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The Labor enquirer., 1884-01-19

tricks; viz. that you yourselves. work
ingmen, are simply nothing more than
: part Of the manufacturers stock. You
are nothing but wages merchandise in
his business. How can You ever be any
thing moro so long % YOU concede ts him
= legitimate ownership in the prime
sources of wealth and opportunity II,
in the broad light Of saving ideas, you
call me Z Communist r because ask for
equal rights to natural wealth and the
prime tools Of industry, do you really
deserve any better treatment at the
hands Of those who ask me to shut up
and would like to shut me up BY force if
they dared tor
As industry is now. organized, or rather
disorganized, the relative status Of EN-
ployer and employee is simply the status
Of master and slave. If you consult the
law books You will find that all the legal
relations existing between employer and
employee are treated under the head Of
master and servant A workingman
has no legal status under the laws except
as q servant The term master me-
chanic,r which is now often applied to
mechanics who work for wages, means
properly under the law mechanic who
is an employer. No man who works for
. r sd : -. - IT, :
wages can properly be q master mechanic
in the meaning Of the law. He is q
servant before the courts and in the
meaning and intent Of the common law
the moment he becomes a wage em-
ploye.
The lawgivers and jurists of the past
knew very well what they meant when
they gave every wage-worker the legal
status Of servant, while the employer
was given the legal status Of master.
They knew very well that when the en-
ployer was armed and fortified in the
ownership Of the prime tools of produc-
ton he thereby became practical ruler,
while the employe became his subject
and servant.
And 50 long, friends, as the old feudal,
industrial organization of labor continues,
1t is idle for workingmen to even expect
to attain any higher status in law and
government than that of servant. The
boss will shut down and cut down lust
when he pleases, and if he answers your
protest By telling you to shut up you are
practically helpless. 1t can never be
otherwise until the whole autocratic pre-
negatives of landlords. currency-lords,
and employing bosses are abolished by
the enlightenment OF the present ser
wants. When these prerogatives are
stripped from the masters they will then
be compelled to cooperate with their
employees and make them their mutual
partners. This is republicanism in in
dustry. We have nothing now butabso-
lutte monarchy. Our social and indus
trial organization gives the direct lie to
our political form.
I am sorry for the thousands who are
now being robbed and coerced by the
shutdown trick of their masters. But
they must get something into their heads
and wake up to the new light of saving
ideas; otherwise they must remain the
slaves of an industrial monarchy in a
political republic which pretends to dis
pense equal rights and equal privileges
for all. n, HoNoRIus.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-01-19

Child labor is growing in the land. 1t
is growing because the laws already on
the statute books are not enforced. I'm
der 13 years of age, are thousands, we
might say a million, working their young
lives into misery and a dark future IA
world of toll from the moment an infant
opens its bright eyes, perhaps, until the
coffin consigns it back to the dust lit has
been associated with all its life. The
emancipation of labor should begin with
the emancipation Of childhood. Ex-
change. ss
The Labor enquirer., 1884-01-19

Luke Clark, the best known Fenian
in Pennsylvania, died Sunday last at
Dunmore and was buried Monday. AL
though more than 80 years old, histmind
was unimpaired. He took a most con-
spicuous part in Irish revolutionary af-
fairs for more than half century. and
was tried for treason and sentenced to
death by the British government many
years ago. He managed to escape from
prison, however, and came to this coun-
try. When the Fenian agitation was at
its height, he was one of the trusted
lieutenants of James Stephens-a fact
which led to the making of the charge,
few years ago, that he furnished the
information which led to the arrest Of
the head center. Clark defended himself
promptly of the charge, and showed con-
clusively that it was unfounded. He be-
lieved that Ireland could never be freed
except by physical force, and was an
ardent advocate of that doctrine. His
principal possession was an old scrap
book which he carried about with him,
and in which he kept bonds of the
Irish republic and newspaper clippings.
He died in extreme poverty, but his last
breath was prayer for Ireland's free.
dom. st. Louis Union. gtf III
The Labor enquirer., 1884-01-19

