Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-23

had the misfortune to elect g m.n
who WAS either member or 9
sympsthiEsr to the general executive
board ami be has ct slI times shown 6
preference for the principles CT that or.
ganizstien. An honest man would &C
with the society which claimed his ale
glance, bat men who will deny thelI
connection with other societies will
not scruple to destroy the Heights OF La i.
Dor II the opportunity presents IL
self. The opportunity never presented It.
self and they sought to.mlke it end failed
You may accuse your general master
workman Of entertaining e bitter feeling
for this element. II go you are wrong ;
there is no bitterness, but there is de-
termination on his part TO drive from tee
order every element CT disccrd II it lies
In his power to do So"
He advocates more squel division OF
the wealth produced BY labor and de,
nounces the gambling in money, lard,
ID railways, and IN the very food which
ls Withheld from the mouths Of millions
st. the sound cf the lstockbroker's ticker"
Ex-Secre.sry Li,chmsR in bis report
gives detailed sts.ement of his cOunec-
ton with the order from his sd mission to
the present time, quoting cfficisl records
OF past sessions OF the genera! assem
bly, 10 prove the fsleity Of
the charges Of dishonesty which had been
circulated agSinst him. Hs showed from
the records thsE everything had been
satisfactorily explsi ed to the general
assembly and his course wss approved By
8 resolution st the Detroit meeting. His
conf ection with the general
Insurance secresaryship was IN
noWise the Cause Of the
fsilure OF tae ystsm for i. fsiled because
i: was rotten. Hs took mp his e. ection as
general secretary two years age, explsin
ing that By goo1 service ard business
methods he hopad forever to silence bis
slAnderers. He gave dessils 10
show il wnat poiuts he SAVED
money to the order. Il various
controversies b9 believed he was the isr-
get Of uudeseIvsd Cepsura. He had pint
Ing doue by his OWE con, w1o was
knight Of Labor il good standing, and
he believed he did right in SO doing; buI
1t was less tAan one seventh
OF the sWhole amount tat was
done. He Indignantly denied the
charge thai he ielsifed accounts. explail-
lug thst he had nothing to do with paying
the bills, that work devolvirg or the
treasurer. He fu'ther denied the cIaim
that he had employed non
union help st the general
offices. he recommended that
the general secretary be given absolute
control Of his clerks, advocated the re-
tuction OF the general executive oosrd to
I've members consisting OF the general
MASTER workman, general worthy fore
mar, gener secretary and two members
the money TO be placed with safe |
repositories, acknowledged the |
mportsnc CT the session for |
ne wesl or woe OF the order, |
md cou1selled great care In the selection |
II CHEERS for the ensuing year. His Tes-
gnation WAS appended as part Of the
'ecord. He closed with sD expression of |
hanks to the general Officers Coz course-
lies an hope for the Continued success
If the order.
Among the delegates to the general
there is s general approval OF
he report OF Gtsnd Master Workm.n
'oWderiy, sad the iEiiCsions to Eight
re that his suggestions will be
dopted. OF course there are dissenting
iGws, but SO far SIS csn he ssceYtcinsd
ne majority IS with Powderjy.. Az Jsmea
Morrow OF Adrian, Mich, expressed
"Ehe order IS really, stronger than
Yer, and in the next yeaHf mere will be
&c healsh!sst Snd best growth n the his.
Org CT Tie organic 3tiou' -,