The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02

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I1seali1fsd IL Lovsr Is oounssy and hayzI
Ing % 50 under:a Z dpssa s,iaees % sbtain
work, and there = always som dirty
sneak to point them out and = pzzov-
minded boatto discharge them he dsxs
not keep them he VIM fet axed II he
does; then he would have 70 60 to vork,
but he would discharge them I'll first.
Number four dre boz Yas dlschszged BY
that Ornamental puppet boes there, /
heard, for being to particular about the
air an honorable thing to be discharged
for. Be that Is 1t may. I think it was !
cut and dried game he was afraid Of :
better man getting his place, but heneed
not bs afraid Of that. The more good
mon he discharges and the more dirty
tricks he plays the better his narrow
minded superintendent win like hum.
They. have started . new paper in Coal
Creek, named the Hawkeye, got up to
run the Enterprise out, 80 hear, and
some Of the ducks in Coal Creek took as
many as six copies each because it is q
rbosses' paper, and did not subscribe at
all for the Enterprise because it was q
workingman's champion. These are the
men that get steady work in the entries
They don't even care about what price
drives them also long as they get steady
work. | heard of one man, who conld
not read, taking five copies. | think
one would have done. that fellow, but
some men will give their shirt for favor.
There are men both here and at Coal
Greek who are getting up Blaine republi-
can clubs, ,-trying to catch votes for the
very men who would ship soldiers in
among them to shoot them like dogs in
case they made any demonstration Of
demanding their rights, who ship con-
Yicts to the mines all over the country,
give all the government land to monopo-
lies and then they. will growl at their
hard lot when it is their own fault
Still they will send them to congress
to the legislature, to the senate, make
governors of them. SO they can make
laws to grind them down, keep them
poor, hungry and tame, 50 they will come
whenever they are called, like any other
| good dog; they cannot be much better,
| for they are devoid of reason and they
have precious little instinct.
Yours truly, HAIL COLUMBIA.
For Governor.
Editor Labor Enquirer.
PUEBIo, July 81. This being the pres.
idential year, and political matters being
the principal topics of conversation, j
desire. Mr.. Editor, to say word to my
Acknowledgment through the columns
Of your valuable paper.
A governor for Colorado is to be
elected this fall, and as there are several
candidates already in the field, it is time
that we began to investigate them and
try to decide whilh of them the wage.
earners can consistently support
Now, Mr.. Editor. L do not know how
you feel about this matter, nor who you
will favor for the Office of chief execu-
tive of the state; but I am well ac-
quainted with one of the men who has
been named for the position, and / know
him to be good friend to the producing
classes, and that the feeling of conf
dence and esteem is reciprocated. And
I hope you will grant me the space in
The ENQUIRER to say a few things con-
corning the man whom 30 many of the
workingmen in this section of country
favor and will gladly support for cover
nor.
The gentleman to whom I refer is
William n. Meyer, at present lieutenant
governor of this state. He Is a hard
working, conscientious, honest, home
spun man one who inspires all lovers Of
honesty and justice with confidence. and
during the short time he has been in
public life he has shown himself to be
fair to all citizens, is unawed by power,
uninfuenced by wealth or position"
/ Billy Meyer is the man for the work.
ingmen, and all of them who know him
| will be glad of an opportunity to vote
for him; and for the benefit of those
who do not know him, will here give a
short sketch of his career in this part of
the country, hoping that you will give it
room in your paper.
Mr.. Meyer came to Colorado in 1882
and located in the southern part of the
state, engaging in the stock business, in
the capacity of a herder or cowboy"
By close application to his business, and
by industry and sobriety, he grew with
the stock interests of the state, and to-
day has stock ranch, of his own. His
steady habits: and gentlemanly conduct
made him hosts of friends, and at the
age of q years he was elected clerk of
his county. He was afterwards elected
to fill three successive terms as member
of the territorial Legislature, in which
position he acquitted himself in manly
way, as was his nature. Billy was also a
member of the constitutional conven-
tion and member of the state senate in
the first general assembly of the state.
In 1882 the southern part of the state
arose as one man and asked that Mr..
Meyer be made lieutenant governor of
Colorado, which was done. How he con-
Quoted himself as president of the state