The richer and more productive a
country may be, the more rich usurers,
landowners, etc, it will in time contain;
the more rich men there are in coun-
try, the more non-producing drones So
ciety there will have to support; the
more drones there are in a hive, the
harder the working bees must toll, and
the smaller becomesIthe reward of their
labor; when too many drones accumulate
in hive, the bees take them out and
kill them; their drones are incapable of
becoming honey-makers; some Of ours
are the same, bat under other conditions
the majority Of them would become
honest producers; those who oppose a
change by which the toiler would secure
his rights may safely be marked as hope
less characters; working bee which
would fight against its brethren, and for
the drones, deserves a double DEATH
Tocsin. ..gs 4,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-19

In the u. s. House Of Representa-.
tives recently the question Of the for
fixture of the Backbone Land Grant
was considered. After . discussion
of nearly two days. the vote was
taken, and the proposition to declare
the forfeiture was defeated by ma
iority 43. The position OF the Lou
isiana delegation in the matter wss
as follows: Lewis in favor OF the for-
FIXTURE; Ellis, King, Hunt and Kel-
logg against the forfeiture. Mr.. Blah-
chard did not vote at all, setting
forth clearly bis reasons thereof in
the conclusion of bis speech on the
bin. We reproduce this portion Of
bis speech:
Now this is the whole history d
the land grant and my connection
with it, from beginning to end
What have done relating to it VA
with IN eye single to tho welfare q
| the settlers located on the land in ny
district It was the best that coulf
be done for them under the circum
stances, for / foressw then, - fore
see now, that the chances or proba
bilities Of . final declaration OF Tor
fixture were and are slight.
In what l have said my discourse
has assumed altogether the narrstiv'
form. l have given only the facts 2
! I know and understand them. Il
the more familiar phrase of the law
yer, / have merely Stated the case;
/ have not attempted its argument.
| Grave doubts have arisen in 10
mind as to the legal right To- declsr
the forfeiture. which doubts hav
been greatly fortified. if not ripsne
into certainty, by the report OF th
committee on the Judiciary Of thl
House, which committee. compose
AZ it is of able lawyers. have. on d
question OF the legal aspect OF q
case submitted TO them. reported b
, . vote Of Is to 2 that the grant q
J not legally or squitably be forfeited
Il And, sir. what u the position
, | the committee on the pnblic lant
: | which reported this billf That con
mittee consists Of twelve member
i. one u = delegate from . Territol
and hes no vote. but still h .
member Of The oomufetee 3
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-19

Paul Morphy, the king Of the chess
world, died in New Orleans, bis ma
tive city, on the 10th inst. He was
forty-seven years of age, and for the
past ten years had not played game,
and, having become morose and ir-
ritable whenever chess was mention
ed TO him, bis friends never spoke Of
il 10 his presence. When only thir-
teen years of age. young Paul defeat
ed Lowenthsl, then considered the
champion player Of the world. he
never met man who could stand bis
game, although be travelled the world
over, and gave kings, princes and 70
blemen ample opportunity to match
their strength against his. He hai
been known to play aud win as man.
az ten games at one time. without
seeing the boards or his opponents
Sach feat has never been accom-
plished by any other man. At ont
time he played eight of the mos
uoted players Of Europe, they occu
pying one room and himself another
so that he could not see the boards
but had to keep each game eepsrat
10 bis mind. Under this tremsndou
mental strain be won six games. los
one and drew one. For the past to
wears his once brilliant mind was OF
scured by q mild type Of insanity, .
though no was allowed 70 go ire
and Il al timse was . pleasant ~
] adable gentleman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-19
CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS.

