The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-05
VICTORY FOR POWDERLY
HIS DETRACTORS AT ST. LOUIS
COMPLETELY ROUTED.

Furlong Charged With an Attempt to
Trap Martin Irons and Others, So
as to Send Them to Jail-Ten of the
Letters Held by His Foes Proven to
be Forgerles,
ST.. LOUIS. Mo-, Oct Aver since the
announcement that the general executive
board of the Knights of Labor would meet
this week in St Louis, public attention has
been kept fixed on Grand Master Workman
Powderly and his board by a constant
series of attacks which have been made
upon them and their organization by dis
affected members and ex-members. Mr..
Powderly's opposition to the appoint
ment of FHrlong to tho United
States secret service and his exposure Of
alleged crookedness in attempts to obtain
the appointment affected the disai1 scted
element, and gave Furlongs friends an
opportunity to join forces in an attack
which they have been boasting would com
pei Mr.. Powderly's retirement and destroy
the knights.
A PUBLIC MEETING.
Since his arrival on Tuesday Mr.. Pow
derly and the board have spoken only at
private meetings of the knights, but to-
night it was announced that Mr.. Powderly
would publicly meet and disprove all the
charges which his enemies have bee hurl-
ing at his head. On Wednesday De wiler
of Chicago, and Blake aud w. d. Shaw t
st. Louis, spoke at a public meeting max
ing charges against the knights and their
officers. and to-day Furlong addressed an
open letter to Mr.. POwderly through the
press, in which he challenged his truthful
ness and made a number Of serious charges
against him.
A CROWD AT A MEETING.
The expectation that Mr. Powderly would
answer all this drew an immense crowd to
to-night's meeting, Central Turner hall
being crowded to its utmost cap city. Mas
Ter Workman R. r. Like of district assem-
bly, II occupied the chair. Mayo Noona1
opened the meeting with a neat address. 1t
was labor, not wealth. on which the coun
trys welfare must depend, and he was
| gratfied to see the greatest of American Ia
| Dor orga oizations presided over by one who
commanded the respect and confidence OF
the best classes in the community.
POwDERLY WARMLY RECEIVED.
Mr.. Powderly was received with perfect
storm of applause. 1t had been announced
in the pre- S that Mr.. Powderly's enemies
| would be allowed chance TO speak, but
| they did not venture to accept. He said he
would speak in the interests not only of the
Knights Of Labor, but Of organized labor.
After speaking for some time i'll general
way upon the objects of the order, Mr.
| Powderly addressed himself to a refutation
of the charges made against him. He said
he would refute every charge, and his audi
ence could be his jury, whose verdict HI
| would accept.
| HIS PROTEST AGAINST FURLONC.
| He the1 detailed tine circumstances con
nected with his protest agai lst the appoint
| lnent of Furlong. He first produced 0
| batch of letters which had bee1 carried tC
| him by Shaw, most of which bore on the
envelope the "re,all" of Marshal f. Mac
| Donald. Consttuti lg The reporters present
a committee, he submitted all the documents
| to them. lie then read Shiw's letter, and
then turning to the other docu nents, be
showed how Shaw had garbled aud falsifed
the evidence he pretended to submit.
TRIED TO TRAP TIE LEADERS.
Furlong's let er in the morning papers
| was next Overbauled, AMI frcm the records
| of the courts, sworn to at the time, hs pro-
ceeds to demonstrate that Furlong had
| conspired wi h one McKeagan and Others
to entice Martin Irons aud others TO at
| tenn t to tap the wires so t1at he could
make criminal case against the strikers.
1
| The letters carried to Mr.. fowierly by
| Blaze were then taken up, and one after
another the men whose names were APP
pended came forward and pronounced
them forgeries.
| HARRTsoN's LETTERS.
| No less than ten forgeriei were thus
proved. Mr.. Powderly then repelled the
| charge that he had made publ private
letters of Russell Harris n. His letter to
Mr. Harrison al bee ped lied around st.
Louis. 1t was the duty Of all good citizens
| to prevent the appointment Of scoundrel.
to positions such as the one Furlong sought
and in LODGING his protests he but per
| formed his duty.
| AN ALrBI PROVEN.
The story told by Blake and MacDou aid
| that Mr.. Poa dsrly WIS in Kansas City last
| Sunday, was disproved by telegram from
the Forest City house, Cleve and. and
| Messrs Mablev and Carew of Cincinnati
stating that Mr.. Powderiy vas in thost
cities on Sunday and Monday. From pub
| lished official repo Is he vindicat his
stion IN the stock ards strike il
| Chicago and the great southwest strike.
HAD FOUND IRONS SQUARE.
Referring to Martin Irons, he declared
| that he ha ever found him square anc
! honest. At his invitation aud that Of Mr..
| Nea baum of Denver he attended the con-
vendo at Kansas City. He then and there
| frankly told the men Of the danger and
probable results of the strike. None Of
| the men who bore the brunt ever blamed
him, and til they did he cared nothing
! for the attacks of tue scoundrels now assail
| ing him.
ACQUITTED By THE AUDIENCE.
| After disposing Of each charge Mr.. Pow
| derly asked the audience: "Have / made
out nv casel Who told the lie nowp
This elected rounds Of applause from the
audie .ce He closed with ringing appeal
| to the knights of st. Louis to close up their
ranks and perfect their organization.
| The meeting was a decided Powderly
success. Tomorrow night Mr.. Powderly
leaves for Chicago, accompanied by A. w
Wright of TORONTO, aud on Sunday meet.
| ing will be held at that place, Messrs. Pow
dsrly and Wright returning to st. Louis on
Monday.
Faulkner's Application.