The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-09-29

! which money shall be legal tender in
| payment of all debts, public and pri-
vate," and that there shall be Il 're-
| (l,ctiuu OF hours of labor, 50 that the
| uborvrs should have more time for
! social enjoyment and intellectual i'm
provtUtnt:| and Section ;. Article Is,
| which lru,iS 'Loral Assemblies may
! property use their political power in all
| Legislative elections. and it is left 10
| thu. discretion OF each local assembly to
act With that party in it's vicinity
| Though which it can gain the most,
but in no case shall an assembly take
political action in Il campaign, unless
at least three iullrths of the attending
members are united in supporting such
action. so member shall. however. be
compelled 10 vote with tn" majority.
section ; same article reads "Thr Or
dvl. OF the knights IF Labor is not a
political party. 1t is more and higher.
and must be kept 50. 1t IS the parent
OF principles. In it are born and crESt-
allied sentiments and measures for
the. benefit of the whole people. and it
allows legitimate consequences 10 fall
where and when and upon whom they
will.
| |, is expected of members Of the or
der. when exercising the right of Suf-
iera2t, especially at the election of
m..lnbtrs Of stat" LEGISLATURES and con-
grvss. that they Will bear in mind those
objects and ends set forth in the pre-
amblr t. This constitution, which can
only ~. obtained through legislation.
and that ii is the duty of every MEM
brr to assist in nominating ana sup
porting. with his vote. only such rnn'tl-
dates as will l'lriGr their support t"
those measures. regardless OF parry.
Again. Section / Article T.. reads. 1T
is the duty of every member of the or
der to assist in every honorable way.
by voice, pen. pc ti1!nn and vote. every
honest effort looking towards the bet
telment of the Wnye-Wurker. and the
establishment of the wage system, by
{, reduction OF he hours of labor: by
opposition to child labor. by cn-"pera
ton: by demanding the respect Of un-
lust laws, by ;lbuliShmcnt of the con-
Wet contract system. by opposition IL
land transportation and currency mo-
nupnly. by Opposition 10 all laws or
systems of government thar d~lriE"
labor of that just proportion Of the
prof, OF the thing produced that labor
bears to the cost of Production and by
Il hearty support ui all the pjlNkS nt
thu, prtu!Gblt- of The constitution. rms
il Il part Of the mission nf the ur'i"l,
ami ln, first duty is thorough urSani-
zai ion of h.. niht,r.' Then it read that
..'Nba I.,,,iI f,,n,.nnt ion of he Npi II
OF III" country into the hands of che
few: controlling legislation and SAP
ping the very Foundation of flpc govern
n.cnt, should direct especial effort
1gujlS1 every St.',irS of monopoly, cs-
p"ri;ilN 1lnt pn!rn1 of All n"nnplleS.
al which the last clause OF the pre-
urnhIt. is ahmed. III" National Banking
system. under which the control Of the
vu1ume. If currency is in the hands of
private corporations, instead Of With
the people where it belongs.
Having quoted the above to show its
a c}a inability to the issues of today; q
though it was adopted and circulated
years ago and that the evils the pub
lie was therein warned against has
nearly materialized, l would ask what
= | pAcA'
of the common people should speak or
the above subjects when Labor Day
was created by over 100000 knights
of Labor in 1888 for to discuss anc
talk politics by all people instead OF
only by Mr.. W. j. Bryan in 1900.
; As We'll as directing the News
, Tribune. | would ask Mr.. w. l. Win
, dom to try ami keep up-tn-dato Wy
, reading the above especially after NJ:
( advice to organized labor not to |;,b
, bic in politics. but to 1t:,N" II t" him
The above quotations also show mos
= piainly that :. Y. Poverty. in speaking
: Of politics tus quoted by G. \. Shil'n:
in the Chicago American Of Sept I'D
was not obliged to smother his con
yictions while :. nember of the uru>,
: fu, in his own decisions, approved q
4 ST. Louis January and Chicago Sept
= 1879. He says. in decision No. ~. pag
= II, "Puitiral economy in fraterna
y and candid spirit may and should D
= freely and exhauStivtiy discussed l.
t local assembly 50 that they can rt'ulZ
= exactly where they stand and Wher
: they consistently beIong.' And as t
Puwderly's non-aruuoint;nce with tn
mining situation in the east. | must Sa
: that | have received appeals for thol
'. support in iS>2-I through Mr.. Henry
d hands as post office official in DulUtt
= and from Mr., PoWderly's own haId:
,. and have RENTED moneys To MN a
n Scranton. Pa. for their relief in m
II capacity as financial secretary OF l:'s
l. X. of L.
If II. W.
lea III = 4