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." ' H.: ;! i - ! iM" i - EQUAL BIGHTS TO ALL; SPECIAL. PRI VILGES TO NONE.' FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, MARCH 30, OFFICIAL OKGAX OF NORTH CAROLINA KNIGHTS OF LABOR. STAND BY THE ORDER. . This organization has 1 ecn in esi.-t rnce nineties year ten yrs it has le?n under iIim m wageuient of lh G mr.il As mMj; pevcn y-ars of tlda orginiz ili.-n'. life his lci htro;e tL public. Labo.'s wrongs ar - Indent dd labor's rg!its are lcii;r nnde'rt d. b'o much lor rgmiz t on. With .i united : organia i m ih I ;st f 'a'-orV grbvan's cvn'd be re-larc i sup by t-t p, but the g! -vil c aw'ed u; d r ti;c wall, whbp red a f.-.v words of su--rci n in 'u eas of thoe in ti.c gul den, and distrust exists where n e.iii-e tan be. found n wl ieh t ba- it The apple of dis ord i I itto ar.d ihe oik if tbe devil h bi in do m ; no'. 1 y il c devil hme'f, but by inhab t uU o! t'm-n-;jrdn. For u bom na the Order i u-d'd? For whom is it being kept a'iye?. Are t!ie general otfi.-ers all wo.kiiif for rcif ? Arc t'ify the best office ? a e C nld h ive ? If not, 1-t us clian. a the,;: for tr-th-r on s anil "hen cea.-e to g ur.i'de at ti e nw iren and eive them a chame t r'o tbe work nn inUrmp el t fault finding iin ? obsdruc tion. Fvery builaing. is made up of difftre.ijt pari.-; tne foundation wall o't bidden in the eutb is soiled, and whn examined may seem useless and" obi, iis rugged sides may not strike the cb server as i ei g ,iand.-o i:e or useful. The whole building reason the founda tion, an 1 it should not be tampered i 1 while the bail iing is in u e. The weather-C(-ck pn the top of the edjfiV.e may be ui.ce'y painted and gilded, hut it turns with every wind; i is good for something, but would never make a f initiation; nor must the weather cock .itteuipt t belittle th foundation , for if the rough, nnwas'it-d sfonfS aro t moved frruu thy bottom, if the f nu;d i tion stones criunble away, the weather toc;k will Sur.dy till, and once do vn it c.in never ris-e again, for it province is to go roun 1 and not up. Everyone hd& his place on earth, iCViryone has his place in the O.di-r, and tv ryono cin do his duty, but everyone cannot be General Master Workman at one time, and the best thing th -y can do is to help the one that hob's ihe place to do not his own but the tb" work of all. Look over the li i 1 and see what h .sty act'on and dis n ion have- done. Examine the condition of affairs where strikes have been recklessly entered upon and see whether tin y h ivc done goo 1. Scan well the face of that sec tion where the tongue af sland -r has d iven men from the order, and in both places be will find the employer ruling with a far stronger hand than eve . On the other hand examine the place where the true principles of Knighthood weiestHdied in the begining, and there ou will nod the order strong and re spected, doing its work in the. com mnnity reaching up for better things for labor. In the other place, where great j results were to come as a sequel io basty action we find rasrs raisery and poveity. Will labor profit by the les son or will the old story be told by them give up the order and eUrt some thing ! new lor a few day, only to tire of thai in turn and come back again to the Knights of Labor when sorely pressed. Men and women of the Knights of Labor, stay where you are. This organization is yours, stay. If yon desert it now yoa can never build another like it. Let every member take in the name of a good man or woman at the next meeting, and add !reugtu i ibe rhihi.wnts for j notice to lab r. T V. PoWDERLY. p MONOPOLIES AND CORNERS. The Unite 1 States to day is the roost monp 'y cuwd nation on the face of the earih. T'iey.bav made nice mil lion ites iti tvt enty y, a's th;n Europe md Eigl sn 1 have made in five butidre Evc-iy hing in tliis count rv is c ntndhd :y syndicate, p 1. ;om' inatin, frost, .;;t!