The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-20
The Weekly Repor, Of the Secretary
Coal MINERS HEADQUARTERS oF1
COLORADO, New MEXICO, WYo-
MING AND UTAB.

More than Ordinary lntereSt n2S Deen
manifested during the past week in our
affairs. The public has stepped in and
somewhat had a say In the matter. The
editorials of the Denver Tribune Repub-
Iican, while evidently intended to injure
our cause, had the Opposite effect. The
credit is due to the prompt action Of the
laboring element of Denver, and com
mittee of the Trades Assembly of the
city.
So unreasonable and cowardly was the
attacks Of the Republican in the issues Of
December u, 1S ane IA, that the indig-
nation of fair-thinking men in Denver
was aroused to its ze NTH. Ameeting Of
workingmen was called to consider the
unfair stand the paper had taken against
us, in demanding Ill concessions from
one part, with an u nconditional surren-
der of all our rights in the settlement Of
the existing strike. They not only struck
at the miners, but gave an infamous sa-
lute(? to the Knights of Labor
The labor organizations caught ON to
it and soon made the authorities of that
sheet realize that when they threw dirt
at the knights of Labor, they lnsulted
oyer 5000 of Denver's best. citizens
One body of worklngmen marched en-
masse to the office of the paper and
handed in list of names for cancellation
withdrawing from the paper their sup
port on account of its unfair policy in
taking sides with the companies
This action was, on Sunday, indorsed
by the Trades Assembly of the city.
Resolutions were drawn up and COM
mittee appointed to interview the au-
thorities of the Republican and informed
them unless they gave us miners fair
show in this matter. that the entire la
boring element of the city Of Denver
would withdraw their support from the
papert The authorities did not hesitate
on the course they would follow, when
they found that this. had become ques-
ton of several thousand dollars d year to
them but gave their immediate consent
to the publication Of letter containing
true status of our case from the stand.
point of disinterested BODY
This action of the citizens of Denver
reversed the tide of public opinion in
our favor, and the Republican is now
sllentl The News also changed its tone
on Monday morning, but seems by this
time seems to have forgotten the dose OF
public wrath administered the other
evening to its contemporary!
The whole affair bespeaks forcibly
that the industrial classes are beginning
to move in the way of bringing moral
influence to bellr upons unscrupulous
men and aparicious corporations; and to
make the upper tenn realize that the
laboring element is the bone and sinew
and support of society in all its multifa-
rious phases. Itsurely indicates that We
are rapidly becoming systematlzed
power that every fool in passing through
life cannot afford to ignore And the
day is fast coming when they dard not! !!
Another instance. in thepast week, OF
unscrupulous scamps practicinS imposi-
ton upon honest, Woodworking, law
abiding citizens, comes from Crested
Butte. Two men were sent into, that
country with a credentlal to solicit
aid for the strikers reliei fund, and were
met by gang Of internal brutes in the
shape of human beings that had taken a
leap to this earth from the dominions Of
Tophet! Language cannot express the
treatment they met with, and without an
attempt will let the following letter,
received from one of them, speak for
itself:
Mr.. John l.. Lewis.
SAL1DA, ChafFee County, Dec. 49,
Possibly you have heard of our trou bles,
and are anxioua to know The particulars
Ny friend and myself arrived at
Crested Butte in due time, Getting OF
the cars we proceeded up town. 1t Sc
honnn"nd thot was several PAGES in ad,
colleague and before he
5ay up town he was vlo'
His wbiskers were pulled
aman's hand to his throat
hack to the depot, with
greatest danger Those
Z came after me, and Twas
gh the town as though
of the worst of culprits
behind me carrying rrfe
done by agents of tn.
few residents who had
lieve that we had come
! the miners out on strike
Vervthing for the winter
Its and detectives swarmeo
caused the, citizens to be
sarily excited and alarmed
,e Poor coal miners upor
:haritY, thus molested IN
And all this was done II
1t in the presence of larg'
citizens, under the trumpet
sneaking detectives, tina
ractsrs dangerous beyont
treatment we were com