The Labor enquirer., 1883-07-07

land with blood before you would have
submitted to such injustice. Then,
workingmen, sit down to your frunal
meal, dip your spoons, on which you
paid tax of fifty-six per cent. into your
forty-two per cent. sugar, and sWeeten
your rice, that carries duty OF one hum
dred and twenty-five per cent. thank
God for a free country, and vote for pro-
lection, if you can with a clear con-
science"
4 IN JAIL "coNsTRUcTIvELY."
The following extract from a report OF
the murder of union moulder by "scabsD
under orders and encouraged by the,
proprietors of the Malleable Iron works,
Troy, New York, will show how equality
before the law" works when one IS the
head of wealty corporation and the
other a common" workingman. 1t will
be remembered that this fellow Sleicher
is supposed to be in Jail, under a charge
of murder. The "boys" spoken of are
the poor wretches who obeyed the
murderous orders of the 'boss," who
and not without knowing whereof he
spoke-told them he could protect them,
no matter how many,they killed:
"At dinner-time William Sleicher was
returning to his comfortable quarters in
the captains parlor in the second
precinct station house. The boys were
sent down stairs and put in cells.
People who called at the Jail yesterday
expecting to find Mr.. sleicher we're
agreeably disapointed-he is not in jail
as announced. ''The Jail" is only
pleasant fiction. Mr.. Sleicher's levee
this noon was well attended. Recently
when union moulders have been arrested
for disturbance they have been locked
up and kept there. Why this dis
tinction? This afternoon VIM. B.
Hagen will be on the stand and testify
as to the affidavits that he made and
published in the Standard, wherein he
charges William Sleicher offered IS Or
$40 for each union moulder shot, st.
Louis Union.
The patiotic people of Tippe rary
when they found Archbishop Croke's
opinions were not changed by his visit.
to Rome, determined upon giving him
an ovation upon his arrival among them.
1t is no novelty to his grace to be the
subject of demonstrations of welcome
and popularity, but never since he was
raised to his present ecclesiastical dig
pitylhas he met with a more enthusiastic
reception than when he announced to
the people, Although have conferred
with the holy father himself, still my
opinions on the cause of Ireland's misery
are unchanged" A stranger coming by
the Limerick junction, and not knowing
the circumstance, would have been
amazed at the sight presented as he
neared the town Of Tipperary. A forest
of trees appeared to have been cut down
to decorate the streets and roadway.
The front of every house and cabin was
literally covered with immense boughs
of waving foliage, and brilliant flowers
of every hue met the eye at every
point.
The evicted tenants of the base ma
ligner, Errington, were present in a
body, and Tipperary saw sight which
she has not witnessed for many a day
What slap in the face it is to England
to hear of such popular outbursts of
patriotic feeling, when she believes that
by her murders and transportations she
has killed the Irish spirit! In the great
procession which for miles moved for
ward to meet the patriotic prelate one
flag, of a most significant character, led
all the rest. 1t was of green satin and
merely proclaimed the few magic words,
in golden letters, But on the cause
must 60" Eyes, on the cause must GO"
begun in recent years by Allen Lar
kin and O'Brien sustained yesterday by
Brady, Curley, Pagan and young Kelly,
and sustained to-day, and from this day
until the days of it fulfillment, by every
honest heart which beats for Ireland in
America.-United 1rishman.
Late Telegrams Condensed.
WHEELING, June 29-To-morrow all