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The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16

ONE Of the most talked-of things in
this city is high rents, and public opinion
and discomfort has had less effect in the
way of remedying the evil than could a
dumb man in attempting to talk Longs
peak down to a level with the plains.
Our daily papers frequently indulge in a
column or two upon the subject of
houses vacant, houses filled and the new
ones going up, but they never get down
into the merits Of the case and give the
principal feature of the case which is,
that this unparalleled extOrtion and rob-
berry on the part of Denver landlords is
slowly but surel y sapping the life blood
Of the city's prosperity. People come
here from the east and like our city and
climate, and would settle among us but
as a large per cent Of those are of only
moderate means and rent their houses
where they now reside, and would of ne
cesSity be renters here, they are kept
out by the impassable barrier erected by
the men who own and manipulate the
dwellings, of the city. And this even is
not the worst feature of the business.
Within the past few weeks there has
been a large number of people who
have to work for their living and are not
able to pay high rents, packed up their
goods and shipped to other towns in and
out of the state, where they can get just
as much for their work and can save
from s. to $I3 on a month rent and if
there is not a change for the better soon,
take our word for it, there will be such
an exodus of this class of people from
Denver that the landlords and mer-
chants, who, in reality here, as we'll as
in the older sections of the country, reap
their revenue from them. will awaken to
the folly of bleeding them to death in
one short season. We are eternallY
bored to death with schemes to bring
the rich man from the east and induce
him to invest his capital here, but it were
far better to take some honest steps to-
ward keeping those here already at
home in the city, We have no hesitancy
in calling the rates charged for all
classes Of houses in this city downright
eXtortion and robbery. When a man
asks more than fair compensation for
the gifts Of our universal God be is an
eXtOrtiOnist, and when, through the
power of combination, the landlords of
Denver compel the man who is too poor
to maintain his own dwelling to pay
those eXtortions, it is unadulterated rob-
berry. We know houses in Denver
which pay the owners Is per cent on
their investment, and 25 per cent is
among the lowest figures. Now, it is
said this is none of our business; what's
a mans own he can do with as he likes.
and we needn't rent the hoases unless
we want to. That is not the question:
1t is, does the future prosperity of Den
yer amount to so little that for the sake
of present gain it should be eternaIly
damned by a combination of sh ark land
lords and owners Of cheap shells on
leased lots? The city to-day is as
spotted with empty houses as Arizona is
with cactus, and still the prices Of rent
are kept up If a reduction is not made
soon the depIorable issue we have pre-
dicted will result.
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16

THE LABOR ENQUIRER is published every
sion of all subjects which tend ito educate,
elevate and advance the laboring classes.
Politically, it will support only the friends
of labor.
Subscription rates, $3.50, in advance.
Ali communications must be. addressed to
THE LABOR ENQUIRER, $40 Larimer Street,
Denver, Colorado. 49,
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16

'sWe will renew the times of truth and jus
Condensing in fair, free commonwealth
Not rash equality, but equal rights"
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16

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National Republican., 1882-12-18
To Cover a contingency.

The union of the various factions of the
republican party is entirely feasible But the
trouble will then begin as to which news
paper publisher in each state shall boss the
whole thing therein after reconstruction.
We shall, of course, require these new bosses
None of the great journals, except THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, has at any time
proposed the experiment of fifty millions of
people attempting to run things on their own
hook. We see great difficulties in the way
of uniting upon the state newspaper bosses.
These, however, can be overcome. Then will
come the question as to which one shall be
the great national boss We can imagine
ALECK MCCLURE and Publisher WELLS lying
down together peacefully and. arising as the
publishers the Press Times, or the Times Press.
In New York, Mr.. Tribune REID and Mr..
Times JONES may become similarly hyphen-
ated. In Chicago, JOE MEDILL and who
ever can vote the most of the Inter Ocean
stock can become one mighty director
of affairs, while RICHARD HALsTEAD and
MURAT SMITH can thunder in unison through
consolidated papers in ohio's metropolis
National Republican., 1882-12-18
GndInYe $. Orth.

