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his seat in the open baropche that
swated him. Tho line Of march vas mp
North ST Paul street to Main. and thence
downt to the Powers hotel; where public
reception xm held by General Butler.
Thousands Of people fiocked to see him
until the hour had arrived for the meet
ling, at.2 O'CLOCK, ,at Franklin square.
a great ovation was gwen General
Butler when he appeared upon the
speakers stand, which had been erected
I in the square His speech was frequently
interrupted by cheers and applause. He
tonched upon all the salient points in
the campaign and urged theworkingmen
to unite and fight for their rights.
Sena tor Grady addressed the people at
some length, and was heartily cheered.
The visiting party left this city for Buff
falo or the early evening train. A no
ticeabie feature at the public demonstra-
ton was the large number of ladies
present, and it is estimated that fully
ten thousand people listened attentively
to the great labor advocates.
Things in a business way are dull. !
may have some important labor news to
write in very short time, as there is a
small-sized earthquake brewing, the faint
lrumblngs of which / recorded in my
letter two weeks ago.
JOSEPH DE BARTHE.
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Subsidized Editors,
1itor LABOR. ENQUIRER

Editor LABOR ENQUIRER: ,,
DENVER, October I'm my observa-
tions of the signs of the times l am
compelled to come to this conclusion
That the public, if they want reform Of
abuses, must not look. upon editors OF
the general newspapers of the day to
accomplish their desires. They have
patiently waited, thinking they were in
a measure different from other mortals,
especially in intelligence and refinement
of manners, but if ever they were the
stock seems to have run out ere they
reached Denver, for anyone Of ordinary
intelligence need but to read the daily
| twaddle dished up from June to January
to be convinced of the lack of brain
power that is displayed-Profanity, Pride
Egotism and Senility in marked profu'
sion is their stock in trade. ANY Other
stamp on their effusions from day to day
cannot be expected. 1t would be the
height Of folly to look for sound, practi
cal truths to edify5 and instruct the
| masses with such material.
The press ought to be at least an in
structor and educator of the people II
the great struggles of life, in what is
rightand justin the. premises in morality
religion, laws, duties and interests Of
the citizen that devolve upon all equally
alike, in place of political chicanery and
prostitution of its columns to suit the
tastes and desires Of demagogues, trick
sters and huge monopolists fattening or
the villainous spoils, not only of Office
but in diversified ways too numerous tC
mention the persistent effort of Office
seekers and capitalists to retain power
no devise is too base or too mean fol
them to resort to obtain their ends
to deceive and degrade their fellow man
gives them joy to buy the votes Of the
poor and ignorant wretches-made by
their greed-stamps them in their OWE
estimation as superior beings, and they
| long for a handle to their names. Is, il
/ any wonder that monarchial govern.
ments look upon universal suffrage as a
failure in the hands of the people
Many of those bold and barefaced vo.
taries of ill-gotten wealth have such an
immense amount of presumption oi
their miserable selves that the honest
sons and daughters of toll are very
! stencil in their nostrils, and by their
general department would have them
know and feel that it is great conde-
scension on their part if they design to
notice them at any time, except when
votes are wanted at a recurring election,
and then they court and coax them and
make many believe they are full of the
bowels of compassion for the poor unso-
phisticateds toiler. And thus has the
fpoor wageworker plodded on until pa
thence has ceased to be virtue, being
depriyed in many instances of the right
to labor, or when laboring, deprived Of
the rights of the product of that labor.
Under such conditions that are foisted
upon the masses now by bad laws, can it
be wondered at that there is such an
outspoken dissatisfaction all over the
land2 We say in all earnestness that
this is no spasmodic action, and the
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CODE SUMMONS.
NO. 7ssl.

