The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-13
LITCHMAN'SLAB0R VIEWS
HIS SPEECH AT ODD FELLOWS
HALL LAST NIGHT.

knights of Labor Order Explained
How Labor is Influenced by Capt.
tal-What the Knights General Sec
rotary Wants to See-His Views OF
Education-The Liquor Question.
General Secretary of the Knights of La
Dor. Chas. H. Litchman, addressed large
audience at Odd Fellows Hail last night
speaking for an hour aud half Their
were not less than $50 white auditors, while
the colored contingent sweel the number
10 a fraction over 800 The Atlantic Ban
discoursed music in the gallery as the seat,
filed up
The audience was, in the main, an intelli
gent and attentive one. Quite a mum
her of prominent gentlemen occupied seat
on the platform. As Solicitor General du
Bignon walked up the aisle and took a seat
on the platform the audience cheered hin
Justify. Among those ON the stage besides
the speaker were T. B. Mcclure, of the
General Executive Board Of the knights OF
Labor; District Master Workman John
nriscoll, Lewis P. Ashbv and W. H Fl.
Young, of the reception committee: s. 3.
Adams, Esq, Capt W. w. Gordon, F. G.
duBignon, Esq.. W. S. Tison. Mai John
Secretary Of the District Assembly Knights
of Labor.
INTRODUCING THE ORATOR.
District Master Workman Driscoll intro
uuced w. Ii. ID. Young, TO whom had been
delegated the duty of introducing the
orator.
MIR. Young, in introducing Mr. Litch.
man, sad that he was happy to be able to
introduce gentleman who had been so
long and fla Vnra hlU iIsptifa al WIT h.
der of Knights of Labor; man whose
name and fame runs parable with it
throughout the length and breadth of the
land, and one than whom there was none
more competent to teach the mission of the
order The MORNING NEWS,
high and none the less deserved
compliment when it alluded to him as
'Powderlys right-hand man" 1t was a
very great honor to any man associated
with Mr.. Powderiy to be called his fright
hand man. "Mr. Litchman needs no
encomlun at my hands, said Mr.. Young
dis visit has been made at the earnest
solicitation of the entire Southern States.
and this alone induced him to come before
us. | have the pleasure of introducing
Charles ii. Litchman, General Secretary of
the Knights of Labor of North America.
GREETED WITH APPLAUSE.
Mr. Litchman was greeted with a round
of applause He stood for moment evil
IDENTITY gratified that SO large an audience
had assembled to hear him, and that its
tplrit was in harmony with the cause of
which he is an able and pleasing advocate.
A man rather below the medium stature
apparently having turned his 10Th year
smooth-faced, classical forehead with
narrow band of thin auburn hair run
ming round head bald from
brow to occiput, light wave of
Eap6V mpnStarha
and eyes whose grayish blue pupils sparkled
with Intelligence through heavy eyeglasses
AS he extended his right hand to STAY the
applause so that he could begin his lecture.
1t was the small, almost bloodless, aristo-
cratic yet Italian hand of the organizer
and not the hand of the toiler which was
exteaded-it did not come fresh from the
grasp of the tools of the mechanic or arti-
san, and yet its delicately rounded nails
seemed 20 have been no stranger to the
Skilful touch of the skilled manicure
Mr.. Lltchman said that he wished from
his heart that he could feel worthy of the
warm words directed to him by Brother
Young'S Introductory. 1t would be as
proud crown of laurel as was ever given
10 man to deserve the title of ''the right
hand man of Terrence V. Powderly. It
was as much honor as could come to an
American citizen. No man on the American
continent SO much deserves the love of the
'. Powderly, and tenderly and anxiously
have they watched by his bedside of sick
hess aud showed an affection for him which
was proud honor to any man to so
thoroughly enjoy the love and affection of
the American people.
WHY HE CAME SOUTH.
Mr.. Lltchman said that he had come
South mainly for rest after nine months of
close application and this said he. sis
the way | am resting; have spoken nine
teen nights and am near the end of my
visit, having four or five more points in
the South yet to speak" This is his second
visit south. He had no reason, he said, to
change he opinion that he formed on his
former visit five years ago, of the ID overbial
hospitality Of the Southern people. 1t still
existed and had been warmly manifested.
Mr Lltchman took up the history of the
order. First it worked secretly, it now
works openly; and it has spread all over
the land and has crossed the ocean. 1t is
nov 0,0O0 strong, and its members can be
found IN almost every nation of the globe
Ten years ago it was a mere handful or
ganlzlng at Reading, Pa. Its growth has
been remarkable considering the secrecy
which enshrOuded il. Six wears ago this
secrecy was removed. The veil of impen-
ct abb secrecy was not TO hide wrong doing,
but 10 prevent oppression until it could or
game against oppression, and until it was
strong enough to defy oppression. The seed
then sown is giving the fruitage of the
present.
OTHER FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
The speaker paid high compliment to
fraternal organizations, to two of which.
the Freemasons and Odd Fellows, he said
that he belonged. He contrasted these
orders with the Knights of Labor organiza-
ton. They visit the sick; so do we. They
bury the dead; so do we. They relieve dis
tress; so do we. They educate the orphan;
so do We" But he said tine Knights of
Labor do something to keep men
from dying. We take up the work
where the fraternal organizations
drop it, God speed the fraternal organiza-
tons in their work. | would not detract
from them; but ours is above and beyond
them; to bring about an era when labor
will receive an honest days pay for an
honest days work. Ii this principle does
not govern, the fraternal organizations
must 20 down, for men cannot pay their
dues to sustain them
''The motto of the Knights of Labor is
nobility Of principle and purity of inten-
tions, in which it Is the equal of any organi-
zation on the globe
THE PRINCIPAL OF COOPERATION
He next took up the principle of cooper
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