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T H E PD B L ISH E D W E E K L Y iliiinif ? gi 1M iqj b s m b o i Sleohens Hall, 134 River Street, TIM)V, X. Y. W i ^ t ^ c e « tM ^p le-s TXBMS OF SUB8CItIFTIO?( r i r S p S l i S 3 urS.*sb” ix s :“ii“iUi<s2Si.Vt?^- T H E R A Y . t'Kl'lIEK S H ALL, TKOT, X. Y. iDunoa’ people to coolrol—i. e.. i wbscb are placed in baildioj^ I courm of erectioD b j tbe c o o traeton— jt of thut m atter more anon.” It will bo aeen from tbe fotrgoinst that “O u m u r’’ kuew wbat he w as w riting about, land it baa come to p u t that the '‘commMt people” are aappmg the iaet tu p p o il o f tbe coi)tract-br<>akiDg Fuller t W arren Co. Tbie fi>m nnee aaid tbe atrikiog ktoTemountera were drivlngtrade aw a / learn TrO/. 2u tbe light of Ibe prtaent lockout it remaioa to be aeen if thia la not untrue and that tbe Olioton foundry*, perai»iing in ita suicidal comae, rpaponaible tor the driring awajr of that tradA rilO Y , SATURDAY, A P K II. 80, 1897. TO OUR RRADERS. Tbo editorial and butioese maoage- uiant of T n a B a i will be under the i l m ' t sapOTisioD and control of tbe .-obdarllj Pablisbing Aasociatiou N. T ., and will be cooducted .o ( o l ; l n t b e intereets of (be Knights l^ubor. Oorreapondence la solicited, bnt tuo management of T bb R at u not le. pousible for the riewa expressed b; I * oontnbntora. T H E 8UX\9 SPOTS. T h e m e n t o w h o m C h a rlee A D 'n a ta u g h t socialiem th r o u g h tbe or>l b rans o f th e H a r b in g e r m u s t feel tb T t th e ir te a c h e r lias becom e a b a c k ' slider, if w e m a y ju d g e b y tb e labo red a rticle w h ich ap p e a r s in tb e p i p e r claim ing h im a s a n e d ito r . R e a d th e lollow iu g a n d ju d g e of b is love f o r the h ib o r m o v e m e n t “ I t is im p o s sible t o m a k e a n ^ n a l 'Ui o f w c a lib on th e basis ot d iatributio looney vaini oney vainea a s no w u o d e rsto >d, a n d em p lo y e d in a p p raising thi* to t a l to b e d iv id e d I n th e a tte m p t t o m a k e n equ a l diviao n these values destroy Try tlie process th r ou ng g ' c o n t e m p l a t e b y M r. Jo n e s a n d th e m s e lves a n d d is a p p e a r . Y< a ci c^ r r y tlie proce s s t h o h to th e end .fesired b y som e o f th e commnnist!>. Y o n can ju s t as e a s ily rjd n c e a su n s e t li> <)uarts, o r b r e a k u p th e tu n e ol O ld H iu id r e d a n d d iv id e i t equally am o n g to n d e a l m u te s .” YVbo e v e r h e a r d th e w o rkingm e n of any co u n try ask f o r a n rq u s l distiib n - tio n ? 'W hy should t h i y ask f o r such th i n g ? B u t M r. D a n a rem e m b e rs d istin c tly tb e e d u c a tion w h ich b e im p e l ted to th e people w h o follow e d h im a n d im b ibetl th e crazy no tion s w h ic h w e re t-rm u l a t e d by h im in the H arbiU iter. I t is w e ll know n th a t b e w o u ld h a v e continued teach ing bis p e c u liar view s o f com m u n ism and socialism if th e r e h a d beeu m o n e y in ill a n I he o n ly g a v e it u p w h e n he fo u u d th a t th e people w o u ld have n o n e o f h is philosophy. T h e e d ito r ol tb e l a j n i n a r y w h o se l i g h t is bi c o m ing d im should s it u p a f te r ho u r s a n d burn th e m id n i g h t oil, w h ile h u n tin g th e p r o toplasm of oom m u n ism to its lair bo-.T e h e u n d e r ta k e s to have tl'J c< luTiPB of t h e Sun, w h o se f ice is full ot sp'iiB, c o n tinue th e a tte m p t t o m ike people believe th a tt'r.e m e n w h o w o rk w a n t t o d iv id e th e p r o p e r ty w h ich is DOW i n existence. W e a^k th e public .