The morning times., 1896-10-13
PLEDGING THE LABOR VOTE.
Voice From the Ranks ON Sovercign's
St.Il-lDuI.

Dltl -
Sell-Out.
Editor Times What an the world is the
matter with the general officers OF the
knights OF Labor? have they gone stark.
rayiIg crazy. or have Ihey received so Ia Sh
fee Iur letTay wing the Oiurr into the Ejuus
of one of tie great parties that they feel
sure hereafter Cf llaCr a;nn nnE the capi-
talists whom they now hold up To the
sCUrn and contempt or the rank and lille?
L cUnCedc-cvery sensible man couCcacs-
to Mr. Sovereign ana lis sui ordlnatcS a
perfect nGnt To choose whom they woulu
support in the pending campai gn. But /
deny thousands Gpuu lI4uuS:Iu> al hnlgnts $
of Labor deny that he and they have a par
acle uf right to picu.c the order to the
support ol any CanGiudtc. Not even Tie
General Assembly would have the right
~ do this, much less the creatures of that
bOdy.
III there ever was an attempted sell-uut
the acuon oI rnese grnlirmen is rhat. bouy
RDd soul, bag and breeches, they have gone
over to the party hcaGcd Iy Mr.. Bryan 1t
is easy To see who profits and VINO Will
lose 10y the Gcal- Casn money and glitter
Ing promises have surely bcen the bait
which caught the general officers referred
to. And what will the order get?
This: The order of the Knights of Labor.
arrayed aGai nSt the Republican party.
Whether Mir. No kinley is defeated or
whether he is elected: whether the next
Congress has Reput lican or a Democratic
majority, the petitions, the memorials,
ana the appeals of the order will find a
Ctlu reception from tie men whom Mr.,
Sovereign and his uLdcIlngs have done
their best to ca 81 into tie dust of defeat.
And the history of labor legislation shows
that never was a measure carried hereto
Tore unless 1t was by the united efforts of
labors friends in Congress. Is this true
or is II Eot? No longer can the Knights OF
Labor expect to accomplish this union of
forces. Tine order has seen fit to take all
chances with the success or the defeat
OF the democratic party. There was no
need for taking such desperate chances.
1t was certainly treason 10 the best in
terests OF the order III doing 50.
The true position for Knights of Labor
to take Is LnIs: Assist TIE friend of labor
wherever he is a candidate; oppose the
enemy of labor with all the power that
the order can WELD. No matter what
party either belongs to, let his attitude
toward the wage worker determine how
labor Wall deal with Kim at the polls.
for one can see no Wisdom in any other
course. II IS the only way in which labor
can make itself felt in politics And |
am firmly convinced that no one kno " 5 this
better than Mr.. Sovereign.
l can think of but one inducenent that
has caused him to act counter TO this pol
1cy-a policy that has aided the cause of
labor III the past, aud would strengthen 1t
IN the future. That lie should be sIIscept-
1blo to such InduCeIDcnt is a matter of re-
gret, and the only way in which the order
can escape the injury which Mr. Soyer-
eign's course entails is an early and en-
phauc dlsavowal OF il on the part OF the
membership. VETERAN
Eleven Questions From IA Crank.
Editor Times:
1. Who was the author OF that law of
1873 concerning silver?
z; Why were the words standard silver
dollar omitted?
5. Why were the words trade dollar
lDserted2
4 Why was the trade dollar repudiated?
O.. How many Trade dollars We're there
In circulation?
C. Did the government redeem them at
par 600 centsD?
=. WHO made money by it?
q. How many siandard silver dollars
Will have been coined when Mr.. Mckinley
+ President and signs It single gold standard
law?
g. What viii become of all the silver
dollars in circulation when they cease TO
efoSe iesa' 'eH'ef III j sum Oh more ''ian
10. What will standard silver dollar be
worth then?
IL. Who had the words I'm God We
trust put on tue dollar?
Ny memory is slorT, make your ans wers
Short. ALEXANDER c. BLACK
/. Secretary Boutwell,.
Z. For the good of the country.
3. The trade dollar was coined for the
A. Could not be made to supplant tue
Nexican dollar,
o. 35,965. .924.
6. No; they were not legal tender
q. Coinage was discontinued.
&. Total amount coined to June 80 SAG,
was S43S ,S21,2I9. We are now coming
$1,000, 900 a month, aud by March 4, 1887,
will have added 50 GOO, 600 more TO our
btock OF standard silver. No gold bill will
be presented 10 President Mckinley
8. When silver dollars cease TO lie legal
tender we can give them to cranks to be
used as wheels to rest their brain machinery
10. A silver dollar would be worth 10
Cranks Just what rattle is worth to a
baby To kept it quiet.
IL. The United States Congress OF 1892
Straight to the Point.
Editor Times: Allow me, as one of your
numerous subscribers TO congratulate you
upon yonr morning editorials Last Sun
days editorial, in particular is especially
fine. ! do not believe / ever sa W a better
specimen of pure, vigorous English. Amy
person who can read, can read and digest
their meaning, for they are not proey,
but are straight TO the point. They are
worth filing in the archives. Again l
Congratulate you.
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