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completes, whose names are not given.
And if what is told of Mr.. Smith be true
land there can be little doubt on that
point the general officers of the road
should interfere for the sake of avoiding
future trouble, if not to prevent official
disgrace before the public.
It is reliably told that Smith instructs
boarding house keepers and others to
whom employees may become indebted
in any sum, to garnishee, through him,
Smith the debtor. In a majority Of
cases the papers are made out and served
at Como, and the justice of the peace
and town marshal of that place have a
finger IN the pie. Smith, of course, re-
ceives fee of $3.50 for every garnishee.
served upon him and there is strong
belief that he shares in the extortionate
fees charged by the justice and the con-
stable. At any rate there is money for,
Smith in the dirty work, and that is why
he engages in it. = a.e@< ,.,
To show how unjust are the garnishees
served by these robbers the statement of
one of the victims is recorded. A num-
ber of the employees of Smiths division
were showed in beyond the range for
several weeks, and thus prevented from
reaching the pay car. They did not get
their January pay until after the first Of
April. Some of these men owed little
bills which they were unable to pay, and
they were kept by the snow, blockade
from communicating with the. men to
whom they were indebted. Upon the
advice of Smith some of them were gar
nisheed and heavy costs put upon them.
In several instances the costs footed up
nearly 500 in the collection of claim of
from So to $4. Very few cases of garni-
shee would have occurred but for the
friendly advice of Smith and in several
instances his suggestions were manfully
rejected by the creditors of the en-
ployes.
The statements herein contained have
been made by men who know whereof
they speak, and there is little doubt but
they are perfectly correct. However, if
they are not true, Mr.. Smith and his COL
leagues had best arise and show that
they are not.
The attention of Superintendent
Egbert is hereby called to the bad odor
surrounding one of his division Offices,
and he may possibly have more direct
call to look into this subject.
The ENQUIRER will endeavor to keep
an eye on the matter, and to that end
would ask the railroad boys in the en-
ploy of the Union Pacific, or any other
company, to keep it informed as to the
movements of the skinners.
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is given us, there viii be plenty, peace
and contentment; conditions which
would preclude the idea of anything
being needed beyond the simplest civil
government. flour governmental insti-
tutions continue to be prostituted to the
selfish ends of the money power and the
robbery of the producers is still carried
on under the protection of authority"
and 1aw, J" then, as a natural conse-
quence, uprisings of the despoiled will
continue to occur. If the robbers still
have recourse to the militia to carry out
their hellish schemes, then the indigna-
ton against the militia will grow and
grow, until it becomes an uncomfortable
wrath, and we shall again see our fair
land covered with the dead bodies of
her sons, laid low by brothers hands
This is no impossible picture painted by
an excited and over-strained brain ; but
a firm conviction after careful thought.
And it would be wise for our public men
to heed the signs. There is a circle
around the moon, and the stars inside
are few. A storm is brewing. The
Cincinnati affair was not exactly of the
nature spoken of here, but the cry of
the monopoly rings since that uprising
suggests these thoughts. ... e.
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DEFENDING CRIMINAL DEFENDERS

