The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-24

Mr. PowderIy and Mr. T B. Barry
both want TO b. grand mogu!s of tht
/ knights Of Labor organization. Mr.
/ Powjerly had the reilS Wen in hand
ana led Mr.. carry in the race from the
start Mr., Barry left the camp, and
is now shooting birthstone bombs at
Mr.. Powderly and his crowd, and pro
poses TO start little he'll Of his own
where he can be chief ruler. lie vii
call it the Brotherhood Of United La
/ bor''. We DO not take much stock IN
Mr.. Barry, bat quite as much in him a
we DO in Mr.. Powdelly. Mr.. Barry
publishes an open letter in which he
gives out some very damaging
ing facts, if true, and we believe they
are from the way he tells them. If
not true the Knights Of Labor owe it
to themselves to make it clear to the
people that they are not true. The
following extract from Mr.. Barry 5
published letter VII give the reader an
idea Of the general nature of his charg-
/ cS:
VIII meet You or those whose actogs you sus-
tanned, on the ros,rum, before Tie bar of public
opinion, and prove from documents and witness
g the correctness OF my statements, and uncover
the mask OF sham reform from the designing ny
IocTucs WhO are now ucCciNnS humanity. | can
prove Jhat / - ii pDgo-lyS money WAS paid I.
UEiclly on the order OF T. v Puwaerly and john
". Hays, when ne was not III the employ OF nor
had rendered service TO the order to the know
lc'Se o. the general officers can prove that
from ten TO fourteen persons. who were not mem
hers oi any MON, were employed a; the general
Office OF the general executive board and Journal
department. and that ten or more Knights III La
| hor were discharged. | can prove from docu-
mentary evidence that printer IN the general
oHce
WAS GIVEN One DAY
to make mp his mind 10 vote in the local assem-
BY as the administration required or leave the
Office. can prove by witnesses that blank forms
were used for the s0c purpose Of getting rid of
/ clerks who would not bow i'll submission 10 the
administration. | can prove that | received in
June IA Letter from John ". Haynes asking my
vote toward employing a uOn-u!Gion member who
was to diSplacc II Knight OF Laborsand union
man. can prove that the machinery OF the gen
cTai Office aud its officers have been used 10 de
feat the choice of district reprcse n0ti0u TO the
general assembly. ! can prove that the charter
Of district -, East Saginaw, Mich, was Illegally
recalled ON the ground that the delegates from
said district supported Barry at the last session
OF the general assembly. | can prove tiat the
Pplty OF the general officers has been TO destroy
districts, and to concentrate the power mo the
hands Of the state assemblies. / can prove that
the records Ofihe relative to the attachement of
locals have been destroyed to rob certain districts
OF their membership, can prove that the re-
CORDS Of the eiice We're manipulated as to al
low representation in the general convention
who had no right TO be in thar body. | can prove
that general officer and trustee Of the orders
moneys and property was denied an tented ac-
count Of SO 800 of ''poyerty's money" l can
prove thai the Journal of United Labor was used
to destroy the character OF a man and district
and that such journal intercedcd with an unfair
employer To help them in their knigltiy work
| can prove that the orders money was spent i'll
the campaign by general officers, at the same
time they threatened To take away charters Of
locals whose members were exercising the right
Of citizenship