This article explores blacklisting practices following the massive 1886 Southwest strike staged by the Knights of Labor (KOL) against Jay Gould's railroad empire. It focuses mostly on strike leader Martin Irons and blacklisting advocate and newspaperman J. West Goodwin. The strike, which started in Sedalia, Missouri, before spreading to other states, was a disaster for the KOL. The union declined in its aftermath chiefly because of the repression unleashed by public and private forces, including businessmen-led Law and Order Leagues. After the strike, employers blacklisted many, including strike leader and Sedalia resident Martin Irons. Irons, constantly on the move, suffered from joblessness, underemployment, arrests, and broken health before he died in central Texas in 1900. Few blacklisting advocates wanted Irons to suffer more than J. West Goodwin. The Law and Order League leader and newspaperman repeatedly wrote about what he considered Martin Irons's moral lapses and shortsightedness. By focusing on Goodwin's promotion of blacklisting and Irons's post-strike struggles, this essay helps us better appreciate the underexplored dimensions of this form of punishment.

本文探讨了在 1886 年由劳工骑士团 (KOL) 对杰伊古尔德的铁路帝国发动的大规模西南罢工之后的黑名单做法。它主要关注罢工领袖马丁艾恩斯和黑名单倡导者兼新闻记者 J. West Goodwin。罢工始于密苏里州锡达利亚，随后蔓延至其他州，对 KOL 来说是一场灾难。工会在其后果中衰落主要是因为公共和私人力量释放的镇压，包括商人领导的法律与秩序联盟。罢工后，雇主将许多人列入黑名单，包括罢工领袖和锡达利亚居民马丁艾恩斯。艾恩斯经常四处奔波，在 1900 年于德克萨斯州中部去世之前，他一直饱受失业、就业不足、被捕和健康问题的折磨。很少有黑名单倡导者希望艾恩斯遭受比 J. 西古德温。这位法律与秩序联盟的领导人和新闻记者多次写到他认为马丁艾恩斯的道德失误和短视。通过关注古德温对黑名单的推广和艾恩斯的罢工后斗争，本文帮助我们更好地理解这种惩罚形式未被充分探索的方面。