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dodge Of crying down wages wins, the

dodge of crying down wages wins, the
shop is kept open and the operator
loosens his hold on enough Of his stolen
wealth to barely keeplife in his slaves,
while he goes on filing his warehouses
with stuff that will net him 100 per cent
when business picks up. Free born
men and women of America, has not
this kind of thing gone on long enough !
Have you not been trod upon suffci emily
to create disposition in you to turn !!
Or are you lacking in the indepence OF
the worm? l do not think you are. 4
think l hear the murmurs and mutter-
ings that precede the outspoken defiance
Of desperate people. The time for q
change Of programme is rapidly ap-
preaching. The farce will soon give way
to tragedy. and the demands of the cast
will prevent any being left for audience.
And God will be the only disengaged
witness of the actors movements, and
he will not he without favoritism if he
embody the truth, justice and love we
have been taught he does. Fellow
workingmen and women, learn well
your parts. The time for preparation is
short a# l.-E".
The Labor enquirer., 1883-08-25

After giving reporter large amou4'
of the stereotyped drivel about ONe
production" as one of the causes Oh VIC
nresent ranid decline in stocks and bust
ness, Uncle Rufus Hatch says; nv
reason that l am a bull on N prIhHD
Pacific stock is because it has land o%A
of it. I tell you that 42,Oo0,OOO acres u -
land in this country is worth sometnln'
You a re right, Uncle Rufus, as tne peoPO ~
of this country will find out to thelff 7
row after it has all been goboleu up :,
swindling cor operations and arlslOIl" ,"'5,
thieves from. Ireland and En sro
Every successful dodge for plnRhp77hss hss
the wotkingman of his earnlll
Gland back of it."-St. LOUIS OhW
The Labor enquirer., 1883-08-25

Aw1ND that blows good to no one is
said to be an ill wind, and in the saying is
found some consolation for the failure of
the operators strike. After a few more
attempts by wageworkers to gain their
rights by strikes and other peaceable
methods, it will begin to dawn upon all
workingmen that, while they may re-
ceive temporary relief sometimes by
such action, they will never be able to
overthrow the systems which perpetuate
their slavery to the money kings until
they all rise together and demand JUS
tice at the hands of the now mighty.
Do not understand me as retracting one
word | have ever said about the right
and justice of strikes. still hold, and
always will, that workingmen have a
perfect right to strike when they cannot
get what they are entitled to, and l find
no reason to change that view because
of failures in a large per cent of the con-
out Of the worst defeats, and so it is
with u.s. A few more failures on the
skirmish line may arouse the grand
army of toilers to a consciousness of
their peril and result in inaugurating the
great strike, which must come before
equal rights are guaranteed to all citi-
zens. No matter to what the failure of
the telegraphers was due, it still adds to
the indignities heaped upon the bread
earners of the world, and contributes in
flammable fuel to the great bonfire
which shall soon burst out and light the
army of revolters in to victory. Before
we stand righted, man to man, all equal,
or as near so as our maker designed,
there must be a revolution. Whether it
will be bloodless or not rests with the
powers that be at present, but there is
little hope.
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Enxland's Treatment OF Ireland.

England's treatment of 1rishmen is too
good for some of them-for the class OF
them that are here in America, preach
ing to us policy of speeding and talk
ing England out 0 Ireland. But these
Irishmen are away from Ireland, and are
out of distance of the graphing irons of
Englands tyranny They affect great
love and concern for Ireland, and they
acquire great popularity and patriotism
by doing so, and for smart Irishman in
America-patriotism and popularity are
the things that play into his pocket.
We have many smart men here who
work their way "to the front" in Irish
patriotism of this nature; there is no
danger in it, but there is lotof glory in
leading men in a campaign to gain the
liberty of an enslaved land, without
striking a blow" And the great glory
of it is that, no matter how it effects the
independence of Ireland, it undoubtedly
leads to the independence of the Smart
Irish-American patriot" T.
All the experience of centuries of En-
glands policy in Ireland, and of Ireland's
patriots resistance to that policy, seem
to be lost on the .plaster-o'- Paris patriots
of the present day ; they polish them
selves up to live and die "agitating," and
to live by the agitation. The shedding
of a drop of blood to free Ireland is as
far away from the thoughts of our mani
kin patriots as it was from the thoughts
OF that Goliath of agitation, Daniel
OConnell. And how the Parnell- -Egan
'reed In Ireland and the Alec Sullivan
Reynolds-Boland breed in America can
get it into their heads that they can sue
ceed where OConnell failed is more than
amystery to us, and, being more than a
mystery, is incomprehensible. The one
thing that we see through is that the
people are again deluded.
\ From independent Americans we get
now and again few words that show
that they understand the farce we are
playing with. England and England is
playing with us. The London Times as
serts that the "denunclations by Irish
men of England are not now justified
but refer to by-gone history ItwoRd
seem 50, and as the men ofsthe 2by-
gone" times. who were prosecuted did
not right their wrongs and Ifelard's
wrongs. it may be wrong for TIE leading
Irishmen of the present day to accept
the legacy the poets leave us of beating
England out of Ireland, while England
affords our leaders 4 seat in her parlia-
ment in London, and while we ri We
The Labor enquirer., 1883-08-25

