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The Labor enquirer., 1884-05-31

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mention Mr.. Norman L. Munro, the
celebrated publisher of popular litera-
ture, and proprietor Of that interesting
publication, the Family Story Paper.
Mr.. Munro desires to have every work
ingman, every workingwoman, peruse
his Well-known weekly, and he is not
afraid to spend considerable money to
tell them SO, and to invite them cordially
to join the large circle of readers who
watch with interest each week the ap
pearance of the Story Paper. We advise
our friends to accept the courteous invi-
tation given in our advertising columns,
and they will at the same time have the
satisfaction of knowing that they deal
with a man who, while enjoying pros
peritY deserved by years of hard work,
has not grown too rich to forget that
labor is worth its fair recompense, and
who by his daily action shows that he
believesin the good motto; "Live and
let live."- Craftsman. --
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or Interer1 to Adyerttsers.

The following resolution, which needs
no explanation, is respectfully submitted
for the perusal of the merchants of this
city.
Similar resolutions have been adopted
bv the Trades Assembly and nearly
every other labor organization in the
city, and certified copies are in possession
of this office. This one is printed by
special Instructions; the others being
omitted for lack of room:
SANCTUARY MONTGOMERY ASSEMBLY
KNIGHTS OF LABOR 1424.
DENVER, Colo, May 16, 1884. J
At regular meeting of the Mont
gomery Assembly Knights of Labor 1924,
held on the above date, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That all members of Local
Assembly 1924 Knights of Labor, patron
ize any and all business firms who ad-
yertlze in the LABOR ENQUIRER in prefer
enCe to all others.
49, PHI. BALFE, NJ. W.
Seal LOOMS W. SMITH, K. S.
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LABOR NOTES.

Cincinnati carpenters union is pros
pering, and growing in membership.
holders are requested to steer clear OF
Nashville, as trouble is expected there
Buy Douglas coal, $3.50 1or 1000 pounds
Telephone 347: office 17514 Fifteenth street
There is strike of nailers at the Sun
bury Nail works, Mount Carmel, Penn
sylvania.
The pudding mill st Sonth Betnle,
hem, Pennsylvania, has shu5 down In
definitely
The Zunich convention Of $50 trades
unions, call upon the Workingmen OF the
world to unite.
Business in all the building trades in
Cleveland is dull, and mechanics are
advised to give it the 80 by.
The typos are organizing al assembly
of tie Knights of Labor in Cleveland
with fair prospects of success.
William Malloy, well known mlgra'
tory COMP" has fallen heir to Ao,OOC
BY the decease of Buffalo relative.
The union plumbers Of New York
struck against working with non-unlor
laborers, and the latte were discharged
The Iron Molders' Union of Troy
New York, has been Incorporated again
their charter from court having expired
The Toronto plasterers aud laborerl
who were out on strike for higher wages
have gained their point and gone tt
work.
Cincinnati stove manufacturers art
trying to interfere with nolders VIII
have obtained employment in othe
trades.
The Charles Kibler Stove Works
foundry in Newark, Ohio, is shut dowI
at Present, but is expected to start up IL
aWeek or so.
Stove plate molding is still unsettled
, at Cleveland The bosses threaten re
duction and the men say they will no
stand any.
Trouble is expected in the building
trades of Baltimore about he first o
June An effort is being made to Gus
nOn.union men.r,
Kansas City, Missouri, is flooded witt
Sofknen. Carpenters are only gettinl
sOe@ S225 per day, painters So, plaster
efs y and 1856.
As esndon Iron works, Of Danville
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KNIGHT OF LABOR.
The Preambled Declaration of'the
Principles Of this Great
Order.