Some pretty sensible things have been
said concerning criminal lawyers since
the bloody Cincinnati business. The
public is beginning to look at the crimi
nal lawyers with clear sight, and much
of the halo which surrounded the indi-
vidual noted for his success in cheating
the gallows of its just dues is being dis
sipated. But with all this there is an
occasional attempt made by the heavy
press to defend the criminal lawyer in
his Understanding practice. Here is
a sample from the Daily News:
Still, we do not believe that an attor-
ney should be blamed for doing every
thing within the scope of his profession
to protect his client. That is what he is
hired and paid to do. Every poinU he
raises must meet the approval of the
courts, whose business it is to see that
justice is administered according to law,
or it counts for nothing. If it does meet
the approval of the courts, the counsel
cannot be held responsible for the re-
suits that follow.
Because lawyer is hired and paid to
shield criminal he is justified in resort
ing to all sorts of unfairness and trickerv
to secure the defeat of justice. That is
pretty morality and civilization to talk
to an intelligent people. 1 just want to
ask who pays the lawyer, and what right
the money of the murderer and thief ha 8
to ask respect of law-abiding people :?
II the Jury be bribed by the money of
criminal or his despicable friend, and a
verdict of innocence is brought in, in
confiction with the testimony, suppose
it is all right The criminal pays his
money and he is entitled to its value in
perjury and criminal collusion. Out on
such stuff.
If band of men be hired to rescue a
criminal from prison they are guilty of
crime-no matter if they be engaged
under contract for a certain sum of
money to effect his escape. But Grim
inal lawyer may receive small retainer
and make his fee proper contingent upon
his success in defeating the law, and he
is only plying his legitimate vocation.
The idea that criminal lawyer is any
more entitled to liberation from an out
ragged people than is any other stripe of
jail-breakers IS Internal nonsense, and
the people are beginning to so under
stand the matter.
Ignorant or subsidized courts are no
excuse, and they must 60 with the Grim
inal lawyer.
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SINCE the late unpieasantness at Gin
cinnati the cry has gone up from some
of the monopoly organs of the country
for a Strengthening of the military system
of our government. The people do not
desire any such thing. The only time
this government needs a military force
is when an invasion of OUR rights is at
tempted by powers of other countries
and when a just cause of this government
needs defenders, they can be had by the
millions. But when the producers of all
countries understand their true relations
to each other and that they are only
used in times of international war as
the battering rams of rival robbers and
despots, there will be no need of protec-
ton against foreign invasion. The pro-
ducing classes do the killing and dying
in such cases. But there is no need for
a militia in this country. 1t is now
pretty well understood for what pur-
poses the militia is organized and main
tanned, by monopoly government, and
lit is safe to predict that the honest, pro-
ducing citizens will no longer tolerate a
bastard soldiery for any such purpose.
What we want is the carrying out of the
principles of equity laid down in the Con-
stitution; we want Justice. And if that
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IT is sad commentary upon humanity
when we are compelled to admit that
property" occupies more sacred place
in the hearts of many good citizens"
than does life. They say justice must
be done, but one dollars worth of prop
erty" must not be destroyed and yet
they will not raise their voices or hands
to stop peaceably the murder of thou
sands annually by greedy politicians and
monopolistic thieves. Incendiarism is a
more awful. word with them than starva-
ton. They may live long enough to
alter their dictionaries so as to make
Revenge" relative to Justice"
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THE workers, the producers are fast
awakening to realization of their con-
dition. In short time millions have
learned that they are being robbed by
gang of cold-blooded and systematic
scoundrels. 1t is the duty of all who
now understand this dismal truth to
study the remedies offered. To all such
the Socialists submit their doctrines for
investigation, and to all enemies of the
Socialist ideas they issue challenge and
defiance of refutal. Do not stand still
fellowworker; you are on dangerous
ground while you hesitate. Join hands
with your brother toilers, and march on
to Liberty and Equality.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19
THE GARN1sHEE BUSINESS

The article in last weeks ENQUIRER
concerning the rascally connivance of
railroad officials and civil officers for the
purpose of robbing employees created no
little stir, and during the past week con-
siderable in the way of substantiating
details has been related in this Office.
The particulars of these schemes, as told
by men who have been vietimized, are
foul in the extreme and loudly cry for
the interference of some power-railroad
or judicial-in the interest of reform.
The cases related nearly all apply to
the conduct of one D. K. Smith, division
superintendent of the South Park road,
with headquarters at Como, and his ac-
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19

