The Labor enquirer., 1883-04-28
Ground for encouragement.
,he Editor Of The Labor Enquirer.

TO the Editor OF The LABOR Enquirer #.
DENVER, April 23.-Mr. Editor: Now
the battle is over and the smoke and
dust have cleared! away, we can look
over the field, gather up the wounded
and carry them to tie hospital and
having made a careful examination, we
see that there are no serious 0cOntusions
or scalp wounds likely to prove fatal
only some~sight aBrasions that will soon
heal and permit them all to be up and
about in a few days, none the. worse for
the melee Now we will look around
and see what has been gained in the
contest. We find that seven Of our can
didates have been elected to- office, so
that we have come but second best from
the field The republicans have been
successful in eIecting nine of their can
didateS to office, with half interest in
tWo Of ours, and ia third interest in
another This is a good showing for the
republicans, while the democrats have
been successful I'M electing but two
st, aight candidates with a half share in
one Working-man candidate, and third
part in two others; 80 that they succeed
ed in coming out Of the field in the third
rank. But the citizens or rich mems par
ty, 50 called. only succeeded in eIeCtlng
one third part in one working mems
candidate, so that hope they will not
fret over it, but be thankful for small Ia
VOrs, as a small loaf is better than no
bread, and poor men have often found
it to be 81. How have the mighty
tlI.cn Now, what are some CT the les
SONS to be learned from this contest :?
That as oil and water will not unite, nei-
,hrr viii men Of extreme political par
ties cOalesce or hold together while their
old friends are struggling for victory in
the political field on old issues. If they
are to unite it must be on new issues, or
something worth fighting for, something
more than a struggle for place and power.
Again: That the working man is com
ing to the front in the political field is
yery evident, not only from our success
in the late conflict, but from the earnest
appeals addressed to US by each Of the
old parties in the last contest THE one
party saw the other placed in a position
where both parties have often found the
poor laEOrer or WageWOrker in his Strug-
gle for his right against capital: hope
IeSsIv divided, and they called it the
golden opportunity, and spoke Of the
W0rkingman as one Of themselves; :;
while the other party was a working
man md always had been, had handled
the saw and pushed the plane; in a
word, were our very friends and always
had been. Thus it seems that the work.
ingman is to have place in the politics
OF the future But to what cause shall
We attribute the want Of our full success? ?
Did we make unwise selections in the
choice Of O'Ir alderm2 Iic candidates, or
We're the men good but n the wrong
places. or were they weak and not able
to cupp with the difficulties with which
they were surrounded" Now is the
time to ascertain the causes Of failure, so
as to apply the remedy. next time. We
have 10 cause t. be diShearteneQ by any
means but rather to eNuIt in our
and the success of our efforts.
We shall soon Iearn il we have not al
ready, that We are able to- dictate terms
to our superiors. if superiors thcyindeed
are. Then let IFS gird ourselves anew
for the next conflict, burnish our shields,
and keep our courage up.