE, not any newspaper, doe
the greatest injury to the Knights
Labor, but the organs and the recognize,
local speakers and writer's of the orde
themselves work harm to their cause, TO
they represent the order before the ba
of public opinion and their methods con
vince the public that one thing is sal
and another thing is meant.
In what is THE GAZETTE inimical {
the Knights of Labor In what does tn
uttersnces of this paper differ from tn
professions of the Knights of Labor then
selves, save and except as to some de
olarations of the order which are pc
litical in their nature? AS non-politicl
: organization and as true in its profe,
sions as such, the knights of III
Dor cannot point to one line c
t opposition in any issue of Tn
GAzETTEi to assert otherwise is to sa,
in effect, that the Knights have not mean
I what they said, for their professions an
r THE GAzETTE's utterances are exactl
the same, As to the demands OF the Of
der which are quasi political in character
The GAZETTE will oppose or favor q
such demands agree or disagree with III
e demands OF the Democratic party. III
knights profess to be working for tn
good OF the people; the policies adv,
Gated by THs GAZETTE would, all, ten
o TO the benefit Of the many.
+ Men who are knights of Labor for
sinister purpose, or who profess or
thing and mean another, win see in Tn
u GAzETrE an enemy honest, SINGER
}, knights OF Labor win see in THE G.
d zETTEa faithful chronicler, an unbiase
IS critic and truer friend than many VIII
i are crying out Lord, Lord" to the hos
}. OF labor, and truer advocate than mar
7, who are, metaphorieally speaking, on Ii
J. psy-rolls Of the order.