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The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
LET Us HARIrOs1zE.
There Must be Liberty Of Thought, and
Each Must Understand the Other
Before CrlticiainE.

Extracts from a private letter
There is altogether too much
of this individual factionalism In the
Revolutionary ranks among all people.
Let Us look more to keeping the princi-
pies pure and to harmonizing them.
than to individual ididsyncracies un-
derstand me. to a traitor, no matter of
what school, say Death, social or
physical. as circumstances may warrant. J
Understand me again I hold, the right
to a just criticism is each ones duty as
we'll as right. It should be in society
as in the universe unity and variety CO
existing in harmonious relationship.
I take it that to-day Socialism bears
much the same relation to that science,
of which it is the forerunner and van
guard, as did alchemy to chemistry in
the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries |;
or, to be more definite, that which we
to-day term Social ism is but the more
sharply defined manifestations Of certain
aspirations and principles whose gradual
and harmonial coalescence will eventu-
ally place social-organization upon the
plane Of scientific activity. That there
should be. friction a herefore heat
evolved in this process the creation Of
New Worlds neither strange nor
new, in fact it is the natural law Of crea-
ton.
First, chaos. which will soon become
perceptible to all. - -
Second, the fusion and amalgamation
of those groups that have the greatest
affinity for each other. st p ....-
Third, the law of grayitation, the at,
traction of. the smaller and lighter
bodies by the larger and heavier ones.
Fourth, the harmonious disposition Of
every group, each to Its proper place
and each to its proper duty.
Therefore, let us not swear by Kar
Marx, LaSalle, Bakounine, Proudhon, OF
Hyndman, but let us each and all of us
draw from that inexhaust!ble fountain
that nature has given us-our power o.
reasoning-and from the past expert
ence of our fellew-men as contained in
the pages of history and thereby speed
forward the car of progress. Let us also
understand and make distinction be-
tween a principle or force. and the use
to which it is put, lest our conception O.
Liberty lead to license, and our concep
ton of the state lead to despotism.
He who starts out to become Social
ist has broad road to travel though il
be a rugged one, and that which he mos
needs is Liberty, and Charity in its true
sense. Furthermore, let US not charge
those whom e criticise with that which
they dc not advocate, for sooner or later
it will recoil upon ourselves and oul
greatest weapon, Truth, receive a gar
that years of grinding apologies will
scarcely efface. '.-. ..r
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THE r.. NJ. LIAR.

The Royal Mastodon Liar, alias Rocky
Mountain News, has stepped 80 far over
the bounds of common decency in trying
to earn corporation money during the
railroad strike, that it has forfeited, and
has lost the respect Of every decent citi-
zen. / would prefer to let the dead
thing decompose without sullyih& the
pages of THE ENQUIRER by further men
tion, but in its issue Of Thursday it made
some lying assertions about me which |
feel that must speak OF.
In long-winded article, in the GUS
tomary disgusting strain, it said that l
had worked in that Office and that was
not good printer. and did not pay my
debts. As to the first assertion, | simply
refer to my paper, of which ! have the
personal control, doing the making up,
and controlling other important features
/ that 90 to make upa respectable news
paper, and if any publisher or other
competent judge will say that The En-
ou1RER is not in every mechanical par
t,cular superior to the News, then I am
4 done. : -. eF-
| So far as the editor of the Liar is con-
\ cerned, l can teach him in any branch
of the business, from cellar to garret, and
he knows it.
i AS to the insinuation that owe the
liar money that / will not pay, l will
simply say that there is not word Of
truth in the statement. | owed the
News some money about three yearsago
but paid it in lnstallments. A few days
ago. bill for S5 was presented to me
and l told the collector that I thought
it was mistake; but that 1 would see
their bookkeeper, and if I was wrong
pay the bill.
The dirty skunk who wrote the article
in the Liar knows that is true and he
7 has personal knowledge that | have
pinched myself to pay the debts of an,
) other for which I was not morally re-
: sponsible.
The man who will recklessly lie about
one whom he personally knows to be
scrupulously honest, just to carry point
and because he happens to have an
avenue of getting his lie before the pub
lie, is dangerous man in any commu'
nit "; and the sooner the editorial(?) out
fit of the R. NJ. Liar is driven out o.
Denver or put under the sod, the better
for society.
: This thing is getting very tiresome to
me, and if this community is so de
PRAYED as to relish the blasphemous
: slush of whisky-soaked, Holladay-street
. graduates, it is time it had met the fate
| of Sodom
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right to whip you but insist that moth
ing larger than the yard-stlck be used,
you would then be striker. So would

