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The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13
JUSTICE For THE FUTURE

This is the season when the veterans
reunite and the voice ofthe festive sham
battle is heard in the land, The boys
have not been in battle for some years,
SO they want to keep the glories of the
killing business fresh before the people.
tits such glorious thing for men from
different sections Of country, who are
personally strangers and have mo griev-
ance, to meet and blow each others
heads of, that when the pastime has
been discontinued a few years, some SUBJ
stitute must be had to keep alive the
blood-thirsty propensities OF our young
men. They are no doubt sorry they are
obliged to leave out the bullets. If there
were only some ptetext to make blood
run, how much more honorable it would
be Onr country willrelapse into bar
barism if the taste for " ar is allowed to
die out. r.
The very men and. Influential. news
papers, who so glaringlyl describe these
battles between 70 oils, are the same who
tell us of the fiend-like tendencies OF
Socialists, strikers and starving working
men who want to live; of the CORY
Nihilists who have killed one human be-
ing to ten killed by their oppressor, the
czar; or of anyone who thinks soft,
handed nabobs should not live without
being useful.
These celebrations remind us of what
we should be ashamed, A war proves
the human race has not yes grown above
all the characteristics of sayages, War
may at times seem necessity. So is
hanging of a murderer. Why should not
hangmen have riunion and close it by
few sham executions9
To the Socialist who would like to see
every individual Of every nation con,
tented, well-fed and enjoying all the
pleasure of life, the wholesale butchery
of a war is unutterably horrible, Equally
SO is the famine caused by monopoly and
privilege. The Socialist strives to abol-
ish both famine and murder, vet he is de
scr;bed as being the bloodiest of fiends
I at q man protest against the system
which takes mostlof the wealth from
producers, and. he is set down as dis
tnrher of harmony, 9svolutionlst, a
man whose sole ambition is to kill some.
body. Although var Sometimes seems
inevitable, yet the results in every case
could be reached by les costly means,
All the slaves could have been bought
for one-third the cost of our civil war,
Il say nothing of haf a million men
Killed.
q nrodu oducersIcouclude to fight for more
- tha benefits arising from public
.sps6lth, they will probably ind that they
{ s.s,.,s q !. faieGt bhethotl. A Revolution
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q pFesent would be useless t,aborers
mbst learn how to control public wealth
before they endeavor to gain II, or u
least adept a definite system and support
the leaders in what they consider the
true reform.
/ assume that the issue will be, who
shall control and enjoy public wealth ?
All wealth used in production is the sur
plus over consumption. The present
holders Of itdid not produce it, therefore
cannot own it. Even such a conservative
as Professor Denslow says, capitalists are
merely custodlans. Then no one can
complain if we discharge our custodians
and assume control. If they refuse to
allow it then trouble will result. They
are so few that their struggle will be in
vain, except they gain the aid of weak
kneed !aborers, who are e.blind to their
interests and refuse tolearn what will
benefit them. In this case the cheaper
way would be to buy the public wealth
| from the alleged owners. they will want
to hang the professor for saying @cus-
todians') and change the system BY
which capital leaves the hands of the
people. This would, for a time, give
thieves mortgage on the world, but it
would be temporary. 1t is to be hoped
they would soon run through their pos
sessions and vanish from the earth OF
gorge themselves with luxuries until they
die from excess. Their increase would
be stopped Let them have all the
wealth in the world If they will only
change the system. Wewill then show
mercy for the past, but insist on justice
for the future.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13
CLOSED ON THE TENTH.
Special to The Enquirer.

Special to The Enquirer.
PHlLApELPHlA, Sept. 1.-THE eighth
regular session Of the General Assembly
of thecKnights of Labor closed Wednes-
day evening.
This has been one OF the most nm m
portant sessions held since the formation
of the order. Matters of great in.
terest TO all Knight IS were discussed and
disposed Of and m uch i'm iportant legisla-
ton was accom- plished during the
session, which continued eight days,
Mr.. Terrence Y. Powderly was re-
elected general m aster workman, and
Frederick Turner was also reelected
general secretary -F
The place chosen for the next regular
annual session of the General Assembly,
which will occur id October, 1885, was
Hamilton, onatrioI J. R. B. 3
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A ROUSING MEETING I
OF the Central Butler and West Club
at City Hall on Thursday
Evening.

