The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-11
HOMErAGAIN. :

After nearly four weeks Of absence
from home am once mere ensconced in
my little corner and enjoying eommu-
MON with my noble friends and CO.
workers. While / hayenot a regret for
the trip Iltook, yet it is q source of great
pleasure to be once more at my aecus-.
toned post with the harness. which |
temporarily lald aside, b1ckled upon me,
and feeling more impressed than ever
with the duties l have before me.
saw and heard many things during
my trip, through Kansas, Missouri, In
E. diana and Ohio, which convinced me
that THE system under which we are suf-
fering must be 'overthrowD, and have
several times during the past month re-
newed my VOW to never falter in the
course l have marked out for myself
that of thorough and uncompromis-
ing Revolutionist. Here, in Colorado,
where the country is yet young enough
to occasionally turn aside the thoughts
of the surface thinker, there is enough
of glarlng injustice and suffering to keep
alive in the breast of the student hu-
manitarlan the fame of revolt; but one
needs to gaze upon the misery and
wretchedness of cities like St. Louis and
Cincinnati to fully realize the iniquity
and crimes of the competitive system.
L could tell you of sights 1 have seen
during the past four weeks that would
maks your blood boil, but what need to
repeat the stories of suffering and crime
which have been so often told before ?
If you do not know already, how blind
must be your sight, how deaf your ears,
how cold your hearts. Of this more at
another time.
l can assure all those who are inter
ested in the matter that the weeks of my
absence have not been lost to the cause
am conceited enough to think that l
did good work, and that the seed of
which l was the humble sower will
spring up and yield harvest to be
proud Of And, white realize the
deplorable condition OF our fellow
workers in the sections through which l
have been, yet l am pleased and proud
to say that met many brave and good
men whose hearts have been awakened
and whose efforts will be always directed
to the emancipation of labor. The light
is breaking.
With reference to thirgs at home, of
course great many matters have been
unavoidably delayed in this Office, but
by the help of.kind friends and noble
compatriots the paper has kept moving
along in its regular channel. To those
good souls, at home and abroad, l desire
to express my gratitude, and to assure
them that while it is impossible for me
to be in more than one place. at time,
l always try to do what is best for the
cause in the long run, and am not idling
away precious time while they are bear
ing my burdens at home.
These long trips are very improbable,
from financial standpoint and it is be-
cause of this fact that nearly always
cut them shorter than I otherwise would,
and hurry home from localities where
know the work is not nearly completed.
All of my comrades know how feel
about the paper, and VIXEN it's position
begins to be threatened by my prolonged
absence, l must drop everything and
hasten back to my especial charge. The
day may come when | viii! not be
troubled and my outside work retarded
by this worry; then shall feel that
am doing my utmost for my fellow man.
In the meantime, comrades, | beg that
YOU will give me your hearty support,
and that you will not allow any foolish
worldly or personal affairs to turn you
aside from the great work we have be-
fore US. Come in and see me, and let US
talk matters over, and try to do what
may always seem to be the best thing
for the good of humanity.
Friends who have written to me and
have not had answers to their letters,
will bear with me for a few days; am
attending to the mountain of correspond
ence which accumulated during my ab-
sence just as fast as l car.
JOSEPH r. BUCHANAN.