-nt or corner. We p y a doctor the price ti o I I v flie mo 4ic.il association lor t r'nj;ing a b?sl y into the world, a id th'U we buy aira ile for a t a1y at the oiiee fix r the fmniture manufac tnrrr.s' :iss citii !l. Its I Mie flannel -k'rts is prmcirfed by tar'fi' Uws, and e buv a raitl ox at j atent rigt pr'ct s. Later it cats bre id at price fixed by the Western Mil U is' Associa :i n and m at at the figures given by Ar nonr and con.crers of f)rtrk. its -hoes are b ujh at ass ciati n prices backed by a proteetive tariff, colTn- at it)e pi ices fie 1 by trust and corner: If a boy now crown o manhood, wh'.s to go int i business ho must buy iiimself in. If be wishes to enter c m-mt-rce he must buy a seat on the 1 o r 1 d' trade, if he wis!:es to go iuto man uf jftuiing' he mutt buy himself into fc'ie coinbinatiou w hich represents an'i hs monopolized that business. Labor Tribune. Labor organizations thr .uhout the eour.trv 'shi.'Uld unite in d minding rhat all pools and trusts must be pro hihiifd by ltw. They should seethe managers of political parties and have clauses put in the p-atforrns, and make sure the tanidafecs ro pkdged to a thorough reform. No general mean ingless vaporing about the "laborer is worthy of; his hire" or ' woikinjjuien nmst be prot ct'-d in their rights" will do in this great battle. Let the declar ation of principles be empbatio, out spoken and specific, Lt the names of obn xiou? corporations be called out in opeo convention, and let the people get up and declare that the Standard Oil Tr st, the coal monopoly and all cro wins' trusts shall b checked here and now. The price of an article should be regulated by supply and de mand without manipulation, j The man or the corporation that advances the cost of articles in general use by cornering' the market is an enemy to ihe people and a traitor to the prin ciples of equality up.tn whioh our nation is built. The downfall of jtrusts and mom polies must come sufe and soon, in order to save the country from disgrace and perhaps r dn. Globe. A visitor to several of our penal in stitutions expressed snrpri?e that so many of the convicts are young men. He forgets that all the rogues are not in the penitentrary. The old rascals are too shrewd to be canght. Yon will find many of them in the legislatures, some perhaps in congfess, and not a few occupying choice seats in the churches. The days of hypocrites are not past. Some men know how to do their steal ing legally; the young and foolish get caught. Craftsman... . . Mr. O'Neill, chairman of the House Labor Committe. is trviog hard to have bis committe recognized, but the old-line politicians can see no benefit in any measure ; except tariff reform and currency bills, when monopoly don't Lave the floor. Craftsman. THE CAT'S IAV$ SEEN. A wealthy American has purchased two hundred and thirty thousand acres of land in Scotland, wtdch be has con verted into rq i:nmen g-ame preserve or hnntiog park. Ileie is a tract of country, t apaldc of supporting ten thou san 1 eople which has ieep depopulated aiid stocked with v:1 1 animal-, simply for the cruel and barbarous sport of one man. This aristocrat i-3 American is but an imitator f many titled British landlords, and Sotlaud is ill danger ms well as many parts of l Ei'gl m-i of being turned b ck to a state f natare. This may hi lp t v explain, why London is overci wod d with five million people, half of whom ar:- ri'd ami miseiable. Agricultural lundierdistn is bad n oil, but th:s barbarous fashion of driv -j the p ople o it of a I : d n; t crowds tb.cm inio the ci iv o - : up the source jf if.md X vjn.lo there are oi'll'cus n-j;! i.i-aislie I ': : millions d a. rc of ;jatd c dev i ' t ibo maintance ot wilid ani, ali for t: e pastime of a fcv. i;u'dnid iiittcui -n Tiiere is lint one end t suh folly if H i not stopped, and j thut is revolution awful, fi-ici? cruel revolution. Nor is this simply a matti r of European interest. The snm thing is beiii i i. -trwdnced into this country by wealiiiy A-.iglomuuiacs. Scu'lyirn;, us seen in I linoif, where a -foreign 'i landlord hi.s !ntroluced the. odious agricultural serf dom of Iselat.d, is hulnanein comparison Xvith this return to a1 barbarism .whnni destroys htus"s, audi: b srhs, fields ai.d orchards, and people to make rom for game, now aoy civiliz -d .goverumeat can per nit such snieia.il folly is a mys tery. There must Ibj a law limiting and that nanowly, the ainount of laml which may be ownejd or controlled by any indivlual fam5iy, association oi corporation, and at he samo time for b'ulding any lands being us-d for pur poses inconsistent v. ith: -civiliz ition ami econom v. Christ ia.7, Standard. A Wisconsin giijl, a Miss Curtis, of Roscnlale, near ltiooOj was one of the school teachers who jwere. frozen to death in Dakota. Her brother brought hf r remains hoaie, and the Brandon Times has the following bit of history: "When Mr. Curtis, of R sendyle, went to I)a kofa after the remains of his ster who perished in the late blizzard, be settled up with the school d strict -for which she had 'been teaching, ah I they made him discount the amount due her 12 per cent before they wou'd pay it, claiming hit it was a damagje to tlie district that :hc di 1 not complete? the tern.." That beata the record of meanness." Send ordors for jto printing' to The Messenger oliicei FOR SALE. I have a splendid mare seven years old for sale. She is as souiid as they make 'em, works ell anywhere, but is in her glory when harnessed to a buggy. Is a stylish and rapid driver. J. S. McNeill, Corner Hajy and Winslow sts. p. p. Jones. DUNN, Harnett Co., N. C. i i -' Practices in any part of the State, and in any Court in the State. Prompt at tention given to all professional business. Established 54 Years WARREN PRIOR & SON Ixvite Orders For Tite Aurora" Watcli E X G AG E 31 E NT. R I X G S Wedding Uiusi ILVEK T T -T --. I LV KIt FO'.RK ETS OF CASTOR AND ALL SILVER WARE Waurex Prior, & Sox. Jewelers, Fayetteville, N, C. BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS, Ami others about to BUILD HOUSI S, FENCES, &c.f 0- J I ' ill i i or ite to Ibo undersign, e fx r i .e. f b rki ogmalerial, such as Mo iidii2f 5, Ceiling, VEATHERE0ARL1H8, FL00RIN6 ; FALINSS, POSTS, LAHICES, &C, We keep a lirge stock constantly on band, or can m ike any to ovdvr without delav, -v Address v WALTER WATSON", - F.wotteville, N.. C I have just receired a lirst-oias lot of MOUNTAIN '-BjBBF From Asiie County ' ::-Y0UN3v JUICY ANO TENDER:: v Beef-Sausage Dont forget that I buy for cash and will have to sell for the Jame. I thank the public for their past pat ronage, and beg a contiouance of uthq same. Respcctfnllv : Wr. II. TOMLINSON. HOUSE AMD SIGN C3I For t be best and most satisfactory work try nie. I have had 'many years experience in i be business, served my apprenticeship under the best painter in the South. Respectfully, N. A. Lovitt, Hope Mills, N. C, RflANUFAGTUREn OF nRlCI 171 ANUFACTUREil OF D.tiClV ("Remember, I make the best Brick made in the State. JOHN G. SHAW, Attorney and Counselor at Law. FAYETTEVrLLE, N. C. ""Collections a specialty. Prompt remittances. BAY VIEW BEER, BotlleJ Fresli Every Daj, acd Delircrcd Anywhere in the City by I also keep on haDd a full line of -FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC Wines, Liquors a Cigars, Pure N. C. Corn Whiskey . Specialty. S45 Person Street, i v
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