When Mr.. ORTIZ left Washington for his
Indiana home at the close of last session, there
was question in the minds of many of his
friends whether he would ever again be seen
at his place in the hall of representatives.
A cancerous affection of the throat which
had seriously impaired his health during
tho session, was obviously growing worse.
The news of his illness, which eliminated yes
terday in the announcement of his death,
brought less of surprise therefor than of very
genuine sadness.
There is no need here to dwell upon the
record of Mr.. ORTH's public life, because that
life was so prominently interviewer with
some of the most important passages in his
country's history, that whoever knows OF
them knows also of it. beginning its more
important part with the first uneasy heavings
of that great sea which finally, in tremendous
tide of fire and blood rolled over the south and
washed American slavery away, it continued
through the height and at the vortex of that
flood into its subsistence and along the quieter
levels that followed, down to the day of his
death. Mr.. ORTIZ was man of positive
power who would have left some mark upon
his time had that time been without turbu-
lence, AS it was. his force found action in
the abolition and free-soil movements; and in
the formative processes upon which the re-
publican party iresuted he was factor whose
influence was felt, not only in his own state,
but in the whole great west. His share in
the war was divided between the field and the
national council. After term ofseTvice at the
National Republican., 1882-12-18
Az 10 SECRETARY Teller.

In publishing an interview the other morn
ing with gentleman from Colorado there
was no intent upon the part of this newspaper
to create an impression in any mind that Sec
retary TELLER contem plates a candidacy for
reelection to the senate. The interview itself
could scarce have been construed as
meaning that, and yet several gentlemen who
profess familiarity with Colorado politics have
asked whether such an inference could be
safely drawn from it. To these gentlemen,
and in order that no Misrepresentation upon
the point may arise out of that publication, it
may be well to say now that no such thing was
meant, because no such thing is true. Who
ever knows anything of Colorado affairs knows
perfectly well that Secretary TELLER is not
and will not be a candidate This much is
said, not upon authorization of the secretary,
but because it is openly and simply true, and
should in justice to the secretary, be distinctly
set forth, If anything that has appeared in
these columns can have been so misconstrued
as to seem statement, direct or implied, to
the contrary.
1t is very safe to say that if Mr. TELLER
wished reelection to the senate he could
have it and to this it might be added that if
he intended to try for it he would have let it
be very sharply known before this time.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

front he was called to cohgtess, and there he
fouhd his highest usefulness as a member Of
the illustrious group who fought into law
those vast war measures by which LINCOLN
and his generals were enabled to save the
union. In his Subsequent career, both legis-
lative and diplomatic, MIR. ORTIZ held close TO
the high standard his own acts and his un-
fateflhg patriotism had set for him, and no
man among all his colleagues better deserved
or better kept the confidence and esteem noe
only of his party, but of the whole peoples
He was blameless in his private as in his
public life; figure to be patterned after; a
statesman by natural fitness, as well as by edu
cation, and patriot by right of birth, as well
as by the instinct Of tiattira1 affection for the
land that had nhrtured him. Over two hun
dred years ago his forefathers came from Mo-
ravia with the COUNT Z1NzENboRF to found
the city of Bethlehem, under the shadow Of
South Mountain, where to-day their names
may be read in stone tablets over the
doors Of the houses they built, atd
where still stands the church in which
Balzar ORTIZ, provost marshal of the dis
trict, penned MP the Hessian prisoners sent
him by Washington after the surprise at
Trenton. His career was worthy of this
staunch old stock, upon whose sturdy qualities
he engrafted strain of modern and progress
sive mind. His taking off will make gap
in the list of contemporaneous great men
which his own state will not find 1t easy to fill.
National Republican., 1882-12-18
BRANCH OFFICES.

The following is list of the branch offices in
Washington. Others will be added hereafter:
W. <. RousES News Stands at the ARLINGTON
Horfl, WiiLARD's lloTEL, METROPOLITAN HOTEL,
and NATIoNAL HorEI.
RoosE & QuEENs News Stand, ST. JAMES HOTEL.
RIGGS HntsE News stand.
EDBTT HoUsE News Stand.
AMERICAN House News stand.
W. 5. THoMPsoS's Drug Store.
c. II. FIcKLING's Drug Store, Georgetown.
]. BRADLEY ApAMs'S Book Stores.
C. r. DuFoUR, Druggist, 1914 Fourteenth street.
X. b. FERGUSON, Druggist, corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenue s. +.
S. f. LEWIS, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and P
streets.
G. G. C. sIMMs, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
w. +. SCALA Druggist, 500 East Capitol street.
National Republican., 1882-12-18
A Good story of Sergeant Ral1antyne.
New York Hour


