The Labor enquirer., 1884-10-18
JOHN E. WASHBURN,
Who Is the Peoples Candidate fbr
Z Governor Of the State of
Colorado.

John E. Washburn, nominee of the
Peoples party for the Office of governor
| Of Colorado, was born in Herklmer
county, New York, in the year 1880, and
| is consequently 81 years Of age. He was
"a farmers son, and consequently passed
the early years Of his life in agricultural
work, attending the common schools Of
the neighborhood during the winter
season. The common schooling was fol
lowed by an attendance at the state
academy of New York, where the sub
lject of our sketch acquitted himself with
fhonors, although mare youth at the
time.
| At the age Of. 16 be left his home and
went over into Vermont, in which state
he served an apprenticeship at the mar
lble cutting trade and became an earnest
deyotee of his chosen calling, for four
teen years, working at it in various cities
of the east and west
In lS49 he moved to the then new
west, and settled in Chicago, where, in
1858, he took unto himself his partner
for life. Soon after marriage he removed
to Freeport, Illinois, and opened a mar
BILE yard.
In 1860, again being inspired with a
desire to be in the struggles of the new
portions of our great country, he came
with his family to Colorado, arriving In
Denver in May of that year. In 1852 he
settled on the Big Thompson, in Larimer
county, before the county was organized
and went actively to work tilling the soil
and taking a prominent part in the
labors of the early pioneers, which
labors have opened up that wonderful
country and made the agricultural inter.
es:s of Larimer county strong factor in
the resources of our great state. =
/. Mr.. Washburn has always been prom
inent mover in every effort to advance
the welfare of humanity, particularly as
| regards the farmers, with whom he has
been SO long allied. He was always a
prominent man in the state Grange, be-
Ing the worthy master for two terms,
during '76 and IT. and to day has the
confidence and esteem of everv neighbor
as well as every citizen who knows him
or has watched his career The farmers
of the state should be glad of this oppor-
tunity to recognize the worth of one of
their own number, and there can be no
doubt but that they will improve it. /
Mr.. Washburn has never been what is
called politician. but has always taken
that interest which is the duty of every
good citizen of the republic in its affairs.
He was raised democrat, but in 1856,
the principles enunciated by the new re-
publican party, and the principal object
hich that organization had in view ap-
pealed to the heart of the young freeman
and he allied himself with the heroic
forces of that day., He remained in the
ranks of the republican party until It
had accomplished its mission as polit-
ical element and until it fell into the
hands of the sharps and corruptionists,
when, like all good and true men, he
threw it overheard, and has since stood
out as the firm advocate ofa new pollt-
ical force, which must come to purify our
affairs, as carle the republican party in
his youth. -..
Mr.. Washburn has held the position
of county judge of Larimer county, be-
ing elected as the choice of the people,
and not as partisan, and in that posi-
ton won the approval and confidence of
the citizens of his county.
The Peoples convention selected as
their candidate for governor of this state
John E. Washburn, because he repre-
sents the principles of the new party ;
because he is man of the people and
for the people. He has no -blotches on
his past life to paint over, no acts, public
and private, to apologize for. He is the
representive of an honest policy which
alone has power to rescue this fair land
from the fangs of the monopoly serpent
which is now crushing the life out of the
nation.
As such man Mr. Washburn should
receive the votes of ali men who hon
estly desire reform, and he will get them.
Those who growl and grunt because they
think it popular, or simply because they
don't know what else to do, will cast
their votes at the dictation of the scoun-
drels who have put US in the fix we are
now in.
Talk is cheap ; ifyou really want to
purify our state affairs. you will vote for
John E. Washburn for governor.
Wanted, a Law to Limit Family Increase.