As the result of the Democratic
national convention which met in
Chicago last week. we have as our
candidate for President Grover Cleve-
land of New York, and for Vice Pres
ident Tbos. A. Hendricks of Indiana.
It was conceded in the convention
that Cleveland was by far the strong
est man. although he was bitterly OPP
posed by the Tammany delegation
frvm New York, which wus present
With full six hundred braves. Az
governor Of the great State OF New
York, MIR. Cleveland has developed
those traits of reformer which COM
mended him to the national conven-
ton. He is rap above reproach,
whom the honest men of bis own
commonwealth respect. and, as OPP
posed TO Blaine, the Republican NOM
inee. whose RECORD as q politician is
black with a full dozen questionable
acts, he becomes giant leader that
the Democratic hosts can follow with
every confidence of success. In MIR.
Hendricks we recognize the associate
With Dir. Tilden upon the ticket Of
1876. A more disni6ed statesman
is not to be found among the Sena.
tors of tie United States, of which
body he las been an hoDored and
consistent member. As the oppO
nent of blatant Logan, he is inst the
man to win the confidence of right
thinking and fair minded men. An
other element Of strength which be
brings iuto the campaign is his record
while running for the same position
in 1876. 1t is now matter vi his
tory that the people Of the United
States were defrauded out OF theI
L
choice for President and Vice Presi
dent in the persons Of Tilden AM
Hendricks. In all the bitter can
paign of that memorable year, tn
worst ene mics of Mar. Hendricks di'
not dare to assail bis character.
The nomination by the Democrat
Of such men AS these IL beralded b
the people throughout the length an
breadth Of the land as return
that honesty aud purify, OF which v
, have heard SO much, but bad so II
tie, within the past decade, aud v
felicltate ourselves upon the TACT th'
the Democratic party has named I'll
men who will be our next PresideI
and Vice President.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-19

Ali It was one Of the prettiest
june DAYS even Virginia ever ssw.
There was such . mellow sunshine
that every flower and blossom turned
its lace 70 be- kissed, and there was
snch . happy, peaceful look down
across the fields toward the James
river that men forgot for . moment
that war existed. In the trees over
head the robins called each other,
and once bluebird aligbted on the
wheel OF . feldpiece which had its
shining muxzle thrust through the
embrasure ready to send its shriek-
ina shell whenever hand pulled the
lock -string.
There were : thousand OF us down
behind the earthworks, and We were
90 Quiet that tie voice Of the colonel
reached the last man on the hauk q
be cautioned us, my lads We an
ao;pR 10 hold this position against
whole army !"
Sesl A thin line Of m>0-skir
miGbsrs 70 TIE number Of fity-sod
denly break cover iron the wood
hnlf : mile avay md advance upol
8. They 6heIk NJ dodgs ne
drop dom 49, ql5s - eGnan' q
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN

Some Of the city papers seem dis
posed to "damn with faint praise" the
Democratic candidates for President
and Vice President. There is moth
ing in the world to hinder them from
openly and avowedly supporting
Blaine and Logan if they see 1T.
The sugar interest" in Louisiana is
paramount to ''party interest" aud
our Democrats temporisers will be-
gin to find it ont at an early day.
What the sugar men can find in the
Republican platform that is to con-
serve their interest more than the
principles of the Democratic party
as laid down in their platform. it IL
hard to imagine; but the fact is pat
emit that they do hope for deliverance
in that quarter. It is just possible
they have become thoroughly DISCUS
ted with the machines" method o.
running affairs in Louisiana. and are
determined to secure . change
With such facts staring the Democ.
rAcy(2) Of Louisiana in the face, w
think it high time q halt was being
called by the "unterri6ed."
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COIFAx. GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1884,


r.uh.-. NJ this twelve concur in |
~ ms;or;tv renort. ave members
srd ~, daleost. six in all. concur in |
me- m;vht ba called the minority |
.a,,ort Tins Il appears that the
..,.rr.;ttae = evenly divided. and
NOTHING i solved b. their investiga-
t;on os and deliberstion over the
800 can not vote with the COM
mites because the committee il di-
v;ded half and half. and neither half
= the committee.
II = true Technically, that the half
com posed Of the six members can
Slam 70 be the committee as against
he other Ave member and the dele
~.ta Bnt the fact remains that
I velva Oinpt minds. aided BY other
m;nde Of colossal proportions, have
wressied With this matter, and the
ontco,ne il 8 TO .. Nothing is settled
4, thef sort of = verdict: no doubt
4 cleared M: no lead to follow is es-
tahl;shed. no preponderance Of opin-
ion prevails. The committee is d.
vided against itself. They have SIM
plv transferred the controversy from
their committee room to the floor Of
this ham. and asked this House to
settle for them what they have been
un.ble to settle among themselves.
Roth aides - equal n1mbers, have
| appealed to this upper court. and
| here each side has assumed the Office
Of sdvocscy>of its respective prsten-
atoms. There, then. is no committee
10 follow. in the sense Of majority
= number of the estimable gentle
man FORMING the committee. Under
theaa c,rcumstapces. Mr.. Speaker.
but more especially because Of the
agreement which !. as the represen-
tative Of the settlers, made with the
railroad company for the profession
Of their 1.-THE settlers') rights. have
reached, after mature consideration
the conclusion that the true course
for me 70 pursue, alter . plain STATS
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-19