The alarming development and agrees on
of aggregated wealth, which, unless checked, I,
will inevitably lead to the pauperization and
hopeless degradation of the toiliug masses,
renders it imperative, If we desire to enjoy
the blessings of life, that check should be
placed upon its power and upon unjust accu.
mutation, and a system adopted which will
secure to TIE laborer the fruits Of his toll !;
and as this much desired objec. can only be
accomplished by the thorough unifcation Of
those who labor, and the united efforts Of
those who earn their bread by the Iweat of
their brow, we have formed the order OF the
Knights of Labor, with view OF securing
the Organization and direction, by co-opera.
tive effort, of the power Of the industrial
classes; and we submit to tho world the
objects sought to be accomplished by our
organization, calling upon all who believe in
securing "the greatest good to the greatest
number" to aid and assist us.
/. To bring within the fold of organization
every uephrtutub VI pIVouOtifo Auuhh
making knowledge a stand point for action,
and industrial, moral worth, not wealth, the
true standard of individual and national
greatness.
2. To secure to the toiIers a proper share
of the wealth that ibey create; more of the
isisure that rightfully belongs to them more
ociety advantages; more Of the benefits,
privileges and emoluments of the world in
a word, all those rights and privileges neces-
ary to make them capable Of enjoying, ap.
precisting, defending and perpetuating the
blessings of good government.
8. To arrive at the true condition OF the
producing masses in their educational, moral
and fnancisl condition, by demanding from
the various governments the establishment
OF bureaus of labor statistics.
4. The establishment Of cooperative in.
stitutions. productive and distributive.
5. The reserving of the public lands the
heritage Of the people-for The actual settler.
Not another acre tor railroads or corporations.
6. The abrogarion ofslllaws that do not bear
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Died.
Editor Labor Enquirer.


BE1LEFoNTA1NE, Ohio, May l9.-On
Saturday evening, May II, Benjamin
Kirkpatrick, aged % years, died at the
residence of his father on Columbus
street, of a sinking chill. Kirk" as he
was commonly known, was an honorable
member of our craft and recognized by
his associates and employers as a first
class workman. For year or more he
had been employed on the Index of
this city, His funeral was in charge of
the printers. While he was not a mem
Der of any organization, nearly every
trade and profession in the city was
largely represented in the funeral process
sion. He leaves wife and one child to
mourn their loss of good husband and
father. To the bereaved ones we extend
our heartfelt sympathies. ST.. +.
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Grant and Vanderbilt.

The day before the Grant & Ward
swindle eliminated, General Grant called
upon William H. Vanderbilt and asked
and obtained the favor of a $3.50, 600 loan.
Why did Mr.. Vanderbilt loan General
Grant $l5O,0OO, unless it was to obtain
the aid or influence of the peoples idol
for the furtherance of the schemes by
which the Vanderbilt family have
robbed the people of $250OO0,OOO in
twenty years?
Everybody has confidence in the
honor of General Grant, and most peo-
pie feel sorry at his misfortune in being
associated with an ingrained scoundrel
like Ward. We cannot but sympathize
with this feeling, but our sorrow goes
further; it is sorrow such as all men
who have fought under him feel a pat
r1otic sorrow that the first American
general of the age, man who is entitled
to rank in history with Caesar or Ma
poleon, should condescend to act as bait
for such men as Vanderbilt, Gould, Ward
and the other financial freebooters who
have taken short cuts to wealth by rob-
bing the country which General Grant
has often imperiIed to preserve.-Justlce.
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Tho 5r.enb.cxers.

/ : I'll
The national greenback labor party
hedl their convention in the city
of Indianapolis on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. Benjamin F.
Butler was nominated for the president,
and General A. M. West. of Mississi ppi.
was chosen for vice president. The plat
form adopted is in perfect conformity
with the principles enunciated by the
party in former conventions. The capi-
talistic telegraph attempts to create the
impression that there was lack of unsn-
unity in the convention, but nobody be-
lieves word Of such stuff. 1t is too
late for THE ENQUIRER to present a fuller
report Of the convention in this issue,
but it will have more to say upon the
subject in subsequent issues.
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The High CockalorumG.