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STATE Of COLORADO, COUNTY OF ARApA-
II tie County Court in and for said County
E ERIE BELL MCGEE, Plaintiff,
THOMAS LOGAN MCGEE, Defend'tJ ! nlis'
The People Of the State Of Colorado send
To Thomas Logan MoGee, Defendant above
named
You are hereby required to appear in an
action brought against you by the above
named Plaintiff, in the County Court, In and
for the County of Arapahoe,, State OF Colo
therein. within ten days exclusive of the day
of service, If served within this County; or II
served out of this County, but In this Second
judicial District, of the State Of Colorado,
within twenty days; otherwise, within forty
tdays; or Judgment BY default will be taken
against you, according to the prayer of said
complaint.
decree Of this County Court, dissofYing the
bonds of matrimony now existing between
the plaintiff and defendant, on the grounds
that the defendant has wilfully and without
cause deserted and abandoned the plaintiff
and continued in such deserti0n and aban-
donment for the space Of one year or more,
and that the defendant being in good bodily
health has failed to make reasonable provis-
lon @ for the support Of his family for the space
Plaintiff her cost of suit as will more fully
appear by the complaint on file herein, to
which reference Is here made.
And you are hereby notified, that If you
fail to appear and answer the said complaint,
as above required, the said plaintiff will
apply to the Court for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
Witness Elias F. Dunlevy, Clerk of said
l0~l Court, and the seal thereof at
SEAL Denver, in said County, this 18th
RLIAs #. DUNLEvY, Clerk.
Stuart Brothers, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Hamilton Hash.
IBy Associated Labor Press. ]


HAMILTON, Ont, Oct. 7.-The action of
the recently appointed dominion Chinese
commission in refusing to hear Knights
of Labor anti-Chinese evidence in British
columbia is being severely censured by
the workingmen. A monster indignation
meeting was held last Wednesday eve
ming. The leading spirits in labor reform
matters from Toronto, London and other
cities were. present and spoke on the
question. .-.-.-.
The dominion government intends to
abolish the system of printing contracts,
and do its own printing. This VIII be
the means of causing several rats TO hunt
new holes. .-T
Winnipeg, Manitoba, bricklavers re-
Gently came out victorious in a strike for
increased wages. Their strike lasted one
week.
The vigorous boycott on the Toronto
Mail is having good effect. Griffin the
editor has been discharged, and Bunting
the manager, has been forced into a
back seat But the boycott still goes on.
Shoe manufacturing is the only in.
dustry in Hamilton in which anything
like boom is being experienced, and in
that line the hands are equal to the de-
mand
Business with the building trades is
Stacking up. PALLADIUM OF LABOR.
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HaverhilI Happenings.
IBy Associated Labor Press |

By Associated Labor Press. e.
HAvERHILL, October 7-No signs yet
of business Improvement. Merchants,
manufacturers and mechanics are growl-
ing dull times"
The flannel department of the Ocean
mills-of Newburyport shut down Satur-
day noon, throwing 300 hands out of
work. .. f.- J.
The city of Boston have just laid of
500 men. - - r
The platform of the Peoples party in
this state contains about all the labor
m easures recommended by thssN nights
of Labor. Judge MeCafferty, the nomi-
inee for governor, is self-made man,
rising from a cotton operative to his
present judicial position. He obtained
his education through Buffers aid. ~.
The affairs of the Washington mills OF
Lawrence are in bad way, and the
property is to be sold. .. t- r
The Haverhill labor league had rous,
ing meeting last Thursday evening
which was addressed by c. ii. Litchman
of Marblehead, Senator Grady of New
York and E. F. Mcdonald of New Jersey
-, = DAILY LABoKER.
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AkrOn.iclcs.
EBy Associated Labor Press.

[By Associated Labor Press.
AKRON, Ohio, October 7.-The Akron
Rolling Mill company started up with
twelve furnaces three weeks ago and
were going to run steady double time,
but the steady run only lasted about q
week, last week and this, and now they
are not doing anything They make q
specially of polished shaftings.
Stove plate molders are blue, as work
is getting very slack. Machinery melders
will pick up considerably in the next
two weeks.
The Webster, Camp & Lane Machine
works are not running full force. All
the Touring and oat mills are running
night and day. '-5-E 4
Anew company is being started here
to build an electric d-hght for loco
motives. The invention has been tested
and is said to- be a success. b.
All the sewer pipe works are running
steadily as are the paper, straw board
and rubber mills. 5t
Carpenters have SO little work thai
many are leaving for other places. Brick
and stone masons have little work and
poor prospects for the remainder of the
year, Nearly all the labor organizations
are gaiping slightly and politicians are
counting ''the poor workingman" in the
latest improved manner. We have 8
Butler and West club with membership
oftabout 100.
TRADES AND LABOR JOURNAL,
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Buffalo Bits.

