The Labor enquirer., 1883-06-09
FROM ASPEN.
Sound Talk and Good Words From
Sound Headed Thomas =.
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To the Editor of The Labor Enquirer.
ASPEN, June 3.-Things have been
dull here and there has been very little
work in the camp for some time, but is
beginning to pick up now. r..
/ appreciate your position as editor of
THE ENQUIRER. 1t is discouraging some
times to see the apathy of the working
men in matters vitally concerning them
selves. When we open any newspaper
of either of the old parties we can see
nothing in them upholding the laboring
man. Any great movements among
workingmen are only slightingly spoken
of, if mentioned at all exulting over
every strike where the strikers are de-
feated printing columns over a Van
derbilt ball and barely mentioning any
thing concerning the condition of the
men who support these papers, for if
the werkingmen would stop taking any
of those capitalistic papers they could
soon make their power felt. And when
labor paper is started in our midst l
am ashamed to say it is poorly supported
among us. If the workingmen could
only see their own interests and under
stand them, the name of every man
who makes his living by hard work in
the state of Colorado to-day would be
on the subscription list of The LABOR
ENQUIRER.
am glad you are determined to 60
on with the good work, though adversi-
ties frown around you, remembering
that no great movements are easily ac-
complished. You are engaged in a
struggle for liberty, and as some great
writer has said, Heaven knows how TO
put proper price upon it's goods and it
would be strange indeed if so celestial
an article as liberty should not be highly
rated"
l believe that Workingmen all over
the world are beginning to understand
the way they are being robbed to sup
port a lot of idlers, andI hope that
brighter days at last are dawning for the
downtrodden poor; and kings and en-
pires, capitalists and monopolists are be-
coming alarmed at the ominous sounds
coming up from the masses, who so long
have toiIed in poverty and rags that a
few idlers might reveI in luxury.
l don't know what action the work
ingmen of this county will take towards
sending delegates to Denver. l am
going to try and have one appointed
from Aspen. There are some fine fell
lows in our organizations who could
creditably represent this county, but
times have been so very dull this winter
that the most of them have no money.
In conclusion | must say few words
for THE ENQUIRER. l never deal in fiat
terv, and may be believed when l say
l like your paper better than any labor
paper have ever seen. Many of them
are too much IN favor of peaceful
methods" and condemn any violent act
ion on the part of Workingmen towards
securing their rights. They hold up
their hands in horror over I'd dynamite
fiends." Now, l never knew of any
great reforms being accomplished by
peaceful methods, and if workingmen
cannot obtain their rights by these
methods, they are justified in using any.
The Pittsburg riots helped the cause of
labor far more than they hurt it. 1t
showed the capitalists of this country
that there was power in the laboring
man it was dangerous to Cypress too
much. l will write occasionally and if
you deem the letters worthy of publica-
ton, all right; but shall never be Of
Tended if they find place in the waste
basket. With many kind wishes for
yourself and the paper, l remain very
sincerely your friend,