From John Swintons Paper. =
We want free land, free money, free
railroads, free telegraphs, shorter hours
of labor, equal opportunities to earn a
living, and other things too numerous to
mention, according to the idea of the
particular individual who has the public
ear for the moment.
Each individual has his nostrum for
the ills that aftlict the body polite, and
many of us fancy that the other fellows
are all wrong.
While there are plenty of reformers,
yet they do not unite to carry out one
thing at time, but continually pull
against each other, and the natural con-
sequence is that nothing is accomplished
as compared with the energy expended.
Instead of one association to do the
work, and all of US uniting our forces to
push one thing at a. time, we see that
each clique must form a separate associa-
tion-sometimes only to crafty the
vanity and conceit of. its particular
leaders.
Many men differ in matters of detail
how thing should be done, rather than
whether it should be done-and some of
them would sink the ship rather than
that another should command it success
fully.
No doubt it is very gratifying to be
high cockaiorum of rival concern, but
the rivalry engendered often destroys
the usefulness of both, and the leaders
tritter away their energies in petty de-
tails of ceremony, while forgetting the
original purpose of their association.
Then there is the intolerant spirit dis
played in 80 many associations. Instead
of forming one national force, we have
native Americans, Irish, English, Ger
man, Italian and other societies to
pander to vanity and set their rivals by
the ears.
What is the use of SO many organiza-
tisns? Is it not fact that they are
often used as stepping stones to power by
those adroit enough to work them for
their own purposes
We seldom hear of any of these asso-
Citations taking up a question of national
Importance, yet they could WELD vast
influence if united, and there must be
many of their members who feel the
need of doing something to leave the
world better than they found it. 2
We want to create healthy opinion
in all these associations-to teach them
that they hold vast power in their hands,
but that while they do not unite on
common object that power is wasted.
These existing associations ought to
be utilized, if possible, the more 80 that
their members can act far more promptly
than these of new associations.
The members have common interests
with the rest of the country; surely
there is some method of arousing their
sympathy and insuring their aid in the
work of emancipating the white slave.
1t is time to act. Delay rivets the
chains faster. =.
Above all, we need common plan of
action to prevent the waste of energy
which now takes place. GNoMoN.
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A Square-Dealing Employer.

What is worth having is worth asking
for, and so think the large body of con-
sumers as regards the bestowaI of their
patronage. For this reason the readers
of the Craftsman take particular pains
to patronize those business men who
think enough OF their custom to bestow
upon them the politeness of an invita-
ton through our columns. And shrewd
business men understand this, and act
accordingly. As case in point we.
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KNIGHTS oF LABOR.

Montgomery Benevolent Assembly No.
l434 meets every Friday .eveniI g, at Knights
of Labor hall, at 7:3o O'Clock. ....-
Union (benevolent) Assembly No. 1927
meets on the first Tues day Of every month,
at Knights Of Labor hall, Ss6 Holiday, at
73O o'clock.
Rocky Mountain Assembly No. 24S7, OF
Cheyenne, Wyoming, meets every second
snd fourth Sunday afternoons and Oh the
second Friday evening Of each month, in
Odd Fellows hall.
Fidelity Assembly No. 321s meets every
Wednesday evening, al Knights of Labor
ball, 1856 Holiday street, at 1880 O'Clock.
International Assembly No, 81 meets
every Wednesday evening, at Z: 80 O'clock, in
Odd Fellows, hall, Santa Fe avenue.
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May He Strike 1t.

Editor LABOR ENQUIRER:
GREENWOOD, Custer county, Colorado,
May 28.. Please send me the paper to
the above address, and possibly | will
find you few subscribers. | got copy
of your paper the other day when l was
down from the mountains-th first l
have seen for long time, and by it l
vas made to feel as though | would like
to strike it more than ever, so that l
could put about $4,000 behind you with
out interest. Pray for me, brother; for
If l get it I'll be there, and I'll take the
field myself to circulate it, and don't
you forget it.
Yours, hoping, wishing and praying
for your success, W. II.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-05-31
ThrCalfcn Hon.

The calico hop given by the lady mem
bers of the Knights of Labor occurred at
the City hall on Thursday evening, and
was one of the pleasantest entertain
ments ever given in this city. There
were present about 100 couples of young
people, and bright and beautiful ladies
and strong and handome men gave
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A Large Batch.
Editor Labor ENQUIRER.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
CHEYENNE May 27.-I send some new
subscribers in this letter. We held a
large meeting in Odd Fellows hall last
Sunday afternoon, and initiated a good
batch. There is nothing late or new
from Laramie City. Yours fraternally,
Fl IT G
The Labor enquirer., 1884-05-31
IRON MOLDRRs.

