Workmen's advocate., 1890-06-14

l
 kenna, in the possession of the commit
 tee, reads as follows:
 JUNE 5, 1S90
 Gentlemen of the "C L. C." Committee
 ApPoiRted 10 Inrestigdte my Adttc
 10 Mr. Archibdid. hterUie,cS, Com
 munlcattoH, etc, and the Causes tha Led to Them.
 GENTLEMEN: A sub committee iron
 your body called at the Registers ofiic,
 on Tuesday, June 3, and requested m,
 to appear before the entire committee a
 Clarendon Hall on Thursday, June 5, a
 SD. m. and sustain my charges" against
 MT. Archibald, tho leader of the Trade. Unlon element of the Central Labor
 Union. A word with you before pro
 ceed to make my statement. You art
 workingmen and doubtless you know
 what 1t Is to have been hungry at times
 Ill your life. You also know what it is
 to be out of work and to need it for the
 sake of the compensation acquired as a
 result of labor. Now be charitable
 enough to put yourself in my place: l
 was one of the first to resign from my
 position as member of the Tammany
 Hall general committee of the Third
 Assembly District in 1886 and follow the
 banner of Henry George. One year
 after l became involved in the great
 'longshore strike and lost my position on
 the docks. l was one of the few who were vlctimized by the companies could find no employment and was com- pelled to eke out a subsistence as best | could for about twenty months after.
 When saw that the Labor party made such a poor showing in 1887. became cool and towards the beginning of 1888 avalled myself of an opportunity offered me to rejoin the Third Assembly District as member of the Tammany Hall gen. eral committee. Some time after the campaign of 1888 was appointed to my present position. It is not much, but it has provided me with food and shelter for myself and family ever since. Now, gentlemen, you will understand that l am entirely in the hands of a political party, depending upon it for food and shelter. So my living is con- trolled by Tammany Hall; l cannot afford to antagonize its interests or the advocates of it's interests. No political organization would permit that. As MT. Archibald is Democrat, working in the interests of the Democratic party, l cannot afford to prosecute him for the purpose of prosecuting him. If it would be in the interest of the Central Labor Union to testify to what know of MT. Archibald's deal with the party to which l belong you can readily see that am not the man you want, as my interests are with my party. As a Knight of Labor l wish all labor organizations suc- cess; but, as member of the Demo. cratic party and depending upon it for my living, my interests must take prece- dence over my likes, The truth is, gentlemen, l would not be permitted to give you any information that would in- terfere with the success of Archibald and few more in the ''C. l.. U." that will not name. If l did, I would have to seek a position elsewhere; and where would l look for it3 Would your body guarantee me means of livelihood? Take position into consideration and then put yourself in my place. have no trade, have no union to protect me, have been a 'longshoreman, but no will employ me. am at the mercy of social conditions; they are my master; they issue their edicts ana I must obey. With this preface permit me to state my position on the subject matter of your inquiry and my relation thereto. You want me to sustain the charges" made against MT. Archibald; have made no charges, l have an 5wered several questions put to me by the reporter of the WoRKMEN's ADvO- CATE and was correctly reported in that paper. l have also made a statement to the Central Labor Union" in com. addressed to that body. All of which 1 endorse. There were essen- tial points which I desire to dwell on: lst-that MT. Archibald was employed by the State and National Democratic 2nd-that he was recom- mended to the committee by local democratic leader; 3Td-that he received for his services; 4th--that he made speeches for the State and Ma tional ticket. Now, MT. Archibald ad- mitted on the floor of the Central La bor Union" that he was sent to Buffalo; who sent him, if not the committee? And, if the committee sent him, was he not in their employ So you see the first point l make Is proven by himself. Next, Mir. Archibald admits that he was in communication with Maurice J. Power and tried to make deal with him This is at least half of my second point proven by himself and if he will tell the "C. L. U." who gave him the letter of introduction to the committee and who introduced him to Mir. Power, he will let the cat entirely out of the'bag and conclusively prove my second point. My third point is that he was compen sated for his services-he admits having received 5000. Need 1 say anything further to sustain my third point? My fourth was that he spoke for the Demo cratic party. Has he not admitted making at least four speeches in differ ent parts of the State And is it not
 (COutinned on fourth D10el