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The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20
AGITATION DID TT.

Secretary Teller has decided the Texas
Pacific land grant case against the grasp
ing monopolists and in favor of the
people. The public are familiar with the
facts in this case and are aware of the
trickery resorted to by Gould and Hunt
lngton to steal the 20,O00,00O acres of the
public domain, to which they had not
the slightest shadow of claim. The
subject has been before the interior de-
partment for a long time and there have
been grave fears that the secretary would
succumb to the. influences brought to
bear by the money kings and land
sharks, which influences have caused
more than one good man togo wrong in
similar positions before now. -.
The decision given by Mr.. Teller in
this case is great victory for the labor
reform elements of the country, who
have been clamoring for justice on this
land question as strenuously as upon any
other. There can be no question but
that the agitation had everything to do
with the decision being what it was, for
in the face of the expressed will of the
people and the ominous murmurs of dis
content at the action of government
officials in similar affairs in the past, the
secretary dared not become the accom-
pl1ce of the railroads in the barefaced
attemp to rob the people.
In this decision is found the proof of
the efficacy OF strong and unceasing agi-
tation of the peoples rights and against
the wrongs to which they are subjected
by men in whom they have reposed
confidence.
While do not think that any man
should expect praise for doing honestly
his duty, yet feel that Secretary Teller
should be congratulated upon the victory
he won over the mercenary trait which
is said to predominant in majority of
the public men. If Mr.. Teller had de-
cided the case in favor Of the rascally
claimants of the land, it would have
been the duty of every honest man to
have black-listed him, and, as he has not
fallen a prey to temptation, but dis
charged his duty to the people, he should
have the proper credit. And he will.
Not word is said in the capitalistic
press-even of his own party-in praise
of this manly conduct of the secretary.
It is as dumb as an oyster on the subject.
The venal newspapers of this country
are not looking for honesty, and have no
space to devote to the commendation of
it's practical demonstration. But, if the
decision had been in favor of the land
thieves, column after column would have
been given showing that it was impos-
sible for the secretary to decide other
wise under the law and in the face of
precedents. And it is dead certain that
this same press will stand solid with the
corporations to defeat Mr. Teller for
public position in the future unless he
redeems himself with them before their
hour of revenge arrives.
Let the whole people rejoice in this
victory and be encouraged by it to vigor-
ously carry on their war against the
thieyery and rascality practiced upon
them by men in power, and more good
may quickly come to them.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20
O,DONNELL DOOMED.

The absorbing topic relative to Irish
affairs at present is the trial of O'Donnell
for the killing Of Carey. A large fund
has been raised, and the best of American
counsel has been sent across the water
to aid the home attorneys in the defense
of the accused man.
There isn't the shadow of hope that
the verdict will be anything but guilty
or the sentence other than death. People
who are acquainted with the vindictive
policy of England and the irrefutable
evidence of guilt in his case have no
idea that an English jury will spare the
prisoner. All the lawyers and all the
money in America couldn't save him.
He is doomed and he knows it; knew it
when he indiscretely killed the man
when and where there was no chance for
escape.
There is certainly nothing less than
words of praise for the kind-hearted
people who have subscribed to his de-
fense fund, and it would have looked
hard had no steps been taken to do all
possible to accomplish his liberation by
such means, but, when we reflect upon
the barrenness of the hope, and con-
sidering the necessity of outstanding the
resources of the friends of Ireland, who
among us does not feel that the energy,
time and money devoted to this case has
been wasted?
There is but one way to free O'Donnell,
and that is through the course which
alone can iberate the people in whose
cause he offered up his life. Afew pounds
of dynamite can display more eloquence
in pleading for justice at the English bar
than all the legal fraternity on earth
combined.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

.
Pleas and defenses, eloquence and
sentiment. are all wasted on the tyrant
that slays at will the SONS and daughters
of fair Ireland. Blows for blows deter
mined, unwavering action is what viii
free the lenaayed, and by the eternal
God, the msn or woman who is not ready
to do has or her part in that action is un-
worthy the land of beauty and song,
made misery and tears through british
subjection. 7 l"i, ''-s -.... ra. .A
Let every true Irishman breathe a
prayer for the soul of brave O'Donnell
and then arise and resolve like him, to
give his life if needed, in the cause Of
Irish freedom. ~ 's d..
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

