The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-06
THE KNIGHTS KNEW HIM.

General Harrison posing as the
champion of American labor against
the cheap labor of Europe is spectacle
10 make angels weep. A man VINO
would think his blue blood might clog
in his veins if he spoke to WORKING
man otherwise than as mental is not
the kind of a man to command
the respect of laboring men, VINO
in America are the equals OF
the highest official in the mat
tiers of responsibility and "blood."
Pedigree is the last thing that counts
with the honest sons of toll, and these
latter are the men who, by their votes,
rule the United States. 1t is also coca :
sion for wonder and surprise that the
party that has made General Harrison
its standard bearer can have the I'M
audience to profess love for American
labor when every ship from the old
world brings to this country ''pauper
lsborers'' who are brought here by the
nrotected mine and mill owners OF til e
east to compete with citizen workers.
Before his nomination General Harrison
thought it beneath his dignity to be-
friend labole-s, and he is on record in
more than one place as an enemy to
Americans who toll with their hands
His present professions do not tickle the
ears nor blunt the memories of the
working people, who, in the language OF
the dsy, are "onto him." The Knights OF
Labor of District Assembly, o. LOG, which
includes ali the territory within a
radius of Fifty miles with Indianapolis
as a center, have been taking action in
the case of General Harrison. If any
workingmen know the Republican
candidate, those of his neighborhood
must be the ones. At the regular Au-
gust meeting last week the Assembly
adopted the following, which tells pretty
plainly the esteem in which the gentle
man is held and how they regard his
professions of love and consideration
for Workin. men.
WHEREAS. We are enieined by. our order
to support, at the polls, our friends, ano
punish our enemies, ana
Whereas, Benjamin Harrison, IN the foI-
lowing manner, has antagonlze q the ordet
of K. of L to-wlt: He voted against tn e
bills to exclude Chinese, While our gener 81
assembly at Richmond declared unequlV o.
cally against Chinese emigration, ana de-
m lnded the abrogetion of the existing
treaty .... -.
This order TO place tie letter carriers under
the provisions OF the eight-hOur law.
In 1877, while attorney for railway IN
terested in the faiiute of strike OF tnat
year, he assumed to act as arbitrator, tnus
going TO the laboring man with fair prom
Uses, at the same time being i'll the employ
of a leading antagonist
While &C ing as railway attorney, ne ac-
cepled the position of United states senator
and aided the passage Of LAYS IN b tng # inter
PesoLued, That we reaffirm the feeling. OF
a district expressed by the labor organlZa
tons of the state during the Senatorla
contest two years ago. and pledge ourselves
to use every honorable means TO secure the
defeat of said Renj amtn Harrison at the
polls in November next.
This action dees not surprise the In
diana community. The people tner
are familiar with the attitude of Gen
Harrison tow&rds workingmen, In
firm opposition of the Knights OF Laoo
and other organized bodies OF workme
resulted in his 6efeat for reelection t
the Senate two years ago, and that op
position will help to bury him out
sight next November.