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The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

publicans, to vote for him for chief Off
Ger Of your city, boldly declares himself
the friend of monopoly and publicly de
rides honest men who are endeavoring
to overthrow the system that has cursed
YOU and yours, and will continue to curse
you as long as it's avowed champions are
placed in power.
Every workingman in Denver should
be for reform in our city government
Can you hope for reform under the adj
ministration of man who boldly pledges
that he will not go outside the prescribed
limits of an old and corrupt party to Sc
Iect officials to conduct your munlclpaI-
ity?
If Routt should be made mayor OF
Denver, no man. would have his support
for either Of the appointiye offices unless
he wore the party label. This IS not
doubted by anyone. Now, we ask you,
are the men who wear the label of any
political party honest men? AS rule,
do men who refuse to acknowledge the
riobts of anv man who. is not of their
particular party, inspire you with conf
dence and hope Can you support tor
the mavoralty man who is the whip
ner-in Of such cattle for one Of the old
corrupt parties2 We say you cannot;
and if YOU hope to ever tighten the bur
den that holds the many tOilerS down in
the rut of despondency and slayish sub
lection to the few who have been made
YOUR masters by monopoly and political
rings you dare not.
We have no particular fight to make
on the republican party, but declare war
against the dominant political devils, of
whatever name or title. If Routt were
a democrat We should unfaIteringIy say
the same.
The WOrkingmen can wipe out and OBJ
Iiterate party lines, can set up the stand
ard Of true worth, and they alone can do
this noble and holy work. Therefore
we warn the toiIers of Denver that if
they hope to ever free themselves from
the slavery Of body, mind and souI,whjch
and party jniquity have i'm
posed, to vote against the man who de-
clares himself the champion Of the for
mer and cracks the whiD of the latter.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31
CONCERNING STEC

Amos Steck. the candidate on the cit-
iHen's ticket for the office Of mavor is
pretty well known in this city TOO we'll
known to be worthy the vote Of one hon
est wornin@man, The manner of his
nomination and the character Of his
strongest backing are sufficient to prove
his unworthiness Of our support. Steck 5
record since he has been in this city is
not Of a character to commend him to
the respect and confidence Of any man
interested in the welfare Of Denver,
OId-timprs have not forgotten the
schemes set on foot by which the people
were injured, Jy Amos Nteck and others.
10 workiugman can conscientiousIy
support for office man who has ever
been identified with class who have no
sympathy with them We know that
Amos Steck has always belonged to that
class He has never done days honest
work in his life. A man who earns his
bread by the sweat Of his face has never
been met as equal bv this man who asks
you to honor him. Can you forget that
your sutterings, your want has been due
to the line drawn and maintained by
men who never lose an opportunity tc
let you know that they feel themselves
your superiors?
And Of what does this mans superior
ity consist? He pays a higher price fol
his whisky, sits nearer the stage at al
immoral variety show, can swear fa8tel
and more emphaticalIy than the average
man, is more Of an adept in the art Of in
| sulting those with whom he comes int
contact, and is generally perfection il
lnpertectiOns. Let no honest, respecta
bic Workingman have it to remembe
That he cast his vote for such a man fo
mayor of the great city of Denver at
time when all classes of respectable citi
zens We're crying out for reform.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

The Times Of Thursday displays con,
siderable inconsistency in it's editorial
columns relative to the probable result Of
Tuesdays election. In one place it says
all the props have been knocked from
under Mr.. Shepperd and he has abso-
IuteIy no show against ROutt, even with
a dozen Stecks in the field" In another
place it says: "The question for Judge
Steck to decide is whether he prefers
Governor RoQtt or Captain Shepperd for
mayor. If he prefers Routt he viii
Withdraw from the race; if he prefers
Shepperd he will stay on the track.
We never credited the entire Times
outfit with possessing an ounce of brains,
but We did think the ring would hold a
tighter rein on the idiots at this time
In one instance they appeal to Steck to
save them from their impending doom !;
in the other they pat Old Boutt on the
back with one hand, while they hold out
the other for bIow-money.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31
TILE NECEssITY FOR WORK.