e (
~. GOULD JONES, "a young. lover. ~
want to get married. have nice best
girl but | have no house and lot nor fur
niture nor money Please tell me how
men get rich when they have everything
they want except wealth? ?o
Asst is surprising that a young
man should ask such q aquestion in the
nineteenth century. You have plenty
of examples before you, as described by
eloquent preachers. orators and states.
men who instruct in such matters as pow
erty and economy How rich do you
want to be2 Like Vanderbilt? Then
go at once to New York and start ferry
boat. You must have heard of the gem
ius who organized. great line of west
ern railways. He bought wreck of a
road at four per cent of its face value,
and brlbed congress to grant aid enough
to bring it up to 100 per cent, You must
rush around and find such road. Your
failure to find one will be proof of your
incapacity to- acquire wealth, and you
will deserve TO remain poor. ffyou want
to be president start lanyard or drive
a canal boat. Study carefully the lives
of our self-made men and adhere closely
to their methods. The failure of many
very able Young men can be traced te
some slight deviation from the example
they had chosen.
One, who tried to be the father of hll
country, practiced on the wrong kind o.
fruit tree with dull hatchet another
learned to split rails but never acquired
the skill which president ought to pos
sess. Should all else fail, you may dis
cover or invent something, only remem
Der to be original in this, as it woult
seem stale for you to catch lightning
with kite. or lie around under an appl
tree asking yourself why the apples fal
down instead Of upward. You woul'
probably eat the apple any how, an,
ruin your prospects.
J. H., Riverside, Cal.-You can ge
"God and Man Unity" at this Office
price 80 cents, postage paid.
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HE WRONGS ME.

In communication published in this
issue Dynamite" says that the "editol
has surrendered" on the question Of
force, to the "logic of 'Zeno'". He
wrongs me, in this particular.
When "Zeno's" article, with the ex-
tract from Swinton, appeared, l said l
was too rushed to reply to it, and when
say ''too rushed" that's what mean. So
hard has been the strain upon my body
and mind during the past few weeks,
that 1 have had to write and read ION
the wing" and with every joint in my
body aching, and every nerve strained
to the top pitch.
Besides Dynamite" strains the point
against me little too far. What 1 have
had to say about the use of dynamite
was in the line of caution to radicals
who feared would precipitate matters
before they or we were ready He
strains my position so far as to make it
appear that l am IN favor of voting a
Revolution. The factis, accept neither
extreme. kno,O the emancipation of
the people is not to come through the
ballot box, as used to-day; and 1 am
equally as well satisfied that the idea of
force, just at present. is absolutely i'm
practicable.
On the other hand, I cannot bring my
self to believe that capitalism is going to
quietly give up its hold some force will
be necessary. But am not willing to
aid IN laying trap which will nip the
Social Revolution in the bud. If force is
necessary IN the end 1 shall do my
share; and cannot help thinking that
the men who believe in the immediate
application of force occupy rather an in
consistent position while they advocate
and do not themselves practice.
There is no sense in getting mad over
these things, and accusing some of weak
ening because they are cool-headed. The
immutable logic of this statement cannot
be beat down: You must first get the
people to understand the necessity for
radical change, before youscan get them
to strike for it; and so long as they do
not understand, it is certain that they
will oppose the harder the more forcible
method.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
Answers to Correspondents.