There is rather good story told about Ser
geant Ballantyne and the present Baron Hud-
dlestone, who, after life Of uft-huhtihg, was
raised into his seventh heaven by his marriage
with Lady Di Beauclerc, sister Of the Duke of
st. Adams The two were at Hombourg in the
days when cards were not prohibited. Hud-
dlestore, as has been said, was notorious for
his tuft-hunting proclivities. Wherever there
was a titled person he was sure to make his
way to that neighbofhood. A game was going
ON. A duchess of stine German principality
was busily engaged in game of r0udest-noir.
Exhausted by excitement, she sat down upon
the nearest knee, which happened to belong to
Sergeant Ballartyne. The sergeant waited
until the end of the play, and then, regard
less of consequences, shouted across the hall
'"' l say, Huddlestone, what will you give me-
for my trousers? A real duchess has been sit
ting on them"
National Republican., 1882-12-18
A staIwart Lie.

The kerseshoer employed by Henry Roster
at his blacksmith shop on street made dis
covery the other day which, although vouched
for by the most responsible parties, seems al
most impossible of belief. A staid old family
nag belonging to William Jorres was brought
to the shop to be reshod. The hoofs had grown
very long leaving hollow grooves beneath
their outer rims On cutting away this shell
to make foundation for the shoe, hole was
noticed underneath and the attention of Mr..
Roster was called to it. At length, what was
their astonishment to find six young, living
mise, closely nestled within the hollow disc.
How they got there so safely is question.
The proofs are on exhibition at the shop.
National Republican., 1882-12-18
The RetOrt Courteous.

On one occasion Mr.. Conkling was making a
speech in the senate during which he repeat
edly turned to Judge Thurman. As every
body knows, the great Ohioan is a little pep
perry at times, and at last he said testify to
Mr.. Conkling, "Does the Senator from New
York expect me to respond every time he
turns to me2" "When l speak of the law"
responded Mr. Conkling, "I turn to the sena-
tor from Ohio as a mussulman turns toward
Mecca; l turn TO him as l do to the common
law of England-the wofld's most copiOus
fountain of human jurisprudence" Was
gracefully mischievous, more artfully Aatter-
ing2
National Republican., 1882-12-18
A Cnse OF Contempt.

While colored man and his family were
engaged in prayer kettle of water fell over
and scalded the old MANS wife. The woman
rose with "scuffling" alacrity and howled.
The old man slowly arose, and, casting on his
wife contelhptuous glance, said: "Ain't yer
got no respect fur de Lawd? Amt yer got
no noah humiliation den ter holler when Use
handin' up petitions?" az doan mean to In
suit de tawd," yelled the woman, "but when
pot oh bilin' water falls on me, it doan make
no difference eff Use gwine through dc gate OBJ
de New Druselem, Use gwine ter squall. Does
yer heah me ?"
National Republican., 1882-12-18

CONCERNING the PENDLEToN bill the
Charleston Is, O. Courier says that from a
political point of view, it is not risking much
to regard it as taking the civil service out of
politics and taking the democratic party into
power" This is mere conclusion, without
premises or argument, therefore logical fall
lacy of assumption. If the minor Offices of
the civil service be taken out of politics, it
does not necessarily follow that the party of
retrogression will succeed to the administra-
minor offices, to insure success at the polls,
and an honest majority of ballots the demo-
cratic party has not and cannot have for
many years yet to come.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

THE Standard oil company is much
maligned corporation. 1t has been accused
of earning enormous dividends, out of all
proportions to the capital invested, but one of
the company's employees testified before the
New York legislative curiosity committee
that its dividends in ten years. on original
capital of one million dollars, had only aggre-
gated ten million dollars, The naive admis-
sion was drawn from him subsequently that
the company had accumulated propertyin the
meanwhile to the value of between sixty and
seventy millions, but this was a triflng
matter which had escaped his recollection
until he was reminded Of II in cross-examina-
tion. Increasing the value of the plan" "
was the way the witness put it. If the
"plant" keeps on increasing for the next
National Republican., 1882-12-18
Randall Inpreu,aable.
C2etplnnh Lrndsr.