We do not care to adopt the clap
trap appliance usual to all political
parties by displaying told faced type
calling upon all who care to have the
right cause prevail that they vote early
and often and bring to the polls anyone
who will vote the right ticket If the
present condition of things does not ap-
pear to be in such a Shape that needs
every one to carefully reflect that it is
best, at least, to come out and vote, then
| it may be, a few more years of like man
agement to the past, will be needed to
bring every one to a sense Of duty. We
must not fall back to old party lines if
we ever expect to succeed. We have an
unexceptionabie ticket and it does not
need a certified. biography comprising
the good qualities of every man to prove
the fitness Of each individual for the post
assigned him. In every city where the
labOring men have been united and
woIking,jn perfect harmony as we are
at present, some noble results have been
accomplished if we only spare sufficient
time at the polls We can make our intu-
ence felt to a satisfactory degree
The workingmen in Ohio, New York
and New Jersey have several times come
out in their might ana obtained a fair
recognition in the legislative halls.
When politicians are led to believe that
the workingmen are in earnest thevin-
yariabIy concede their strength and are
willing to step aside and grant them
full share of their political rights.
How common it becomes among the
non-wageworkers, when they see an eff
fort made by the Iaboring man, to stig-
Matte it as communism We cant help
this mistaken notion, it is wiIfUI among
our enemies to endeavor to blight our
efforts with foul accusations but it is
easy enough for us to live it down.
1t is not an object Of ours to endeayor,
in our feeble way, to create a false alarm
to oyerstate the case-to endeavQr to
create uneasiness respecting the POSSIBLE
tiles or probabilities of the future, but it
will do no harm if we travel right along
with our political neighbors keeping a
close watch over them to- see that they
DO not tread on our corns or make us the
cats paw for their roasted chestnutS.
We hate to be underrated in the scale Of
being, and want all that belongs to US
either by individual right or heirshIp.
We have now the best opportunity to
show to the world that we are q power
among our fellows that has ever been
presented us in this city, The Gay will
be p~QtitabIy spent to those who can af-
ford the time to see that no outside
pressure is brought to bear upon the la
boring man.
Never were prospects for SUCCESS
brighter than to-day, and all that jsneed-
ed is that each man stand by his gun,
aim carefully and the day is ours.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

senator twd years hence, Of ~ -.
l'-slli0il l7ltl0ln0er that to secure q bod
anu p"lO p" makers IN our legislative
HALLS we irE'S' educate such men in our
primary o9PaFCmentS-munici nicipaI off ces
Koutt has offered himself as a "sa{rifceo
(his own ekpressiony, that he noorl ~
crehnaCeu on Che corrupt altar the ring
hoping 10 aflSe from the ashes into the
United States senate.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

ACCORDING to the dailies of this city,.
the workinguen are not respectable.
They are all positive in their assertions
that the respectable citizens will vote
either for Steck or Routt. General Shep-
perd has been nominated by the most
respectable convention that has been
held in Denver, and indorsed by the
democrats afterwards. Every working
man in Denver should administer a Sc
we're rebuke to the monopoHstic, lying
and blasphemous sheets that think re-
spectabiIity only goes with a roll Of
bank bills.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31
ROUTT AND THE WOR KINGMEN.