THE Tribune would attempt to make
US believe Chaffee is the friend of the
workingmen. That institution didn't
appear SO anxious in this line one year
ago, when it with unequalled eagerness
placed the entire office at the disposal of
committee of printers for the purpose
of printing paper in direct opposition
to Chaffee's candidate for governor, and
also gave the boys to understand that the
business and editorial management of
the Tribune stood ready to aid in down
ing "the old interloper,n by any means.
Out on the tickle, purchasable turncoat.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

THE position of the Times toward the
workingmen is certainly we'll understood
by every wageworker in Arapahoe
county. 1t is also generally known that
j. B. Chaffee is controlling that sheet at
this time. The workingmen of this
county put themselves on record last fall
concerning Boss Chaffee-then he denied
any interest in or control over the Times.
Now, can the wageworker who believes
that he has rights which capital is bound
to respect, cast his vote for man who is
positively known to be the tool of Chat
fee, and who, if elected sheriff of the
county, stands pledged to throw the
greater portion of the printing of the
office to the rat Times? Everything else
aside, this is the question the consistent
laboring man must answer positively on
election day, and how there can be any
doubt about the matter l am unable to see.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

IT is to be hoped that the two persons
composing the Labor League" in this
city are honest in their efforts TO advance
the interests of the poor, but if they de-
sire to win the respect and confidence OF
the workingmen Of this community, they
should show more self-respect, and not
deliver themselves over to the base uses
of a corrupt political newspaper. know
this two-man Labor League" first rate,
and have been its friend; but sincerely
and heartily hate notoriety-seekine
toadvism.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

The chairman-editor of the Tribune
is getting rather bold in his language
concerning the workingmen's movement.
His latest utterances are like the despair
ing gasps of soul lost beyond hope. He
couldn't buy the workingmen's COM
mittee, and now he attempts to villify
them. 1t won't work, ziegy; the eye of
intelligence pierces the thin texture and
sees the spots on your cards. Keep
it up, though, my boy, and you will
call out irrefutable evidence of your
contemplate attempt to purchase honest
men with your masters gold.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20
LASH week TEE ENQUIRER containe,

LAST week THE ENQUIRER contained a
powerful article from the pen of Victor
Hugo, taken from the San Francisco
Truth. Since the paper has been de-
livered l have been spoken to by no ess
than fifty men upon that article. They
say it is the finest thing they have ever
read, and they compliment THE ENQUIRER
on its fearlessness in printing such mat
ter. A few copies of last weeks issue
are yet in the Office, and anyone who has
not read the article can procure copy
by calling for it.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

Or all the gauzy' things in the way Of
campaign printing ever distributed in
this locality, the posters stuck up by the
Chafee outfit last week are certainly the
cream. 1t is easily understood that if a
man would sell himself out in conven-
ton he would cheerfully sign his name
in twelve-line plea to denial of his
baseness. The only remarkable feature
of the whole thing is, that the truly hon
est gentlemen who were insnlted in the
convention allowed their names to be
peddled and posted over the city in such
a disgraceful way.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20
woRkINGMEN's COUNTY TICKET

-. L. For Sheriff.
JOEL W. SHACKLEFORD.
For Clerk and Recorder,
~ CHARLES F. WILSON.
For Treasurer,
FRANK CHURCH.
"a. E For County Judge,
JOHN W. MULLAHEY.
For Commissioners,
NJ. FORD and GEORGE c. GRIFFEN,
For Assessor,
JACOB OFT,
For County Surveyor,
JOSEPH r. BRINKER, JR.
For Coroner,
CHARLES K. NOTATION.
For Superintendent of Schools,
JOHN L. FETZER.
For Superior Judge,
JAMES A. DAWSON.
For Justice of the Peace,
Second District-GUY II. THOMPSON.
i: Sixth District-T. T.P.DUFFEY.
For Constable,
Second District-M. LEWIS.
~ Sixth District-M. ]. DILLON.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

