The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-14
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Some of the Assemblies send an EN-
cess of Delegates.

Washington, Nov 1S.-This mornings
session Of the general assembly Of the
knights of Labor was devoted to "A fur
ther discussion of the report of the COM
mittee on credentials. There appears to
have been a misunderstanding on the part
of some of the assemblies with regard to
the representation allowed under the new
article OF the constitution adopted last
year, and this resulted in the sending of
some delegations larger than the consti-
tuition permitted. 1t has taken the better
part of the two days to straighten out this
tangle.
Tie question Of admitting certain dele
gates whose rights to seats We're contest
ed on the ground that under the constitu-
ton the proper appointment had not been
observed was disposed of during the af
ternoOn by the admission Of Delegates De
Leon of New York assembly district No.
AZ, and o. Brien of District assembly No.
% of Massachusetts. Both of these men
are said to be anti-administratiO ton dele
gates and willard in the fight TO oust the
ADMINISTRATION now IN power IN the gem
compromise. 1t appears. however. that the
administration people have a very COM
PORTABLE majority Of the votes in the as
sembly.
The annual address of Grand Master
Workman Sovereign was endorsed as read.
The report Of Treasurer Hayes has thus
far been religiOusly guarded IL is in the
hands of a COMMITTEES, and there is an in
tmauon that II may be given publicity
later in the session. There has been some
criticism about the disposition of the
Philadelphia property of the organization,
and the amount of money derived there
from. 1t is also said that the financial
statement is not as prosperous as it has
been in the past and the diminutiOn in
membership is also commented upon. All
of these things. however, are merely
hinted at and none of the members viii
talk on the subject, save in the most
guarded fashion.
A large part Of Mr.. Sovereign's address
is given up to scoring the POwderly fac
ton although Mr.. Powderly's name Is
not mentioned. He recommends that the
present session of the generally assembly
be devoted to the work of extending the
bor" he says, rs now between the devn
and deep sea, with the devil running
Capital has monopolized the elements Of
production and labor is in competition
with itself for the right to live. and there
labor ian neyeG Se5 be sna 5sct sogio5 jgifi9e to
the industrial question while the
competitive and wage system continue to
hamper the passions Of greed and grind
the faces of the poor. A money oligarchy
is fast wining out the last vestage of in
dividual liberty Construction by judicial
authority is already given to law. placing
criminal conspiracies. Misdemeanors of
the most trivial character have been rails
ed to felony, without sanction of law and
used to imprison Representatives of labor
organizations, and injunetions followed by
charges of contempt, have been used to
condemn labor leaders to the feons cell
without evidence of guilt or trial by jury.
The associated banks have declared war
on the money of the people and the whole
plutocratic fraternity has invaded the
realm Of free government and constitution
al security.
Year by year, the laws become more
eXacting in their ap, sitcati0n 10 the poor.
and more liberal in their application to
the corporations and idle holders of idle
capital. Year by year labor grows weak
er and more dependent. and the possibili-
ties of resuscitation more doubtful. The
industrial masses are fast being reduced
to circumstances that overshadow inde-
pendence and manhood with the struggle
for bread and shelter.
with these facts before us, / take the
liberty to urge upon this general assem-
bly, the necessity for preparing for an ag-
gressive campaign against the common
foe
Mr. Sovereign asks the convention to
indorse his boycott against national bank
notes.
The report of General Worthy Foreman
Michael J. Bishop, opens with this para
graph 'The retrospect for the twelve
months since the New Orleans convention
is in no sense a fiattering one for organ
lied labor or its representatives and con-
tains for this order more particularly
lessons of most fateful warning. Not in
many years has such abnormal progress
been made by concen trated wealth in the
direction of more firmly entrenching it,
self behind barriers which every day be-
come more difficult to overthrow"