^nce ag a in , why sh o u ld th e m a n who w o r k s w a n t a n y divi^io n ? D o e s not every person w h o baa a n ounce of so u s e kno w th a t la b o r cre a te s a ll w e a l t h ? TN'ill th e la te e d ito r o f th e H a ib in g e r d e n y th e a b o v e p r o p o a ii o n ? W e are assured of its tru t h , and for th a t r e a s o n w e f o rn m lato th e follow in g ; A ll w e a lth should belong to those w h o Create it. W h o w a n ts d iv isio n ? 'W hy tb e th ie f ,id le r ,b e g g a r a n d p r o s titu t e , p a r ^ n l a r l y th e last ineuU o n e d , a s r< p r e s e n ted on th e o h a n g e a b le Sun. T h e S o n slionid tell U ie tr u t h , if i t can. a s WAS FBBDIOTBD IN TUS ClAXION Iss* week, tbe animus ol tbe attitude ot ibo Stove Manufactarers’ Defenae AsiO elation «as a p p a rent in their action tbia week. T b e band of tLe scab Fuller A W arren Co. was clearly aeen. T o get tid of their ancient styles of stoves they nave called the ataociation to tbeir aid in tboir efforts to atop production and create a scaicity in tbe product. Know in g tills, when tbe moldets presented tbcmsolves to work, ready to handle tbe ,wtu-rns of Bridge, Beach A Co., tbe C 'luten and o ther aasociatioa foun^iea, finding that they could not force tbeir m e n to strike, prom p tly locked them oot. i t is n o t llkelyibat tbe Fuller & W atren tio. will find this scheme a very brilliant o n a TbUgweek their team s w ere busily qgaged in hauling loads of Atoves and >len wbioh bad been r e turned to them t Mew Tork. Our oorreepondent “ Ouvrler,’'i n tbe iwue o f April 9, wrote follows: irren’s trade ie already abaixbed by w estrru manufactarera, there being left to them only that trade which waa diffioult for the ‘oomtnon’ people t< Knights of this tow n can help tbem - aelvee as well as tbeir b r o lh e n by buying tbe following Knights o f Labor c o-opera tive goods. Tfiey are all sold here: N a tional K . of L . Co-operative tobacco. tlve gloves and m ittens, K. of seal cig.<r8. Tbe above gccds coat no than others o t tb s same claw and re aiding the work by purchasing W hen we find a n enemy to our cauae a can reach him anreat and beat by quietly abstaining from th a t which is his. Bluster doesn't pay. Brother and Sister it is your d ity and should be your pleasure to push T h e R at . W b bxa D tbe following in a New Tork daily ; “ T b e members of D istrict Assem bly 84 have very level heada They prot'oae to say w h at they please them selves and they don't wish to have anybody elae’s tongue tied up. These are tbe wholeboue resoluttons we a te talk ing a b o n t: 'W nereai, D istiict Aaaeinbly M is iSedSed inn thehe juu rr icic ee off lbsbs piinciplesiinciples fortt i t j o l p ot tbe K o igbts of Labor a n d demands tbs light 0 .'exprevsiug its opinion tbereoo; and wtaertas, claiming, a s i t does, ita right to h i opinions, it also concedes tbe tame rights to others; therefore \Residved T h a t D ietrist Assembly 64 does not iudorfe, hut reondiates, any attem p t to boycott tbe New Y o rk Sun, reqiuest ,ny other .................... or a n y oth e r publication, fur reason of ito J q publi'-bed opinions on a n y suhjrct. deemeem i tt unjiojnst “ Roeolvcd, Tbi.t we d i n to attvck sny <siHblUbment which employs siiiotlyly organizedrgaDIBi labor and complies with O demands.' Row why, in the name of heaven, did D. A- 64 ever boycott tbe T ribune t Is JonsJoi expressed, or is it Jt for its opin expressed, simply because Che one is a union, the other a non-union office. T u t SoL isiam r P ubusbiko A ssocia - tion begins this week the first number of T n a R at as aucceaaor to T a x C labiok . In c h ronicling the Siat anniversAry ol tbe laiter in o a r last issue wo Tentnted to hoi>e th a t its life bud resulted in accom- plitliing som good for the o u te ot hu- ilty. In presenting T ub R at to the readers of T ub C uabion we do so with tbe assurance of tbeir conlinned spprov - .d support, and trust th a t T s x R at will penetrate all tbe dark corners where poverty, indigence and misery exist amone ihe workers, and that the light of industrial education will dispel tbe evils ur p resent in'-quitable euvironment. '' T tpooraphioal U nion N o . 