The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
THE KNIGHTS.
The Closing Session of the Gen.
eral Assembly.
The Fine Italian Hand Of Mr.. Powderly
Cunningly Exhibited.

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Action Recommended Designing to Got
Even with tho New York Central Rail-
road and Prominent Manufacturers
Resolutions of Thanks Passed.
TOLEDO, o., Nov. S-The National
Assembly of the Knights of Labor
closed its session of week and one
day in this city Tuesday night, and its
work passes into history for future
comment and Judgment as to whether
it was well or lily done; whether for
the betterment of mankind, particular
ly the laboring man, or will such rather
radical legislation as has been done in
some instances work injury to the or
der of the Knights of Labor, or sue
ceed in still farther disin tegrating a
once knightly organization.
The fine Italian hand of the leader,
Powderly, however, has been cunning
ly exhibited in that mastery manner
which stamps him as the one out of a
million peculiarly fitted to handle and
control body of men so very prone to
dissentions, and who by nature, ap-
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gressive, and war against capital as
their deadly foe-on general princi-
pies.
AS appears in the report the Knights
are still sore over their failure to
make the New York Central strike
a success and now will work to
have the government take possession Of
railroads, not because it will benefit
mankind, or ameliorate the condition
of the man that turns the switch and
handles the shovel, but purely out of
revengful spite, to get even with the
purse-proud magnates who dared to
stand out and defy and beat the Knight
ly Order of the banded Knights. 1t
would strike the average loolIer-on in
Vienna that the jewel of consistency is
painfully lacking among these rough
diamonds Like blind Samson, they
would pull down the temple even
though they were crushed in the ruins.
Another curious feature of Tuesdays
business was the resolve to petition
congress to have finished morocco put
on the free list for the purpose of de-
feating the morocco manufacturers
combine, an association of bosses who
have for their sole object the preserva-
ton of their own interest against the
morocco workers, who are associated
together for the protection of theirs.
At the morning session of the assem-
bly, the committee on legislation rec
commended that the general execu-
tive board should use every effort in
the agitation in favor of the enforce
ment of the laws under which, if car
ried out, the charter of the New York
Central railroad would be forfeited.
The attention of the general assem-
bly, was called to the movement of the
morocco manufacturers, protected in
dustry, that had com bined to destroy
the organization of the worlingmen in
their employ, and thus prevent them
obtaining their share of the benefits of
protection. 1t was resolved that the
general assembly petition congress to
put finished morocco on the free list,
and the general executive board was
instructed to press for legislation in
this direction.
Resolutions were passed thanking
the citizens, municipal officers, mem
bers of the order and the press of the
city for the kind and courteous treat
ment which all had received during the
fifteenth general assembly.
The following resolutions were
adopted at the meeting Tuesday after
noon:
To press a boycott against the goods
of Armstrong Bros. &c Co., Pitts burgh,
cork manufacturers; condemning the
convict labor system, and one con-
demning the Howe Scales Co., of Rut-
land, VT
The executive board was instructed
to take immediate action in the matter.
The executive board was also instruct
ed to print the constitution and secret
work of the order in the following
languages: English, Slavonic, Bohe-
mian, Polish, Hungarian, Italian,
French, German and Hebrew
The general assembly selected the
following places for the next meeting,
being the three highest: Rochester, N.
Y; Hot Springs, Ark, and St Louis
Mo-
The next place of meeting will prob
ably be Hot Springs.
Mr.. Powderly made brief address at
the close of the assembly, and said it
was one of the most beneficial to the
order ever held.
A resolution was passed sustaining
Mr.. Powderly in all his connections
with the order against the unwarranted
attacks of Fred Turner, of Philadel-
phia- The assembly adjourned sins
die at 8 p. m.
Scalded by Boiling CofYee.