New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-21

The secretary Of the Denver Chamber OF
Commerce who has been in a sad state OF
mind for long time regarding the position
Of Eastern wage-oaIners on the financial Ques-
ton. is convinced AT last that they are all right
or rs he puts it in the press dispatches, " the
industrial classes of the East are with Colo
RADIO in the fight for free silver coinage In
the high tide of plcaSurable emotion which
this conviction naturally inspires he tells
cver,Lod all about it tells how the cheering
knowledge was brought 10 him, and, in man
ucr highly crcditable Ia his sense of justice,
boldly procams to a cynical and unbchevinG
Nation the name Of the enterprlSing pros
poc,or who discovered this precious ore OF IN
formation and sent it t. Denver Garbutt IS
the eontlcmans name, Mr.. John J. Garbutt.
prrsdent of the National Citizens Alliance of
this city: that is - say. its headquarters Is
here. but no pcnt-up Ncw-lork of course, con
fines It's mighty powers.
Mr. Garbutt. we regret To think, may need
"A word OF Introduction to our readers. FOR
this. however he is not to blame. Ii is not
his fault that so little is known of him by the
people of this country. Not upon him. but
mon the managers of the late Republican and
Democratic National campaigns must the grave
responsibility for this ignorance rest lie was
ready, willing, cager-les, anNouS-last fall TO
nut in operation his gigantic scheme Tor or
ganizing the workingmon of the East West,
North and South as Knights of Industry"
" Emancpatc" was his battle-cry, and this was
the cardinal plank of his platform - Profit
sharing and Life Insurance, remedy for Idle
al CD nn1 thn IN
restore Peace, Plenty and Prosperity to our
People" But even the charm of this allitera-
ton and its authors glowing eloquence failed
10 arouse the enthusiasm of Chairman Carter
or Mr.. Clarkson. They were unmoved by his
fcrvid appeals and even lukewarm toward his
proposition to hold a mass-meetlng in Cooper
Union The suggestion of modest appro-
priation, paltry few hundred dollars which
the proposition involved, was received IN
silcnce-a silence painful and embarrassing To
Mr.. Garbutt. To sensitive nature like his
such treatment was intOIcrable. lie resented
if. The dust Of the Republican Headquarters
was shaken from his feet. But from all ac-
counts Mr.. llarrity was equally impassivc and
so his great work Of emancipation remains to
be performed under the auspices of the Denver
Chamber of Commerce. for it is stated that
he is to be properly supported by the silver
men in his great crusade against the gold bugs
and vampires of Wall Street.
Ii is possible that some cynical persons in
Colorado may doubt whether Mr.. GaIbutt
really repre- senis the organization whose name
he uses We hasten to say that he does, and
= great deal more. lie has full authority to
sneak for that body or for the Knights of
Industry. or the Sons of Emancipated Labor. or
the Toilers' Fraterna Union or forty two other
National associations. These, to be sure, are
not known to the world and most of them are
vet without local habtation and a name, but
that is a striking popularity Of Mr.. Garbutts
organizations. That is why they get along so
smoothly One hears of strife at times among
the Knights of Labor and discord occasionally
in the ranks Of the Federation, but no inhar
monious note is ever sounded in any associa
tion that has Mr.. Garbutt for its official head
In this respect he surpasscs all labor leaders
of his kind that ever came, or sought to come
into prominence The veteran Carscy, who
created labor unions by the gross for any
Marty had few followers who gave him
trouble Galahue. of Tompkins Square fame,
,v,s also annoyed by cnvious rivals and even
X ehoe found the demands of his disciples I'M
reasonable But Garbntt is fr,c fr m ali such
embarrassments No ambitious followers or
scbemng assistants rob him of his slumber or
ost hard questions about the disposition OF
funds. lie is supreme {" am the State"