The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-01-05
AN ADDRESS
To the Rank and File OF the Knights %
Labor Sovereign Numerically Scores
Secretary Carlisic's scheme.


Labor Sovereign Numerically scores
Secretary Carlislo's scheme.
PhLADELrHIA, Dec. 30. "A telegram
has been received at the headquarters
of the knights Of Labor stating that
General Master Workman Sovereign
had beer taken suddenly III at Halle
ton, Pa where he had gone on tho
business Of the order, aud on the advice
of physicians had hastily taken train
for his home Des Moines la.
Prior to the general master work.
mans departure for lIazelton he pre-
pared an address to the rank and hle Of
the order denouncing Secretary OF the
Treasury Carlisle's request TO congress
TO grant him authority to issue TWO
hundred millions in Understanding
bonds
The following are extracts from tho
document;
"The issuing OF bonds is an outrage
upon a liberty loving people. Bonds
and slavery are Synonymous terms
Recent authentic statistics prove that a
sum Of money equal 10 the entire circu-
lating medium of this nation must pass
from the hands Of the people OF this
nation into the OVERLOOKING Golfers Of
the interest-talSers at least once every
six months, and that means that on an
average Of once every six months the
people must roborrow the money from
the interest-takers, with new seeuri-
ties. Thus the compound power grows
step by step, and, II not checked, will
absorb all wealth and leave labor in
abject scrvitude
Society and government must take
the profit out Of the money and put IL
into labor ana products AS 1t now is,
he profits OF the dollars ct interest alb
sorb the profits of the dollars at pro-
duction, and AS dollars have no power
10 create other dollars, the profit Of the
dollars az interest must be paid out IF
the dollars at production, and as soon
as the dollars at interest absorb the
dollars az production, Gods green
earth and the fullness thereof have TO
be mortgaged TO the dollars at interest
TO induce few dollars TO return TO the
fields Of production only to be reah-
sorbed By the dollars at interest Each
time they draw great amounts Of land
and products over to the interest tnker.
Finally the dollars at interest absorb
all elements OF increase.
Instead OF an issue Of bonds Mr.. Sow
ereign advocates the issuance of full
legal tonder misunderstanding mon
ey He then calls upon the working
men Of the country TO petition congress
not to grant the secretary Of the treas.
IVY authority to make the proposed
issue Of bonds
Every man." he continues, con
ncctcd with the disreputable transac'
ton should have his name branded
with eternal infamy."
The knights from Maine TO Califor
MA. he said, should hold Indignation
meetings and send unequivocal pro
tests to their respective members il
congress
Millions OF our people are in beggarl
aud starvation because labor has beer
robbed year after year by merciles
power that has grown naughty an'
despotic on the bonds OF the people.
Ii IS the duty OF labor throughout tn
length and breadth OF the land 20 pu
It's foot down so hard on the presen
,chcmo TO increase the national deb
that the very capitol at Washingtol
/ will tremble with the thunders of it
righteous protestatlons
Let us be dupcs and fools no longer
Let US meet the 5000 900, 900 bond PROF
osifion with the power and FELLOWSHIP
Of our entire organization and stay il
the fight until we force relaxation i
the power Of money TO rob the indu;
trial masses.