THE Howitzer favor6 the editor of this
paper with little over a column in it's
last issue, but don't know whether to
smile or weep over it. II is impossible
to tell from the congIomeration whe3%Ar
the writer was endeavoring to sneak out
of the cowardly attack he made on the
Central Labor Union, make an apology
for his adoption Of Denis Kearney or
construct an exercise in translated Chi
nese for the primary reading class Go to-,
old gentleman. If you will not be per-
suaded that you cannot save the world
through second-childhood methods, l
have no more time or space to waste on
you. However, before we leave this
exceedingly fascinating controversy al
low me to hank you for noticing my
honesty in not aping aristocrats, kings
and emperors. which l hate like I do the
devil, by saying I'VE" when mean 81"
The fact u.s. nv dear sir "Ip contribute
the original matter printed on the edi-
torial page, and instead Of signing my
name to every article, place it at the
top of the fret column, as you do. Never
write anything to be ashamed of and
YOU won't feel the necessity of hiding
your identity in lot of misapplied
'nronouna
The Labor enquirer., 1883-08-25

ARTHUR and his fellow-bums are hav-
ing high old time in Yellowstone Park.
The Order Of the Er1pire is actively at
work. What are you doing, working
men? Are you preparing yourself to
properly acquit yourself as the subject
of the coming monarch, or are you learn
ing to compound dynamite? Much de-
pends which.
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eye of a needle

1HE cry OF Ver-prOQuCtlOn, raised
by the spectators in the necessaries of
life and backed by the capitalistic press,
is deception and lie. The secret Of
the whole matter lies in the fact that the
consumers are compelled to live on
next to nothing, owing to their inability
to pay the spectators prices out of the
pittance they receive for their labor.
1t is not that the need of productions is
below what is produced, but that the
~varice and greedof the capitalist has
run away with hh judgment, and his
desire to accumulateSa blinded him SO
that he has forgotten\to consider the
means by which he coult d,erase of his
accumulations. That the lotions of
the year have been greater than the peo-
ple's ability to consume, under the pres
ent upheld laws Of distribution, is GER
tainly true. But that more has been
grown than could be used "lder an
equitable adjustment of privileges and
rights and equal opportunities to enjoy
the gifts of Universal God, is untrue.
If there has been an production OF
manufactured articles it is because the
hours of labor have been too many to
the day. This idea never seems to pos
sess the minds of the great political
economists of the capitalistic press.
They have turned deaf ear to the deep
thinking humanitarians who have fore
told time like this, while they have
urged, for humanity's sake, the reduction
of working hours. Their supplicatiOns
and warning to the powers that be have
not been needed, and now the country
will be forced to wrestle with the disas-
ter which might have been averted. AS
usual the great press" of the country is
endeavoring to prepare the poor people
to receive and bear this additional bur
den prepared for them by their masters
This is fair sample: "The country has
this season suddenly discovered that it
has been passing through an era of over
production. Laborers, if they work at
all this year in the great manufacturing
centers, will have to be content with
small wages" That is, because of the
hoggishness of the money kings, those
who are now living on bread and water
will have to try and exist without the
bread, until such time as the Shylocki
see fit to issue the crusts. Thus it goes
the sharks may crowd ON steam in theil
rivalry, working their employees to theil
utmost endurance and paying them tn,
merest pittance, until the cry goes W
that the market is glutted. Then th'
laborer may work for near nothing O.
the shop is closed and he creeps into hi
wretched hovel to combat as best he cal
the pangs of hunger, while the fat ant
sleek master takes trip to Europe t.
/, await a revival of business If th'
The Labor enquirer., 1883-08-25

