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The Labor enquirer., 1884-10-11
HELP THE CAUSE.

AS the Peoples party and its list of
candidates are COMPOSED principally of
men of small financial meanss and as it
is necessary to have some money to
make proper campaign in this state, I
urgently, call upon every sympathizer
of the cause who can afford it to send a
donation of 81, or more. to Mr.. ]. R.
Buchanan, editor of The ENoU1RER and
chairman of the state central committee,
at 36S Larimer street, Denver.
This may not be the custom of politi-
cal parties, but as we have repudiated
them and all their unwholesome
methods, and as this plan is thoroughly
honest and upright, l hope those who
feel an interest in the. struggle now going
on between the people and their de-
spoilers will respond promptly to this
call. ~
Yours in the cause,
E, - GILBERT DE LA MATYR,
Colorado Member of National Committee.
Peoples party papers of the state
please copy.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-10-11
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.

An article appeared in the New York
Sun about two weeks ago stating that the
difficulty between the New York Tribune
and the Typographical union had been
settled, and that the boycott had been
withdrawn. The ENQUIRER copied the
article from the Sun, but has since been
learned, through the Associated Labor
Press, that no compromise has been
made, and the fight against the Tribune
is still going on.
1t is to be hoped Denver union will
take an active part in this attempt to vim
dicate the union principle and to assist
their brothers in New York. A great
many Tribunes are sold in Denver, and
union men should see that they do not
purchase anything from newsdealers
who keep it for sale. There is no need
to expatiate upon the virtue of the boy
colt; it is well known; but union men
do not do their whole duty in such cases
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JUDGE A. J. MILLER.
What an Acquaintance and Neighbor
Says Of Our Candidate for
Attorney General.
Editor Rocky Mountain Howitzer.

Editor Rocky Mountain Howitzer.
GUNN1soN CITY, Sept 2E-As the Peo-
ple's convention of this state has seen
fit to honor one Of our citizens, Judge
A. J. Miller, by nominating him a candi,
date for the Office Of attorney general
perhaps a short sketch of his past life
would not be uninteresting to the read
of your paper. y, l..- =,
He came to Colorado in 1880, and
settled in tkis-Gunnison county
he has everlsince been engaged in the
practice of his profession, having sue
cessfnlly conducted the trial of many
important cases, both civil and criminal
during that time. As to his record as a
lawyer, a citizen, and soldier, prior to
his settling here, history speaks as fol-
lows: ,. J.
Captain Adoniram j. Miller, the sub
ject of this sketch, received a limited
education in the common schools OF
Ohio, supplemented by one year in Edgar
academy, in Illinois, but quit school at
l5 years Of age, and from that period was
thrown upon his own resources, studying
law at night and laboring during the day.
Practicing short time in Illinois-he
made his first address before a jury at
the age Of Is years. He emigratedE to
Kansas when 20 years old, settling on a
claim where Baldwin City now stands. /.
His success in the, practice of his pro-
fession for several years.in Kansas was
marked by great energy, his reputation
ranking among the best y ~ v
%He commenced his military career as
free state soldier in Captain Shores,
company, was engaged in the Wakarusa
war of 1855 was captured in 1856 by
Buford's South Carolina invaders !; was
brought out to be hung on account of
finding his discharge by General Lane,
but was rescued by some more prudent
pro-slavery men. He was taken sick
with measles, and a pro-slavery man
aided him to escape on condition that he
would take horse to his wife in Mis-
souri,, which he did, riding about seventy
miles in one night In 1861 he raised a
company of cavalry and entered the
Fifth regiment as captain, serving till
1852, when he resigned at Rolla. Mis-
souri,, and entered the recruiting service,
and assisted in raising the Twelfth,
Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth
Kansas volunteers. He organized,
drilled and commanded the Sixteenth
Kansas for five months, and then sac-
cepted captaincy in the regiment.
He participated in the battles OF Dry-
wood, Morristown, Camden point, Fish
ing River, Lexington, Little Blue, indie
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pendence. Westport, Mine cfeek, Trading
Post apd ali the engasements Of the
Price raid. he was three times wounded.
In Che fall Of 1881 he was on detached
duty as scout, in command, and cap,
tured General Chalmers, now in con-
eress, Captain Elein, Captain Boon, Lieu-
tenant Coke and several other confeder-
'ates.' Pages 847:64S Of the United
States Biographical Dictionary, 8. Lewis
& Co.. publishers, Chicago and Kansas
City, 1872
As leading newspaper id Denver said
it did not know WHO some Of the candi-
dates on our ticket are. this viii perhaps
impart the desired Information. as to
who one of them is, and what he has
been. Respectfully yours,
~ as59 g MrNpp
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A DIRTY JOB

