The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-07
GREAT REVOLUTION
Labor Stirred Up.-Getting Ready
for 1896.

Of the labOring men of the country,
to advance on the ballot box, and re-
dress their grievances by their votes.
Their leaders have been bought up
to cry "halt," and newspapers estab-
lished to blindfold the workers.. But
they are getting the rags off their
eyes and begin to see clearly. Read
this:
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 25.-P. M.
Arthur, chief of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, was asked to-
day if he had anything to say Of the
proposed Investigation of his record
by the Knights of Labor. In reply
Mr.. Arthur said:
81 have nothing to do with the
Knights of Labor nor they with me.
By the Des Moines dispatch to which
you have referred, / see that they say
l am responsible for the failure of all
their strikes since 1884. l find it diff
fcult to unders1 and how | can
possibly be considered responsible for
the result of their strikes, since the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
has never had anything to do with
any of their strikes. Neither have
the K. of L. had anything to do with
any of the strikes of the brotherhood.
| am certainly not responsible to
them or to any one except the bro
therhood for my doings, nor do | in
tend to be held responsible. If they
want to investigate, let them go a.
head. They are welcome to investi-
gate me all they please"
"They say you pay taxes ON $17l 700
worth of property and also own rail-
way stocks, and that they want to
know how you accumulated this prop
erty."
Eyes, see they do. do not know
what means they have of knowing any
thing about my private affairs"
'Do you wish to say anything on
that subject?',
mo, that has nothing to do with
the matter. l think that all l need
to say is that we have nothing to do
with the K. of L., and are not respon-
sible to them, and if they want to in
vestigate us they are welcome TO 90
80 at any time"
Observe how suspiciOuslY Arthur
lodges the question Of his wealth.
1t is evident that mere railroad en-
gineer, working for small salary,
could not have accumulated nearly
5000, 900 of property, by any legitimate
means. The necessary inference is
that he sold out his class to enrich
himself. And when interrogated he
does not deny that he has a large for
tune. nor seek to explain how he hon
estly got it. He seems to have solved
the labor question for himself, at
least, very handsomely. He will soon
be deposed and another set up and
the money-power will go on, until the
masses get their ewes open and their
blood up, and create a public senti-
ment which will render it dangerous
for the leaders to betray them.
But on the other hand the new
General Master Workman of the
Knights of Labor, Mr.. Sovereign,
seems to be an honest man and terri
bly in earnest. Here is speech he
made recently at a meeting OF a
branch of the "American Railway
Union" (not that servile thing the
RAILROAD Employees Club,"- crea-
ture Of the corporations, jim refer
ence to Judge Jenkins de-
cision that it was crirne,-punish-
able with imprisonment,-for the Of
hcers of any labor organization to ad-
wise the employees of the Northern
Pacific railroad company to "strike, "
against reduction of wages;
Sovereign proposes to take the bull
by the horns, as John Hampden did,
in the case of the iniQuitous DEGREES
of Charles 1, and go to jail If neces-
sary for principle. He says:
Il am going to Winona Mimi, to-
night and will speak there Mon
day. On Tuesday and Wednesday l
shall be in St. Paul and Minneapolis
to talk to the Northern Pacific en-
ployes. and as sure as there is God
in heaven will violate that lnJ unc-
tion of Judge jenkins. 1t is mia
NOUS and an outrage on all working
men. He would be poor represent,
alive of organized labor who would
not, have the backbone to do what ne
nleases against this decree, and ne
would deserve the condemnation OF
all honest workingmen: Who Is
Judge jenkins anyhow? Sampy Q
man arith q soul to damn. and q postefao'
to kick. / fear no courts. IL there Is
United States marshal here, let MIN
serve his process"
The speech caused great sensa,
tion in the meeting, but was received
with great applause.
Labor is moving. If Judge jenkins
throws Sovereign into prison jenkins
will be impeached by Congress, OF
the democratic party can close uI
shop.
However unpleasant it may be te
some the fact remains, that the
American citizen who works with his
hands is entitled to just as mucf
comfort, happiness, prosperity ano
progress as the American citlzeI
who works with his head. Ii this
be not so the Republic is dead, ano