The people who ask, "What are you
goingto do about it ?" and declare there
is no remedy possible, may perhaps e1-
perience rude awakening. Bread riots
and bloodshed have before now aston
ished colossal holders of grain. Specu-
lators may claim that they are acting
within the law, but an. outraged. peoRg
sometimes rise superior to all aw b
their own stern sense Of justice II
urged that it is impossible to provA
speculation in articles required for foodH
Why SO, when the usury laws ate found
able to prevent too great profit IN desl' }
ing with money? The law has deaN
with harder problems than the suppress
sion of corners, and will again if Its en-
ergies are honestly called for and vlgof-
ously supported PUCK.
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In on Sunday.

Those Of our friends having business
with the Office, and who have not time
to call during the week, will find some
one in on Sunday between the hours of
$50 a. m. and l p. m. Those desiring to
pay subscriptions, look over the ex-
changes or have a short chat are well
come any Sunday. al,as .gr -,
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THE LABOR ENQUIRER is published every
Saturday. It will be devoted to, the discus
sion Of all subjects which tend to educate,
elevate and advance the labOring classes.
Politically, it will support only the friends
of labor.
Subscription rates, S1.5O, in advance.
AN communications must be addressed to
THE LABOR ENQUIRER, 1868 Larimer Street,
Denver, Colorado.
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hopeless la detected, and then pen
such an erder as Campbell did, is beyond
comprehension, save in the solution that
he sold oat his brethren.
The writeHhasbefore him bundle OF
circulars from fwenty or thirty different
places, and thai readers may the more
fully undsrstal the reasons why the
strike should "a have heen abandoned
when it was oae Is given verbatim. It
is not selected because it is more favor
able tos the argument than the others,
for they are all about the same, but be-
cause it is one of the shortest. Some of
the circulars were written few hours
before the "GeneraPs'' order was issued,
while others were two or three days old
at that time, and had certainly reached
Headquarters Here is the sample:
L. A.. 1S42, Nos. South street, ls5
Baltimore, Nd, August ID, 1888.
The twenty-sixth day of our struggle
finds 1912 solid, confident and more de
termined than ever. The three men
who deserted US last week have all re-
turned to our ranks. Robbed Western
Union of one man to-day; expect to get
two or three more within next twenty
four hours. Western Union night chief
sick of this racket" on the "fence," and
will probably Join US to-day; If SO, his
action will cause many to follow him.
Every member 3of this assembly has
signed written pledge not to resume
work until ordered by our General,
John Campbell. Jay Gould will soon be
knocking at our doors for admittance.
His stock, tumbling at fearful rate to-
day. Western Union on their last legs;
still resortlng to infamous lies about
men returning to work. Sisters and
brothers, for the love of Heaven, do not
let these reports deceive you they are
all false, and, by all you hold sacred,
stand firm, don't give an inch. Victory
will soon dawn upon us. It's only
question of a few days. Stick. Yours
truly, r. 4. DAVIDSON,
Ch'rm'n Cor Com.
Such is the character of the informa-
ton upon which Campbell sounded the
retreat.
The thing is done now, and there is
mo use in crying over split milk" But
the proceedings are fraught with lessons
for the workingmen, particularly the Or
ganized, which are SO patent to ell that
they need not be enumerated, and which
II mill no yua11 to rorrapob how
John Campbell may be a traitor or he
may be only coward. At any rate his
greatness has dwindled until, morally
speaking, he wouldn't have to squeeze
much, in making passage through the
eye ofa needle.
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A PRIZE.

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scription in advance for THE EN9 En- Jiy. +
tween this and September l. WlllS7 ls and Pow
copy Of Henry Georges "PE0gfe'S Gg re- the hands
erty,' a. work thai ougii' " woman in TIE
d, every Borkingman a,o IT +Sst hu has had
ITnitad ststes, and a Dom w. .inca "Tncle
larger sale than any publication a snea ear afll
TENS CABIN In less than one , rtrnity to
even esdel that. Here is an a, Cpl la ' ou local
Get. py the expendsure Of l;D1 re- arestest
,Iaborf,aper s for ote year, aFla le ~ a. pOlitcal
and most comprene Ve ~
economy of the ye. [ I--- IA.
For Sale Cheap lots, ''arrp ap ply to
the fl first additionfto Swansea 2 sss 1ll harpsf
Stephen ,inot, room D
street; upstairsyER. ~.
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liberty IN America to subscribe no. 4ey to
enable them to keep their places 1t
matters not that they are kicked out oc-
casiona ally; so long as they do hot feel
the kick-in body or in spirit-the farce
can 60 on.-United Irishman.
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The following named gentlemen are agents
for. THE ENQUIRER in their respective To-
calities, and are authorized to receive sub
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Leadville.
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class matter.
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sible for the opinions of contributors. The
columns will always be open for the dls-
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Motto

