The Labor enquirer., 1884-03-01
THE ELoQUENCE OF TRUTH
A Resolution Passed BY the Trades
Assembly, Delegates
Remarks.

sembly, on last Sunday afternoon, the follow
ing resolution was offered and unanimously
adopted. Mr.. j. d. Bailey, in speaking to
the motion to adopt ,sthe resolution, 50 ex-
pressed the sentiments of the assembly that
a motion to publish his remarks in THE En-
oUInER was carried unanimously:
Resolved, That we give all the aid and as
sistance we possibly can to The LABOR kN-
QUIRER, of Denver, by donations, suDsrip-
tions, advertisements, etc, and that all the
urge upon their respective organizations and
other friends to do the same. VI
] The resolution was signed and presented by
the full delegation from assembly 1424.
Mr.. Bailey said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: AS the delegates Of
| 1924 have introduced this resolution, desire
to make some remarks in favor Of it and THE
ENQUIRER.
First, wish to state that we have done so
because we believed it to be our duty to the
paper and to our fellow laborers in Denver
and the state of Colorado, in order that the
paper might be put on paying basis and
live, and in so doing we have not consulted
the editor, but our own feelings, in order that
The ENQUIRER might continue to be a
bright and shining light, as it has been to the
wageworkers of this and other states, and
other labor papers throughout the country.
have no doubt in my mind that its editor,
Mr.. J. R. Buchanan, feels that he would
greatly prefer, if it were possible, to have no
appeals made in this way for his aid, but
that should not trouble him in the least. 1t
Is duty we owe to the labor cause and tof
him. 1t is matter of business to sustain.
that paper. The working people have not.
responded literally enough to pay the rum
ming expenses of the paper, from various
causes and reasons. Some could not owing.
to the scarcity of work, low wages, high.
rents, and cost of living Others have
thought, as the paper vas forthcoming every
week, being of good size and brimtpl of
reading natter, that it was all right that 1t
was on a paying basis. They saw no muir
murings in the paper they did not know it
was one continual struggle to get that paper
out week after week. Why was there no
murmurings and no appeal for aid in that
intelligence and refinement. A man who
did not, nor does not, wish to beg. 1t was no
doubt his desire, and is to-day, to publish a
good paper solely on its merits. But in such
times as these it has been impossible to do
so without money for its support. Cash had
to be paid for help, for material and for
everything done. Advertising decreased,
and that is the best paying part of the paper.
Still the columns must be filed. When there
were no advertisements reading matter had to
be set up and put ln-which took the cash.
Expenses increased rapidly; subscriptions
came in slowly, and the expenses have been
greater than the income. Finally, when the
editor saw that without assistance the paper
must go down, he made an appeal through
the columns of his paper for help. This was
doubtleS done with many regrets, and per-
haps feelings of humiliation, but it was the
last and only resort; the last vestige of hope,
and surely no man on the continent of Amer
lea should say one word against it. B."
Now, gentlemen, l hope that resolution
will carry without dissenting voice; that
each and every delegate of the Trades Assem-
bly, will do all they can to aid and assist in
keeping alive THE RNoUIRER-the best pa
per to-day advocating the cause Of labor be-
tween New York and San Francisco. 1 claim
it is one of the best papers in the United
States, and that we, the Wageworkers of Col
orado, should not allow that paper to go
down. 1t might be years before another one
half as good would be started. 1t will not do
for us to be without an organ to advocate our
cause If that paper goes down we have no
help. If we keep it going ahead it will ma
terially advance our interests in many ways.
As I understand it the columns of that pa
per are open at all times to us for the discus
sion of labor interests and the rights of the
wageworker, while the the sO-called great
papers of the state are not printed in the in
terests of the laborer, but in the interests of
the money powers that be. Their columns
are not free to us, but are closed against US
tighter than the chances of equality.
A strong proof, to my mind, of my asser-
tions have of very recent date occurred.
Rev. De La Matyr made us rousing speech
and THE ENQUIRER published it in full.
The Republican had synopsis Of that
speech, the Tribune small notice, and il l
mistake not, the News had very little to say.
Gentlemen, you know as we'll as do that If
either one of the old political parties had
been having a rally, with one of their promi-
nent speakers, a brass band to toot for them,
and lot of old political bummers to ap-
plaud, they would all have had their short
hand reporters there. The speech would
have been published in full, with big head
lines, and all would have been glorious
1t has been my privilege to be in THE En-
oUIRER Office frequently, this winter when
idle, and l am satisfied it is, and has been,
run on the most economical plan that was
possible. know the editor worked every
day and until late at night, and even on Sun
days; that he has done, and does do, what
the fewest number Of men could or would do.
! he is practical printer as well as writer;
steps up to the case and composes many OF
his articles and editorials and sets them up
without stopping to write them, often talking
to visitors or men on business at the same
time, and perhaps smoking cigarette as ne
goes on with the glorious work. Gentlemen,
there is not one man in ten thousand that
could or would do this. Most of them would
require a private office to write in, and
another printer to set the type; besides,
when they saw they we're losing money, they
would get patent outside or inside-they
would not care which--and give you old stale
news, something about like you get in COM
mon papers.
In view of all these facts, say again, If
we let this paper 60 down, years may come
and go ere we have another good labor paper
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