The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-05
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corning the article which appeared in
last weeks ENoUIREE. Two or three
reasons can be assigned for this silence
The Times itself might probably say it
does not deem THE ENQUIRER worthy OF
notice but such an excuse for its cow
ardly silence will not pass current in
this community.
The Times has undertaken to show
to the public that it has been unfairly
treated by trade organization Of this
city. THE ENQUIRER, as the only Jour-
nal representing the interests of trade
and labor men in this community, has
pronounced the statements made by the
Times as unqualifedly false; therefore,
the Times, to substantiate its position,
must refute the arguments made by the
journal representing the organization, or
stand convicted before the community
as falsifer. This is certainly the con-
clusion reached by every falr-mlnded
man in the city and THE ENQUIRER calls
upon the members of the city council to
take cognizance of the failure OF the
Times to even, attempt to answer the ar
ticle published in these columns last
week. Its failure to do 80, surely is an
admission that it could make 10 defense
and, therefore, it makes an acknowledg-
ment of guilt upon every count.
stand ready to substantlate with in
disputable proof every statement made
in last weeks article, and to show be,
yond the chance of doubt that the
Denver Evening Times is an enemy to
the prosperity of this city, in that ii
stands at the head of that element which
drives competent and substantial crafts-
men-the life of every community
| from our midst. Without malice or per
sonal enmity THE ENQUIRER asks the
city officials and business men of Den
yer to consider whether it is the part OF
wisdom to encourage and abet concern
which stands pledged, by past conduct
and by failure to sustain one point now
at issue, to degrade the industrial
branches of our society.
The Trades Assembly, when asking the
council to refuse to consider the bid
of the Times for printing the city Ordi-
nances, stood upon Strong grounds. That
body said that it did not think the city
| council of Denver could afford to enCour-
age the payment of starvation wages to
the industrial classes of the city and it
further stated that the cheap-labor en-
poyed by the Times was incompetent to
do the work in proper mannerJ
Upon the first proposition | haye no
desire to dwell at present. Every we'll
informed man, every person who is at
all familiar with the decline and fall OF
manufacturing, mining or agricultural
communities, will admit it's lnfallible
truthfulnesss without argument.
AS to the second proposition, the
Trades Assembly, the Typographical
union and The ENQUIRER are ready at
any moment to produce the proof, and l
hereby challenge the Times Printing
company to an investigation of the
charge, to be decided by the character of
the public printing ii has turned out in
the past.
Nearly every member fthe city coun-
Gil is subscriber Of this paper, and, if
the matter is not already decided, l re-
spectfullv call their attention to the fore
going, and ask that a careful investlga-
ton of the subject be made before the
contract is awarded and to 50 do at all
times when the Times is bidder for
Citv patronage.