According to the Hon. Will A. Van
Hook, the State is not apt to derive
any benefit from the legislation OF the
Legislature inst adjourned. The
Ruston Caligraph. published in Lin
coin parish, has come to the deliber-
ate conclusion that the present body
of Legislators "may be put down as the
most corrupt the State has had since
the palmiest days of Radicalism."
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mo. Sc.

on surprioillg . hom1oe Dan 3-at
against : thousand No; & = noe
that The Octopus = in the woods
these skirmishers ~ the long arms
be is reaching out 70 Eel us-to IN
cover our position-to ascertain oar
strength.
"Puffl Pull"
1t Is the are Of the skirmisherh
You know where she watch deg - ~
his RrovI. They ere trying 70 pro-
woke the beast to betxay bic retreet.
Zipi YipI How the bullets sing g
they fy over our headsl There =
dead silence behind the uorka We
breathe hster and hardsS-ve clutch
our guns with tighter grip, bat Ne
are silent. To kin an Octopus Jon
must strike at the body. Sever az
arms and they will grow again.
"PopI popl Popl IpI spl apt
STEADY, lads and wait for Ne
word r says the Colonel
There i no excitement among -.
/ hear The man on my right smut ~
teeth with grittinG eoo.d, ara ne
one to my lett = brseensng ne
weary man IN proioons slnmpes: =
should look up and down The line
might SO pale faces. bat I an look
ing down acroes the field and over
the head Of the skirmeneIs- h
grandeot sight in the world y to -
the Oot0pns Of War leave his ia1S
and como birth thiEstiug Tor humnn
blood.
ALL hers be comssl HE !se'srs
have failed TO uncover %, but be cAe
Judge for himsslf that such : short
line Of works can not conceaI more
than . full regiment He dos nce
know that our right nank rest % :
swamp, and our len On a. imPo1enr
BILE ravines while our front o!eEe 1
shelter even for rabbit. Look ~
sight i worth ten yeare Of year - 3
A full brigade Pours oot q re p.
| and forms for the charge. ke0ime1t
| and companies swing into poo!e1o@
Is il on parade. The skirmt9ncey
redoubls their Ere end : geneee1
lops along the front Of The bri9ndo
~ ii to sse that every foot = On line
with it, neighbor.
Nov they get the word % advances
, and the same instant our aeld p,ecee
open 6ra The erusI shell are str'k.
ing plump into ~ fEont rank ard
, tearing people 10 pieces 81 The bell-
dozen, bat - the smoke hts ~ ma
: The 0oAonna marching on With =
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-19

Will the Republicans have the
courage to trot out ]. Madison Wells,
of infamous memory?-Houston Post.
What is it possible that Rapidea
parish has yet to reach her zenith in
the matter of furnishing candidates.
and that she really has man for the
Presidency Of these United States
We respectfully hint to the Alexan'
dria ''gun club" that here is theil
chance for immortal glory. Let then
coach the old man, and success Y
bound to crown their endeavors 8
the end Of another four years.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-19

The nomination of Cleveland and
Hendricks gives as an exceptionally
strong ticket. Almost any other
combination would have lost Louis
lana to the Democrats under the in
luence of the dominant ring" g ct
present exercised.
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Montgomery Academy.