THE last Issue of the Craftsman. COM
pleted its first six months. The editor
has something to say in that connection
to his readers, and what he says is graf
flying and encouraging. Unusual as
such things archie announces that the
Craftsman "a labor paper Comfortably
pays expenses" Well, it deserves to pay
expenses, and more, for during the halt
a year of its existence it has earned a
high place in the list of labor papers,
and ranks first best in all the efforts as
an organ of the art typographical. May
it live long as the wise, counselor it is,
and as medium of exchanging views
upon the superlatively important subject
the industrial question.
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shape in which have but feebly tried
to present 1t to my readers, in your col.
umns. And ask you, readers, for the
love you Hear your native or adopted
country, for the love you bear to your
wives and children, for the love you bear
to humanity the wide world over, read
and educate yourselves keep posted, if
possible, in the ways and means whereby
organized capital is scheming and plan
ming to keep you and your children
externally, on the verge of starvation.
Take my advice: Watch your Blaines,
your shermans, your dude at the white
house Arthur. Watch your Bayards,
your Tilderts, your Hewetts, your Potters.
Watch how frantically they will en-
deavor to divert and draw off your at
tention during the approaching presiden-
tial election from those living issues
which lie nearest and dearest to your
welfare. Watch how they will. attempt
to push you step by step down, down the
ladder of degradation, till they land you
into the region of damnable despair,
where you are in great degree neither
man nor beast, but an animated machine
that has to take care of itself, and which
is in their hands for them to do with it
as they please. Wake up and watch
Hold up the hands of those who are
willing and able to point out to you the
path which you needs must travel if ever
YOU are to set away from your bondage
Never mind what ill-natured names your
enemies may hurl at you. They may
call you Communist, Socialist, Interna-
tionalist, orlunatic. Never mind that,
but push ON get hold of truth; grasp
her firmly BY the hand and push on
The road may be rough, stony, i'll of
travel, ands you may fall !; never mind,
rise again and push on! 1t may be that
your comrades, content in their ig-
norance and chains, will jeer and jibe
you, but don't get angry; pity their ig-
norance and condition and push on! If
you have a1grain of truth as small as
mustard seed, plant it; God will take
care of it; it will grow, and grow, and
grow, till it covers the whole earth And
the children of men in ages yet to come,
when the north pole shall be Inhabited
by your descendants, shall rejoice in
your pluck and perseverance. Push on
I, too, am watching from my eyrie among
the mountains. HERMIT O. THE HILLS.
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THERE is no use mincing matters. At
tempt as much as we may to disguise the
fact that the day of revolution is close
at hand, it still remains fact. The de-
spoiled producers need not hasten it,
and cannot prevent it. The grasping
monopolists and corrupt politicians haye
prepared the way and are fastening the
day. 1t is the duty of the people who
love Justice, Prosperity and Peace to
prepare to ride the waves of revolution
and land the ships of state in the harbor
of Security. Socialists, are you at your
work?
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aRribes and Fees.