Iron Molders Union meets every second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month, at
Knights of Labor hall, at 7:3O p, m.
SO Park street.
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TYPOGRAPHICAL.

typographical Union No. 40 meets on the
first Sunday of each month at Knights of
Pythias hall, at o'clock p. m.
S. H. LAvERTY, Financial Secretary.
W.M. NUDD, Rec. and Cor. Secretary.
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ASSESSMENTS.
AT THE GRAND.

! Hsra gs : X ~
One of the best Madison Square COM
panies which has ever visited Denver
has occupied the Tabor Grand stage this
week. The play is aYoung Mrs. Win
throp," one of the great New York RACES.
1t is one of the purest and prettiest plays
every written, and the audiences which
have witnessed it this week have been
delighted with it. 1t will be given at
the matinee this afternoon and again in
the evening.
Next week the management of the
Tabor Grand will present an opportunity
for the citizens of Denver to behold the
celebrated Jersey Lilly" Mrs. Langtry.
She will appear every evening during
the week and at the Saturday matinee,
supported by strong company. On
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings she will give her latest success,
"The Wife's PERIL" from. the French of
Sardou. On Thursday evening the play
will be 'She Stoops to Conquer !" Friday
evening and Saturday matinee, "Pyg-
malion" and "Galatea," and Saturday
evening, "The Hunchback." Owing to
the expense of this engagement the
prices of admission have been placed at
$1.5O, 81 and so cents. Try and see the
Jersey Lilly" y
THE ACADEMY. y
On Monday evening the Academy,
which has been closed for repairs during
the past several weeks, will be again
opened to the public. This time the
promise that great improvements would
be made has been conscientiously kept
by the management. The house has
been overhauled, made convenient and
beautitied to such an extent that it is
hardly recognizable and it is now one Of
the prettiest little theaters in the coun-
try. The Messrs. McFadden are expert
enced in managing theaters, and are de-
termined to make the Academy a success
under their control. The best companies
only will be engaged, and as evidence
that this rule is to be observed, they an
nounce for the opening week. the ap-
pearance of Miss Charlotte Thompson.
This lady is well-known to the theater-
goers all over the world as one of Amer
ica's best actresses. She has won rep
utation in her representation of Char
lotte Brontes great novel, Jane Eyre"
which is equal to anything achieved by
the great stars with whom she has had
to compete. The weeks engagement
will be opened with Jane Eyre" and
other celebrated plays will be given
during the engagement. The company
which will support Miss Thompson next
week is composed of the very best
dramatic talent, and includes some noted
people. 1t you have never had the
pleasure before, do not fail to see Jane
Eyre" next week.
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TA1LoRs.

TaAors' Protective Society meets on the
first Monday of each month, at Justice
Jsffries' court room, at Z O'Clock p. NJ.
c. PUrTKENMER, President.
T. HAMLIN, Secretary.
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Regular Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting of Typo
graphical union No, 40, will be held at
Knights of Pythias hall, on Larimer
street, tomorrow afternoon, at the usual
hour
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sTONECUTTERS.

Stonecutters Union meets every alternate
Tuesday, at Justice Sopris' court room at
: 80 p. m.
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CARPENTERS.

Carpenters Union No. IS meets every
Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m, at 375 Lari-
mer street lover the Boss clothing stOre).
M. r. BLACK, President,
J. D. MCDONALD, Secretary.
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BARBERs.

BARRIERS Benevolent Protective Associa-
ton meets every Tuesday at p. m. at
Knights of Labor hall, 1856 Holiday Street.
J. LEoNARD, President.
W. NEWMAN, Secretary.
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LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TRADES ASSEMBLY.

The Trades Assembly of Denver and
Vicinity meets on the second and fourth Sun
SsTs Of each month. ...,'.
j. R. BUCHANAI, President.
C l.. MERRITT, Secretary, News Office,
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-29
General BtIScr'S Gard.

