Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-28
NO END IN SIGHT
MT. POWderly Makes a Further
 Public Statement.
WILL PUT DEPEw ON REC ORD.
Determination of the Knights to Secure
 Government Control of Railways.

Mir. Webb says that the Snike on thu New York Central Is Practically Ovsr-Meeting. of Strlkers-Aid Prom
 Away from Saloons.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-Mr. Powderly has issued an another letter to the public. After enumerating the valua- ble franchises held by the New York Central. together with the company's control of the Wagner palace car con cern, the Blue Line of freight cars, the Albany bridge, etc., which pay divi- dends separate from those earned by the railroad, he says: "Great public concerns should tran sact their business beneath the public eye. Railways are no more the property | of private individuals than are the National Banks, and yet the latter are under the scrutiny of Government officers, while the former are not. ''Not many months ago the Sixth National Bank was seized by a company of men through dishonest manipula- | tion. Fortunately for the country the | bank was not a railroad dealing with | poor workmen, but an institution working under governmental supervi- sion, and the strong hand of the law rescued it.
 "We want governmental control of | railways, and it is because our efforts have produced telling effect that the counter influence is being directed against us."
 Concerning the allegations of Thomas Barry, MT. Powderly says:
 eve got through with MT. I V long ago and anything so irrespono, .e | @ man may have to say will have no | influence on the minds of thinking people. If he was wise he never would | assert that any man was foolish enough to offer him $100, 900 for som ething he did not possess, and when history has | recorded that it was the Curtin Con- gressional Investigating Committee, | acting in conjunction with the
 members of the General Executive
 Board, that ordered that strike off, it seems to me that need nor attempt to l deny any of the assertions of a man who has been resurrected at this time to air his old time grievances. The secret circular which some re- | creant has given to the public was in | tended for members of D. A. 246 only and was not sent throughout the order.
 I have nothing to say in relation to it. know that every effort will be made to urge our members to do some illegal
 act, and unworthy persons will seek admission to these assemblies for the purpose of inf1ammatory speeches and
 motions. It was to head off such fel- | lows that issued that circular more than for any other reason.
 "Mr. Webb reports that everything is
 working elegantly, and that all the l freight that comes in is being sent over
 the road. It is quite an easy matter to do but little when there is little to do,
 Yesterday only two freight trains went
 west on the Central. MT. Webb cannot
 be deceived himself, but he is certainly
 deceiving the public. You may rest
 assured that the Central is tied up so
 effectually that it can do no busi ness for many weeks to come with the men
 they are employing.
 | "We are not in the least discouraged,
 and will keep up the fight until Chaun-
 cep Depew comes home to go on record
 alongside of MT. Webb, or in opposi-
 tion to him. Our position is the same
 it was the first day. We are anxious
 for investigation, and it will be made
 whether the Central likes it or not, for
 the testimony of every man discharged
 will be published"