The question as to how far the law
should allow a criminal lawyer-and in
most cases the emphasis should be on
the word eriminal-to 60, should be
debated For instance:
If man had committed an outrageous
murder and "a private citizen, for sum
of money, would assist him to escape,
the private citizen would be regarded as
mercenary. enemy to society who cared
more for money than for justice.
But if the! man calls in a criminal
lawyer, and, for sum of money, buys
his assistance-he can do it, no matter
how horrible the crime is-and then
escapes justice it is all right. Neverthe-'
less we regard either agent in the escape
as an accomplice after the fact
1t should be the prosecutors duty to
present the case against the accused man
plainly and without shysterlng. He
should not become forid and fatulent.
He should net have any feeling in any,
thing he says or feel that his reputation
demands that the accused be convicted
whether he Re innocent or guilty. If, in
the midst of "a case, prosecutor finds
that he has been wrong in what he sup
posed to be facts, and that, consequently,
all the infereaces which followed were
also wrong, itshould be his legal duty
to say so.
At the same time it should be the de-
Tending attorneys duty, as, an honest
man, to simRy see. that his client has
fair play anda Chat he has the justice of
the law. The moment he steps aside as
a practltioner4of the law to shyster it out
of shape with sophistry, he prostitutes
it-and the prostitution is the more
vicious because he is paid for it. In any
other professSn in the world if man
were to do VIII some lawyers do, and for
pay, he could mot hold up his head in
decent community. Under the broad
sweep of legal. custom lawyer can take
money for being ungrateful, for being
malicious, ortbeing venal, for fighting
justice, for assisting swindlers, for being
the patron saint of thieves and for un-
tying the rope from a murderer's neck
If any citizen, not in the profession,
were to do such things he, would be
driven out of proper society. But the
professor" does it for utter strangers
if they will pay for the work. It is time
that this was remedied among the other
abuses. Legislative bodies should
strictly define how far lawyer may go.
He should be put on oath, to be punished
with the penalty of perjury, if in his
plea he creates the impression of lie
for the benefit of the fool juries. Society
must protect itself. 1t should decide
how far the protection of crime should
be regarded as profession. And
whether, if the compounding of a felony
is crime, theppen protection of felony
by a hypocritical pretense, which is alto
gether in the interest of felony, is not a
greater crime. And, further, why what
is called when paid to other men bribe,
is called, when paid to lawyer, fee.
There are numerous delicate points In
the peculiar relations of lawyers with
the off-color classes which need ell
lightenment The vulgar public would
like to haveithe situation plainly put
Opinion.
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nent citizen has to pay . bounty.
was 30 during the civil war,

nent citizen has to pay bounty. It
was 30 during the civi war,
Some capitalistic papers have said the
amob" was composed of thieves, muir
derers and criminals generally" It is
singular that in the list of killed and
wounded there were few exceptions to
the rule that the victims were honest
merchants, tradesmen and laborers.
Such papers have lied in every state
ment made about the uprising, and have
lacked the good sense to lie consistently.
sThe most important lesson to be
learned by Socialists land TIE discon-
tented who have not yet embraced the
hopes of that doctrine) from the Gin
cinnati trouble, lies in the defeat sus-
tanned by the people. They were de-
feated because they lacked organization.
It has been said that the failure was due
to lack of brains in the leaders. This
is not true. What was lacking, was a
full understanding of what was to be
done and how to do it. Rashness is
fatal in any undertaking, brains or no
brains, and rashness cannot be avoided
in an impetuous and indignant people
unless there be organization. In the
righteous madness of the people lies the
hope of the world, but there must be
method in the madness. Therefore it
behooyes the discontented to organize,
to come together, to understand and
trust each other. 49,.
The issue-upon much broader basis
than at Cincinnati may be presented to
us at any time. 1t is our duty to prepare
to meet if, and achieve victory which
shall last forever and forever.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19

The Tribune gets feebler and more so
with each issue. Those who put up It's
money lack judgment or discerning
qualities. The proprietor had better
invest some of his money in fish pond
and put his galley boy to devouring its
contents. Some brains might thereby
be instilled into the imbecilic concern.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19

Now is the the time to shake the
militia, boys. You are used to back up
crime and injustice, and then black
guarded by your masters. Show your
manhood by refusing to be any longer
thus DEGRADED.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19
NEW YORK, AID

NEW YORK, April IA.
l. The Kingdom of Heaven suffereth Zap
provethl violence, and the violent take it (or
gain it) by force.-Luke Ii, II.
He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear.
Q. Think not that am come to send peace
on the earth: am not come to send peace,
but sword. For am come to set man at
variance against his father, and the daughter
against her mother, and the daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law. And mans
foes shall be they of his own household. He
that loveth father or mother more than me
(that is, the principles of truth and righteous
ness which he taught,) is not worthy of me;
and he that loveth son or daugeter more than
me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh
not his cross and followeth after me is not
worthy of me. He that findeth his life
(seeks his own safety,) shall lose it; and he
that loseth his own life for my sake Tor
righteous principles shall find it.--Matthew
x, 34-39. =
8. Suppose ye that 1 am come to give peace
on earthP Itell you, nay; but rather divis-
ion. am come to send fire on the earth,
and what I will, (what wish,) that it be
already kindled. But, have baptism to
be baptized with; and how am 1 straitened
till it be accomplished. Luke XII, 49-51.
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WHAT'S the matter? I haven't received
blank to obtain petitioners to forward
to congress for UPWARDS of week. hope
this petition business is beginning to be
looked at in the proper light.
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A COMMUNICATION was received from
"W. X" too late for publication in this
issue. Look out for it next week it is a
rouser
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19

