The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-03-07
SOMERSET. Pa, WEDNESDAY, MARCH !, 1885,

IL 49, 31l -, ne DID al 111--@1tf- lS@ :
ariiv act When P. u Arthur allowed
the members q the Brotherhooi, over
which he exercises sarh discipline, 70
tanper with The rights q the striking
employees Of the MisS0ori Pacific and
Wabash system, tao years ago. he too.
violated that principle Of honor which
should restrain man when stsoat 20 do
. wrong The tzkingof the mems places
was mean and d2stsr,ily lfthese actions
we're taken with the sanction Of the Chief
OF the Brotherhood. he. too, Is mean and
dasiariiy- Bu. two wrongs reyeT make
right, and shat Is mean and dzstzrily
in z member Of the Brotherhood Of En-
gineers cannot beoouse grand and noble
in a naeEnber Of the Knights Of Labor.
No Knight Of Lato- should beliiEle his
manhood by Shopping 10 such dirty work
II il Is the habit Of Brotherhood Esien 10
do sach work as taxing strikers plsoes.
IN heavens name lei them have mon
oPoly Of il
Knights Of Labor, if you take my adj
woe yoo will stand back and allow this
strike to 90 on L. the Brotherhood
denonstrs ie its power u stand alone
without any -entangiinz alliances with
those Of other trade-7 Lei the p4si b.
forgotten In this strike No matter how
bitter yo1 may feel towards these men,
remember that they have not stepped
on Of the ruf Of selishnez yet, and II Il
best 10 teach them aha. manhood means
by keeping hands od the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy strike.
The spectacle presented by mea Of a.
Dor, who belong % different orgznizs-
tons. rushing az each others throats
whenever strike takes pl2ee, mus be
gratifying thing for employers Of labor to
look al Il mus. indeed. give satisf2e-
ton to the corporations 20 kno~ thai
neither Knights OF Labor or BrOtherhood
men dare II the future ask for better
treatment with any assurznoe OF reesiv-
ing IL Il must be eonsoling thoaght 10
the moneEsolis1 70 knox that his POKER l.
n0t half - .iIn,erO1s 10 . labor orEanizz-
ton a. the possibility that another labo-
organization vii espolse his cause
through revenge. Labor xiA forever Be
bound hand and foot at the feet Of czlPitzi
50 long IS xorkingnen can be piited
against each ether
No strike should be entered into until
the cogrt Of last resort had lseen reached.
until the last effort consistent with man
hood had been made. until the heads Of
the opposing forces on both sides have
been consulted and their verdict gwen,
until the last bridge had been burned BE-
tWeen them Then. when il vas deter
mined that the last thing possible had
beea done 60 arert the trouble, every de-
iachment Of l4t-ors arIny-horse, foot
and Artillery--should be wheeled into
line in defending the rights Of the men
in the breach / have never seen such 4
strike, 4nd never expect 10 Gniil the
n4rnow preiBdiees Of the past are buried.
until the principles OF Knishthood are
properly Gn IerStood- Then we VII have
no strikes
Knights Of Labor, from Maine TO Cali
fornis, stand back Keep your hands of:
lei the law Of retaliation Be disr-rar5ed,
and let the men Of the Chiczso. Buriins-
ton & Quincy RaiIrUad yin the strike II
they can T. V P0wDEE1T.
General Master Workman.
In addition 70 this Mr. Powderly said
be had received letters from Worthy
Foreman Grifiths and John ". Hayes.
denying the reports that they favored
knights Of labor taking the places Of the
striking engineers.
Speaking for the Order generally
Mr. Powderiy added. wish to state
that the BemteTs of the order are oppos-
ei 70 dong anything that viii hamper OF
harass any osher labor organization, and
I DO not believe that nle3 from the Read
in-o Missouri Pacific rozsls are going %
Chicago TO take the places of members Of
the Brotherhood II they are doing %
Il is not with the sancfion or consent Of
any one Who i Authorized to speak for
the Knights Of Labor.