Show UM CIRCLED knights of labor and politics 4 ORGAN OF TTEEIEE ORDER thinks knights nad best be pPoopwulliissttss lab ar con-vveelni tion at chicago f special to the ENQUIRER pa dec 9 aAas a reply to queries from members of the order aaas to whether they are under their declaration of pprriinncciippleles compell-eedd to abandon the republican and democratic partie sand ally themsseallvveess with thae populliissttss whose programme and propaganda are nearest lto the platform of the knights of labor the official journal of the organization in its current issue contains the following editorial it may be taken aaas a de-ccllaration of principles on the part of the new grand master workman and ex-ecutive board aannddiinn spirit is scatrceeellyy in line with the views expounded bhy mr powderly the official journal says A man may be a member oofdthe order of knights of labor and yet remain a member of one or the other of the old political parties there is no law either against a member joining himself to any neow political party or ffaagcitoioi n or flocking by himself politic-ally if bhe chooses but inasmuch asa the ppeeooppllees party embodies in its platform an epitome of the orders political ddeermn ands and inasmuch as that plat-form wwaasg formulated in a convention in which the order participated through its accredited representatives it would sseeeenmi that a consistent knight of labor would find himself most satt bhome in that party an honest man may differ fromm abe shtt louis and omaha platforms but a man who is ait agether honest would fseeeell that he was inconsistent at least idiidd he while a member of the order write or speak iinn to that platform will later tais thi darers special to tur ENQuErj C0HICAGO dpeecc 9 delegates are ar riving in large numbers for the forth-coming convention of the american federation of labor at the meeting of the committee on arrangements to day a ppiroogramme of entertainment for the visitors including several theatre parties receptions and ballsa by ttbhea local organizations was mapped out most of the delegates already on the ground claim utter ignorance of the report that president goeders is to be attacked on account of hhiiai ffiigghlitt against silver and that specific charges alleg iinnsg improper motives are to be ej against him mr J P blaize an extensive real |