THE ANTI MoNoPoL1sT, published at
Topeka, is welcome caller this week
1t is just what its name indicates, is out
spoken and to the point. Its size is the
same as that of THE ENQUIRER. The
copy received is volume l, No. 2. The
Anti-Monopolist has good field to work,
and starts out as if it intended to work
If thOrOuphly
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

loafers masquerading under the title of
workingmen who would promise to put
Satan himself on the ticket for few of
Chafey's dollars, but none of them have
the power to keep the promise. Those
fellows haven't respectabillty enough to
influence one vote, or manhood enough
to cast their own honestly. Mr.. Graham
had two earnest, honest friends on the
committee, but they knew he would not
suit the majority of the committee, and
if they told him anything, they were too
honest and manly to tell him otherwise.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

CHAFFEE has had twelve months to
place himself right with the workingmen
of this county since his disrespectful
conduct towards them in the state cam
paign. He has nothing to say until he
has another ak to grind, when he tries
to smooth things over. 1t won't do. The
workingmen of the county are not look
ing for a job of grindstone turning this
year. The season is little too cold.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

If the election of the managing editor
of the Tribune to the chairmanship of
the republican committee was supposed
to be master stroke of political policy,
and if the attempt to buy the working
men emenated from the new chief, his
friends must look with no little anxiety
for his next move. The first was a sig
nal failure.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

If the editor of the Tribune persists
in his cowardly and unmanly attacks
upon the gentlemen who compose the
workingmen's committee, he may force
one of them to throw aside any feelings
of mercy he may have, or be induced to
repudiate the resolve made to abstain
from handling any of the filth of the
campaign, and the truth concerning a
certain mans effort to corrupt one OF
the committee with Chafee's money, be
told
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20
Our Agents.

The following named gentlemen are agents
for THE ENQUIRER in their respective 10
calities, and are authorized to receive sub
scriptions and give receipts.
Edward Kyle, Williamsburg.
Daniel Bel, Rockyale.
David John, Coal Creek
W. S. Jones, Orc, Lake county.
George Wallascer, .11015 West Chestnut
Leadvflle. q - I - -
T. R. Mcbride, Laporte, Larimer county.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

THE fools who stand on the corner and
talk of certain parties having sold out
the Knights of Labor and other work
ingmens societies in this city ought to
sent to the insane asylum. The men,
bers of the labor organizations are their
own masters, and the man who sells
them will find it difficult matter to de-
liver the goods,
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

In the late election in Ohio the work.
ingmen elected one state senator and
eight representatives to the lower house.
Abolition of the contract convict labor
was the cry. The wageworkers are max
ing bold stands in most of the eastern
states. Will the toilers of Colorado be
content to be always behind?
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

THE "sin-scarred" and hummer"
element horrifes the esthetic chief Of
the Tribune. If some honest yeoman
should kick the dudes coat tail he would
not be more surprised than he will be at
the result of the election.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20
THE Times in its issue of last Monday

The Times in its issue of last Monday
says "a distinct offer was made to Mr..
Graham to place him on the working
mems ticket" This may be so and it
may not. But that such an offer wss
made by anyone who had the influence
to place any mans name on the ticket,
1 emphatically deny. There are plenty of
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20
Entered at the Denver postofice as second
class matter,

The publisher of this paper is not respon-
sib1e for the opinions Of contributors. The
columns will always be open for the discus
sion of all sides of the labor questions OF the
day. Contributions always welcome. G
The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-20

"We will renew the times of truth and jus.
tice,
Condensing in a fair, free commonwealth
Not rash equality, but equal rights."f
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-04-19