John L. Routt has at last accepted the
nomination of the republicans for mayor
After positively and unreservedly refus-
ing to be their candidate at the first
meeting of their convention, they make
the admission but we don t that ROutt
is the only man in the republican party
of Denver that is worthy and capable of
the office of mayor of the city. After he
has humbIed them to this disgraceful
position, he sends word to the second
meeting that if they will bow to him,
groveI in the dirt, crawl on their bellies
to him, he will lead them IN the fight.
If such can be called leading, our Web
ster is a misprint We are Of the opin-
ion it is driving. He informs the con
vention, by proxy, that if he is given
unanimous vote he will accept There
upon the delegates further degraded
themselves and arceded to the arrogant
demand.
Routt is lifelong politician He is
always seeking office. His feIdof oper-
atiOns extend from the cabinet at WASH
ing to the municipality of Denver Moth
ing is too high, nothing too small for
him to pull for. We have no advise TO
offer the moneyed men of either party.
1t would be fooIishness for us to attempt
to influence the professional politicians
of the city; but we do feel it our duty to
appeal to the Workingmen of Denver to
support their nominees for the various
city offices.
We desire to call the attention Of work.
ingmen to one remark made by Routt on
the first day of the republican conven.
ton, when he so positively declined the
nomination laid at his feet. In speaking
of the independent movements made tC
select men to control the city govern
ment Routt abused everything anC
everybody that did not favor a straight
republican ticket. He said he would
: not, under any circumstances. 60 outside
of the republican party to find the citv
officials. He said the so-calIed reform
movements are too thin; they are simply
schemes to build up the anU-monopoI,
party" NNorkingmen. you who toll 70
your daily bread and are ground dow
by monopoIies, rememember this mar
who asks your votes for MAYOR, declare
publicly that he is opposed to, and Wi
bitterly fight, any attempt to overthrow
the power of monopolies that have bee
and are tp-day your curse. MonopoIie
have bent your shoulders and wrinkle
your brows; monopolies have saddene
the lives of your wives, and kept them
arduous toll from early morn till late {
night; monopoly deprives your childre
of the opportunity and means to educat
themselves So as to compete with all i
the life-struggle, and this man Rout
who asks you, because you have been r.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

THE Trades assembly of Cincinnati is
taking an active hand in the city cam
paign at that place, and with such a
thorough organizer as W. H. Foster as
chairman Of the board OF trustees, there
is every ground for the hope that they
will make their power felt. The COM
merciaJ Gazette in speaking of a recent
meeting Of the Trades assembly, says !:
Mr.. Christ kiecher. of No. 724 Elm
street, nominated as a candidate for
school board upon the republican ticket
was represented by several speakers as
keeping "scab" establishment and it
was decided to request all delegates to
report the same to their several unions,
and to notify them to bear the same in
mind on election day."
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31
DECLINED.

Just as we 60 to press We are notified,
through the campaign committee. that
owing to the serious illness ofhis brother,
Mr.. John H. Martin, candidate for alder
man from the Fourth ward, has with
drawn from the canvass. The vacancy
thus caused has not yet been filed.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

WoaN1NoNEN, vote for S. A. Shepperd
for mavor Vote for a man who never
held or sought office in his life. Vote
for the man who has no desire to be a
political leader, but who will be the hon
est. conscientious servant Of the people.
Every man who works for his living
should feel proud of the opportunity to
vote for a man for mayor who said to the
workingmen's committees "Since l am
YOUR choice, | will accept, and whether
indorsed by any other convention or not,
will consider it an honor to run on the
worEjngmen'8 ticket"
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31
WHAT IS THE REMEDY :

Many well meaning people may ask
"what do you mean by anti monopoly ?'
While they wouId endeavor to reason
out the subject to a fair conclusion that
everyone has the right to do the best he
can for himself and pile up as 8tupend-
GUS fortune as his ability and good luck
will warrant. This is oil we'll enough
yet there are questionable methods by
which many get more than a fair share
of this worlds goods to the disadvantage
of their neighbors. What are those un-
fair methods is a question yet to be
solved by public opinion if not by equi-
table legislation. We may cry anti mo-
nopoIy" until we are hoarse and do no
good thereby while at the same time we
could spend our time in looking up the
evil and applying remedy.
First Of all the evils in the way
is land monopoly; this thing has
been sore spot in the history
Of this wide spread country, Some
would ask if each person had not the
right to purchase as much land as his
money will buy; true but should he be
allowed to when sucI overweening de-
sire hinders some other individuals in
the use of the soil The land was here
before we came and it needs no scripture
proof or labored argument to prove that
the soil was here for human labor to
earn its bread, but a new generation
comes on the scene, and it finds itself
Cramped with hindrances to their earn
ing an honest living by their labor, be-
cause some who by chance were born
before them and so fixed up the law Of
] the land that all who come after them
must pay tribute or they can have no
chance on Gods fOotstooI, while at the
same moment there lies idle vast mil
hons of acres uncuItIvated. 1t don't ap-
pear right to allow such absorption of
the means Of life in the hands of those
who cannot cultivate tithe Of it, no
more than it is right for horde Of spec
uIators to get corner on the necessaries
of life and hold them above all reasona.
BILE price against the consumer. If it
! was possible to purchase and subdivide
) the sunlight or the air we breathe there
| would be enough men eager tc
: monopolize the whole and let our
7 chunks of either al the highest marke,
r price
1t is quite evident that the evil exist.
|, the evil Of mOnopoIy-but it has no
S become evident how it can be remedied
/ but 1t IS one Of those questions that agi
V tauon will do no harm and when peo
n pie become alive to the growing import
S ance OF a remedy, it may come as d,
d many other reforms in our present un
d settled forms of government. Who wa
It there twenty-five years ago that was abb
It to solve the problem Of slavery and de
n fine possible remedy? 1t was the con
e tinued apparent wrong that called tn
n liveliest agitation and an unthought c
t, remedy came, but may God grant that
J. may not require the sacrifice Of a milHo
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