Motto
Of Clayton's hat store: Low prices and
goods guaranteed as represented. d.
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.sWe will renew the times of truth and jus
tice, l.,
Condensing in a fair, free commonwealth
Not rash equality, but equal rights"
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Daily globe., 1883-07-09
THE BLOODY COLORADO TRAGEDY.

Authentic Account of the Ambuscade and
Killing of the Commissioners of Grand
County
DENVER, July From a multitude Of
conflicting reports constantly being re-
ceived concerning the Grand county
tragedy it is difficult to get the real
facts of the case. The report, however,
that body of twenty armed IT en had left
Georgetown for the avowed purpose of
avenging the deaths of the victims is en-
trely without foundation. Texas Charley
who left the Springs with Fred Dean for
Grand Lake on Wednesday and returned
Thursday. tells the following story which
Is deemed authentic:
Day, Webber and Dean left Mrs. Young's
boarding house for the town, and when
about twenty five PAGES from the house
were passing lot of pines and rocks,
Webber walking thirty steps behind Dean
and Day, when four masked men jumped
out from behind the rocks and pines and
shot Webber in the back, just above chs
hips, the ball passing through the body.
Webber cried II am shot," and ran toward
Day and Dean and fell before them. The
leader of the masked party, Mills, then
sprapg on Dean, knocking him down and
began pounding him over the head with a
gun. Day drew revolver and shot Mills
behind the ear, the powder from the
pistol burning his hair, and Mills fell
on top of Dean. As soon as Day was shot
the men ran back toward Mrs. Young's ice
house. Some masked men came up be-
hind him, when Day shot at them and it is
believed wounded one. A shot from be-
hind struck Day and the ball passed
through his heart and Ibody. He
ran fifteen steps and fell down dead in the
path. Webber was unconscious after fall
ing, and at 80 the same night was dying.
His last words we're, pour some water on
my wounds"
Webber's ranch on Frazer river, from
whence Days body was taken to the
Daily globe., 1883-07-09
Smallpox at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, July THE Globe Democrat
says the sensational special dispatches
recently sent abroad that smallpox exists
here to an alarming extent are entirely
unwarranteo. The disease has prevailed
to slight degree in one locality in the
southern part of the city, but the type has
been quite mild, and the health authorities
have removed nearly all the cases soon as
discovered to the quarantine hospital,
several miles outside the city limits, and
have taken and will take every precaution
to prevent the spread of the pest and have
so far succeeded. No alarm has been
felt at any time, and nobody apprehends
any danger. DR.. j. II. Rauch, of the Hi
nois state board of health, has just made
an inspection of the sanitary condition Of
East st. Louis. He says unless prompt
measures are taken to thorougly clean the
localities where filth was deposited by the
recent flood, that city is in danger of
serious sickness, possibly an epidemic
He says the city authorities will be aided
as much as possible by the state board of
health.
Daily globe., 1883-07-09
NEW YORK.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

New YORK, July THE realizing sales
which commenced yesterday, continued
to-day, and prices were lower in conse-
qence. A break in Northwestern to 133b
was followed by declined throughout the
list. The market, which had been fairly
active, then became very dull. Several.
stocks were down about one per cent from
yesterdays highest figures. Union Pacific
at last commenced to show an improve
ment in eaEnings at the rate OF about
$4,000 per day. The land sales for June
are reported as reaching $485,0O0. New
York Central was weak, without any sup
port. The stock is largely oyersold, but
the bears in it seem very persistent.
Pullman Palace was down to S1.3213. The
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy business
for five months in 1888 increased $1,75O,-
600, the month ofMaY gains wera $505,000
over The same month in 1882. The coal
stocks continued to display considerable
strength, Jersey Central closing at $3.50,
while Delaware g. Lackawanna and Read
ing were off but a trife. 1t being Satur-
day and the weather decidedly torrid the
exchange was deserted by many operators
early in the afternoon.
Daily globe., 1883-07-09
SPORTING.
Pigeon Topping,