That weakly sheet of reversible cap
.tion, now known as the Great West, per-
petrated On suffering community by
that prince of dead-beats, John, Keller,
gives its columns touch of respecta-
bihty by mentioning in the last issue the
name of this paper and its editor. The
item in question is an attempt to cast a
slur, upon me in connection with the
Peoples county convention; and if it
were not for the reference. made to the
latter I should let the affair pass without
notice, as do the said Keller when l
meet him on the street, and as | have
done ever since he beat me out of SIS
about a year ago. / considered was
getting off cheaply, as there are scores
of men in the city whom he has robbed
of ten times that amount.
Ihave no ticket in the field, and do
not think the workingmen of the county
have; The Peoples party nominated a
ticket of able and respectable men, and
l am proud to'give them my SUP port
but if l thought one of those candidates
would allow his brindle dog to associate
with John Keller, | would haye to
scratch his name when / went to vote.
This scoundrel, Keller, has defrauded
every man, woman and child with whom
he has had dealings. Many an honest
printer in this city can testify to hard
earned wages which he has never re-
ceived. Poor old Brick Pomeroy could
tell story of the ingratitude Of the most
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THE CHAMBER.

The new chamber of commerce build
ing, which is being erected in this city,
on the corner of Fourteenth and Laws
renee, is being done by contract, and the
manner of the letting of the contract
does not reflect much credit upon the
judgment of the members or the commit
tee having the affair in charge.
1t is reliably stated that the contract
was secured by the Union Pacific COM
pany. disguised of course, and that tneir
bid was as5, 600 lowerthan any bid which
is made by Others" Their bid was $24,-
900, and ] am informed by experienced
contractors that the work cannot be well
done, fair wages being paid to mechanics
and laborers, for less than $4,000.
Already the word is out that stone
cutters working upon the building will
have to put in ten hours per day for IS.
This is 10 cents per hour less than the
union scale, and it naturally follows that
the work will be done by scabs; and 80
in all branches of labor on the building.
Now want to ask the business men
interested in this enterprise if they really
think they can afford to put up a cham
Der of commerce building by cheap labor
methods, and refuse to give employment
to the mechanics who have made their
homes in this city? Do the business
men of Denver want to drive the skilled
labor that has put up our beautiful city.
away from us2 Is it right for the busi-
ness men of Denver, who are eternally
talking about supporting ''home institu-
tions," to allow their representative edi-
flee to be constructed by imported cheap
labor, to the detriment of the men who
have homes and families in this city, and
whose patronage has made such society
as the chamber of commerce possible?
These are questions which every mer-
chant connected with the association
should carefully consider, and answer ac-
cording to his idea of right and Justice,
and his knowledge of the business affairs
of the city. s.s.r-. ....s-
A boycott on the firms interested In
the chamber would be rather unpleasant,
and should be avoided if possible; but if
the rights of home labor are to be ig-
nored and our industrious citizens driven
away from the city, something must be
done.
Itis to be hoped the matter will be
carefully considered BY the association.
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Good Work in New York.