/ The Central Butler and West club 3oi
Denver held grand mass meeting at
fCity hall on Thursday evening. There
were fully 600 persons present, and all
Fwere very enthusiastic
| Judge Bergman made a few we'll
timed Introductory remarks. after which
amidst deafening applause, DIR. De La
Matyr took the rostrum. The doctor
talked about one hour on the labor ques-
ton, delivering one of the most conyinc-
ling, logical and soul-stirring addresses
ever put forth from Colorado rostrum.
At the concluson Of tile reverend gen
tleman's speech, the membership rolls
of the club were unfolded for the recep-
ton of signatures, and some forty new
names We're added to the number oi
Butler and Vests supporters in Denver.
Total number enrolled on the Central
club, Ill. AK
The enterprising(? daily papers Of this
city failed to mention this, one Of the
most important meetings ever held in
T Colorado. Is it true, what is said d
these papers, that they are the mere
organs of a few. ofice,seekers? Verify
it looks that way.
| Thefollowing delegates were elected
to represent the club at thestate conven,
ton Mr., Shaw, DR.. De La Matyr, DIR
Peet, DR.. Button, Judge Bergman, ]. b
Lennon, j. D. Bailey, D. P Hadfeld, Mr.
Balcolm, Mr., Huff, Mr.. Thorpe, A Swart,
out and George Drake.
The following announcements were
made of meetings,for the organization o.
Butler and West clubs in the several
wards of the city. Each will meet at
The ENQUIRER office at the time stated
Second and Third wards, Saturday
September, 13, 7:30 p. m. ~
Fourth and Fifth wards, Monday, Sep
tember Is, 7:30 p. m.
Sixth, Eighth and Ninth wards, Tues.
day, September l6, 1870 p. m. #
Its expected that each ward organi-
zation will elect delegate to the state
convention, to be held at city hall, Den
yer, on the seventeenth instant,
The Seventh Ward Butler club will
hold mass meeting at Goody hall, on
Santa Fe avenue, Monday evening, fiji.
teenth instant. DR.. De Ia MatyrI will
address the meeting Ladies are especi-
ally invited to be present.
The Central club will hold another
mass meeting on Thursday evening,
September Is, at which it is expected
that Joe Murray will deliver an address.
The ladies are also cordially invited to
attend this meeting.
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been successful ii their strike against
crushing monopO1ists.

b6en slaccessful il their strike agAinst
cfnshing monopClists
Labor must show its power next Mo-
vember to elect honest Ben. find in
travelling over this state, . vast number
among the workers that favor Butler,
while Soma who are still in the Slough
of Despond. /. say that they must vote
for Blaine to beat Cleveland. or for
Cleveland to beat Plaine; not seeing
that it is tweedIedee or tweedledum as
far as us workers q am carpenter) are
concerned, which Of them get in, they
both being on the side Of capitalists.
If the working people would only read
such papers as The LABOR EsoUIRER,
John Swinton's Paper. Chicago Express,
Chicago Sentinels Iowa Tribune and
other papers that are in the interest OF
labor, they would soon throw off the
Fshackles that bind them to the capital
istic car.
Fellow toilers awake and be no longer
slaves!
My headquarters is Halstead, Kansas
Yours for the cause of crushed labor,
JAMES 81. WHtTE,
Organizer of Knights of Labor.
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=. Justice Must Come.

