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Daily Yellowstone Journal
Miles City, Custer County, Montana
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In Richmond, Va., on Oct. 12, Mr. Powderly responds in a letter to criticism for having colored man Farrell introduce him at the Knights of Labor convention, emphasizing labor equality while respecting social boundaries and American citizenship rights.
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RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 12.—Mr. Powderly has written a letter in answer to the criticism on him for asking the colored man, Farrell, to introduce him to the Knights of Labor convention in which he says: "My sole object in selecting a colored man to introduce me was to encourage and uplift his race from a bondage worse than the one which held him in chains twenty-five years ago—mental slavery. I desire to impress on the minds of white and black that the same results follow an action in the field of labor, whether that action was on the part of Caucasian or negro—labor. Social equality cannot be regulated by law; the sanctity of the order cannot be invaded by those who are not welcome. There need be no further cause for alarm, the colored representatives will not intrude where they are not wanted and the time-honored laws of social equality will be allowed to slumber undisturbed. The equality of American citizenship is all that we insist on."
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Richmond, Va.
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Oct. 12.
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powderly assures no intrusion by colored representatives into unwelcome social spaces, insisting only on equality of american citizenship.
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Mr. Powderly writes a letter responding to criticism for selecting colored man Farrell to introduce him at the Knights of Labor convention, stating his intent to uplift the race from mental slavery and emphasize equal labor results regardless of race, while noting social equality cannot be forced and sanctity of the order is protected.