The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05
The Tribune Beats the World
as a Late Edition Of
Annanias.
Absence Of Every Truthful State
ment Concerning Joel
> W. Shackeiford.
A String Of Dirty Lies, Without
One Word Of Truth or
Line Of Proof.


serve Boss Chaffee and partially earn the
bribe-money he has paid it, has STEPPED
itself to the bottomless pit of lies and
has insulted the dignity of every honest
intelligent voter in the community and
given the blush to Satan himself.
When man is put up for Office his
record belongs to the voting public, and
it's the duty of any one who knows
cause why he should not be elected te
office to make known such cause; but
when matchmaking newspaper takes 9
mean and cowardly advantage of this
rule to injure respectable and honored
citizen it becomes every mans duty to
give it the lie, and administer rebuke
by voting with the gentleman, as against
the traducer and blackmailer.
The issues of the Denver Tribune foi
the past week have been loaded with lie
upon lie concerning Joel w. Shackelford,
the workingmen's candidate for sheriff
and / desire to denounce every word ii
has said as unqualifedly false and circu-
lated for the sole purpose of serving its
master, Boss Chaffee.
1t is the purpose of this article to take
every lie-as far as remembered uttered
by the Tribune concerning Mr.. Shaekel-
ford and show them up for Just what
they are-absolute falsehoods, made out
of whole cloth, for reasons already stated,
and / ask the careful perusal of every
workingman into whose hands this paper
may fall of the following, and then if he
can find it possible to vote to sustain an
organized gang of character-stealers and
bribe takers, in opposition to the honest
efforts of respectable and trusted work
inginen, / will submit:
The Tribune says that NJ. Shackelford
was confederate soldier during the late
war. Lie No. l. Mr.. shackelford was a
mere boy during the war being only 10
years of age.
1t says he is usurer. Lie No.. Mr..
Shackelford has been and is borrower
instead of lender of money; and the
county records will show this to be 8
fact, if any one will take the trouble to
step up to the court house and see. The
Tribune knows this, and its management
has admitted the truth in conversation
more than once during the past week.
\ The Tribune says Mr.. Shaekeltord has
iaborers who work for him go to the back
door to gain admission to his home. Lie
No.3. There isn't one word of truth in
this statement. If there was the Tribune
would haYe produced the testimony long
ago tbs without the slightest founda-
tion, there not being even chance for
misunderstanding which could be dis
torted by The modern Annanias of the
Tribune.
The assertion that the voters of High,
land do not like, and will not support
Mr.. Shackelford is lie No. 4. A close
canvass of Highland shows that he will
get the vote of that locality almost solid,
those who have known him longest and
most Intimately being his strongest
friends. He received the vote of High
land almost solid when he ran, for the
legislature last fall. In connection with
lie No. 4 is the statement that Mr.. Shack
elford caused the impounding of the
COWS Of the poor and released those of
the rich. This strikes every sensible
man as being extremely ridiculous. Mr.
Shackelford has no more to do with the
Highland pound than / have, and, be-
sides, the poor are not burdened with
cows or any other of life's luxuries. Y
Lie No. 5 is that Mr.. Shackelford is a
snob. All who know him at all, know
him to be the plainest of men, both in
dress asd habits man who knows how
to conduct himself in any kind of soci-
ETY., and one who loves his friends, be
they rich or poor. 2
"He lodged the lien law" is lie No. 6.
Mr.. Shackelford was supporter of the
lien law as drawn up by the working
mems friend-Frank Tilford-and would
have voted for anything covering the
ground, had he been present at the time
the vote was taken. His dodging in this
case consisted in his being at the bedside
of his wife, who was in delicate condi-
ton, when the final vote was taken.
The Tribune says Mr.. ShacSelford cast
the deciding vote against the exemption
bill. This is lie No. Z, and is the banner
lie of all. Here am prepared to speak
of my own personal knowledge. have
before given this matter in detail and
da red any man on earth to find my state
ment incorrect by the house journal or
the testimony of members of the house.
There were fifteen votes cast for the bill
TEN less than was necessary for its
passage. Mr.. Shackelford voted against
{ it, under a misrepresentation, but on the
following day he moved reconsidera-
ton of the vote upon the request of a
laboring man of this city who hates aris-
tocracy worse than God hates a coward,
and / am that man. Out of the fourteen
men-nearlY all republicans who voted
against the bill on Thursday, Mr.. Shack
slford was the only one who would listen