For The Enquirer. @ .... a-,.-s .a-h' 3.
Men and women, laborers! why do
you grovel at the feet of the capitalist !;
why do you turnSand rend one another
at their command; why do you accept
his rulings and his DEGREES as If they
were the thunders of fate, from which
there can be neither appeal nor hope of
change; why do you call him master
and teach your children to humble them
selves before his children; why do you
think it fitting and altogether suitable
that his wife should wear silks and seal
skins. but unhounded extravaganza out
of joint with your station in life" if you
cover yourselves with anything half as
costly? e. r.
Why do you submit to reductions in
wages; why do you allow him to dictate
the number of hours per day you shall
work why do you allow him to refuse
work to some while he overworks others,
instead of taking more workers at less
hours per day? IT,. ..... f.. =.
Why do you underbid and undermine
and work against instead of with, one
another like so many hungry dogs guar
kreling over bone at the door of a meat
market? la1. #.f
Do you not know that whenever you
crush out.a fellow worker yousare indi
rectlY crushing yourself ?
Do you act thus because you hope to
be capitalists yourselves some day and
want to'clear the pathway of masters SO
that you may drive your own slaves
easily? Or is it because the capitalist
has labored longer and more efficiently
thanryou have done i? Only that should
make it right that he should enjoy more
comforts than you enjoy, or that you
should sustain and uphold and protect
and applaud him in such enjoyment.
Is it because you believe in the divine
rights Of kings and rulers and masters !?
Can it be that you have thus in your
heart accused your God, whom you
beheYe you worship, of conniyance at
your misery?
You do not believe in divine right,
OF one person to make other persons
miserable. You know that it is impossi-
bic that every man and woman should.
at the same time command and control
the labor of several other men and
women.
You know that it is impossible for one
person to honestly earn millions of
dollars.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13
I BRING or send in your name for mem
hership in the Butler club. No time fol
lettering by the wayside now.

Cast Your BalIoIs for Your Interests.
Editor Labor Enquirer.
Coal CREEK, Colo, Sept. 8.-You are
aware that we are out on strike for our
bread and butter to which we are driven
by the actions of our doggish masters,
who are striving to bring US down to
starvation prices, and not as John, Chiefly,
editor of the Colorado Hawkeye says in
his paper of the fourth instant, owing to
the action of d. ID. Lewis.
This same Cheeley is a lying stinker
and a rebel. When he blames any one
man for the strike he falsifes, as he does
also when he states David Allen to be a
gentleman, and "that nine out of ten
will say So" Many of us would like to
know what there is gentle about him
| it must be when he is fast asleep.
Cheeley misnames his paper the Hawk.
Eeye; when the truth is, neither he nor
his blinky one.eyed brother, the reporter
have the sight given to an owl by day
or they would see things in their true
| light His paper is tool of the Colo.
RADIO Coal Il Iron company to bulldoze
the workingmen of this community and
to counteract the work of, Lewis, who is
appreciated by the miners of Coal Creek.
1 The idea of Cheeley examining the
Journalistic career OF Lewis is amusing
in the extreme to us who know the two
men. Why, Cheeley has not.the gump-
ton of good old dog, especially when
he says Allen is good, knowing boss
for if he washe would know enough to
do the fair thing with the men, instead
of standing on the dump and ,robbing a
poor miner of his hard days labor; for
he cannot get weighman to rob them
enough. And when election time comes
he and the superintendent, George
Madden, Will canvass all the miners and
tell them ''you have got to vote for the
man tell you to- and implies by the
hints he gives Us, that we have got nc
sense, that we are their slaves and that
they will discharge us and starve our
families unless we do as they require.
Now inthe name of God! fellow miners,
why do you stand these wrongs Tell
your oppressors you will defend your
selves and families, and cast your ballots
for the men that you think will work
for your1nterests In the legislatures Of
the country.
1 have word to say in conclusion to
the person who is running store at
Oak Creek for the Colorado Trading
company. What an ungrateful cur you
are Sir; you are running about to
other storekeepers, asking them to with
draw credit from the miners who have
been the cause of your prosperity, and
who are able to pay, as yet, for what
they get.
The miners of this place are thankful
to the Denver folks and others for the
provisions received, and hope workmen
will keep away from this place for the
present and give us fair shake for our
right to live and let live. PUG. 4.
. T..
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13
Must own Your Mines.

For The Enquirer.
From what / read in THE ENQUIRER
about the striking coal miners Of Colo
rado l judge that they do not yet realize
what they ought to try to gain.
Says THE ENQUIRER: All they ask is
a chance to earn a living for themselves
and families and not be reduced to the
condition of wage-workers in Europe"
This is not claiming enough. They
should claim the full product of their
labor, no matter if it is forty times the
amount paid to European laboress.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13

