Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-01
ga Cold Blooded villain. 81


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February 16.-Gen-
eraI Master Workman Powderly Is attend
ing the regular monthly meeting of the gen
eraI executive board of the knights of La
Dor. Concerning the infoFmer and star
witness for the London Times against the
Irish leader, MIR. POWdeEly. says that IN MS
opinion LeCaron is a cold blOoded villain
of the worst type, and that no one should
put the slightest credenCe in whatever FeYe-
lations the wretch might make. Nearly
three years ago he made an unsuccessful at
tempt to entrap Mr.. FOwderly into q con-
spiraCy, as the following letter sent to NJ
POWdeFiY by LeCarOn, from the Southern
hotel, st. Louis, April 3, 1886, and now
made public for the first time, will show:
cat such time as this a few words Of
advice and encouragement may be or serV-
ice to you and may possibly serve to solve
the verv difficult problem SO suddenly thrust
J before you.
"a peaceful. law abiding strike will never
conquer such power as you have to deal
with. Moral suRsion, 80 good in trivial
cases, becomes of no use when applied to
such a 'gold-hearted iend as Jay Gould.
Entreaty, argument and sympathy appeal
TO him in vain and though they plead with
him q thunder tones the sound falls on
leadeL ears.
''You must touch his pocket and meet
| force with force.
F'You must not be expected to publicly
countenanCe any bat peaceful measures.
All that you need do will be TO give me
the names of few of yQuF heutenants along
| the line of the Missouri Pacific road and
! will attend to the rest. Name those in
| whom you can place implicit confidence
| and and will place in. their hands the ma
| terial that will, If properly handled, destroy
every bridge and Culvert on the road.
have made study of explosives and
| give you an unfailing remedy for the wrongs
| your members complain of. All that you
need do is to write the names I have asked
for on the blank space on this sheet, return
| it to me wit out name even and will man
! age the resi-, whatever IS to be done quickly.
know you by reputation for n any years
I and can trust you. ALI 1 ask Is your conf
dence and can promise the most crafty
/ ing results"
! Mr. PoRderIy took no notice of the COM
munioation further than to file it away and
warn tbs men engaged in the southw estern
! strike to avoid Lst}ar IN. Mr.. PoWdeEiY
| also shows a letter sent to Michael Davitt
! by him, enclosing a copy of the above letter.
! Mr.. POWd6Fly wrote IN his letter to Mr..
/ DaYitb concerning LeCaron's testimony:
/ 'tMOst Of his testimony, so far as it is re-
/ ported on this side, is inaCcEra.s. I was
! present at the Chicago convention in 1881
1 and acted as one Of the secEetaFiees The
I Clan Ma Gael cut no figure that I C1uld see,
! and, IN fact, there was no possible chance
/ for it to do so. We had one organization
/ represented whose seven delegates did moi
/ have 8 drop Of Irish blood In their veins. a
/ society Of EnglishmeD had five representa-
/ tives there. The speech which LIE CarOn re-
| ports as having been delivered by Father
/ Shsehv was never heard in the convention
/ and so was never delivered. I was pEessni
! at the Philadelphia convention. Every sen-
| finent OF the convention was IN favor Of 6
/ pea seful and constitutional settlement 81
| the Irish question. I knox that the few adj
yocatss Of violence were aummariiy sci
/ down upOn at the start, and we've not heard
/ from after the first thrse hours. All the way
/ through the Irish agitation in America, the
/ vast body OF our people, the American PEG.
/ pie have stood by yourself and ParneII, be
| cause ws thought yoE were pursuing thG
/ proper course, and had II been made sVi
dent that either OF yOu favored yiolsn
/ measures, the enthusiasm would have dieC
/ sway long ago. Go On with tbs good work
/ The eyes of the Nor' q are upon you nov
I Maintain the firm and impregEshie position
| you have gained, and may Gods blessing
/ rest upou your labors.