THIS confederate" talk won't have the
effect ot-losing Mr. Shepperd one vote
Honest men and good soldiers respect a
man who did Dravely and fearIessly
what he considered right in his case.
The editor Of the Times would create a
better impression on this subject if he
had shown more patriotism during the
struggle for the freedom Of the negro
and less devotion to the fallen coIored
sisters since. 4 man may,adyocate and
be on the losing side of a question and
still be an honorable gentleman; but
negro bagnios and city iaiIs have black
ening effect. Is it clear?
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31
WORKINGMEN'S TICKET.

For Mayor,
SIDNEY A. SHEPPERI.
For Auditor,
SINGLETON NJ. MORRISON.
For Treasurer,
WILLIAM VI. BLISS.
For City Attorney,
FRANK TILFORD.
For Police Judge,
JOHN W. NUHLAHEla
For City Engineer,
HARVEY e. LOWRIE.
For Aldermen,
First Ward-Stepnen NinOt.
second Ward-Charles f. Mackey.
Third Ward-Gporge n. Billings.
Fourth Ward-John H. Martin.
Fifth Ward-W. H. Mccarthy.
Sixth Ward-A. H. Root.
,,-s CW. 4. Hallam.
NeNehlh " "ro- George D. Watson.
,,,-s %. A. Ceander,
hdShI'l al" ,J n. Brooks
w., lE.P. NcPhiIOmy.
NIhIl aIu- Richard Watson.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

ALL over the land the toiIers are NOV
ing for their emancipation. The army
is swelling and a grand and glorious raid
will be made on the ballot box this
spring. The workingmen of Kansas
City have placed a full city ticket in the
field and are working hard for its sue
cess. In st. Louis they have nominated
several men and our exchanges speak
encouragingIy Of the prospect for their
election. Let the workingmen Of Den
yer stand firm and they will win place
in the list Of victories which within the
next year will extend across the conti-
npnt
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

JUDGE JEBE BLACK, of PennsvIyanfa
in a recent interview, said 1.-THE Iabor-
Ing man must be protected that is, CAP
itaHstS must not be allowed 10 emf down
the wages of their employees below star
Vaton prices. This is done too often
now. There are growing huge monouo-
lies that are grinding the Iifeout of their
employees The railroads ara becomjng
too powerful, and legislation governing
them must be made"
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

IN another column we print the Dem
oc'H'lc clIy ticket, 1t can also be found
in the other papers of the citv In two
or three the ticket is classified as an sad
'eI'SenenV. This undoubtedly appears
'"'o 10 VNoSe managers who have stopped
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

SOMEBODY should ask John McGilvrav
by what hocus-pocus he received a fat
clerkship from a republican TIinoB
legislature in reward for his delivering
the workingmen of Chicago to. Herman
Lieb, Democrat.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

Vote the workingmen's ticket ON
Tuesday. l-oPk out for cQunterfeitB.
Every effort Will Demade to prevent amy
counterteitlng being done, but party poi
lucIanS are tricky and scrupIe at nothing
10 gain an end, Read your ticket over
carefully and see that it contains all of
your friends and none othprsI
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

