Evening journal., 1890-11-12
TO DISCUSS THE TARIFF.
PoWderly Advises It's Study in
the Assemblies.
MANY EDITORS WERE SUBSIDIZED

The Famous Knight Asserts That the Pub
lie Press, with a Few Exceptions, Was
Under the Influence Of the vRnderbiit
system During the Central Strike.
DENVER, Colo, Nov. ia.-The general as
sembly Of the Knights Of Labor convened
In annual session yesterday. Grand Mas
ter Workman Powderly presided. Over
200 delegates were present. Mr.. Powderly
in his annual address reminded the dele
gates that on Dec. 2S the organization will
have been in existence twenty-one years.
"For years during this time. = Mr.. Powderly
said, 'the most important Of a serious OF
questions that has agitated the people OF
all nations is that of tariff and free trade,
We have not as an order adopted tariff
or an anti-tariif clause in our preamble,
and do not advise such thing now. We
should, however, throw open the doors OF
our assemblies for the discussion Of this
great problem so that our members may
become educated in the basic principles Of
protection and free trade. While we do
not allow the question inside Of our sane
tuaries our members are asked every four
years in the United States and every five
years or oftener in Canada to register their
votes either in favor or against protection.
Tarin Discussion Recommended.
"My recommendation is that on and af-
ter Jan. /, 1891, it shall be permissible for
local assemblies to discuss the question oi
high tariff and free trade by putting the
question in this shape: Which will bring
| the greatest good to the greatest number
| high tariff or free trader We do not com
| init the order to either school and yet allow
our members to take up for discussion anc
agitation that vital question" Upon th'
question of maintaining legislative com
mittees Mr. Powderly thought that If the as
sembly decided 10 maintain them it shoult
also decide what measures such commit
tees shall advocate. He opposed making
any change in the constitution except sucl
as would reconcile conflicting clauses AM
make plain certain passages
The Press Was Subsidized. He Says.
"In the early part of the year" Mi
Powderly continued, information cam
TO me that members Of the order employe
by the New York Central railroad and III
der the jurisdiction of District Assembl
246, were growing restiye under the trea
ment received at the hands Of the official
/ Of the company. Individual effort in th
i direction of a majority ameliorating col
ditions that were not easy Of endurant
had proved abortive, and when the aid ,
men OF influence was invoked Il usual
turned out to be the same. Public officia
were appealed to to approach the ofhcia
Of the New York Central and intercede +
the workmen, that they might receive be
1 f.,t ba M AL
regulations, but nothing ever came Of
The public press, from Buffalo to Ne
York, was, with but few honorable exec
tions, under the influence Of the Vande
bilt system. Whenever an editor decide
to travel east or west, be applied to q
president of the company, who granted
pass for himself and friends Whenev
the interests Of the company required
these papers would always respond Al
publish whatever was presented to ther
with the chosen servants of the peOp
travelling on passes of the company, wi
the editors of the papers along the roi
substituting ia the same manner, it becan
"A impossible for the workmen to get the pu
I lie ear or place their grievances before q
le officials of the company without subje'
. ing themselves TO dismlssRls."
le But Few Friends.
y The grand master then went into
Al lengthy review of the Central strike. Co
tinuing, he said: "During the strike
q had an opportunity to learn who o
Il friends were among the newspapers, Al
o found that they were exceedingly few. y
4; were given quantities of counsel, warni
" aud censure Many of the papers th
in were friendly to us did not seem TO und
b, stand the situation OF the necessities
~ men who work for low wages.
in 'Since the Central strike ended thI
were rumors of another one on the r
~ railway, and the papers began 70 sh,
that there was no necessity for strike
that road for the managers and workm
were working in harmony. There Will
7 ways be harmony between the emplo.
and employe when the former has it in
power to dictate what the employe sh
eat, drink and wear. When the emplo.
can control the market he will control
men When the employer has monop
OF the market he has also a monopoly
the harmony that our papers pirate abb
re so much. The tiger is always harmonic
with the lamb, after the former has ca
lp- fully picked the bones Of the latter.
see the editor OF New York daily pa
, . and the president Of the New York 9
on tral road operating the raising of fu
to feed men and women in Ireland "
. have been robbed through exactly the sa
= diabolical system as that which is now
4 ginning to rob the workinen of Americ
Equal Rights for Both Sexes.
In conclusion Mr. Powderly strongly
vocated the passage of law securing
both sexes equal rights. He favored
acceptance OF the invitation of the Fal
ers' Alliance to send delegates to Il
next convention, and the cooperation
the Knights of Labor with the vari
ok railroad organizations in the work OF
GRAFTON. Last night monster public
or ception was rendered the delega
al Speeches were made by Governor Rol
Mayor Londoner, Mr.. Powderly
~ others.
+ He Excluded a Female Inspector.
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