Evidence accumulates in favor of Ord.
way as the spot selected for capital hon.
ors under the unconstitutional bill pass
ed by the last legislature. The Freder-
ick Herald gives the following ON the
subject:
Frederick is modest. Her only aspiration
now is to be the county seat of InmAn county.
But our neighbor Ordway will accept nothing
less than the territorial capital. While the To-
cation of the capital is an uncertainty, there
are certain transactions that 90. to show there
are some men who haye faith enough in the
prospects Of Ordway to invest their Thousands in
land in that vicinity. 1t does not seem rational
that any syndicate should buy land in such
large quantities, and at prices varying from ten
to twenty. five dollars An acre, unless they know
enough of the secret workings of the commits
sion to satisfy themselves that their money Ia
not thrown away. We are sometimes tempted to
laugh at the dreams Of our neighboring village,
but yet they are not out of the range of possi-
| bilities. 1t may be that the time will come
when the capital will be within twenty miles
| of us; and again such time may never be. We
occupy the position of disinterested spectators
| it matters very little to us whether fortune fa-
yors Ordway OF some town ON the Missouri
Frederick will grow all the same, and our har.
| vest be not one whit less.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-04-19
Astside q high Moral Horse.
Si.,nx Eallp Presa.

In comments upon the indignation
meeting held hore, We alluded to two or
three Of the opposition as supporting
the capital commission bill and the
methods of its adoption upon what as We
believed they considered to be the mer.
its of the case. Among these twol or
three we rated E. T. Cressey, editor of
the Huron Leader, but we now desire to
retract this. The report which he made
to his paper regarding the so-csiled
meeting in Wright's Office indicates that
he is not disposed to consider the matter
on its merits. He says:
"a number of the audience withdrew
and adopted ringing resolutions favor
able for the fair play for all, and de.
|noancing the meeting we have reported :
MIR. .Cfessey was among those who
were present at the gathering OF the
dozen IN Wright's Office, and he there
fore knows that his statement above
given misrepresents the facts. He knows
that nobody withdrew from Germans
hall to 20 to Wright's Office until after
adjournment; and he knows that those
who did 60. there adopted no resolu
tiops Whatever; and he knows that thost
resolutions which mogul Of the syndi
| cate deal read there, and the adoption ol
which was refused, had nothing what
ever to Say about BY way Of denuncia
ton Of the meeting at the ball. HI
therefore knows that he made three mis-
statements in four lines-a rather large
average for one who rides moral hofs.
Of such altitude as that one which MI
! Cressey has cavorted.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-04-19

Dakota's legal representatives have
been delving into the organic act of Da-
kota and from that instrument have
drawn enough to convince the public
that the capital commission created by
the late legislature bas not the slightest
authority for its existence. Section 1867
of the organic act sAys:
cspt Justices of peace md general olRcoipso
the militia shall be appointed or elected tn 6uSh
and manner e. may be provided b the eoysnor
az other officers not herein otherwise provided
for: THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOMlNATE.
AND AN; BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CON.
EACH TERRITORY SHALL APPOINT.
There is no way in which the goysr-
nor, the syndicate or the commission
can dodge the provisions of this clause.
The capital commissioners are territorial
officers if they are anything in an official
sense-they are in the list of officers "not
herein otherwise provided for" They
were created by legislative enactment,
when the organic act says they must
be nominated by the gov
ernor and confirmed by the
the council. Consequently they are
nothing more than private citizens and
if they attempt to act in the capacity of
officers all their proceedings will be
void. This section in the organic act
winds up the commission and the money
spent by the syndicate in securing the
passage of the bill has been squandered
in useless undertaking.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-04-19

