The morning times., 1896-11-18
The Times Still Labor's Friend.

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Were exposing unjust methods of
the Bishop buzzards nest HE TIMES
would itscae journalistic court But the welfare
of the knights of Labor the these labor
make show the public how they pepetuate
themselves Office and parasitic pensioners the
roll of a powerful labor organization.
The above telegram seexplanatory with two exceptions
THE TIMES macously assailed General Master Work
Sovereign Hayes
its editor suspension queny he could
not have appealed from the General Assembly
The expulsion, surprise Last five dele
from New York City the reelection of Mr. Hayes
and all of subsequently from the order THE
INES editor doubtless expelled for the
The trouble originated with Metropolitan Street Railway
controversy last boycott placed that road and
the buzzards threatened to order strike THE TIMES
would throw hundreds
employment unnecessary suffering
their families Nor possible to make the strike effective
when unafated looking for work
For ccng advsabity of proposition, Mr.. Bishop
preferred charges against the editor this and order
miscarriage of plot expel Knight of Labor for
suming take issue with the mogu of the buzzrds nest Mr.
Hayes trumped charge and suspended THE TIMES Assembly
the Assembly the the charge giving oppo
tuniy destroy
the editor OF THE TIMES would naturally have been brought for
trial. and deliver him the headquarte buzzard where he
could be deprived defense The telegram explains
result The board of upon THE
TINES editor suspended him without traso telegram
readsand until yesterday this
Then the entire buzzad kindly appealed his with
his knowledge the General Assembly the noensive
ed
it injustice complains. is
of great injury by
Office of such political baterske From organization
boasted of hundred fifty thousand
dorganng influence Hayes has reduced the Knights
membership thirty thousand Under his
evil genius this greatest of labor bodies
smallest and least influential From association
by other for good
rended disrupted Instead being guided by
leaders of known integrity and ability the Knights
ruled by few without influence
circles The organization is in Its may
misappied Mr. Hayes adequate bond
keeping, exceedingly doubtful if he could
requirement this condition
affairs verify the advice Russell Sage gave
black Friday Jay Could he said Iis
death" The Knights say the same of
Hayes His touch has been death the glory organza
His disrupting influence dwnded COM
paratve ingn6cance and it into political camp
But while the final collapse of the knights may be
in sight political demagogues as Hayes
Sovereign, Bishop and Martin may obtain affairs and
its valued organization to
proong their rule and keep the funds treasury
but the day of their downfall must The principles
which the order originally founded will and
honorable leaders placed its head that
the Knights of Labor will again thrive
1t Is mistake to attempt to combine politics with
To successful organized labor comprise shades
political faith and all classes of
the eligibility of candidate for Office politics should make
difference he IS honest and friend to labor The
organization decends the partisan politics and
the of particular party
factor in legislative circles Take illustration
the conduct of the present Knights of Labor nest
Hayes Sovereign and Bishop BRYAN
They repeatedly that they voiced
organization Now what the result? We Republican
Congress which looks the Knights of Labor political
enemy, and will grant the organization no favors.
Had the headquarter Washington ATTENDING
their legitimate duties and allowed the support the
candidates of their choice without the budoznp
leaders Republican Congressman would