St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-26
SAYS ARTHUR Is BRIBED.
Powderly Calls the Chief of the
Engineers Hard Names.

SAYS ARTHUR is BRIBED.
POwderly Calls the Chief of the
Engineers Hard Names.
ALBANY, N. Y. Aug. 25.-The mon
ster mass meeting held in the rink to-
night drew larger crowd to that place
than has ever before entered the build
ing at one time. No one could get i'll
the hall before the meeting was called
to order. At least 1000 men were
present. MI. Powderly entered the
hall amid the most enthusiastic and
prolonged applause. District Workman
Lee called the meeting to order, intro
ducing Master Workman Dulin, of the
local assembly. The latter then intro
duced A, W. Wright, member of the
general executive board. MI. Wright
spoke emphaticaliy and to the point.
He referred to the lawful and orderly
manner in which the strike was carried
on, and the broad and vital principles
for the perpetuation Of which it was
found necessary to order this
strike. He announced the in
dorsement Of the Central strike
by the Federation at Terre Haute,
reading a telegram from Chief Sargent
to that effect. He said this strike had
not been inaugurated without due de-
liberation. He denounced Chief Arthur
and his organization unless the latter
repudiated the position now taken by
the chief in this strike. He said the
position taken by the Central road
would, if successful. not only destroy
the Knights organization, but was the
beginning of system of attacks on Or
ganized labor all over the United
States. There will be but
One Issue to This Strike.
The Central road will shortly fall be-
fore the power of public opinion. He
asserted that it would be but few
months after the strike was settled, in
case the Central should win, when the
engineers Oh that road would be con-
fronted with a reduction in their wages,
which they would then like to resent
but could not do so successfully with
out the assistance Of the Knights
of Labor. Mr.. Mcguire then adj
dressed the audience. He referred
satirically to the relation of Mr.. Depew
with the present situation. He said it
would not take long to win the fight
even without support from other labor
organizations, but to do so the men
dCG llhc IuCll duu lOLduO OuOulOCl
to shoulder in the battle. Of course he
did not expect the strike would be sue
cessfui until Vanderbilts found their
dividends decreasingin which direction
they are tending,a and not until the stock
holders set up cry for Chauncey M.
DepeW to return from his vain pleas
ures abroad and his hobnObbing with
royalty to look after the roads in
terest when the questions in controversy
should be submitted to arbitration, as
they eventually would be. He went
over the reasons which led up to the
present strike, incidentally explaining
the circumstances of the call issued by
the engineers for meeting at Science
tady of all employees on the line of the
New York Central road for the purpose
of forming federation. The reason
this meeting failed of accomplishing its
purpose was principally the
Attitude the Engineers Took
in refusing admittance to the employees
OIL that road who were not engaged
either III the freight and passenger bust
ness or as switchmen. These engineers
thought the man who labored on the
road for 50 day was too common an
individual to associate with them, even
as members of labor organizations. The
plans of the engineers in trying to form
an organization of Central employees
which they could control in the inter-
est of the road. thus fell through
when they took such a stand. When
Mr. Mcguire had finished, Mr.. POwderly
was introduced and was received with
a perfect tumult of applause. He said
that in the building were many agents
of Pinkerton paid to spy in the meeting,
and he hoped that the speakers would
not say anything that the fellows could
carry to their employers. He advised
moderation in speech and action. The
strike was already won and
he proclaimed it victory. No
man could say the cause was
wrong. Justice was with the men. and
with justice came public sentiment, and
that was what was wanted, for one Gay
in the near future that public sympathy
would knock at the state capitol and
show that the state had acquired the
rails of the state through this strike.
The right of way was given the Central
road through Albany for lease of
$4,000 per year. But that lease
could not be found. 1t was stolen
and Knight of Labor did not
steal it. He said that the loss on
dressed beef alone on the road was
Cl.UUUsUUO ny tCGidi COuiU, NiiliO OeilVi
accounts would foot up to $4,000, 900,
and so it was time for Mr.. Webb to call
off his strike. He referred to the state
board of mediation and arbitration, and
called upon them to commence an in
vestigation, and the knights courted
such an investigation. The cause Of
the railroad men was
The Cause of All,
as was proved by the immense gather
ing. Mr.. Powderly then asked If any
member of the Brotherhood of L0cOmo-
tive Engineers was present. 1t there
was one. he spoke to him and he called
upon that order to array themselves on
the side of labor despite their unworthy
chief. 1t was not until P. NJ. Arthur
took charge that such nefarious dOingS
were made public. The order must soon
show its hand despite its bribed
chief. He explained that the Reading
strike was not cause of grievance with
the engineers, for the Knights had not
only kept their hands off. but had
helped them. The Central road was re-
fusing freight, although it was the law
of the state that they should take all
freight offered. The law should de-
scend and, instead Of calling out the
militia, seize the road for refusing to do
its duty. He called upon the men not
to stop until the Pinkertons are driven
out by legislation. He hoped they
would persevere i'm their work and go
OH as they have done, despite other or
CARNATIONS refusal to help. At the
conclusion of his remarks, Mr.. Powder