The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-09-18
New York Star a

FOR wORKINGMAN-Sow LET NEW
PAY THAT $4,000.
New York starJ
Editor John C. New, of the In,lianapo-
lis Journal, Republican politician and
employer of "rat" printers, tried TO
bluff the Knights of Labor of Indiana by
offering to bet - 900 that General liar
rison did not say, during the railroad
strikes of 1887, that a dollar day was
enough for workingmen, and that If he
had the authority he would call out the
militia and shoot the strikers down.
District Assembly No. LOG of that State.
through its Executive Board, started ont
to win that bet, and they secured ample
proof that the Republican can.iidate ior
President did actually say all that had
been attributed to him.
Edwin +. Gould, the District Record
ing Secretary, wrote letter To the .JDftr-
nal questioning the sincerity of Mr. New,
and offering to put up money and facts to
back up the position of the workinymen.
This stand taken by Mr. Gould, who is
one of the most trusted men in the Gen
eral Assembly of the Knights, has been
heartily approved by the members of the
order in this city.
number of local lights gathered
about Pythagoras Hall last night and
discussed the matter. Timothy p. Quinn
said: Mr. New is trying to spring a
very old game on the workingmen of In-
diana. lie has overreached himself, and
his bluff has proved to be a boomerang"
Master Workman James Z. Quinn, of
District Assembly No. 40, said that he
knew Mr.. Gould very well, and would
take his word in preference to that of
any "rat" editor in America "If Secre-
tary Gould says Harrison said SO. the
workingmen of America will accept that
statement as truthful until it is clearly
proven to be false"
James H. Magee, master workman of
National District Assembly No. 226, COM
posed of railroad employees. declared that
he had found editors of non-union papers
to be falsifers as rule, and until Mr.. New
plrged himself of the contempt in which
he was held by union men by making his
paper a good union sheet, all his state
ments would be looked upon with as much
suspicion as those of the New York Tri-
6"ne. The workingmen of this State
would accept Secretary Gould's statement
as true and would vote against Harrison.
Frank Baxter, ex-master workman Of
District Assembly No. 81, said: "This
expose made by District No. lO6 has
knocked out the bottom of the Harrison
labor boom. Il never was strong. any,
how, and would not have grown to any
size for it was founded on froth. but this
has killed it off, and we can now proceed
without considering it As factor in the
coming campaign"
James Z. Archibald, master workman
of the National District Assembly Of
Painters and Paperhangers, did not be-
lleve that the Knights of Labor of Indi-
ana would oppose General Harrison with
out some good cause. The letter of Sec
rotary Gould was all the evidence re-
quired by New York Knights of Labor
to warrant them in openly denouncin.
the man from Indiana
William McMasters, of District Assem-
bly, No. 81, shoemakers, said: THAT
settles it. Organized labor must onpose
General Harrison to be consistent. and I
am sure it will oppose him tooth and nail.
Tie : known tc be All enc " of labor in
his own State, and that is all We want TO
know about him. You know oar motto
is, An injury to one is the concern of ALL
and We will make that our wltchword
this time. We will bury General Har-
rison so deep that he will rue the day he
made that uncalled for attack upon the
workingmen OF Indiana"
Mr.. Nathan Nixon, a picture frame
glider, who is a member Of District As
sembly 40 of the Knights of Labor. said
'Ihe nomination Of Harrison by the Re
publican party is an insult to the work
men of America. 1t amounts simply to
this, that convention composed largely
OF railway monopolists have nominated
railway attorney who in 1877, organized
armed thugs to shoot down American
workmen engaged in the most righteous
strike that ever took place in the United
States. 1t was strike against a national
conspiracy for the reduction of wages,
end some of the workmen engaged in the
movement had been cut down from sI.75
a day in 1873 to 90 cents dav in 1877.
1t was a reduction which took the bread
out of children's mouths, and Mr.. Har-
rlson had not one word to say against it.
That any political party should have
the impudence to nominate such a man
almost surpasses belief. In 1877 he want
ed to wade in blood to his finger tips.
Whose blood would it be? Why, the
blood of American workmen. Is il pos
sible that this man to day asks American
workmen to vote for him? Is it possible
that any American with drop of blood
in his veins will vote for him. The evil
dence afforded by the fifteen sworn afi-
davits submitted by the Knights of Labor
through the secretary of the assembly in
Indianapolis seems to settle the matter"
Live Oak Bdaner. We have received Grnu
friends in different counties this week. warm
congratulations upon our nomination IA the
O. H.