St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
BLATHhkskI.E BARRY
Shorn of Power and Honor, He
ViIlifies Powderly and Insults
the Delegates.

Shorn Of Power and Honor, He
ViIlifies Powderly and Insults
the Delegates.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Nov. 20.-T. b.
Barry tonight issued formal open let
ter to delegates. He says:
In violation of all law of Knighthood and
Justice, YOU have denied me fair trial or all
opportunity to be heard in my defense, and
nv your action placed yourselves in full ac-
cord with the unlawful and unwarranted
action of the general executive board, whom
had charged with Irregularities, and who
being unable 10 answer my charges, and fear
ing to meet me. resorted to all manner OF in
trigue to override the constitution and deny
to me the right of q fair trial, such as is
guaranteed TO every knight of Labor.
Your action is contrary to all law
aud decency. You have outraged justice.
lowered your manhood and misrepresented
your constituents by your vote, and you de-
pend on false reports and buryiny your
actions in silence on your return home, as
has been done after past sessions of the
general assembly. This time Your constit
uents will be given the truth by those who
have the courage of their manhood. Since
YOU have refused to give me an opportunity
to defend myself, / will now publish a few
of the charges made, and defy you or those
whom you sustained by your votes to prove
them false. will meet You or those whose
actions you sustained on the rostrum before
the bar of public opinion and prove from
documents and witnesses the correctness Of
my statements, and uncover the
MASK OF SHAM REFORM.
from the designing hypocrites who are now
deceiying humanity. l can prove that 81 $50
of poverty's money was paid Tom 0'Reilly
on the order of T. V. Powderly and John w.
HAYS when he was not in the employ of, nor
had rendered services to the order to take
knowledge of the general officers / can
provo that from ten to fourteen persons who
were not members of any union were en-
ployed at the general Office of the general
executive board and journal department, and
that ten or more Knights of Labor were dis
charged. / can prove from documentary
evidence that printer in the general office
was given one day to make up his mind 10
vote in the local assembly as the administra-
ton required or to leave the office. | can
prove by witnesses that blank forms were
used in the general office for the sole pur-
pose of getting rid Of clerks who would
not bow in submission to the
administration. can prove that received
in June letter from John w. HAYES asking
that my vote towards employing non-union
member who was 10 diSplace q Knight of
Labor and a union man. l can prove that
the machinery of the general Office ana its
officers have been used to defeat the choice
of district representation to the general as
sembIy. l can prove that the charter of Dis
trict "a, East Saginaw, Mich, was illegally
recalled on the ground that Ike delegates
from said district supported Barry at the last
session of the general assembly. 1 can
prove that the policy of the general officers
has been 10 destroy small districts, and to
concentrate the power into the hands of
state assemblies. l can prove that the rec
ords of the office relative to the attachment
OF locals have been destroyed.
TO ROE CERTAIN DISTRICTS
of their membership. can prove that rec
ords in the office were SO manipulated as to
allow representatives in the general conven-
ton who had no legal right in that body. /
can prove that general officer and trustee
of the orders moneys and property was de-
MED an iiemized account of $495, 900 OF
'-o-c.f.-s money" l can prove that the