Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-18
POwDERLY A TARIFF REFORMER.
What He Says of the Proposed ANAL
gamation of knights and Farmers.

Atlanta Dispatch to New York World, November 10.
The first week of this years general
assembly has passed without anything of very
general moment having been accomplished
The trial of McGarr and his consequent expul-
sion from the order were the most important
steps taken, second of course to the talk of
federation. An organization Of knights and
farmers would be next to invincible. The talk
of both knights and farmers is favorable to
cooperation and federation, all of it looking
ultimately to amalgamation.
/ asked Grand Master Workman Powderly
how he regarded the proposed federation.
Every favorably," said the chieftain of the
knights. $50 far as l am concerned am ready
to give up my position and place myself as u
private soldier under the flag of the united
orders. l hope to see them shoulder to
shoulder, as the brothers they are, in the great
struggle. At this convention We shall appoint
a committee to meet with the alliance men in
their convention at st. Louis December 8, and
prepare the way for a final union OF the two
orders"
THE RACE QUESTION
was next touched upon. Said he: "You hear
much of social equality south. We have ceased
to discuss it in the north. We recognize that
1t cannot be regulated by any law or by the
people of any section other than the south.
You have the question face to face and you
must answer 1t. l believe that social equality
is utterly impossible. You can give, M you
nave gwen, the negroes equal laws and equal
legal rights, but social equality never.
PROTECTION MONEY POLICY
'I'm not talking tariff this year." said Mr..
Powderly, but it seems to me that the policy
OF protection is a wrong on labor The labor
ing classes are not protected-only the manu-
facturers. The rich receive the protection.
The American manufacturer adds the duty to
what should be the natural and fair price for
his product The burden of the tariff rests its
crushing weight upon the poor. The tariff
needs reforming. 1t is the poor, the great
mass of the people, who need protection, and
they will never get it under the so-called policy
of protection.
What change have you made in the land
plank OF your PLATFORM"
The fourth demand in our declaration of
principles is as follows: We demand the reser-
walton of the public lands, the heritage of the
people, for the actual settler; not another acre
1or railroads or spectators, and that all lands
now held Tor speculative purposes be taxed to
their full value
The amendment proposed is that land be
taxed to its full rental value. That amend
ment will be discussed Monday. This doesn't
mean government control, said Mr. Powderly,
except so far as the control for the purpose
OF taxation Is concerned. Our idea is that the
rental value of the land should fix and limit the
rate OF taxation and that man should not be
made to pay tribute tax for improving the
country. That should be encouraged much
as possible"
There was little done at todays session of
the convention. In the morning reports from
the assemblies were received and the discus
slons were on the state of the order. This
afternoon different plans for raising money for
the educational fund were discussed, but no
plan was determined upon.