1t has been decided to open CORES
pondents column. As the regular staf
of THE ENQUIRER have no time for this
work, first class muse has been en-
gagged. whose eagle will soar on all ques-
tions from tramps to the Egypt tan situa
ton. Send in your questions early OF
the muse will have to invent some him,
self
SAMMY, a school boy.-"I am reading
Thomas Paine's works. He says the
Revolutionists Were fighting for the nat
ural rights of man. Are Russia and En-
gland going to fight for the natural
rights of man? If so which wants the
rights and which don't?"
ANSWERING Sammy, they are not 60.
ing to fight for the natural rights of man
The men who will do the fighting have
no rights and don't expect to get any
They are going to fight about where g
line shall be drawn across Asia, so that
the people on each side of it can tell
whose slaves they are The line itself is
purely imaginary, but this. will not be
the first lime men have fought over inn
aginary things. You see, Sammy, the
people are consumate fools. When the
big moguls get mad about something the
men go out into a field and kill one
another scientifically. 1t is not neces-
sary for the men to know what 1T is
about, nor when they are whipped.
Each one only needs to know that when
he gets hole through him then he is al
lowed to lie down. All the generals
have to do is to keep out of danger. 1t
is very glorious-for one side-no one
can tell which side gets the glory until
the other crowd runs.
The honor of Russia or England will
be vindicated but the people on both
sides will pay taxes Just the only
more. Men in America want them to
fight so they will buy our grain. still it
is hard to see how men can eat more
wheat when part of them are killed,
don't you think so? e..
Itris patriotism that impels men to
fight, but as they seldom expect to be
any better off it seems strange why they
do it. We advise you to study up the
matter, Sammy, and if you come across
any new points, just write us again.
MABEL.-"What is strike? Please
answer through the columns of your val
liable paper. Algernon says of late
strike that it was picnic for the men,
Why don't they call them picnics then ?
What do the men strike and why7"
ANs.-When men think they are pay
ing too much for the privilege of living,
they sometimes strike. Suppose for in
stance, 100 men make each twenty bar
rels per day, barrel being worth 81.
The men receive fifteen cents for max
ing it. They surrender the eighty-f
cents difference to boss, very willingly, |
then the boss says they must make bar
rels for fourteen cents. The men all 90
out and form procession, saying that
they are oppressed. Such is a striKe.
To make it clear, suppose a robber comes
1own from his picturesque mountain
nome and steals six lambs per week from
. shepherd. The latter admits it is right,
out if he wished to limit the take to four
,r five, it would be strike. Again Ma
,el, suppose Algernon should, after
while, form habit of whipping you
With a wagon spoke; you concede his
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
SONGS AND POEMS.
For the ENQUIRER.
THE RECEIVER.

BY MACK.
The Czar of the Russias is mighty in name,
And vast is the force he can weld.
Both Bismarck and Gladstone are known
unto fame,
And great are the lands which they shield
Boil all of these potentates down into one,
And I'll let you throwin an ameer or
Some other fellow of terrible name,
Yet you haven't got half receiver.
But yesterday he may bank clerkfhave
been,
With an air both civil and meek,
Run his ledger all day, with an eye on the
boss
And kept his tongue In his cheek;
But 10 the wheel that the Fates spin around
Has to him proved no faithless decefyer-
Ye beggarly emperors! take back seat,
Behold the majestic receiver
The Pope of Rome, in his eminence high,
Is man amongst men some time,
And cute old Queen Vic now and then sends
her mick
To the policy shop with dime;
Pshaw! These are but mortals, mere creatures
Of clay, s
To whose exit pale death is the lever. Ga,
Would you see an imm mortal-a Jupiter-say ?
To your knees! See approach the receiver.
| Ye citizens all, have acare how ye preach,
Times are changed in this land of the free;
And low herd that We are, curb your impu
dent speech,
Or to 'quod'' for six months you shall flee.
4 Beware of contempt for to dudes is re-
4 served
The rights that to manhood are dearer.
Grover Cleveland, stand back Soldier Grant.
toyeur place! n s5s :,
Make way for the mighty receiver.
Fool! The men who for principle fight here
to-day, t. .1,raaeI ,...
Fought before in the wars bloody track,
Now, as then, they will triumph, though you
block the way, - .-@-,
And monpoIsts stand at your back.
The men who braved death in the deadly as
sault,
And fled not its face, but came nearer
Do you think they'll take fright at scare
crow like you?
1 wait for an answer, receiver.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
THE COMMUNIST DEMONSTRATION
From the Chicago News.