6 now oouots 3,5(10 member&”—SwintoQ. T h is is tue union th a t wbereased and retolnted tbe boycoU off of tbe New Y«»k Sun which was placed there by tbe 300,000 Kuigbia of Labor Of this Btate, icpresented ID tiie State Confereoce of eleven districts a t Troy, N. Y. This is tbe union whioli had its tail—-D. A. 64— endorse (he whercuses and that resolu tion, to the jeopardy, it is Aaied in some papera. of the laU. T h is la the preeump moot, arrogant a n k n of 3.500 which baa tbe bardihuod to dictate U> 300,000 n here of snolber ocganisaiion in this dtate. W lia' eflrouiery I A B epdbuoan sbnator this week stated that the K u ights of Labor were all Democrats. I t is generally supposed th a t to be a stats senator is to be p o ssess'd of a thorough knowledge of political data in the stale. I n this lbs honorable referred to dispL y td meutable ignoian -e for a politician. Tbe senator, i t le almost needless to say, is mistaken. Tliu Kuights of Labor o f this state a re not all DeuiooraU by any means, but they are all EnishtJi of Labor. Sabs? L ocal AssaMBUxa in tbia joriadiction will remember th a t tbe C o - ( ^ r a t i\e Board of D. A. 68 ia prepsied to do job work of a ll deacripiiona p rom p tly oa oeipt of orders. FROM BALL8TON. I‘rofpretu> i>r A ffairs A iiiohb tb e Inde- pondoiit M e u T b e ro. 1( ianot g e u trally known that girls for tbe first tw o m onths in Weat'a bag mill get but 50 e ta. per d ay and for the next tw o m o nths but 65 cts. per day. Tbe regular wages a re 75 eta. per day. While these new hands may not be ss expert tbe old ones, they have to do as much work as tbe old bands a n d a n y girl of o r dinary iDtelUgence can learn m An examioaiiou waa held on th e Sind iaat. in tbe raaea of FrederkA Schemer- boiB, W illiam Koberlaon, W illiam Jones and Pattlck Jones on tbe charge of “u n lawful assemblage.” Tbe lawyers for tbo defense did not iotroduce any evi dence, as Weat’a witnesaes made a good case for tbe defendsota. I say W tat'a witnewes, for they we.e hU, a s he ia tbe aonl o f tbe moTement. hferchsDta of BsUaton will advance their own interests if they will consult the wishes of tbeir iiatrots now in the w ty of k n it giNxis. Every K n ight of L«bur wonts those with tbe K. o f L. label, but moat of them don’t care to ad vertise tueniMdvia by asking lo t i t ; but when they Jlud p atora w here they kept, will go there and If you don’t keep them you will lose a great many custom- IGNOIUSGTIIEIKEVITABIE COXTIXUrXG OLD METUOIW UX- DKB XKW COXDITIOX.9. T r a d e e VuloQlatH o f th e R a n k and I'lte N o t u p to th e ContUtloiiM C'uutroUtQS T h e i r D e stlnlen. to push j I t cannot be besWn as a labor paper, bo- their flourishing days would look back tides it is yoor paper, o s n e d by your «itb some p ride on tbeir old hobby horse. D istrict and. therefore, by yonraeif. Re- Y et the hobby baa uot c h anged eo much member by helping thia paper too are „s its Mirr..nDdings. but boa been eroad- heipiDgyoBrsAlf. A lter you get through ed on the cme side till theie^ia nut room reading ih u paper, i f yon don 't want to enough left to get a good move out of it. keep it, b a n d i t Co some bro th e r tb a t In a n t i u g this the object in view is