TbSre can be, then, but one Of tso
reasons for your seryility
Either you think there is no hope, Of,
else you do not think at all.
If you are too stupid to think, you do
not take The LABOR ENoUlRER and You
will never read this; if you believe there
is no hope want to convince You that
you are mistaken M
Singly, working each for Yourself and
against your brother and sister, there Is,
indeed, no hope; but united, as q unit,
youshave but to command and capital
must obey Why? Because you are in
this all powerful, because without labor
there can be no capital, and the capital
produced by past labor cannot be APP
Piled to the production of wealth with
out more labor. Without labor every
wheel ofevery factory would be motion
less, commerce be only q name and agri-
culture lost art. Weaving clothes
would stop, eating would stop, life would
stop without labor without you. laborcr!
Can yon not, then. understand your
power? Can you not see that Justice
must come if you will only band your
selves together and demand, aye, takeit?
What you need. then. is union. Let
nothing blind your eyes to this necessity.
Let no groveling fear Of threatened PEN
alties prevent you from banding your
selves together. Who but one of your
own number executes penalties?
Let me say again what cannot be re-
peated to often, .Workingpeople of the
world, unite; you have only your chains
to lose, you have world to gain"
CLARA Dixon DAVIDSON.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13
In a F1ourishing Condition.

Editor LABOR ENQUIRER.
LA CROSSE, Kan, Sept. 81 note with
great interest letter to the woman's
assembly of the Knights of Labor Of
your city, by Lizzie NJ. S@ank, of Chicago,
who is doing noble work with her pen
and voice to help right the edown-trodden
conditions of her brothers and sisters,
| who are toiling from morning until
night, and yet merelyseke out an exist
ence, because the few, (the capitalists)
control four-fffths of the products of
t'their labor.
During the few past weeks we have
been visiting some of the assemblies of
the Knightsof Labor that we have or
ganized in this state since leaving Chr
cago, eighteen months ago. We have
done good work for the Knights of
Labor; tganized assemblies in Illinois,
then came to this state Since coming
to This state we have founded assemblies
in over one hundred cities and towns. V
find the order in fourishing condition.
AT Wichita we instituted an assembly
a year ago with twelve members, and
now they number over 800. Our grand
worthy foreman organized the second
one on Jdly 4, he was the orator of the
day at their celebrations. A few weeks
ago we founded che third assembly there
(colored). So the good work goes on.
! found the assembly at Ellis in pros
porous condition. Il it had not been for
theiE orea nixation they would not have
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13
FactT

Our friend Clayton has received quite
a number of fall styles in mems and
boys stiff and soft hats, which he is sell |
ing at low prices. Visit his mammoth
store, 2s5 and 1851 Fifteenth street, andf
examine styles, quality and prices.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13
Leadville Knights Of Labor.

This organization selected last night
as = gala night, the occasion being that
of Its first annual ball, one Of the most
notable as it was one Of the most success.
lfd events of the society season. The
youth and beauty Of the camp was In at
tendance; there was a profusion Of hand.
some costumes and almost > surfeit of
handsome faces, the most notable peca-
liarity Of the affair being that, while it
was in one sense public reception, it
has been along time since LeadvilleIhas
seen, in itsI most select soirees where Kat.
tendance has been limited by invitation,
one that has drawn to it-more of the.
character and real tone of the best ele-
ment of the camp than last nights ball.
There we're nearly 200 persons present.
The music was furnished BY Professor
Charles Browns quadrille band, led BY
Professor Tony zilm Professor Brown
prompted in his usual mastery style.
The committees in charge were as fol-
llowsi SIX
Arrangement committee-C.P, Cum
mings, A. ]. Kayanagh, G. A. Teller, 7.
Fitzgerald, d. Nick. Whyte, Sr.
Reception committee M. J. Mooney,
A. M. Thomas, E, Farley, NJ. ]. O'Don.
nell, N. Murphy.
Floor committae e. w Hancock, +.
E. Vaughn, G II. Myers, JAS I, Riland,
J, H. Barrett, II. 0'Hara, P. Kelly
Leadville Democrat.
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.Tn-narn For sale

Several copies of late issues of the ex-
,cellent socialistic magazine, To-day"
have been received at this Office. They
contain articles from the pens Of some of
the ablest thinkers in Europe, and also
an epitome Of the peoples movement in
that land. They,can beobtained on ap-.
plication at % cents copy, The pro-
ceeds Of all such sales are devoted to the
propaganda Come early. as there are
only few copies left
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13
JOHN R. HIcuLOTH,

Painter, is requested to sent his address
to his mother and brothers, who are in
Durango, Colorado.
Mrs. N. HEuIorH.
Exchanges please copy.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13

BoYcorT Appel y Co. They employ
cheap labor, and refuse to acknowledge
thefight Of tailors and other working
men to organize for protection.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13
will be There.

