New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
FAITHFUL TO HIS TRUST.
rJrcHMAN REPLIES TO HIS DErANfERs
THE RECORDS OF THE KNIGHTS or LABOR DE
CLARE HIS HONESTY AND INTEGRITY.

CLARE HIS HONESTY AND INTEGRITY.
Philadelphia, Sept. (spcciaD.-Gcneral SECRETARY
Charles II. Iitchman Of the Knights oil Labor In
answer 10 the abusive criticism In tho Democratic
rrcss NJ HIS course I'm leaving tho Knights ami taking
ND tho cause OF Harrison and Morton. and especially
referring 70 n Ncw-Yors Democratic paper OF today
trat dcvotcs a column and half Of abuse TO place
him in the HIGHT of dcfaulter said this afternoon
"Thc whole thing was as fa,sc and vile as the
man who wrote IT, Let that papcr or any other
respect table journal put the charges In such shape
that an action Will liz in court, and viii give them
an opportunity 10 show he truth Of what they charge
Until they are manly enough to do that ! must
suppose for the future suffer as | have during
the past eight years, from the malignant sendcis
Invented without shadow Of foundation. While
holding the position OF general secretary / have
passed by these attacks In silence, knowing that
could successfully meet on the floor OF the General
Assembly any representative who dared attack me.
and caring nothing for any ono else on the outside
am now placed so that can SPEAK
freely and fully. THIS propose TO do
whenever occasion requires. I Will 'Vuarsnec
TO pay $500 to any man who can show that have
dishonesty used or appropriated TO my own benefit
single dollar Of the funds Of any organization, polh
cal, labor otherwise, in which have held
fducary position. 1t IS true am bankrupt to-
day. Ny fidelity TO the labor movement made me
so, and had used for the benefit of capital but
little of the brain and ability that have consecratei
TO tho OF labor during tho last fourteen years
would not to-day be n bankrupt. Every dollar owc
however, Will be paid, II live"
" As TO the charge that / was denounced by the
General Assembly of the knights OF Labor In Phila-
dclpha, in 1884. dcfaulter and thief, by James
f. Quinn, of New York, will simply quote from the
record Of the General Assembly
Representative Litchman Of Massachusetts, having oc
cuplcd the floor to make notion Representative QUINN
OF New York objected to Representative Lchman being
entitled to he floor the ground Of being defaultcr
"The decided the objection not in order as Repre-
sentative Ltchman had paid the Executive Board tho
full ordered by the last General Assembly and he
knew Of charge against the brother
So far as my former services general secretary
arc concerned and in reply to any criticism against
my honesty or integrity, give this verbatim from the
records
Resolved That the thanks Of this general assembly he
rendered to Grand Secretary Lchman for tho satisfactory
manner In which 10 rendered his account at this
session.
On motion OF Representative McFaddon, Of Ponnsylya
MIA the following was aso unanimously adopted Resolved,
mat this general assembly heartily expresses us
confidence ability and honesty Of the retiring grand
secretary Charles II. Litchman.'
Those resolutions adopted at the session Of the
General Assembly at Detroit In 1851, when my first
term as general secretary ended
During This present campaign exercise my right
as al American ciiizon and never served labor so
faithfully IN my judgment as shall when do AL In
my power TO bicak down the possibility OF success OF
the Democratic party in IT'S advocacy OF tho BRUSH
cr-trade system
Mr.. Llfchman had before him while he spole the
records Of the General Assembly for the last ten years
and verified HIS statements as he went along