The undersigned wi II open School jan
7th, 1884, 1t the following rates Of Tui-
ton: Primary class. - per month; see-
ond class, 81 50; third Glass, -
Higher branches rs per oOntracs-
Instruct ons on Piano. - per month.
Vocal instruction, 81 extra
Board can be had in privats fan'ihes ~
liberal rates.
W. J. CALvTT. Principal.
MIRA JOSIE RAGAK, Assistant.
Montgomery. La. Nov. Is, less. JIM
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Go to ball game to.day, Capitol Park.
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Lieut.. Frank Bl Address, 18th infantry,
has returned to the army school at Fort Leay-
enworth from leave.
First Lieut.. Frank II. Edmunds, LIST imam
try, has been granted an extension of leave for
one month from the army school ut Fort
LeavcnWOrth.
Maj. James s. easy, nth infantry, who was
recently promoted from captain 9th infantry,
has been assigned TO duty at Fort Abraham
Lincoln, Dakota.
The fish commission steamer Albatross, Lieut..
Com. Zcra l.. Tlnncr commanding, sailed lust
Friday from Newport for Woods Holl, Mass,
where she Will remain until the latter part of
next month before going eastward
Passed Assistant Surgeon G. +. II. Hartman
has been ordered 10 tho navy yard at Norfolk
Aug ], Ensign John j. Blandin has been or
dered TO the branch of the photographic Office
at Philadelphia.
Capt Gaines Lawson 25th infantry, has been
ordered 10 command the rifle camp at Fort
Smelling for the competition for places on the
team for the department Of Dakota Lieut..
Edwin II. eileen, Of the same regiment, Is do
tailed as quarternaster and cOmmissary OF
the camp.
Maj. Samuel b. NJ. Young, 8rd cavalry,
Is the instructor of telegrlphy at Fort Leaven-
worth, with First Lieut. Robert d. Read, 10th
try Lieut.. Edwin 81, John Greble, 2nd ar.
tlllory, and Lieut. Charles Is. Hardin, 18th
infantry, as assistants.
The navy department Is informed that the
United States steamer POwhhtan arrived at
Lisbon on the 10th instant and will soon re-
turn TO the United States with the officers and
crews detached from the European squadron
and the remains OF Mr.. MacGahan, the we'll
known war correspondent.
The post of Fort Cummings, N. NJ, has been
discontinued, and the garrison troop l., 9th
cavalry, Capt. Gilbert L, Overton, ordered to
temporary station at Fort Craig until quarters
can be provided nj Fort Bayard. A detail Of
ten men will be sent from Bayard 10 Cummings
to protect the springs and public property
Capt. Richard II, Pratt, Tenth United States
Cavalry, who has command Of the Indian in
dustTial school at Carlisle Barracks, Pa, tells
III the paper published ut the school that "a
number of our large boys have been called
upon by farmers In the vicinity of the school
10 work In tho harvest field, and received har-
vest wages for their work" Truly the mille-
MUM Is Approaching, when an Indian volun.
taFlAy workh t9r%Nzq.' whom Oh iiiiap YaIUn
VI Ill ~.
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THE TABLES TURNED.
Mr. white Applies for a Divorce, But Mr..
White Cats IL

Justice Hagner yesterday granted William
W. White divorce from Margaret White, and
evidently surprised the latter, as she doubtless
expected decree In her favor On the 10Th
day of May, 1883, she filed the original bill
anainst her husband, stating that they were
married In this oity in 1868; that she lived with
him until April, 1882, and during that time
had seven children. She claimed to have been
industrious, and assisted her husband in the
purchase OF the house that he owned. She
further stated that early In the year 1872 she
was afflicted, and her husband assumed that
she was insane and she charged that through
his procurement she was sent to the insane
asylum, where she was kept until February,
refused to live with her any more, and Inns
failed to support her since. She also charged
that from the list of March, 1882 her husband
had lived In adultery with Ida Wallis.
Mr.. White, III his answer, denied all the
charges which his wife had made, and further
declared 1t to DO his belief that her ailliction
was due to the abandoned life she had led
since she deserted him. In 1881. III addition
he filed crosybill praying that If divorce
was granted II should be to him. lie charged
that I'm April 1881, of her own free VIII, his
wiio abandoned hts bed and board, and In
August following confessed that she had to do
so to avoid meeting q number of men VINO
were continually coming to his house during
his absence TO visit her for improper purposes
lie further charged her with meeting men ut
IN assignation house, aud, on Muy -, 1855
being caught In adultery at u house kept BY
Amanda Stewart, and that Seymour Wallis,
Richard Anderson, and Robert A. Arinstrad
were witnesses. She denied all these charges
in answering, but they were so strongly slis-
tained by proof that the chancellor lct war
ranted in giving the divorce to the husband,
stating that the wife should come into court
with clean hands before making complaints.