to don’t taka U and aak him to read it and show tbut U ia the rapid and progressing buy one himself. Act as a miseioDary changes in manufacture, commerce and and BaUston will soou be the atroughold intercourse tbnt have been aouding th e of the Knighla of Labor. , death koell of one union atier another. A b o ut 16 m onths ago a h o tel situated «n.i not the tbe unaiabls ways and actions 1 H ilton avenue was burned to tbe j o f iU members. Tliat U, tbe o'oataclea ground. Tbe proprietor had been very | that were the d ir e U of tbeir weak- indignant about the boycott on Fuller A . ness (X extinction were exterual and not W arren and to sbow h it independence,! internal. Labor-aaviug maobiuery sod when he reboilt i t be placed one o f (heir ’ other modern iareatJocs, each s s the (el- heaters in the new hotel in spite of tb e egrapb, tbe postal, commission and Fighting against the inevitable is a profluuss pursuit y e t this is the hopeless task our tradee unions Lave in band. Stubbornly and unw ittingly (hey are wasting tbeir lime, their moaey, a n i tbeir lives In seeking to t>etter th e ir con- ditiou by methods buth selfish and im practicable. Naturaly trades unlooi-ts whu h ave seen their respectivo umnns in [ o f a committee from 8358 not to other he finds th a t he is losing money and baa told tbe h o tel We preaume his outspokenaea against the Knighla- of Labor and in favor of Fuller A W arren C a has helped him m ightily. The knowing ones are smiling at tbe sudden absence o i tbe man Jioldiog a posiUon between sheriff and deputy sheriff. It is said that some one w u a f r u d th a t they would compel him to tell who aet him up to swear out war rants sgainst several young men. By tbe time you receive th is slmoet five weeks of the paper bag strike will have passed. Tbe brave men and wo men who have held out have sauiiticed more than we can im a g ine to ^ a b l l s b s irinciple so dear to every human breast, be n g b t to a decent living. I t ia true tbai the mill ia filling up, but bow I W ith little gitla and old w o o e o ; with helj> ao incompetent th a t they are a h e lp to tbe cause rather than an iojory, as he is oom- pelted to pay them for th e ir time and they have practically n othing to do ; and as W est is a man who loves tbe miKbiy dollar, be will not long see such a ' ful waste, and tbe next thing will be a shut down. 3658. SITL'ATIOX IN COHOE9. C o m p rehenalve D e tail o f th e O rlev- aocea o f th e W o r k e r s U e re. T b e Harmony milla, Coboes, should receive the attention of every citizen and all business men. T b e many grievances that' the people employed there suffer are known to themselves <»1 t . They have made all honorable appeals and sug| tiona to tbeir giinding nustera, but ouly reward they m eet with is that tbeir repieaenlatives or committees are dis charged a n d will not be allowed to r e ceiye work in any of tbe other mills, T b e question which caused the present trouble was of this nature. Mr. Oi feeler, Ih wished to get off from work, and it being a m la ol tbe weavers' room to hire a weaver to take the place of <we who wishes to get off a ^ y , he did so and eveo asked permission from the o v e n eer two or three days ahead of tim e to as not to leave him self liable in any way. He was told by tbe overseer that be oonld no t g r a n tbiui leave; he m u st go a n d see D. J . Johnston, the genend snpeiiotend- eni, a thing which, since the origin of Harmony Uo., no one hva ever had to do. T h is ease ia tbe first of the kind. Tbe help agreed that W b eslet’a looms should not b e r u n by any weiver, and they were left idle until the debased w retch st- tempted to run tb s looms, a