CttItIUTU
Ex-senator Mcdonald who is in Washing
ton looking after his presidential interests,
has also been interviewed upon the subject of
the speakership. He says:
al regard Mr.. Randalls position as impreg-
nable. The committees have nearly all been
farned out in advance, aud the only thing
that can possibly save Carlisle will be the
stubborness of his hackers. In my opinion
Mr.. Randall has made the arrangement with
Blackburn in order to weaken Carlisle, but
not to help Blackburn. 1t looks to me as If
Mr.. Blackburn was being used as a cats-paw
to draw Randall's chestnuts out Of the fire."
National Republican., 1882-12-18
In the Wrong Departmen
Temple Bar.

Charles Dickens had very good story
about the early days Of a renowned mourning
establishment. Heweht there one day about
some mourning, and was nshered into room
where sat a shopman with an attendant in
woe-stricSen habiliments, who groaned out,
"a father, mother, perhaps a wife," ooh,
no, " said Dickens, "only distant relative. /"
"Oh, sir, said the fnnereal one, "you have
made mistakes this is the chamber of ago
nizng woe. John, toll the bell and show the
stranger into the light affection department. "
National Republican., 1882-12-18

THE reform party in New York city is
giving the country practical illustration of
its peculiar ideas by parceling out the offices
within the gift of the sheriff among Boss
KELLY's hummer strikers and the machine
workers of the other wing of the party by lot,
without regard to the qualifications or fitness
of the parties thus chosen. Senator BRowN
should remove his residence from Georgia to
the empire state and form partnership with
Boss KELLY.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

SENATOR BRbwN cannot be charged with
having bought his scat in the United States
senate. lie was, however very fortunate in
having $4,000 job to offer Senator GORDON
in exchange for S., 600 situation, and as sena-
tor GORDON was very poor man he could
not well afford, in justice to himself, to refuse
the pecuniarily advantageous tender. Lofty
sentiments on civil-scrvice reform cannot be
expected from a statesman who acquired his
scat after the fashion set by the senator from
Grorgin.
National Republican., 1882-12-18
SENATOR BROWN has been receiving great

SENATOR Brown has been receiving great
deal of attention from the press of the country
for his vigorous and unexpected assault upon
Senator PENDLEToN and his little bill. His
honesty and candor are highly commendable,
for he spoke more truth concerning the demo-
cratic party in one hour than is ordinarily
heard in a month. He wants to fill all of the
federal offices with democrats, and so do all
the members of his party, but they are not
honest enough to say so.
National Republican., 1882-12-18
No Uecei,cy LEFT.
Ttras Siftin1s.

"John, what is that peculiar smell ~ asked
an Austin mans wife. when he came home very
late. She expected he would say that it was
the incense they used in the lodge-room, or
that he would tell some other lie, but she was
mistaken. "Its whisky, that's what it is" he
replied defiantly. Miserable creature" re-
torted his wife; "you have at last got down
so low that you have not got decency left to
try and lie out of it."
National Republican., 1882-12-18

JAY GOULD has demonstrated to commit
tee of investigators and to the benighted world
at large that corners" are beneficial and
necessary to the life of New York city. Stock
gambling is virtue, not an evil. 1t is
legitimate business and not gambling until the
law makes it so. Very true and sapient all
this, but it suggests the idea that murder
burglary, and arson are not crimes until the
law makes them so. ...-..,
National Republican., 1882-12-18
A More Discreet Meteor.
Chicdoo Hrrdld.

CntCuyO i1tTutu
1t is gratifying to learn that Venus made
her transit in sight at Valparaiso without be-
ing involved in the Chili-Peru imbroglio.
Venus is moro discreet than Meteor Blaine.
He could not make his transit across half an
administration without meddling in matters
which did not concern him
National Republican., 1882-12-18
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1s, 1889.
TINe Wen1hcr Tn.nnr,

For The Middle Atlantic states. including he District
Of Columbia, cloudy Teather light local sno0 station
drv slight rise in temperature rising tolotrcd bp
falling barometer, cas-, 10 south tcinds.
Slightly Dartter parity cloudy tvedher is indicated
for The lake region and the northeast on Monday and
Tuesday, Nth occasional hight s,to,D. The tsmpera-
ture tOM rise siotoly in The Southern states toh partly
cloudy ,csnther durtng Monday and Tuesday.
Yesterdays thermometer.-7 a. m, %. 80; II a M,
2sOo; p m, $500; p. M, 3l9o; IL p. M, 5000;
maximum SO 50; minimum 2l6o
National Republican., 1882-12-18
The Reason why.