The Butler headquarters in union
square were busy yesterday. A great
number of party workers called to re-
ceive instructions. scores Of clerks were
writing replies to letters, and from the
shipping department cart loads Of docu-
ments were sent broadcast Intelligence
continues to arrive announcing the Or
ganization of Butler Clubs, and calls for
speakers were made from every part OF
the State. r .-.
A letter. from New Haven says: New
Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury,. and
Middletown are rejoicing over the news
that Grady is coming, and if enthusiasm
is any index he will have a rousing well
come. All admit that Butler and West
will poll a heavy vote in Connecticut
Our organizers are working like beavers.
Two new clubs have been formed in
New Haven, one IN east Killingly one in
Jewett City, one in Rockville, and three
in Litchfield county, all within fourty-
eight hours. S. B. Bingham spoke to the
largest audience that a speaker has faced
this year in Meriden, and the Peoples
candidate was cheered to the echo. A
letter from Buffalo says: Therecent anti.
Grady demonstration has reacted upon
the Cleveland leaders. and will result in
the accession of 500 votes to General
Butler. Headquarters are crowded
every night, and open air meetings are
to be held every week. When the Demo-
cratic managers massed their heelers
they oserreached themselves.
A letter from ,Rondout SAYS: The lines
are closely drawn between the demo-
Gratis and the, republicans, and if a
workingman takes open action for Butler
he is apt to be discharged from employ
ment The republican nominee for
congress recently told us that the coun-
try was prosperous and labor well paid.
He paws his men ninety cents a day at
the cement works, and there is a large
number unemployed. The wages of the
iron workers have been reduced and the
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Knights of Labor, with a view OF securing
the Organization and direction, by eoopera.
| tive effort, of the power of the industrial
classes and We submit to the world the
| objects sought to be ACCOMPLISHED by our
organization, calling upon all who believe in
securing ''the greatest good to the greatest
NUMBER" to aid and assist us. +.
/. To bring within the fold of organization
every Departments of productive industry,
making knowledge stand point for action,
and Industrial moral worth, not wealth, the
true standard of individual aud national
greatness. : +
2. To secure to the tCilers proper share
of the wealth hat tbey create more of the
leisure that rightfully belongs to them: more
ociety advantages; more OF the benefits,
privileges and emoluments of the world !; in
word, all those rights and privileges neces-
airy to make them capable of eoj,yin 4 ap.
preciating, defending and perpetuatiug the
blessings of good government.
3. To arrive at the. true condition of thu
producing masses in their educational, moral
and financial condition, by demanding from
the various governments the establishment
OF bureaus of labor statistics.
4. The establishment of cooperative in
situations. productive and distributive.
5. The reservlng Of the public lands-ths
heritage Of the people-for the actual settler.
Not another acre TOR railroads or corporations.
6. The abrogation of all laws that do not bear
equally upon capital and labor the removal
of unjust technicalitiee, delays and discrimi.
nations in the administration of justice; and
the adopting Of measures providing for the
health and safety OF those engaged in mining,
manufacturing and building pursuits.
Z. The enactment of laws to compel
chartered corpore tons to pay their employees
weekly, in full, for labor performed the
preceding week. in the lawful money o. the
country. L = IS s .le..s -
8. The enactment of laws giving mechanics
and latorers the first lien on their work for
their full wages.
9. The adjustment of the contract system
on national, slate and municipal work.
10. The substitution of arbitration for
strikes, whenever and wherever employers
and employe are willing 10 meet on equitable
grounds. ~
IL. The prohibition of the employ yment OF
children in workshops, mines and tactorie.,
before attaining their fourteenth year.
IL. To abolish the system of letting out by
contract he labor of convicts in our prisons
and refurmatory institutions. +" a -
13. To secure for both sexes equal pay
for equal work. F
IA. The reduction of the hours Of labor to
eight per day, SO that the laborers may have
more time for social enjoyment and intel.
leetual Improvement, and be enabled to reap
the advantages conferred by the labor.saviDg
machinery. which their brains have created.
Is. To prevail upon governments to essab,
iish purely national circulating medium,
issued directly to the people, without the
Intervention Of any system of banking cor.
porations, which money shall be a legal
tender in payment of all debts, public and
private.
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O. = t
The News rejoices that tie democratic
roughs of Buffalo threw rotten eggs at
Senator Grady on the occasion of his de-
livery of Butler speech in that city the
other day. The contemplate conduct
is like the average democratic striker,
and the applause of so dirty trick fits
well in the News columns. The demo
Gratis of Buffalo have since published an
apology, butit is 20 use. Theegg blotches
will wash off of Senator Grady's clothing
very easily, but the hlotches on the dem
ocratic party are laid on too thick to ever
be erased without rubbing the whole
dirty, rotten thing out.of existence. \
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q II Ei s. UI,.N
NETWORK, 1884.