n d no other woold suit her, she beiog off( red any looms in tbe mill; but she refnst d by log tb s t she told Mr. Jobnstoa she wi run them sod no other, which s h e did, and tbe result waa, by Ihe undenlaDdiog between the superintendent and bemelt, the help left ibe mill, b u t were ordered baok by the ExeouUve Board as they are trying in every possible manner to avoid a strike, which Ihe H arm ony company are trying to force at tbe present tune to avoid a n investigation by tbe State Board of ArbitralioD, witfi whom they would not treat, b a t who will have pow er atier Ja n e 1st to act w itbont tbeir consent. oes will k now (he me o f tbegroiteat irations that e i h t s ia neteenth ceniury. Ever;y possible have been taken to arbitrate this matter and the people employed log resUeas. T b e result will be i strike the skil 1(4 help wlU ilsewbere a n d the merebanU e w ould Then tbs people of Cube tyranuical workings ol oi slave grinding corporations t this n ineteen th ceniury. Ever;y possible leave and go elsewhere a n d tb e merchants a nd bnri- ness men of Cohoes wilt feel tbe loss Competent and skilled help cannot bo had every day and old reeidents aill be forced to find. employmentmploymsnt inn otherther citiesities i i o c ind tow u a T b e workers a re determined loo becomeecome freeree menen andnd t b f m a emaccipate themselves from tbe bends of a c o u nter feit, public-preacU n g, greedy, grinding and oppressive corporation. U m u u t . banking system, have CT3aCed facilities that briug, a s i t were, every communicy into the same market. All these instito turns under the present order of (hiogs aasUt to cut w igvs d iw n to the lowest iim p etitive price, nor can i t be said that piece work has been tbe cause of weak ening some unions, lor in trades where pieoa Work is no( ia vogue the members equally ss poorly paid. W iy is it th a t the Brotlurbood of loicomiitive Engineers is stronger than the Brother- h o o d o l Paistersi N o one c an ^ay that tb e m i u in (»e ergaization are better than another no more than they can my itlividuol oitm b ert of the that tbe individual cut] Knights of Labor are better than the in dividual members of a trade union. T b e se.-ret Is this, it is easier for tue Idle peopleou tbe sru e ts to Jeurn bi’W drive a paint brush than to <lnvc a luci !. T h e Ma^uDa' U n ion is stronger Iters'. Why!hy! becauseeoaus motive. ' than the Carpenters'. W b one-half of the latter’s work requires Utti-: skill to accomplish ic. We b seen unions .hat machinery bas wi_ o a t of e x istence, driving the workiogmi from their legitimate trade to seek t next beet one they could find. Thousamds r position to another, 'e they must necessarily louson of this class ai from this trade and at every m injure tbemselvyrs and ilieir fellow kind. T h e combiaations ol capital aa opposed to labor, the elaborate liiusions ot society and government and tbeir oreaiure th e money-fed p iess have need evey device to perpctoate ibe coufoaiun that modem inventions have brooght abuUL And when tbe trades uuioiis have been all through the operation they have been fighilug against fate. W hen tim es were good they wtre atrong; when business was d u ll they were weak. H igh wi piesty c ndd littleittle 0 rages an l or no work made a giat many poor ones. W b a t do the tradea u n ionuit propose to do for the poor who have no tra Inal liheny depends upon them esur Ulan it does upon yoorselve , because (ht lerous. Can trades nniou- ;terter thehe condiiion of IBIS ever expect to bel t co iheir memberslemuers byy foriningrn into b to uuiouB a n d ignoring the changes i cielyciely iss undcrgoiigVndcrgoiigV Iff so,o, «xjxperience i u I s e 'has done them but liitle good. Perhaps they imagine the Knights of Labor will play the part of tbe lion for them mid ifavo allow them to awoop down like jackals and devour ihe fat of the feast. Be rational, geutl<mtn! BusincHs Notice. T b e leading batie.