Telegram-herald., 1889-10-06
HOT SHOT.
Powderiy Po0rs IL Into the Ranks
OF HIS CsiumniatOra
be SCORES HIS FOES At ST. LOUIS.
IL "a Address - . Mass ssuag ~ tk~
kni<at. Hs Replies - ths Charges
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f-n41--at Sill - tIF
ST Lows. Oct There sas large open
meeting of the Knights of Labor AZ the
Csnual Iuraer Hzu Friday evening Ths
prominent spsaksrs we're P0sdsriy ana
Holland and Haynes, Of ths exseauss
hoard Ana y. X LAKE. Master Workman Or
District Assembly h. M. PosdeTly made
q very effective speech, IA "a hicb be re-
viewed a. ths eAarges made against him
TIE most Or them ne refuted with d0eU-
msaEsry evidences, aud others ns considered
Too trivial - answer he sAs snIhus. Astie-
z-ly eheered In4ay tunes during The delivery
OF the speech de quoted the eVidsRes On
- hich he based ths charges made against
his enemies, many or whom had been eN-
pelled from the order He ~as occasiOa-
ally interrupted with questions from the
hostlls facIioa. ana several OF these inter
rogaJors were elected from tho halL The
slru2s40n sho~s that FowdeTly 10 on top,
and that his enemies have lost org aniza-
ton aud lead The executive board heard
svidsnce Friday about the troubles Ia tho
local asse ub blies but made no decisions
Al the mas meeting Master Workman
O X LAKE Of District Asse mbly l., occu-
pied the chair Mayor NOOnan opened
the meeting with = neat address. IL Was
labor, not wealth, on which = country $
welfare must depend and he was gratifed
10 see the greatest or American labor or
ganizstions pre- sided over by one who com
manded the respect and confidence or the
bes- classes In the community. Powderly
was received with perfect stern OF ap-
plause
Mr. Z wderly said he would speak ir the
interests not only OF the Knights OF Ls0Or,
but or organized labor. He could not
speak or ali the objects or the order, bur
would touch on few. One Of these Oh
lects was 10 create q healthy public
opinion on the subject of labor and cap
itaL The money power had persistently
and sysUe sought 60 destroy the
Knights, nor were they scrupulous az co
the means and the tools they used as wit
ness the attacks with which the columns of
the local press had been filed during the
last week lie referred 10 the work
done by the order ia behalf OF
women and children and explained
his failure 10 advocate prohibition by say
ing that the order had not yet declared for
it He then addressed himself 10 a refuta-
ton OF the charges made against him He
would refute. he said, every charge, and
his audience should be his jury. whose YER
Diet he would accept
He then detailed the circumstances con-
nected with his protest against the ap-
pointment OF Furlong He trst produced
batch Of letters which had been carried
10 him by y D. Shaw. most OF which bore
on the envelope the "recalr' Of Marshal F.
Macdonald Constituting the reporters
present a committee, ne submitted all
the documents 10 them. He then read
Shaw's letter, and then turning 20 other
documents he showed how Shaw had
gerbled and falsified the evidence he pre-
tended to submit Furlong's letter in the
morning papers was next overhauled, and
from the records OF courts, sworn
the time, he proceeded 10 demon
sIrate that Furlong had conspired
with one Mckeagan and others 10 entice
Martin Irons and others TO attempt to tap
the wires 50 that he could make criminal
case against the strikers The letters car
ries 10 Powderly by Blake were then
taken up, and one after the other the men
whose names were appended came for
ward and pronounced them torgertes. Nc
less than ten forgeries were thus proved
Powderly then repelled the charge that
he had made public the private letters OF
Russell Harrison His letter TO Harrison
had been peddled around st Louis
1t was the duty OF all good citizens tc
prevent the appointment OF scoundrel,
To positions such as the one Furlone
sought, and in lodging his protest he but
performed his duty The story told by
Blake and Macdonald that Powderly wa.
in Kansas City last Sunday was disproved
by telegrams from the Forest City House
Cleveland. and Mabley & Carew, Of Cincin
matt showing that Powderly was in th Sc
cities on Sunday and Monday From the pub
lished official reports he vindicated his po
sition on the stock-yards strike in Chicago
and the great Southwest strike Referring
70 Martin Irons. he declared that he haC
ever found him square and honest
At his invitation and tn { OF Mr. Meas.
baum. OF Denver, no attended the cou
vention az Kansas City. He then anC
there frankly told the men OF the danger
and probable results OF a strike. None o
the men who bore the brunt ever blamed
him. and until they did he cared nothing
for the attacks of the scOundrels now as
sailing him His interview with Gould an
Hopkins was described. and Gould's treach
erous reputation of his solemn promis
was told in graphic phrase. After dispos
ing OF each charge Powderly asked tn
audience. Have | made out my case
Who told the lie, now" eliciting rounds o
applause from the audience He close'
with ringing appeal 10 the Knights of ST
Louis 20 close up their ranks and pertec
their organization The meeting was de
cided Powderly success