BREA1HnS there man 50 dead to all
sense of truth as to say there eyer TT,os -
purer, abler, more honest List Of car d.
dates submitted to the voters Of q 4; -,
than That Sc lected by the workingmen S
convention? we are satisfied not, From
tip to toe the ticket contains men who
are OF unlDlpeachaO1e honesty of un
questioned aDIIlty, and of pnblemjshpd
reputation 1or business integrity. The
OIcAeI collnlehuS itseh TO every voter
who desires an honest city government
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

Rourr is the declared friend Of monop-
oily. He has publicly boasted of it
Workingmen Of Denver, are monopoIies
a benefit or curse to you? Give this al
thought and vote accordingly. /
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

JOHN McGnvRAY IS promising the
voters of the Seventh ward that he will
secure them damages from the Circle
raiIway-if he is elected. The Circle
people need not be frightened about this
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

REMEMBER the rally at Armory hall
Monday night. The best speakers in this
section will address the meeting. Come
early and secure front seats.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

THE workingmen Of the WestSide sent
McCHIvrav to the council once. They
will not do it again
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

THERE is rumor current on the
street that the entire outfit Of the
Rocky Mountain News is to be removed
to Jimtown-inimediately after. election.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

lives and the disintegration of nation
gilmore than fifty millions Of people to
rid us of the growing evil of and monop-
oily . =
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

RoErr accepted the nomination for
mayor upon t he assurance that the party
ring would support him for United States
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

Ir cost Routt $4,000 to secure a 30G
delegation in this state two years ago,
How much will it cost him to get the
mayors chair Of Denver?
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

IT is an even bet that Nteck's 5 minority
will be greater than Routts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-03
A Novel Timepiece.

man who was appointed watchman at a
mine on the Comstock lode in Nevada had
no watch. He did not wish to buy one, vet
was desirous of knowing how the time was
passing. He borrowed the watch of friend
for one night. On returning the watch the
next day he told his friend that he was all
right now, that he had a time-keeper of his
own. He then unrolled a strip of paper,
some four inches in width, from a stick and
exhibited it as his clock. On this strip of
paper he had marked down, as they rose
above the horizon, all the stars and con-
stellations within narrow belt. Opposite
each star was the time of its making its ap-
pearance-hour and minute. The watch
man says his watch is fine me-keeper.
He has recently improved it somewhat. The
slip of paper now runs on two small rollers
that are placed in small box, which has
sliding lid Of glass. As the night wears
away and the stars pass over, he now turns
the crank of Lis watch and looks at the time
marked by the side of each. To wind up
his watch he runs the tape back upon the
initial roller
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-03

Dailp kfnneher Journal.
A Substitute for Hops.

Considerable commotion. says the British
Medical Journal. has been raised in the beer
brewing and beer drinking world by letter
published in a contemporary, written by a
firm of drug-brokers in Mincing lane, with
reference to the substitution of drugs possess
ing bitter flavor and tonic qualities for hops.
They state that, in consequence of the failure
of this seasons crop of English hops. calum-
ba root, camomiles, quassia and cheretta have
greatly advanced in price, thereby implying
that these substances are likely to be largely
employed in producing the flavor dear to the
palate of the consumer of 'bitter." The
great firms of brewers have, in consequence,
unanimously protested that they never use
anything but hops to produce the bitter con-
stituent of their beers, and therefore practi1
cally deny the differences to be drawn from
Messrs. Josephs' statistics. This. doubtless,
is the fact but, if the case were otherwise
and the drugs named were used in the brew
ing of bitter beer, no possible injury, but
rather benefit. would result to the beer-drink-
ing public. Few old Indians, or any persons
suffering from the possession Cf Liver"
but know the good effects of calumba auassia
is also one of the most effcieut vegetable Bit
tiers known to pharmacists. The same may
be said of cheretta and camomiles. So that
even if the hop crop were deficient, it is GER
tain that the public health would not suffer,
and drinkers Of bitter beer would not detect
any difference of flavor in their beverage.