The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-01
sHERnAN.
What Has He zvar Done to 1ntitle
Him to Such 8 Full Cup
Of Pap:

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Editor Labor Enquirer.
DENVER, Nov. ST. received to-day q
paper containing an extract from speech
delivered recently by General Sherman, at
Governors Island, New York, in which he
uses the following words:
There Will soon come an armed contest
between capital and labor. They will op-
pose each other not with words and argu-
ments and ballots, but with shot and shell,
gmpowder and cannon. The better classes
are tired of these insane h0wlings of the
lower strata, and they mean to stop then"
Now, 1 wish to explain myself. and will
do so as briefly as possible: l was soldier
in the late war under General Sherman; /
always revered him as being next to God; /;
/ always looked upon him as the greatest Of
living generals, and a good and just man; l
have called men fanatics who traduced him;
/ have looked upon labor reformers. such
as yourself. and many others in our city en-
gagged in the same cause, who have said that
such men as Sherman were useless figure
heads and impediments to progress, as fools
and traitors, and have said you and they
should be tried as traitors, and hung or put
in prison. 1 am merchant in Denver, and
am moderately well of, but when / enlisted
in the Union army was poor. We, the rank
and e-and the ones who did the fighting;
the ones who ran the risk of death that a
certain portion Of the American people
should be free were all, or nearly all, poor
men. I have known for years that something
was wrong in our governmental system, but
knew not where or what. know now. 1t
Is the aristocracy. Only since reading Sher-
mans speech have seen the true cause of
the labor troubles, for il such men as he my
ideal-hold and express such views, what
views can men who do not receive their po-
sitions and their livings direct from the peo-
Pile, hold?
Sherman says ''the better classes are tired"
of men asking for bread, or, in reality, meat
for they must have a little bread upon which
to live, and only ask for fair wages, or
enough to live decently upon; and, also, that
'.they mean to stop them" What does he
mean by that2 Does he mean they shall be
stopped by force? Does he mean arms will
be employed against them to stop their
insane ,howlings?" He certainly does, or
he woldd not use those words, for he, of all
men, is in position to know what the. gov
ernment prososes to do in that line-the en-
ployment Of arms.
Does not General Sherman receive PEN
sion as retired solier of the Union amount
ing to $6,7502 Is he injured physically?
Does private soldier receive SC, ,750 annually
if he is injured? If he is, not injured, does
he received anything? / think not! Has
not General Sherman been amply rewarded
for the actual services he rendered the people
while in active service? 1 think he has.
Now, who has rewarded him; who has paid
him the magnificent salary of S13,5O for
acting as chief OF our standing army of 25,-
900 men for eighteen long years of inactivity !?
Has the 'better class" done this ? think
not 1t has been the people; and they are
still paying one-half that amount as retired
generals salary. 1t lis. the farmer, the small
merchants and the laboring people. How
Cdh IL pC 1hC pObeSA SiuooOof WHICH, oiiCh
their wealth and property is all composed of
untaxable bonds and collateral? And Cen
eral Sherman certainly derives his income
from the taxes paid for the maintenance of
the government. Then for him to make such
a threatening speech must needs be the SEN
timent of the 'better Glass; and directly
reasonable to the hands that feed him
Away with such allegiance! N,>a%
always try to be on the side of truth and
justice; and when l see signs SO unmistak-
able, know which side is the one whose
cause all just men should espouse. Hereafter
count upon me as one of you. If | am
eligible, would like to become member of
your International Workingmen's Associa
ton, for see am workingman. 1 have
heretofore been ignorant of the causes of
your disatfection and the misery aboundingip
and around our cities, but L shall try to be
posted hereafter, so enclose SO for years
subscription to your paper, which have seen
but once. CITIZEN.
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