The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-11-14
LABORERS ARE DEFIANT
WAR WITH THE MONEY KINGS TO
HE CONTINUED.
knights OF Labor Executive Heard
Insists That Workers shall
Organize for 1900.

Rochester. n. Y, Nov. 1.-THE general
assembly of the Knights Of Labor vent
into secret session Immediately after con-
vening today and remained behind closed
doors until p. m. General Master Work
man SovereIgu's report was read and WAS
followed by the report of General Score
tary and Treasurer Hayes. Soverelgn's
| annual report said:
After struggle OF q years against the
evils Of aggregated wealth by our order
| We are confronted with more serious prob
| lens affecting the rights and liberties OF
| the Industrial masses than ever before.
Not only have the idle, specializing classes
| demonstrated their ability to dominate
| productive enterprises and accumulate the
| wealth OF totiing millions, but they have
| 4v monstrated their power to coerce wage
| sarners aud mortgaged farmers with
| threats OF discharge AMI foreclosure into
| submission TO their will The plutocrtglc
| a0.ders OF lIle money have subyerTed the
| principle of free government by forcing
| political service frO@ the poor as 4 tenure
| If employ suent. I.aoorlnsmen can com
| bat falsehood and bid defiance to traitors
| from their own ranks, but when the de-
| PRAYED monster OF corporate rapaclty
| steals Into their homes and threatens
| them With discharge and persecution be-
| cause Of their political convictions they
| sacrifice their liberties in consideration ct
| food and shelter for their helpless wives
| and innocent children The struggle
| wa!eh has just passed has demonstrates
that pecuuiary dependence is political
slavery. In the struggle just passed the
| knights OF Labor proved tseIt the only
aboc organization that stood Ike an iron
= all before the fire OF the organized n0G-
! ~ power OF TWO continents. Every gem
=ral officer and every district and loca!
assembly Of our organization spurned ay-
| cry offer OF bribery and scorned every
| threat Of money kings"
| Sovereign added that. except Eugene :.
| Debs, the heads OF labor organizations,
including the Federation OF Labor gave
no mlteriaI AL In the recent struggle.
| TIE master workman says the ka.sAts
should abandon Ugopllu plans and cense:
their efforts as follows:
stood Alone.
| 4 would SO change and IJbrev.ate on!
present Test Of M ~ g-rsh.p as - caateI
JIr Immediate demands apon an equl:to,l
income AK, free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at the present .asll ratio, p4ym4 n
81 all government bonds according 10 the
present contract. and Issue AL the m0a-y
o. the country l would make positive
| uuequ5yocll declarations against govern,
menl by Injunction, increase " sgAaI
| army, plymen. 81 .lr bonded I-1. l
gold alone, .ssIr 1s bonds 10 rjme OF
peace. and Issue 1t circulating notes ol
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