"Yes," said the captain of the ocean steam
ship, I'VE had avery expensive trip this time.
Very little sea-sickness passengers ate fright
fully
National Republican., 1882-12-18

THE American people will be able to catch
the drift of Senator INGALLS, remarks With
out the aid of interpreters. Senator vooR-
HE'S, too, is unusually lucid.
National Republican., 1882-12-18
How,s This for a Grandpa.

HOUS7UN TOeI
It is stated that there is an old gentleman
living in Georgia who has been married nine
times and has had tifty-three children. His
descendants to the number of 300 were re-
Gently present at a reunion of the family.
National Republican., 1882-12-18
The Present Democratic Party.

When the democratic party accepts such
leader as Mr.. Watterson it will consist of
about six persons-Henry Watterson, Frank
Hurd, two actresses, French cook, and a
cham hprnaid.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

THAT confederate generals should have had
confidence in their ability to whip the union
commanders was natural No doubt LEE
thought he could beat MEADE at Gettysburg
and LoNGsTREEr probably so thought-still
we would not like to accept their opinions as
proof that MEADE should have declined the
National Republican., 1882-12-18
NEW YORK OEFICE.

The New York Office Of THE REPUBLICAN, is at
Room 59 Tribune building, whore files of THE RE.
PUBLICAN ana all necessary information relating
TO advertisements can be obtained.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

ONE overjoycd editor expresses himself as
satisfied that the party meaning that por-
ton of it which voted against the party or not
at all last month-wlll have no trouble in car
rying everything by storm now that "the
gang"-meaning thereby all who voted for
rear. This is not conciiiat6ry.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

THE attempt to make Sunday laws odious
by giving to them strained and unusual
construction is not creditable to those engaged
in it. Bgotry and intolerance may be exer-
cised against religion as we'll as in its behalf
National Republican., 1882-12-18
A Description in Few Words.

FFOm AN Inc ItuT ROuHu.
Lord Chesterfield, hearing that man of
low family had married the daughter of a
lady not renowned for her morality, remarked
that "nobody's son had married everybOdys
daughter"
National Republican., 1882-12-18
Imnnrted GREATNESS.
pbiladelpbjn prsss,

IWTTUUtpWfu ITtodi
Some men are born great and other fellows
have greatness poured upon them, but little
Freddy Gebhard imported his from ENGLAND.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

SENATOR PENpLEToN is great civil-scr-
vice reformcr, with his mouth, but his theories
and his practices are at variance, a circum-
stance which will cause some of his constitu-
ents to doubt his sincerity In theory, he is
bitterly opposed to having anybody but
theological students and dyspeptic political
economists of boundless erudition fiji any of
the numerous positions in the gift of the gov.
enment; but his views on this point did not
prevent him from setting mp job for the
creation of a special civil-service reform COM
mittee in order to provide clerkship for "a
servitor who would otherwise have been a
charge upon him.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

JAY Gou1D, being driven into corner as a
witness before the New York legislative COM
mittee, defended the corner.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

THE Democratic attempt to inonopolize civil
service reform is dealing in futures that is
most reprehensible.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

THE DAILY REPUBLICAN delivered by carriers to
my pnrt of the city and suburbs, regularly and
early. at the following rates:
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National Republican., 1882-12-18

THE Post seems disturbed at a short sketch
of ours relating to some military operations
in 1862 as a reflection on somebody and as
fighting the battles" over again. Not at all
Our understanding of it was that the generals
in question did not fight at the time alluded
to-that is, did not fight to hurt any but if
the Post has other information, all right.
What we are fighting is the recent raid on the
treasury by man who did not fight when
fighting was in order, and we are sorry to see
our neighbOr finds the subject unpalatable.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

decade at the same rate 1t will include
thnty-eight states and several territories in
its assets.
National Republican., 1882-12-18
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