Z -lBy Associated Labor Press. ga,..
BUFFALO, October 7.-Business is not
brisking up in manufacturing lines; on
the contrary the number of idle men in
the various lines. has been increased.
There is every prospect ofa hard winter
The brakemen on the New. York Cen
trail & Hudson River railroad donned
their blue winter caps to-day by orders
from headquarters. The day is swelter-
ing one and there is some tall cussing
being done. -. H.
The large Pullman shops at ,Elmira
have heen closed, though it is expected
that work to limited extent will be
resumed there after the rush of fall
travel ceases and the cars come in for
repairs. .' SUNDAY TRUTH,
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woald- -be-eomebodvs will find out par.
haps too soon for them, the problem
solved : stern reality and the tyrants'
occupation gone. It would not take
many years to bring the nation to bank
ruptcy and ruin the way few have ag-
grandized and absorbed its vast wealth
beyond al parallel in history.
These rich drones and leeches who
neither toll nor spin have sucked out
the life blood of the great proletarian
masses long enough, Heaven knows,
deeming their brother man, on account
Of his poverty, of no higher value than
any chattel or piece Of machinery, to
grind out of him as much as possible in
the shape Of profits.
The rich and shoddy proud of this
great favored land of ours who have
risen phoenix like are the most persistent
In their way, and the most blind crea-
lures Oh the face of the earth. They
tapnot see beyond the marginal side of
the ledger. Gold is their God, no matter
how much they may profess to the con-
trary notwithstandin g. And In great
measure the press is to blame by its
venality, by pandering to rings and mo-
nopolies who paid the best. ALI were
fish that came into the net, no matter to
them how many widows and orphans
went supperless to bed, if they could
but make a corner IN grain, or anything
else in the shape of food to make it
dear and bring them large profits, and
land stealing and railroad stock watering
and every other vile specles Of gambling
known to the code.
Such are the methods by which the
proud sons and daughters of-what can
we call them in plain English, the high
wayman and common gambler are kings
of men compared to many ofthem- who
faunt past the honest toilers in the street
with such cries of contempt that it even
grieves them to have, in some measure,
to breathe the same atmosphere ands see
bthe same sunlight.
/ Oh, ye hypocrites How can We escape
| the damnation of Hell
/ Now; in conclusion, l say to the wage
workers of this city and country, that
any one who is SO blind and welded to
party interests that he or they cannot
throw off the old party yoke, will richly
deserve all the evils that will be put upon
us and thefexecratio1s of his fellow men,
for neither Of the old parties care
whether you get bread and butter, if
they can but get the spoils of Office. But
the great struggles now going on over all
Christendom is in the depths of mans
moral being, and the dethroning Of
tyrants and oppressors everywhere are
visible signs that victory is near.
45.i ~ B. LoNGRIGG.
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The Day Approaching.

Editor Labor Enquirer. :. -
ELIZABETH, New Jersey, Sept. 20
Through an unjust distribution of the
products of labor workingmen are driven
to strike for wages sufficient to keep
their families from suffering this is
called riotous and they are placarded all
oyer the country as Revolutionists, as
malcontents, as Communists with all that
is intended by these names. Says one,
shoot them says another, if they cannot
live on 81 a day they are not fit to live; !;
says another. will take their votes
away from them. And who are they
thatrecommend all this brutality, rob
berry and murder? Those that toll not !;
by their fruits ye shall know them. The
ballot has been debauched; legislation
corrupted. The crisis is fast coming and
we cannot escape it. The law of cause
and effect is pushing us on and on, and 1
do most sincerely pity the man or
woman who does not see, or somehow
know of the coming storm, which is
swiftly gathering around this. issue. 1t
is worldwide, it is race deep, it is fast
gathering, it is sure and inevitable. The
powers have set their faces that way, and
woe be to the organization that blindly
hresists. Sooner or later all men orwomen
must each for themselves avow their
colors. Much has been said in and out
Of the pnlpit on Christianity for the
cause of humanity; very little has been
accomplished by the teachings of Chris
tianity. Humanity is practicable in one
way only, and that is by thoroughly un-
derstanding true political economy fort he
time is come for those that understand
the above to proclaim it, or otherwise
step down and out. For evidence just
look at theproducers of all wealth of
the world, in their poverty compared to
the on.producers, rolling in, luxury on
their i'll, gotten gains.
| Let us be patient with the usurper, he
has to learn, we to teach; letus love him
and treat him as our bro, her be kind
and charitable to all men and do unto
others as we would wish they should do
unto us. We are right and can well
afford to be pleasant and patient with
them. Let our doctrine be exemplifed
by ouf acts; ! let us show to the world
that It is right, which makes might, and
ultimately conquer. ii.
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Baltimore Bits.

