The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-03
TO IRISH .Y0Tklly.

Evidence q the znnity Of : xaa
/ Who Aalz Your Support
for oHoe.
Merrick A. Rogers is the republican
candidate for the Office Of superior judge
of the city of Denver There is large
Irish vote in this county, and it has
rights which must be respected, In their
native land they have long been sub
jected to wrongs which entitle them to
the sympathy of every man and woman
in the world, of whatever nationality OF
belief. These things are conceded by
every fair-minded, God-fearing being on
earth.
This paper has beeh from its incipency
the out-spoken and uncompronlising
friend of the downtrodden people Of
Ireland, as of every other country, and
such it will be as long as one type stands
by the side of another in its columns.
On the subscription books of The En-
qUIRER can be found the names of several
hundred Irishmen. Proof of the fore
going claim can be had from any or all
of those readers.
Now, while not desiring to deal in
personalities in this campaign, any more
than is really necessary. ] feelit the duty
of any Individual claiming to be the
friend of any class, or any journal as
Stunning to represent the interests Of any
people, to give fearlessly any facts in his
or its possession which effect the record
of any man who asks the suffrages of the
voters of any nationality. Recognizing
these truths, desire to call the attention
of the Irish voters of this county to the
following abstract from the record of the
proceedings of the session of 1881 OF the
state senate of Colorado, and ask them
if they can in justice to themselves, with
the knowledge of the suffering OF their
mother country the paramount thought
in their breasts, vote for Merrick A.
Rogers, or any man who refuses SO small
mite as sympathy for their unfortunate
country
On the afternoon of February 10, 1881,
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the following resolution was introduced
in the senate;
Resolved by the senate, the house con-
curing, that the people of the state OF
Colorado, by their representatives in
legislature assembled, view with earnest
solicimde the final result of the great
struggle now pending in the British par
liment for the rights and liberties of the
Irish people; that the forlorn condition
of that unhappy race is deeply deplored,
and that in the common cause of ,hu.
manity, solemn protest is entered
against the unjust and oppressive laws
which have brought them to such state
of unmeasured poverty, misery and
wretchedness. A. ]. WESTON.
Senator Wolcott moved suspension
of the rules to consider the motion and
his motion being carried, moved the
adoption of the resolution.
"The following senators voted aye
J. M. Freeman, L. R. Rhodes, II. K
Wolcott, H. H. Eddy, E. O., Wolcott, II.
S. Kearney, "A. II. De France, Frank
Church, E. P Jacobson. F. 7. Cochrane,
c. E. Stubbs, l.. a. Wells, A. Hall, A. |.
Weston, T. G. Parish, A. Corder, Jas. NJ.
John, ]. A. Barca, J. A.. Gale, F. c. Peck.
20. stth@#
"The following senators voted no-M.
A. Rogers, C. Trujillo, C. Barela.-3.
Senators not voting-H. Neikirk, Il.
"Streeter.-2. 20 l-1.,. e.
1 ask the Irishmen of Arapahoe county
If, in the face of the above testimony,
they can support Rogers for any office
much less an office in which great power
rests to practically apply the cold. hearted
principle shown in the above vote?
The above was taken by a representa-
tive of THE ENQUIRER directly from the
original copy of the senate journal, and
is without addition or alteration. and
any and all attempts to deny it or palli,
ate the ofense should be received with
ears as deaf as those turned by Senator
Rodgers to the wailing and weeping Of
the suffering people of Ireland. f
As 1 said in the beginning l do not
desire to deal in personalities in pollti'
cal campaign, but the action of a public
official belongs to the public. and upon
that ground the above is given as the
conduct of state senator, and the journal
contains the record.
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