! u u IL & .!
!. About sixty million copies Of The Sun
have gone out of our establishment durin
the past twelve months. -
If you were to paste end to end all the
columns of all The SUNS printed and sold
last year you would get continuous strip OF
interesting information, common sense wis
dom, sound doctrine, and sane wit long
enough to reach from Printing House square
to the top of Mount Copernicus in the moon,
then back to Printing House square, and then
three,quarters of the way back to the moon
again. .-s.-.'s.
But THE SUN is.wrilten forth inhabitants
of the earth !; this same strip of intelligence
would girdle the earth twenty-seven or
twenty EIGHT times. So
Ifeyery buyer Of copy of THE Sum dur
ing the past year has spent only one hour
over it, and If his wife or his, grandfather has
spent another hour, this newspaper in 1888
has afforded the human race thirteen thou
sand years of steady reading, night and day.
1T is only by little calculations like these
that you can form any idea of the circulation
of themost popular of American newspapers,
or Of its influence on the opinions and actions
of American men and women.
THE Sun is, and will continue to be, a
newspaper which teHs the truth without fear
of consequences, which gets at the facts no
matter how much the process costs, which
presents all the news of the world without
waste Of words and in the most readable.
shape, which is working with all its heart for
the cause of honest government, and which
therefore believes that the republican party
mustgo, and must 60 in the yearo our Lord,
1884. b &%,a iSiit
If you know THE Sum, you like itialready,
and you will read it with accustomed dill
gence and profit during what's sure to be the
most interesting year in its history. If you
donot yet know THE Sun, it is high time to
get into theisunshine. - III.
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The preambled Declaration 81 the
Principles Of this Great
Order.

The alarming Development and aggression
OF aggregated wealth, which, unless check ed
will Inevitably lead to the paupsriza;ion and
hopeless degradation of the toiling masses
renders it imperative, it wedssire to enjoy
the blessingsof life, that check should be
placed upon its power and upon unjust accu
mutation, and system adopted which will
secure 70 the laborer the fruits Of his toll; !;
and as this much desired object can only be
accomplished BY the thorough unifcation Of
those who labor. and the united efforts Of
those Who earn their bread by the sweat Il
heir brow, We have formed the order Of the
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The state election Of Ohio occurs next
Tue day. Democrats and republicans
will go wild awaiting the returns t,rey
think they will be able to tel by next
Tuesdays result what will be the out
come in Noyesnber. They appear to for
get thgt Butler will, figure rather @ex-
:.sfisively in the November election. l
say they appear to forget; all the same
the smart politicians know they don't
know anything about Ohio while the Peo-
pies party are gathering the voters in by
the thousands. p, 20
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men ara forced 70 teke what they can GEL
a letter from New York Mills says:
The company practically own this vii.
lags and all Of is people. But If. you
will send us batch Of documents
they shall be distributed among those
who's are tired of this monopoly and
antocrscy, and would be glad to join the
Butler movment.
81 A Lyons letter says: There is strong
undercurrent against Cleveland in this
place and the towns north Of us. Scores
oflifelong democrats are ready to cut
loose from the old parties ties and oDen-
lY ayow themselves from the Peoples
candidate If the democrats are beaten
in Ohio it will give thousands of votes to
Butler, for it will demonstrate the ina
bility of Cleveland to pull through. Then
look out for a revolt against the ma
chine.
Newburgh has just organized poineer
club, with large numper of members,
and Pottersville, New York, starts off
with another and list Of forty mem.
bers
The Central German American cam
paign club of the Peoples party holds
its regular meeting every Monday even
ing at IL Union square. The speeches of
General Butler and others in German
may be had ON application.
The following communication was re-
ceiyed yesterday from ex-congressman
the Reverend ]. Hyatt Smith: / like Gen
yeral Butler, and can endorse his speech
at Chicago and his minority report. He
voiced my political views much better
than could have expressed them. It
must be that the old party lines shall
break up. In the game political check
.ers, as / see it, the "king row. is 1888,
and in the mean time the Ultimate victor
must expect. to lose a few men. So it
looks to one who was born insthe pulpit
and should therefore be modest in the
expression of his political views As a
citizen Ihaye noparty fbut the people,
and no creed but my country cannot
vote for Cleveland, the sancity of home
is the salvation of the state. ] cannot
vote for Blaine, for honesty is the foun-
dation of the republic. AS a Mason /
believe in "the holy. st. john" but pro
hibition as political issue is the dream
of an enthusiast.
Mrs. Lockwood! Being a married
man, | recog nize woman'srlghts at 100
Hart street. 1 would have voted for
Arthur, not that | owe him as much as
he owes me, bat his administration aver
ages we'll and will make a.asssssas.ses fSi ie
page in APaeesi ear history, and believing
that he could profit by experience, he
should have been continued for another
term. 49, ~
Again, it is not to the health OF. the
nation that it should have political
conynlsion every four years. 1t may die
of conyulsions. Six years and one term
Betterl .5 f-a5 4ss. sit}t. 5ys 5
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ENDORSED.

