The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-12
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Grand Master Workman Soycreion's
Report Is Stirring.
THE COERCION OF LABOR DENOUNCED
Reference to Tactics Adopted by Re-
publican Bosses.
He COERCION OF LABOR DENOUNCED
UNQUALlFIEDLY FOR SILVER
gnnized md Tint II Work Pri,unr-
lily to Overthrow Plutocrncy.

Rochester n. Y. November 1.-THE
general assembly Knights of Labor went
into secret session Immediately after con
vening today. Master Workman sovereieu's
report was read and was followed by the
report of General Secretary treasure
Hayes.
Nothing Of the other proceedings will be
given out to the press until tomorrow.
Mr., Sovereign in his annual report said
after struggle of twonty-scycn years
asuinst the evils OF aggregated wealth 10y
our order, We arc confronted with moro
serious problems affecting the rights and
liberties of the industrial masses than over
before. Not only have the idle speculative
classes demonstrated their ability to iom-
mate productive enterprises and accumu-
late wealth OF toilng millions. but they
have demonstrated their power to coerce
wagooarners and mortgagcd farmers with
threats OF discharge and foreclosure int.
submission 20 their will Tho nutocratic
holders of idle money have subyerted the
principle of free government by forcing po-
litlcal service from the poor as the tenure
of employment
'Laboring men can combat a falsehood
and bid defiance TO traitors from their own
ranks but wnon a deprayed monster OF
corporate rapacty steals into their homes
ana threatens them with discharge and
persecution because of TIER political con
Yictions they sacrifice their liberties ia
consideration Of food aud shelter for their
helpless wives and innocent children. lho
struggle just pessed has demonstrated that
poouniury dependence is political slavery
"In the struggle just passed tho Knnhts
OF Labor proved itself TO he the only labor
organization that stood Exc ga iron wall
before the fire OF the organized mower O!
the two continents Every general officer
and every district and local assembly Of our
order spurned every runri o. bribery and
scorned every threat Of ,he money Mng.
MIR. Sovereign added ;hat. -xcent Eugene
V. Dehs the heads OF the labor orsaniza
lions. including the Federation OF ..aDor
gave no material aid In The recent strtu.
gle. The master workman and ,h,. lri,.''1.
should abandon all Enintjan rlaus am,
, Il would 80 chance auJ ahlrcylnte our
, present test OF morah rshlp as 10 center nur
Immediate demands upon ans equitable in
como tax. HE fl,o aud uullmted coiu1ge
payment OF all tho Government bonds ne.
, cording to present contract aud the issue
OF all the money of The country would
make positive and unolui 'ocal declarations
against government by Injunction and ia
crease of the standing army. the payment
OF bonded debt in gold alone, the issue OF
bonds in times Of peace and the issue OF
: circulating notes by banking corporations
II would then prepare an entirely new
secret work with stronger obligations than
, we now have and establishing degree
=, known as the minute men and as far aa
j possible return TO our former system
working in absolute harmony
Il would then appeal to the free silver