CfesSaral Butler viii make the TX, for
tfse Presidency. He will make Il in
czrnes- and for AL j! is worth to iim.
He stakes upon tie rexult all his per-
soaal .asd political power and iniiueaee,
his present reputation, and his fUis,re
political prospects. The vote he can
obtain VII demonstrate slSt how large
or small t. factor in politics he is; h0v
great or little following be can cors-
mand; precisely how much his alliance
or adherence will be worth hereaite: TO
the Democratic party. and how much
they can afford to ofeS for his ale
glance. / wiz also demonstrate wheti-
err there is ,oem and 4 fEsuye Ter third
party in NATIONAL politics Having re-
solved 20 stand zap and accounted. Gen
eral Butler viii use very art and VIII
put in motion evsS.y mechanism he can
eoctrol 10 make his count As large as
possible
His letter indicates what is. indeed, a
necessity of his position, that he pno-
poses to conduct his
against Cleveland than against Blaine.
He was a delegate 10, aad n candidate
in. the National Democratic Conyen-
ton. For several years be has been 3
leader in the Democratic party, and lis
regular nominee for Governor Of Massa-
chusetts. Tbs bulk of his following
will naturally be drawn from the DEM
ocratic party. His campsign most nat
urally be a protest against the Demo
sratic party platform and ticket, since
it was the Democratic party which con-
kmptuously re,es.sd him. his following
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-29
HUMOROUS.

-IcoUld but love thee hen l saw
fhy face writes Lila Cushnan. We
thoughtyou acted rather queeriy. Lila.
That is why we HitaGetphia Cal.
Several Young girls have been APP
uJintcd station agents in Minnesota,
aGd engineers are keeping a sharp look
sut FOR miss-placcd switches Paul
NeraH.
The Girl who succeeds ir forcing a
t0ung man 10 spend his last cent in
treating her to ice-cream renders her
self liable 10 arrest for robbing the
uale.-P,IGde'phia Chronicle
Mabel mother saw the little girl
running from chair to table snd rom
table Ia bureau ard all around. looking
wish both ewes for something. What S
the meter. Mabel?" why I've lost
rev fink and can't remember where ]
r.ut my timble
AT the Rink
She went to the rolIcr-skating rink,
And pat the slifcrS on:
4 strap or Two about iIcr shoe,
And then she's on aud gone.
She slid. she slodc. she gitd. she gss{ic,
Jnheid by fear or fettcr,
But AT last the genie maid was throwei
And the rolier-ska,cs upset her.
-EIchan1c.
NO." said Mrs. Briny to IN inquir-
ne stranger. 1--WE don't have malaria
here. | admit. but It's the best boarding
house onthe bay shore, and my daughter
Sally makes lemon pies that can't be
beat round these parts Whes the
visitor had gone, Mrs. Briny said to her
daughter: well, Jane. l guess well
have te lay in a stock Of that malary,
for all of 'em rs comes here keep askin'
if we've rot it.'-GoAien Days.
Yes said the young man to the
lecture committee. Il want to deliver
a temperance lecture in your iowa"
"Yog don't look like q man who has
had experience in drinking" remarked
the chairman. suspiciously. Have you
ever been a d-unkard?" ~ lcctvre1
all through the South last winter, and
in Florids. where | saw a swamp-snake
fifty feet long. II pardon nv curl
osity. sir" interrupted the chairman,
hastily; "when do YOU want the hall:?''
-Grdphic-
The wayfarer who is Obliged &c
take .'pot-luck'' ut ail sorts of eating
houses is not the happiest of morta 5.
There is something wrong with the fare
usually, and when the beef is not over
done ii is apt to he underdone. a steak.
placed before such 4 traveller at a hotel
one day last month. was so rare rs to
be actually raw. Water" said the
guest. Yes, sah"' Waiter. take
this beef ont, please. and Kill it," The
poor waiter crawled into a napkin-riug
aud disappeared.
Here is a pleasing "catch." by
means of which one may MAKE fun ct a
party. Put the following Questions: IL
horse spells horse. then HOUSE
spells house, and h-o-a-r-s-e spells
hoarSe. Now. what does hours spells
In reading the question. it seems ca "
enough 10 answer; but when asked Of
persons who are not familiar with il.
they generally declare that no such
word as h-o-u-r-s exists. OF course the
word hours is. on the contrary, very
common. -Harper's BdzGr.