- ol Troy, Joseph P. Dugan, bas now on hiind toe largest assortment of fine hats lu all the Isteat styles and c o lors to be found this side of New Y ork c ity. A few of the many styles that he is now displaying are tbe Knox, the Co-operative and the Helkm. The pablic are cordially invited to call and examine his im m em e slock of h a u . A very large and carelnlly assorted stock ot trunks, ba^s, umbrellas aud canes can be found at Joseph P. Dugan's mamm<ith stores. 808 and 110 Biver street, Troy, N. Y. Call and seenre a flrst-olaas 'X'lie Hpeiic-ei- tKM )PBRATIVE Soots &. Shoes, ASK FOR THEM. N. T. DAILY LEADER, Owned a n d Edited by O R G A N IZED LABOR. 16 per annum. SOo. per month. W sBK L Y L b a d b R i |1 p«f 5 e ar. P . O. Box 8678. New Y trk City. MTOllTiniBMPRESSOR Or Pump th a t can be sold a t a price low enough to be w ithin the reach of all, has led me to accept the agency for the Celebrated McLEAN AIR CONSERVATOR BEER COMPRESSOR, now in use in many large Hotels and Salcon in other cities and highly recommended for the preservation of Lager Beer, Ale, Porter and Cider. Lager Beer Brewers and Saloon Keepers are invited to call and inspect the Pump now in use a t my ofdce, No. 5 Wotkyns Block, Troy, N. Y. M. Kennedy, Practical Plumber, Cas and Steam Fitter. Refuse to nnrehase Knit Goods th a t are not made by lEIBEBS United Labor The scabs emnloyed by the firm t h a t w ill not employ K. OF L are the tools of their bosses. Reward your friends and tmnish your enenfies. ®ny K n it Goods th a t have the K. of L. Label. m The need of a good and reliable | THING 4 C0,'S Specialties. Shoes Made to Stand Hard Knocks and Honest wear. , _ _______ nnil ly Sh< ss a t nur new price of |1 { pair wcom almost tq a u l lo Irr n. Our new line ot Mieses' 0:1 Orsio B illon Scho-'l Shoes, in b o th h s il s nnff Kpneg heel-, a t $I a. pair. Makea a i>|)l- ndiil wca.ing shoe. Our liueof Cliildren’a Oil Grain Button Boot-s boili heel and spriog heel, a t 75c. a p.ir, ;.ie bargains th a t parents cannot •tiord to pasa by. O n r Children's L ice Behool Shoes a t 50c. a |« i r defies a ll competition. Ti.ese gooda c an be fouud o i.ly a t he S . B . T H I N G & CO., 328 and 330 River St., Troj, N. V. LADIES, riie Choicest Ajisoriment of Millinery Gooiis I d this d iy cm be found at Cm ■II Hal in ns shade them FBK m i i T k fignn ofaE L o r 1 IS ■bi LOT S «U L o r ^ a Miss Nora O’Hearn’s, 2 6 K I N G S T . For Genuine K, of L. Badeee LOT^( A»» EXTS SaOIGEIUIDS OrCIGABUIIDfOBU £ CALL UN WM. SCULLY, in STXPHEN8 HALL, TBOY, N .t TheivJyAutiiciiZ'd Agsiiitor eeBtune K. ot U Bocgesliil). A sa. n c < SPEC IA L NOTICES. In sriectiDg—your pictures see onr oil (laiDtings for $3. Those engravings for 18 cannut be beaten in T r o y . W e are selling our slock of c abinets below cost, elegant ones for 50 c ents. Tw enty cents buys a French brass frame—something new. See F. W. Saulsbory A C o .'s stock, Coogress street. Z. WITMAN, Tbe popnlar Congress Sireet dealer, is BOW piepared to bhow a very large assorlmeiit of BOOTS, SHOES i SLIPPERS — A t h h eleg.int new Store, 73 C 0 N G R E S S. ST. X 18 SAXE, The Troy Confectioner, Tr II SELLS C i S D V A T 10 CTS PER LB S I ------ AT T H E ------ J . £ : : = si <v> s a w BROADWAY CANDY STCBE MANUFACTURES AND SE L L S H IS OWN CANDY, made fresh every day. D a |5 . 7 5 — W ashburn F loub — f6.7 5 A t Ambrose Kelly’s 899 River S t r e e t . . cor. Fulton 1 a
