The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-09

| Weaver NJ II. King Superintendent Egan,
| of the Chicago Great Western road, and
! others, some of them sympathizers with the
| Kelly people and others only intent upon
| getting them out of the state.
| EfEfG%~0t5TE HIS PLANS.
| Grand Master Sovereign makes no con-
cealmsnt of what the object Of his visit IS
here. He said today to several represent
atives of the press: Il left Chicago
on % minutes notice, by request of the
executive committee of our order to see
what could be done to aid in securing
transportation for the Kelly army. WHAT
ever may be our opinion of the OBJECTS
of this so-called Coxey movement, or Of
the propriety of these marches upon Wash
ington the fact remains that we recognize
that the Kelly people are for the most
part laboring men in distress. There are
hundreds of union workmen among them,
and it is our duty to help them. We intend
to do it, We further regard the action of
the Iowa railroads in refusing to transport
them for less than full first-class passenger
rates as an arbitrary eXaction and glaring
discrimination against people who are rep
resentatives of the class of citizens for
whose protection and welfare our order
was founded. 1t is a direct assault upon
labor and laborng people, and the knights
of Labor propose that justice shall be done
these peaceable and inoffensiVe men in
distress even if it shall lead to extreme
measures
(Which means" was suggested. that the
railway companies shall carry these people
at a reduced rate, the same as they carry
other organized bodies Of men on occa-
sions.'
WILL COERCE THE RAILROADS.
'"That's it precisely replied Mr.. Sow
eresn "and we intend that it shall be as
cheap a rate as we can secure, in proper
ton to the accommodations asked Tor.
These men do not ask palace cars; they
do not ask first even second class ac-
commodations. What they want is to be
carried in safety and with as much COM
fort as can be reasonably expected at the
price they or their friends are able to pay.
We recognize in this action of the Rock
Island and the other roads that are acting
with it a fresh grievance, a repeated illus
tration of their readiness to oppres5 the
laboring classes. We intend to take up
the fight in behalf Of these poor fellows,
who are being bounded by railway detec-
tives and PinkertonS, who are kicked off
railway grounds like so many thieves, who
are oppressed and insulted, charged with
attempt at crime which they had no thought
of committing, and who are denied their
rights and privileges as American citizens.
We believe that this situation has been
seized upon by the railway companies as
only another opportunity to insult ana op-
press laboring people, and we think the
time has come to take hand in the busi-
ness. If it shall lead to final struggle
we are ready for it,
Mr.. Sovereign added that perhaps "a hours
would decide what the Knights of Labor
would do. 1--WE think by that time we
shall have secured justice and a fair show
for these men, e
MAY TIE Up ALL THE ROADS.
"And if you do not succeed, what them
'"Then we shall exert all the power of the
combined orders of which General Debs and
mvself are the respective heads.
rs that likely to lead to a ue-up?
I'VE have the power to tie up every road
running through the state of Iowa, but
whether we shall exert it / am not pre-
lished here | will at once proceed to Chi
cago. Law the matter before the executive
board. and if they so decide we can stop
every wheel in Iowa in "a hours"
We shall add to this record from
day to day. because we regard the
events described as probably the most
momentous in the history of the coun-
try. l.. u.
A Move in the Right Direction.
"QUINCY, ILL.,, April s.--By vote Of
nearly 2 to the Farmers Alliance of
this county was admitted to represen-
tation in the Quincy Trades and La
Dor Assembly. Some fear .hat this is
political move, but the president of
| the Trades Assembly says that the
Farmers Alliance do not say that they
are political organization. but that
| they do demand that certain laws be
| passed and enforced. The action of
the Trades Assembly appears to be
we'll received by union men,"
Why should not those whose inter-
| ests are the same get together? Now
Weare great army carving the same