The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-06
v1NDIcAToR.
Editor of The Labor Enquirer.

" INC IIuipSi VI 1 ny htdU0i l2irquiicl. tH
To start with, / wish you and co-work-
ers and readers OF The LABOR ENQUIRER.
a happy New Year. But it requires
more than wishes, no matter how sincere
they may be, to realize the benefit of our
wishes. If we wish to become happy
and useful to ourselves or those; depend
ing On us for bread, we must go to work
by persistent and honest labor to secure
that happiness Otherwise it will never
come. But hear some one already D
object to my proposition before my
sentence is fully uttered. How is it that
those who never work are rich, prosper
ois and happy? Can we find an answer?
Y es, and true answer Friends, they
may be rich and prosperous, but never
happy. Why?#t This is. my answer:
There never was man born wbobecamer
rich, a monarch crowned, a monopoly
formed, that was ever satisfied with what
the world gave them; and I venture to-
say never will be, no matter how rich
and powerful they become. If so, then
America has her quota OF unhappy men,
and all who labor honestly for a living
have great cause for serious alarm at the
increasing power of those tyrants whose
hearts are as cold and indif1rent to the
wants of the poor as the cold chilling
blast of winter is to the tender flowers I
of summer Yes, fellow workmen and
brothers, as The LABOR ENQUIRER COM
menting on my letter of December 26,
says "The day for sweet words and
taffy has gone BY" l hope so; and may
they never return, for it is an old saying
that anything sweet was never whole
someX l say, and will continue saying
it while my tongue has the power of
motion, that there is cause for alR who
produce wealth to be alarmed at the
rapid and powerful growth of moneyed
men in the state. Words are of no avail
to prevent such. Work and true united
work is Immediately wanted There is
not much time to- be spent in words,
even the truth, and it is now very bitter,
and not to be used in decent society
without sprinklingit very strong with
spices and taffy, Even among intelligent
and decent workmen, if you speak the
naked truth they will stare at you and
| blush for fear the world or the devil will
hear you and work for their destruction;
and if honest, intelligent workmen
wonder at the truth and wish to have it
modified what effect will it produce on
such cattle as. Vanderbilt, Gould, Stan
ford Huntington and host Of lesser
brutes and their idolatrous Worshipers?
| Speak the truth to the above named and
hell is stirred to the center, the heart
becomes as black as charcoal, and all
manner of vile nam es are hurled against
you by the vile rpess at their command.
The press is tWo-edged sword, and is
capable of great destruction. This is
their chief weapon What is to be done
with it? Dull it on. one side at least by
withdrawing your support from such,
papers, and subscribe for the papers that
have the courage to take sides with the
cause of labor This is the best method.
Try it brothers, try it; and my word for
it, you will be pleased with the result,
and your enemies discomfted In
Gods name, fellow workmen, try and
commence the new year with truth on
your lips at all tines, in the presence OF
your enemes help those who help US,
and if you act on my advice the year
1883 will close and bring happiness and
love, where poverty, filth, prejudice held
sway in the past. Remember That If all
the millions of lords and all their
money were shipped in the Great Eastern
and fair wind blew them across the
Atlantic never to return, labor would
rise triumphant and create it's: own.
capital and happiness. VIYDICAToR. .