1t is said that Hon. James B. Belford
startled the guests at breakfast table in
Colorado Springs, Wednesday morning,
with the statement aThat they could
elect republican congressman ifthey
wanted. but there was going to be a
Butler anti-monopoly convention id this
state soon, and he proposed to be there. y
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13

Rev. Gilbert De La Matyr was ex.
pected to go to Topeka to give apersonal
invitation to General Butler to come to
Denver, butother engagements prevented
him from going. He then telegraphed
an invitation, and on Wednesday re-
celved the following answer
g. De La Matyr
Must be in New York Saturday night.
General Butler regrets hescannot accept
your KIND invitation. MA. PLYMPToN,
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13
. !I1!!UIS|!R!!HE!I'|N!1S's|, ! Isl !! =
arraE GRAND.

s Ar THE GRAZ
Last evening the Bijoa opera company
presented 'Pinafore'' at the Grand. The
attendance was good, and the opera
was presented in very pleasing manner.
in the Ranks win be hailed as the
first msloslralna Of the season, next
week, At the Tabor Grand. II has been
pronounced the most intensely interes.
ting of all modern heavy plays, and
comes fresh from : most triumphant
season at the Baldwin theatre, San
Francisco The company is an tnusu'
ally large and capable one, and the stage
will be dressed with an astonishing
amount of novel and beautiful scenery
The original settings viii be used in con.
nection with the properties and mocha
meal effects which have received ar
astonishing amount Of praise in tht
principal cities of the country Tht
stage at the opera house is being prepared
| for the reception of the material used il
I the play, and there is every prospec
that the opening Monday evening vii
be more than ordinarily brilliant. Tit
sale of seats commedced at the box Office
Thursday.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13
THE AcADEMY.'

Wednesday evening closed. a success.
full seasons of Uncle Toms Cabin atthe
Academy. Last evening Hidden Hand
was given, with. Miss Sallie Darlington
for whom the character was created, as
aCapitola." The jubilee singers and
plantation scene we're very tine. The
same bill will be repeated tonight and
this Saturday. matinee, and should have
crowded houses.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13

The publisher of Ills paper IS not respon-
sible for the opinions of Contributors. me
columns will always be open for the discus
day. Contributions always welcome.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13

LEAVE your name at this Office anc
join Butler club.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-13

LEAyE your name at this Office and
DIN a Butler club.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-02-27
va 0IlR PIifRNnN..

BY thereceptf food wefayelost
nearly all that We possessed Of
personal property Our Office
from which We derived our sup
port isalmost ruined, andsit will
take several hundred dollars to
replacethe material destroyed.
Bntwe had other losses besides
this "A thousand dollars would
ilct,make us whole again: We,
therefore, appoalto friends and.
patrons tocome toour assistance.
Don't wait for us to send you.
bills Of your indebtedness, but
send without delay. We hope
none willwithhold the gitdet they
owe us. wewouldolso be very
tliankfulif business men would
max small adgadcenents to be
yeStistng Job work,
ch.demand. Helpus now, fever
you intend to. Ifthere ever was
a time that we needed money, it
is now. Will you hear our APP
poal3 Be prompt. Don't delay
thematter q day.
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done all inl their power q maks
ihe distre4sed people comcor,a I,iIs
Weafe crry Is learn tba. ws
have alew Icitiseps shoabaye b. "a
'imposing h The sooa people &
Gallipolis i'll rsnr6 on, e ~ 49,
that ihey luuld not draw sslisf
SUPPLE herb No one has Nan
refused BY do committee Ma Ns I,
ia need. All were treated aliEs 4,
Itwas only al lisposition s bos,a
up goods anb al thsm.slsas' ,,'ss
better Than They wero before tha
Hood We tnps The Relief Com.
mittee Of Gallipolis willnot "a in.
posed upon Longer By these fellows
before inyeslikatinr me matter.
Van Gildel 4 itns storo Il beinr
nicely painso(l inside and win N
ready iorbnsiness u ( a K, s tSo i
The weathor i +, ss.sssbls
cold, aud lhis make /. unpleasans
in houses who're .ho doors win nos
close.
Cfooutse ws boys6nos 4; 81, /. (,
thinr ,near & co,, = I,