SOME folks are wondering if Tom Pat
terson wrote the defense of criminal law
yers which appeared in recent issue of
the News. Prob.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE NlHILIsT OF NAZARETH.

What Jesus Thought About the Necessity for Violence
asa Means Of overthrowing the TyrannicaI Power
Of Wealth and Capital, the Powers Of this World,
and Fastening the Era Of Righteousness, or King
dom OF Heaven
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Workinqmen Save Your Money and

Buy Douglas coal, $3.50 for 1000 pounds
Telephone, 347s office, 1851 Fifteenth
street. H. /A
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The publisher of this paper is not respon-
sible for the opinions OF contributors. The
columns will always be open for the discus
sion of all sides of the labor questions of the
day. Contributions always welcome.
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naClOHal law, InaC Cne united States can
not refuse to examine and pay them.
X The states of the south cannot
raise money in Europe for the construc-
ton of railways or for other important
enterprises except at exorbitant rates,
and it is most important in their own in
terest that their credit should approx
mate more closely to the exceptionally
high credit that the northern states en-
joy. And it may not be found to be out
side the duty of the latter to help the
south IN arriving at a consummation SO
desirable. \ IN 1t is important to re-
mark, that it would be not only an act
of wisdom, but that it is an act of duty
on the part of the United States to deal
in liberal spirit with the legitimate
claims of the southern states. \
This is perfectly valid international
claim on behalf of Europeans, which the
British, French and Dutch governments,
whose citizens are chiefly interested, can
without hesitation present to the govern
ment Of the United States, and which
the United States cannot, in Justice, re-
fuse to recognize" =,
Now, my readers, you can remember
about one year ago there was a lively
trade going on in confederate bonds.
Those Of us who were not in the secret
wondered what was going on. But those
who were in the secret were WATCHING
and waiting to see what form this newly
awakened love for confederate bonds
was to take. Now we have it in the
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-05
What a Mother viii DO For Her Baby.

No man can tell. There Is a beau.
ti'ul story told OF Hannah Lar ond who
was helping the bar esters gather hay
one hot day in Scotland. She had laid
her babe under q tree. While she was
lu,y at work there was n flutter OF
wings IN the all and o golden eagle
seized the baby by its swaddling band
and bore II al n TO the eyric on top OF
the almost i~naccess Bile mountain craig.
All ran for the cliffs, which were ten
mil s distant. None dared mount the
clilI. 1t towe; ed alo I among the clouds
No human foot had c er trod there.
There were sailors who had gone up tho
mast in sto ms and tempe IS but they
shudde ed as they looked at the dizzy
height a6oge them. The mother,
Hannah Lamond, looked Tor
awhile in silence and spicd the
eagle way a'oft in his eyre. Leaping
up she ella bed the cliff where no mortal
had ever teen before, and selling her
tabe while the angry eagle was threat.
cning by tapping his wings about her,
she strapped 1t to her back and des EN-.
dcd from the dizzy height, jumping
from craig TO craig. now 5atching hold
Of this root, then Of that, until she
reached a spot whei there were a goat
and some kids. snow, I'll follow the
goat" she said; shell know the SAL
est way down.. And she was led by
the animal down to the pla G. II a
woman will do hat for her child, what
won't a ward politician do TO get into
the School Board. where hi, vote Is at
a premiun-o or into the City Council,
where paying jobs lie around?- Ct.cia.
qoi En9uirtr.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-05

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