Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-16

Va tuese meu NET WIN out nLtle success,
and from thss time to the present
the members Of that organi-
zation have secretly and untir-
ingly worked for the ruin Of
this order. There are members
OF that society who are members of this,
who do not favor the schemes Of the
warning factions of the International
Workingmen's Association, but they are
few and far between, for those who are
known are Intent only on destruction. We
had the misfortune to elect Q man
who was either member or O
sympath.zsr to the senersl executive
BOARD and be has at all times shown q
preference for the principles Of that or.
ganzahen. An honest man would go
With the society which Claimed his allie
glance, but men who will DENY their
connection with other societies viii
not scruple to destroy the Knights OF La.
Dor II the opportunity presents it.
self. The opportunity never presented 1t
self and they sought toImake 1t and failed
gu may accuse your general MASTER
workman of entertaining bitter feeling
for this element. II so Tou are wrong;
there ID no bitterness, but there ig de-
termination on his part 10 drive from the
order every clement Of disccrd II 1t lies
in his power to DO So"
He advocates more EQUAL division Of
the wealth produced by LABOR and de-
nounces the "gsnbling in money, lard,
In railways, and in the very food which
Is Withheld from the mouths Of millions
st the sound OF thClstockoToker's ticker"
E1-Secretary Lltchman in bis report
gives detailed statement Of his copnec-
ton with the order from his sd mission TO
the present time, suotlrg official records
CT past sessions Of the genera. Rsssm-
bly to prove the ssIsitY of
the charges Of dishonesty which had been
circulated against him. He showed from
the records that everything had been
satisfactorily explsised to the general
assembly and his course wss approved by
resolution st tae Dstroit meeting. His
COM ection with the general
Insurance secretaryship vas In
no1ise the cause Of the
fsilure OF the system for il failed because
it was rotten. He took up his el ection as
general secretary TWO years age, explain.
Ing that by good service and business
methods he hoped forever to silence his
slsndsrers. He gave details TO
show in wnst points he saved
money to the order. In various
controversies he believed he was the tar
get OF undeselved ceasure. He had print
ing done by his owI son, who was
Knight OF Labor il good standing, and
he believed he did right in SO doing; but
1t was less Than one.segenth
OF theN1whole amount tat Was
done. He indignantly denied the
charge that he falsiflsd accounts, EXPLAIN
iEg inst he had nothing TO do with paying
the bills, that work devo,ving on the
treasurer. He further denied the claim
that he had employed non-
union help at the general
offices. he recommended thai
the general secretary be- given absolute
control Of his clerks, advocated the re-
duction OF the general executive board to
fvs members contrasting Of the general
master workman, general worthy fore
man, general secretary and two members
the money to be placed with safe
repositories, acknowledged the
imporsanc Of the session fos
the veal or woe Of the order,
and couuselled great care In the selection
CT ofncers for the ensuing yesr. His res
ignstion was appended as part Of The
record. He closed with an expression Of
thsnks to the general officers for courte.
sies and hope for the continued succes IS
Of the order.
Among the delegates to the general |
assembly there is 8 general approval OF |
the report of Grand Master Workm,n |
PoTderly, and the Indications to night |
are that his suggestions will be
adopted. OF course there are dissenting |
views, bat so far as can be sscertained |
the mai ority ia with Pouderly. AS James |
q. Morrow Of Adrian, Mica, expressed |
1t: "rhs order is really stronger than |
ever, and In the next year there will be |
tie heslthiest and bsss growth In the his,
tory Of the organic .tion."