The Prohibitionists of fArapahoe county
held their county convention, at the W.
G. 7. U. hall, on Lawrence street, on
! Monday, and named their county ticket
to be voted for in November.
Without single scratch, the ticket
nominated by the Peoples county con-
vention was adopted, from state senators
to constables. E. ..
This is a high compliment, both to the
Peoples convention and the ticket, be-
cause it is an acknowledged fact that the
temperance movement is In tue interest
of purity and honesty, and, while the
party realizes that it las not the strength
to elect ticket independent of all other
parties or combinations, yet so deter
mined are the brave uaen in the move
ment to refuse support to anything in
the least politically unclear that they,
would have put full new ticket in the
field, had not the Peoples nominees
possessed the elements of honesty and
respectability which they desired. What
more natural than that the fwo elements
aiming at the same end-pnrity of the
ballot box and honesty of government
should unite their forces for the accom-
phshment of their laudsble aims ?
The prohibition Question, which will
naturally be thrown into the canvass,
now that there is strong probability of
electing the Peoples ticket, is simply
this: -. 7
The temperance folks, believing that
the People are the supreme power of the
state, ask that the question o. liquor
traffic be submitted to them for decision !;
that is, that the next legislature of Colo
RADIO provide that an amendment bearing
on this question be submitted for the
people of the state to vote upon, as they
vote upon other amendments.
No honest or square man can refuse to
endorse so fair and reasonahle.a PROPOSE
tao1 as this is, and the saloon interest,
which will fight it, hiss held sway in this
cigiiised community ilbout long enough.
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Butler in ohio.

TOLEDO, Oct. 9.-GeneiaI Butler ar
rived here this afternoon and was an
nounced to speak at Whites hall this
evening but the hall proving inadequate
to accommodate the large crowd which
had assembledto hear him, the meeting
was held in the open air. General But
Ter spoke for two hours on the political
issues Of the day.
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Terms TO Mail subscribers. e

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{ Every man on our county ticket 4 :
'lair and liberal dhxsn, and combines
ability Fith good citisenship and every
voter in Arspaloe connty who wants .
clean administration of affairs, should
vote fol it. The ticket ia representative
Of the best eIepents Of society and.
while there is no money back Of it to
buy it into Office, it has weight with
good citizens.far beyond the power of
money.
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The Tribune Republican is trying hard
to heal the breach in the republican
party in this county. Its tow-line is out,
and the public looks on smiling at the
heal and tow exhibition.
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PEOPLES COUNTY TICKET.

For the State Senate,
@ CHARLES L. MERRITT,
JOHN I. HENDERSON.
For Representatives,
JOHN EIIPP, !
III. MILLS,
D. S. BENTON,
THOMAS YOUNG,
JOHN B. LENNON,
. THOMAS MUIRHEAD.
E. B. LIGHT,
RICHARD RANKIN.
For County Commissioners,
A. SWABTOUT,
GEORGE G. GRIFFEN.
For Justice of the Peare,
East Side-J. L. CALDWELL,
West Side-H. ]. Fox.
For Constable, !.
East Side-P. VI. SMITH,
West side-J. s. CLANTON.