The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-22
command and WE want money to carry on the

command and we want money to carry on the
TO come to our aid but We ask 1t OF
all members OF all organized labor. II
we arc so easily vanquished as TO make
the company repeat the experiment. we not only
ask the labor organizations but We ask OF the
great public away beyond labor TO come to our
ss s 's an i nsaVs whc sS doM m
ago. There The fight was win
one OF whom said in an after-dinner speech
not long ago that "there are fifty men 10 this
country who have 1t In their power to control the
currency OF the United States control her CON-
merce. and at a days notice stop every wheel in
the whole territory of the United States"
FIGHTING FOR LIBERTY.
The struggle Is far more momenrous than 1t
fathers fought for liberty. now we are fighting to
maintain 1t. Then the enemy was 5000 miles
away; today lie Is entrenched in onr own do
mnion. He has his fingers around our Legis-
laure. He stands at the doors Of Con-
gress to bar out LEGISLATION In the interest of
the of Of the nson He ae@pis te
strangle and corrupt he Judiciary and he does
all this by no shadow Of divine right, but by the
power of money wrung from tho bending back
OF railway labor: wrung from the mortgages
OF farmers OF the land; wrung from The
business interests of America; wrung from The
very hearts best and noblest nations poor. 1t is
against such power as this. power that cares
for 10 right but Its own that we struggle, and
whether we win or lose in The present contest
the battle will now go Oh until thai power is weak
ened or the public Is damned" The real animns
Of this strike lies IN the fact that our order has
cern the control of trusts. corporations aud
syndlcates by the government OF the
people. The allied forces of the Knights
OF Labor and Farmers Alliance are marching on
to Washington 10 secure legislation favor
able to the whole people. They are 60
ng tnefe TO secure ,,sb renen o. esr ,he
way OF progI ess, and which antag0nize justice.
IL is the hope OF turning our attention away from
and part OF The allied forces. 1t is to weaken
them when We can do them the worst harm and
the country the greatest amount OF good that
these annOyaDces are visited upon US.
THE PINKERToN MEN.
The orderly and law-abiding conduct of the
men on strike has won the admiration of the
public, and yet the best feelings of
the introduction of an armed force under
the command of Robert Pnkerton, a man who
boldly holds commission from the State or
Nation 10 recruit or arm men Tor mill
tary duty Had tue interests Of the State of New
York required IL, there are many thousands
Of Of old old veteran veteran soldiers within her borders who
faced death quarter OF century ago. 1t was
not necessary to call upon them, and
yet lireng mob Of the worst char:
acters in the land has been quartered
upon the people of New York to terforze her
citizens, 10 prOvOke them to anger aud wratht
TO shoot down those who asked for llgh,
conduct OF the men since the strike began ha,
been most orderly and cOmmendabe. and until
it closes no Knight OF Labor will be found in
an unlawful act OF any kind. We are
pledged 10 maintaln the law. We will obey
the legal commands of the Stale, but not OF
corporation which defies public Opillon and has
no remedy for justice when dealing with Its em-
ployes cancellation and arbitration can deal with
the most intricate questions of dispute. The un-
christian attitude OF the New York Central off,
cIals is best illustrated by the manner in which
they violate the laws of the land through their
agents. During tins strise Robert Pinkerton is
an agent OF That company. He adver-
tises for men; they respond and are
hired without regard 10 qualification
appreciated. Adolph PolIeshek came to me
hired by the New York Central as watchnan
aud sent TO Albany. and upon arriv-
Ing there was banded a commission
expense 10 The county, and gwen club and
pistol and told To use Them. PollesheS could
scarcely speak the English langu ge. 1t would
be well to ask why blank commissions with
the Sheiitl's name attached are placed at the
disposal OF Robert Pinkerton, To be placed in the
hands OF ignorant men, who believe under this
aulhorty that they have light 10 shoot citizens
10 death.
TEST CASE.
In order to test This case still further and to
treatment, t-legraphed TO Sheriff Tappan of
Rensselaer, County, asking him II he would swear
In 200 deputies 10 project The lives OF our
members He replied that he did not
think the present situation would war
rant the appointment Walter webb
ng and says s they did M enf " m WEBB
never did one strose OF work TO secure
the wealth he now abuses. 1t came
to him by inheritance and lie
does not fully appreciate ii, and regards
IL as something to be used for himself
alone. The elder Vanderbilt was workman and
knew something about the feelings Of men who
toll. IL WINS during his day that the record Of
the New York Central for its generous treat
meGt OF woTkmea was made, and not unG er the
Dreseut MANAGEMENT.
POSITION OF THE KNIGHTS.
In conclusion Powderly says "The Knights
OF Labor hold themselves In readiness now, aud
will continue to hold themselves ready, to
yield TO the will OF The people IN this matter. The
company, on the other hand, holds itself above
and superior TO public opinion / would
York Central and HUDSON Rive: Railway,
whether II be not to their interest TO stand by
and support those men WHO are striking to vin-
dlcate their common right TO organize.
The General Executive Board will conduct
this contest with all OF their ability, within the
law aud without violence. To do this we
spirited citizens who believe in fair play are
requested 10 contribute 20 the Liberty Fund
York Central and Hudson River Railway. Send
all contributions To JoDu W. Hayes, SI4 North
Broad street; Philadelphia, Pa. =,
I. V. PowDERLY, q. NJ. W., X. Of l..
Secretary Hayes of the Executive
Board announced this afternoon that Mon
day next at Albany meeting of District
246 would be held, at which the
Executive Board would be present
for the purpose of consultation. At
this meeting each of the local assemblies
will send from three to five delegates, and
there will be present from 600 to 700 mem-
bers from that section Of the State lying ad-
jacent to the Central road from New York
to Buffalo.
Webb, late in the afternoon, said, rela-
tive to the charge that the Execu-
tive Board, since their arrival here,
had been shadowed by detect
ives. that unless he he had taken every law
ful means to protect his roads interests and
kept himself informed as to what the men,
bers of the board has been doing, he would
be wholly unfit to remain one half hour in
his present position.
KILLED IN THE CRASH.