by Associated Labor Press.J
BALTIMORE, October There is a
prospect that Baltimore will have by
next spring thoroughly organized and
effective building league. This assertion
is based upon the fact that representa-
tiyes of all trades engaged upon building
work are holding regular meetings once
week. 1t has been declared by the
league to be iniudicious to take active or
aggressive measures upon the eve of a
dull season. Avery sensible view, l
take it.
Union 20, Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners, are considering the question
whether or not the union shall be in
corporated. The Tin Can Makers union
became incorporated short time ago.
and all cans made by members of the
union are stamped with the initials &c,
NJ. M. P. A." accompanied with the
legend Hand Made" O.
/ House painters and plasterers report
trade fair; carpenters and brlcklayers as
stacking up. FREE Press.
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Pittsburg Pointers.
[By Associated. Labor Press ]

f-.- BY ASSOClateC. LABOR PreSS.
PlTTsBURe, October 1.-THE Peoples
party in Allegheny county has organized
by electing IA. Stephenson president
and T. A. Armstrong secretary. Mr..
Armstrong is at present stumping for
Butler in Ohio and West Virginia. F. NJ.
Gessner, secretary OF the Window Glass
Workers association, made q speech at
Braddock Saturday night. There are
now about ten speakers for Butler doing
good work. The state convention, at
Bellefonte, will decide permanently
about fusion. The Butler men generally
favor it, but they do not like the talk of
certain democrats in Philadelphia who
say they want to sell out There are
three papers, Labor HERALD, Labor Tri-
bune and Sunday Globe, supporting
Butler in this city. There are about
half dozen other papers in the county
enlisted in the same cause, Funds are
not plenty, but a good canvass is being
made
The molders' lock out continues. and
the boycottl Is doing excellent work. The
locked-out men are not suffering, -
The strike of river miners continues,
( and 1000 men are still idle. The river
coal operators are losing their trade
down the river, where coal is now being
shipped by rail owing to the high prices
caused by small stocks. >.-',.
Little is doing in the way of organiz-
ing just now. The quarterly meeting of
district assembly s will be held this
month, and after new district master
workman is elected and Mr.. Powderly
comes, a. great crusade will be made
against rats and scats In general.
Z The working people Of, Pittsburg are
unanimous in their expressions of disgust
at the hardness of President Arthur in
not appointing chief of the bureau Of
labor statistics. LABOR HERALD.
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NOTICE OF SALE.

Notice is hereby given that to satisfy a
livery stable keepers lien of $3T. 90, and the
reasonable costs and expenses of appraise-
ment and sale, together with the reasonable
costs and expenses OF keeping said property
up TO the time Of sale, the undersigned viii
on the twenty-ninth day of September at the
hour of 2 p. m. at Nos. 54 and 546 Holladay
street, Denver, Colorado, sell at public auc-
ton one dun colored mare, about 10 or II
years old; weight about 900 pounds, with
one crooked hind leg; appraised at $40.
G. b. EAGER.
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stonecutters b stiIl ln proerea The
city i full Of scaIlawae bsickIayery from
the country. Tkennion has bought of
. great many and sent them home; but
for want Of funds cannot do 50 any more.
It is fact worth recording that not one
Of their own men has left the ranks.
The AmaIgamated Building Council will
get up . mass meeting to discuss the
strike and its cause.
The Central Labor union, after con-
siderable discussion, decided not to take
any political action this year. but to wait
until after election, when some steps will
be taken to educate the unionistA on
their political duty. Then when the
time comes for action, there will be no
need of discussion, for we know it to be
fact that when men are educated up to
q certain level they think in unison,
This has been proved over and over
again.
The Brooklyn Lyceum association will
hold workingmen's fair from Noyem-
Der 81 to December Z. Any working
man can send specimen of handiwork,
at the associations expense, and they
will return it also at their expense, be-
sides insuring it against fire. Agold and
several silver medals are offered as
prizes. This is an excellent movement
and should be encouraged by those in
whose behalf it has been projected.
Our political movement is booming
along, and if the unforeseen does not
hal pen to stem the tide, the Peoples
party will make such showing as will
impress the capitalists and their support
ere that the ocean of the peoples rights
will yet arise and sweep them out of ex-
istence. The people must rule.
JOHN SwINToN's PAPER.
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new York city News.
lBy Associated Labor Press. /