ST.. Eotus, Mo-, July THE CHICAGO
and st. Louis Gun clubs met at Compton
Avenue park to-day to shoot match.
About 500 gentlemen were present. The
contest was arranged for fifteen men on q
side, 80 birds to man; 10 at 21 yards. 10
at % yards, and 10 at 81 yards. Col. Bar
bour was referee and d. w. Barnes, scorer.
Rain interfered with the match consider
ably. The result of the first shoot at
t"enty-one yards resulted in favor of St.
Louis by three birds.
FIRST shoot, 10 birds to each man. 81
yards-Won by st. Louis by score of 1872
10 127
The second shoot, at 26 yards Won by
Chicago, score 127 to l21.
Third shoot, 81 yards-Won by S..
Louis, score 108 10 90
Grand total st. Louis, $50; Chicago, $50.
AFTER the termination of She match a
gram; sweepstake of five birds each man,
70 yards rise, So entrance, four prizes, 40,
81, ~ and 10 per cent. of entrance money,
was arranged, with all partici pants in the
match aud two or three outsiders as con-
te0tants Marks of Chicago and Pierce
aud Price Of ST. Louis, divided the first
money; Farar, Hutchlns and Loveday of
Chicago and Barber of Louisville, divided
The second money: Gates, Hayden and
GartlsoA of St. Louis, divided the third
money: and Addington of ST.. Louis. took
the fourth money.
Daily globe., 1883-07-09
The VINO is Governor, Question.

The educational authorities at the state
house, in answer to the nice point of Ver-
acity they were placed in by the denial in
the ST. Peter Tribune Of the article in the
GLo&E, which stated that on being ques-
toned by Prof. Kiehle the st. Peter high
school produced one scholar who knew who
the governor of Minnesota was and
answered, ''Mr. Joseph A. Wheelock," and
By the GLOBES giving first class authority
fog its statement ID reply, now states that
Prof. Kiehle did put that question to a
Minnesota school at the time he tack in the
St. Peter school in his tour, and that he re
eeived that answer, but that it was not in
the st. Peter school. The fact tnat four
gentlemen connected with the GLOBE Office
came in the same evening with the bes
authority for their information, and that
all had st. Peter wax on their reportorial
wings, in addition to the other informa-
tion now conelusively proven to bs true,
inclines them all to scepticism on the
point of locality in question, although
after this explanation they will have to be
content
Daily globe., 1883-07-09
SMitfOr B0saI.S.

CHICAGO, June 7.-Cnarles E. Simmons,
one of the successors, to the Farmers Trust
and Loan company. which owned $2,OO0,-
t0co worth of bonds of the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids 81 Minnesota road has
brought suit against its successor, the Bur-
hDgton, Cedar Rapids, s Northern COM
pany. The suit is opposed by that com
pany on the ground that the bonds of its
predecessor we're issued without warrant t,
and that failure to participate in the
bonded benefit of the new company was
complainant's fault.
Daily globe., 1883-07-09
Base BaH,

AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is, Philadel
plias 4.
At sy!lle-Athletios 4, Eclipse 3.
at Colum mbls-Columbus 3, Metropoli-
tan 0.
at New York-Providence 5, New Yorks
8,
At Chica ago-Clevelands Z, Chicagos 6.
At Cincinnati-Cincinnas 4, Balti-
mores 3.
At Detroit-Postponed on account of
rain.
As Omaha-Grand Avenues, of St. Louis,
g.. Z aion Facifcs 0.
The Chicago, Cleveland and Buffalo
lea 2e clubs have asked for release from
Burnham us umpire. The Chicago patrons
OF the game express bitterness at the char
actep of the decisions of the last two games
piayed there
Daily globe., 1883-07-09
RAIL NOTES.

eighteen.

Mcu.wAeKEE, July Tt is rumored that
the Chicago q Northwestern railway will
swallow the Green Bay. Wipona & ST. Paul
road at an early day and it is said the
order for its purchase has already been
given, The bonded debt OF the Green Bay
road is $5,500,000 and the floating debt
$4S,900. The line is 209 miles long with
two short branches. The company was
chartered in 1866, reorganized in 1873 and
the road sold in 1881 in which year it was
again reorganized. The Green Bay Off
aiais of the road deny the Iumor