Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-23

inaugurated at tho meeting OF the Chicago
PROFESSIONALS. Reforms spring from noble
impulses but the impulse which fathered
the assembling of the PROFESSIONALS was
born in hate, nursed in envy and grew To
its present size in the hope that this great
order would one day be brought beneath
the rule of men who do not possess the
courage or manhood to properly rule them
selves
No hesitancy or mawkish sentiment
should sway us at this session. Let US once
aud forever put IL beyond the power OF any
man To fight this order or its principles
and remain a member. III they will tear
down let them tear from the outside. and
let every true honest man in the order take
sides and either go with these misguided
creatures or stand firm and defend the
order from their vile attacks.
These attacks upon the Knights Of Labor
comes from the persistent opposition which
has been shown TO the idea of allowing 9th
er organ Zations 10 control the Knights or
Labor. DO not misunderstood me, for do
not refer TO the trade unions. | once re-
ferred To this matter at meeting of this
body, and my remarks were twisted and
tortured TO serve tho purpose OF designing
knaves who attempted To play upon the
feelings OF trade unionists. Their cause
and ours are one In the main. The organ
ization which your general master work
man speaks OF is the International Work
tions three years ago to secure the election
of its trusted agents as general officers Of
the order of the Knights OF Labor. The
proofs are in my possession The plan of
these men met with but lit q success, anu
from that time 10 the present the members
OF that organization have secretly and IN
tringly worked for the ruin of this order
We had the misfortune TO elect man
who was either a member or Sympathi Zer
10 the general executive board, and he has
at all times shown preference for that or
ganiZation. An honest man would 90 with
the society te which he owed his allegiance
but men who will deny their connection
with other societies will not hesitate 10 do
stroy the X. of l.. If the opportunity pre-
sents itself. The opportunity never pre-
sented itself and they sought TO make it
and failed.
You may accuse your general master
workman of entertaining bitter feeling
for this element. If So, you are wrong I;
there is no bitterness but there is a dis
position on his part % drive from the order
every element of discord, if IL lays in his
power TO do so.
speculative gambling, especially in food
products, and demanded "a more equal dis
tribution of wealth.
In his report ex Secretary Litchman gave
| a detailed statement OF his connection with
the order f~om his admission to the presc Mt
time, quoting from the official records of
the past sessions Of the general assembly
To prove the faisity of the charges Of DIS
honesty which had been circulated against
him. He showed from the records that
everything had been satisfactory ~ explain
ed 10 the general assembly, and his course
was approved by resolution at the Detroit
meeting in 1881. His connection with the
general insurance secretaryship was in no
wise the cause of the failure OF the system
for ii failed because it was inherently rot
ten. His resignation was appended as part
Of the record. He closed with an expression
OF thanks to the general officers for cour-
tesies and hope for the continued success
of the order