NEW YoRK, October 7.--During the
past week much excitement has pre-
vailed among the printers Of this city on
account of a publishtd run,or that the
Tribune trouble was about oyer. and
that negotiations we've peLding looking
to the removal Of the boycotting. There
wu such movement on foot, but owing
To- the, egeism of Reid, it has fallen
,throash, and the ordsr is still in force !:
snoycott The Ttibnnt'le
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Rochester Rumblings.

ROCHESTER, October 7.-Although a
bad day, Tuesday was not damp enough
to down the enthusiasm felt by hundreds
of workingmen In this city over the visit
of General Butler. Accompanying him
was ex-senator Grady. The party were
met at the depot in the morning by 4
band and large concourse of people,
and tho General was heartily cheered
whom he stepped from the. train and took
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people. P.rtle. 81 Former Days.

Peoples Parties i,f Former Days.
A Peoples party, or rather party OF
the people, is an approved method OF
throwing off old partisan shackles, and
emerging into new and better epoch.
This has been more Than once success
fully tried in New York. In lS24a large
body Of the voters of the state were
tired Of the bucktails and The .federalists,
and they formed P Peoples party. nomi-
mated De Witt Clinton for governor, and
elected him by 21,oc0 majority. That
success Of the Peoples party was the
forerunner Of the general break up OF
existing political organizations in the
nation, and the reconstruction of parties
during the Adams administration.
!. In 1s4S another Peoples party was
formed in New York. Its head and
front were the barnhurner,, with Martin
Van Buren, as their leader, and the
Wilmot proviso as their chief corner
stone. A large number of abolitionists
and anti-slavery wings joired the barn.
burners IN their revolt. At the famous
Buffalo convention they enunciated the
principles that subsequently, became the
cardinal doctrines of the republican
party, and prepared The raIak and file OF
the northern democracy to meet the
civil war which overthrew slavery and
maintained the Union. ~
The democratic and republican parties
have remained down to this present
year in substantially the same shape
which they assumed in 1856. The exi,
gencies of the times having prepared the
way for another Peoples party, the old
organizations are agsan shaken by con,
yulsion that win ultimately reyolutionize
them both. Which will be the first to
go down under the shock is not yet
clearly apparent. 1t is only safe to say
that the members of the one that is the
soonest overthrown will fare the best
for they will the earlier enjoy the bene'
fits of the purer epoch which is about to
dawn upon us.-NeW' York Sun.
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] 8 s. ~ ,fl..-. -.

=
fEIsy gsa IN lysson u view:]
fa6te ID apd B,aine Is out Tor : race
S;:s oEar fheN ihkte House fence;
~ srsopllp are taing them both II
te faee
Oyw IL Y lhite House fence. i
u, IL xResple'' fousd botl out too sooni
Ard wos8aing at the Butler boom
Sdlf kiyinx thres ehe0s sfor tie silver spoon,
Ovm the n ,hIte Houss fence.
Cnoxup-Oyrth The Wldte House fence,
For ns 1t Is imnenfe;
There never was.yst
Such fume and fres
And you car bet
We never will let
Such chaps q CLEVELAND and Jim Blaine get
Over the White House fence.
ssPicayme Butler Is coming to town."
Over the White House fence.
And It makes the "BiE Bugs" squint and
frown,
Over the White House fence.
For they know thzt hs is Lalor's friend,
Has shown us that FROM beginning TO end,
On that nell s.get thersr there and then,
Over the White Rouse fence.
CHoRus
ssBloody shirt Blaine i badly left,
Over the White House fence.
And Hendricks never an Cleveland lift
Over the White House fence.
-.
Srhe People, say they will lot both alone,
When We asked for bread tlley gave US q
stone,
So we'l take Ben 3utler with labor
cyclone,
oveh the White House fence.