Its Numerous improvements 9 and Its Vari-
ous "Riass."
Olivet Record.
There is at present good deal about
Yankton which gives her an air of i'm
provement. The Yankton college is be-
ing completed and very unique little
observatory may now be seen climbing
upwards from the ornamental roofing
and pyramidal belfry or steeple towers
aloft above all the rest. It may not be
generally known that the Yapkton COL
lege is now in operation and that numer.
GUS students are in attendance under the
guidance of President Ward and corp
of efficient teachers. Besides this build
ing there will be about $4,000 put into
another wing at the insane asylum. The
asylum is about two miles from the city
but sits upon an eminence 80 that it is
in handsome view. The Catholic
institution known as the Acade-
my of the Sacred Heart Is
quite an imposing structure stu.
ated on the hill west Of town. There are
numerous fine structures about Ya1kton
and plans are slready laid for numerous
fine residences which are to be built dur.
ing the coming season. The new depot
when finished, will add much to the ap.
pearance of the northeast portion of the
town. Yankton is entirely out of the
channels of the present tide of immigra.
ton. Hundreds arrive here every day
aud go into Hutchinson, Douglas and
Charles Mix counties, and few stop in
Yankton and Bon Homme counties. The
numerous hotels here are doing good
business and the ferry boat with its pc
culiar howl-something like San Fran
cisco cough-may be heard plying the
Big Muddy at all hours of the day. II
fact, Ysnkton is qnite astir for towr
which has so recently been reduced Il
the ranks-if you will pardon me for til,
use of military term. But Yanktor
has materialized. to great extent, sine,
the capital was removed; and one car
see greater harmony prevailing among
the people here than for many years be
fore. There used to be the Capital stree
faction. the Broadway faction; and, NOR
recently, the "Yankton Ring" etc. etc.
but the recent indignation meeting show
ed that the city had for once material
lied. Now, if this harmony could be as
sured by the act it would be q grea
blessing to the city, if the capital wer
kept on the 'ny" till it drop into tn
banana belt Of north Dakota. Lot he
IAyI
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-04-19

The Brookings Press processes pro.
found ignorance regarding the capital
bill and its engineers and it asks the
Flandrau Enterprise for light on the
subject. 1t says:
Will the Enterprise please state his views of
what the "evilA" of the bill are, that will be
A!erted by legal process? Will the Enterpires
please inform MS who the syndicate are? Name
them. Will the Enterprise please inform US
what the syndicate at hrst intended the COM
mission should do2
Will the Enterprise please state what great
speculation was to have been made?
Please state specifically and let US know all
the facts a. We want to get ready to fight the
lnlQuity. We await your response.
The Press was we'll enough posted re-
garding this measure up to the time that
Scobey returned 5 to Brookings from
Yankton, but it has since occupied the
attitude Of a child compelled to do some
thing in opposition to its desires. Th'
Enterprise will have no difficulty il
meeting the demands of the Press. An
swers to its questions have been printed
80 often that it is difficult to understand
why they are again asked.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-04-19


The word having gone forth that no
town will be considered by the commits.
sion unless its citizens hold convention
and endorse the governor on the capital
scheme Pierre put up. its lightning rod
early and held ite little meeting and had
the proceedings telegraphed over the
county. Bismarck has seen Pierre and
gone resolution or go better. Huron
and Mitchell are booked to follow suit
aid will no doubt hold over both the
others. We suggest that in the interest
of fair play the "Kunnel" be allowed tc
call another meeting of the Pierreites
and have them "resoloot" again. Reso
lutions Of the kind are cheap and mo-
over plentiful.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-04-19

DR.. Scott, treasurer Of the capital com.
mission, has commenced libel action
against II. @. Hansbrough and J. s..
Brisooe, of the Grand Forks News, the
cause thereof being assertions made by
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-04-19

The attorney general has decided
question and it will now be in order for
the auditor to draw warrant for his
years salary. A boy was expelled from
a Miner county school because he in
sisted upon repeating as q defamation
an extract from Bob Ingersoll's elo.
quence. The case was appealed from the
teacher to the county superintendent,
from that official to the territorial SUI
perintendent and from the latter to the
attorney general. Alexander decided
that the lower court was in error and the
boy has been reinstated. When the leg.
islature passed the attorney general bill.
it was generally supposed that Dakota
had no use for such an official, but this
instance clearly shows that the pub
lie was mistaken. But for the wisdom
of the legislature, Ingersollism would
have been hopelsssly banished from the
public schools and the youth of Dakota
would have grown up outside Of the pale
of his matchless eloquence.