The Labor enquirer., 1884-03-01
MISERY WHICH D1sLIKEs COMPANY.

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/ I am compelled this week to tell my
readers. something which 1 know will
make every thoughtful one Of them feel
badly, and, as q disagreeable thing had
best be done at once and search be be-
gun for remedies, I will come at once to
my unpleasant task.
The San Francisco Truth, that candid,
fearless, grand champion of the people,
is in trouble, The trouble is the same
which had to be admitted in connection
with The ENQUIRER two weeks ago-a
shortage Of funds. The editor has had
to tell his friends, in plain language, that
he had not the money to continue the
publication of the paper. And, like the
honest man he has before proved him
self to be, -Burnette G. Haskell has done
his duty in this instance, without the in
reference of silly, personal pride. ~
Truth did not arrive at this Office last
week, and considerable anxiety was oc-
casioned by the fact, and when the issue
Of February % arrived my worst fears
were confirmed. 1 thought for awhile
that probably the authorities of San
Francisco had put stop to- its appear
ance, which each week had a fearless
way of showing up their rascality but
such was not the case. l wish it had
been. 1t would be more gratifying to
know that its foes had throttled it than
that those who should be its devoted
friends and supporters had let it reach
the verge of starvation. So long as the
working classes will allow their press to
starve there will be no need of capital
istic suppression.
Trut was not issued on the sixteenth
instant because the publisher had not
the means with which to get it out. He
skipped that issue and sent letters to a
number of persons whom he knew to be
friends of the cause, giving a statement
of the case and asking for assistance.
These letters met with favorable re-
sponses in some instances, and Mr., Has
kell brought Truth out again on the
twenty-third.
How far ahead he sees his way
his paper does not say, but the edi-
tor seems in comparatively cheerful
spirits, and 1 hope everything will be all
right.
The plan adopted to continue Truth
is to issue shares of S. each, payable 81
per month. The editor urges those who
can to take three shares each,
which, if enough take hold of the
matter, will insure the continuance
of the paper for at least fifteen
months.
It would be sad loss to the cause if
Truth should be compelled to perma-
nently suspend, and I do hope if there
are any readers of this paper who can
help Brother Haskell by taking one or
more shares of stock that they will
hasten to do so. am sorry it is neces-
sarY to make this mention right while I
am calling on you for money to help The
ENQUIRER through the dull season, but
whichever fails you have lost a friend,
and if both go, the cause will sustain an
almost irreparable loss.
Subscription money helps to swell the
life fund wonderfully in such times as
these, and if any of you will do some
thing in that way for Truth it will be
very opportune. 1t costs over $l0O per
month more to conduct Truth than THE
ENQUIRER requires, (because 1 happen to
be compositor and accustomed to all
departments of newspaper, and the
matter will admit of no delay.
The ENQUIRER is not out Of the mire
yet, but don't mind that. If you can
spare 81 or 81 send it to Burnette G.
Haskell, 9l6 Valencia street, San Fran
cisco, California; or send it to me with
instructions, and Truth will be mailed to
you regularly. Let US all phil together
and help each other if we hope. to win.
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