From the chicago news. ZIG :
CHICAGO, April 29.-To the Editor :
Your account of the demonstration last
night by the international" Working
Peoples Association does not surprise
me but I am 10th to believe that any
American born laborer would participate
in such an affair. It-must be biased
mind that cannot appreciate the benefits
of the board of trade to Chicago, and if the
people, that call themselves workers"
will reflect they will have-to acknowl-
edge that through Its agency alone more
wealth has been distributed among them
during the last two years than by any
other creative influence in the city. In
view of the already large amounts ex-
pended IN the construction of massive
buildings in the new board of trade dis
trict and those contemplated it seems as
though they might consider themselves
benefited by the expenditure ofso much
wealth if they really are what they style
themselves working people.
BOARD OF TRADE MAN.
But don't you see, Mr.. Gambler, that
the working people have built your
houses, eaten up their wages, and are
again out of work? Your jobs don't
last them long enough. If your argu-
ment is good, you have given them a
frst-class reason why they should blow
up your board of trade-it would furnish
work to rebuild the same. The more
buildings blown up the "better times"
for working people.
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Republished by request.
STORM THE FORT, YE KNIGHTS

Toiling millions now are waking,
See them marching on,
And the tyrants now are shaking
Ere their power is gone.
CHORUS
Storm the fort, ye Knights of Labor,
God defend our cause:
Equal rights for self and neighbor,
Down with uni ust laws.
'Tis Labor that sustains the nation,
And Ills just and fair
That all should help, whate' er their station
IS To produce their share.
CHORUS
But now the drones steal all the honey
From industrys hives;
Banks control the nations money
And control our lives.
CHORUS
In times Of war the workmen rally
At their countrys call;
From the hilltops and the valley,
Come they one and all.
CHORUS
In times of peace the loom and anvil,
Reaper, plow and spade,
Join their chorus with the mandril;
Each man at his trade.
CHORUS
Do not load the workman's shoulder
With an unjust debt;
Do not let herich bondholder
Live by blood and sweat.
CHORUS \
The land and air by God was gwen,
And they should be free;
For our title came from Heaven
Not by mans decree.
CHORUS
Why should those who fought for freedom
Go in bonded chains?
Workingnem no longer need them
When they use their brains.
CHORUs-
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16

ALL classes of people are highly indig-
nant over the attempted enforcement OF
the gag law. I have met a large unmber
of men not connected with our organi-
zation, and the sentiment is freely and
universally expressed that it is an out
rage. This bulldozing scheme is helping
organization wonderfully. Look out for
several new assemblies among the
farmers, who are awaking to the fact
that during their Gulliverian sleep they
have been hound tight by the hairs of
enactment and precedent. Wake up,
giants, and show your strength
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
Figures Which Lie.

The officials of the Rio Grande
through the subsidized Rocky Mountain
Liar, state that there were eighty-eight
men at work at Burnham Tuesday
This is a lie out of whole cloth. A Re-
publican reporter was over at the shops
that day and he told the writer of this
that he saw just two men at work around
the whole place, and they were not at
work inside the shops.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16

THE Rocky Mountain Liar tells
anxious Inquirer" that neither
Buchanan, Driscoll, Lennon nor Lewis
have struck. For further information
will inform Anxious Inquirer" that all
but myself have records as strikers
against the tyrannical rules ofemployers.
AS for myself, 1 can say that helped to
fight the Rocky Mountain News, when
the Office was rated" in 1880, and was
very active in forcing it back into the
Union. This will suffice.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
soCIALIsIIC LITERATuRE.

Those interested in the study of So
clalism will find Evolution or Reyolu-
ton and Reporter and Socialist" very
interesting little works upon the subject.
They are for sale at this office; price, 10
cents each. When ordered by mail,
enough should be sent to cover postage.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16

The Rocky Mountain Liar prssumes
to address it's hypocritical persuasion to
the men on strike, and tries to make
them believe that it is for their good to
60 to work. The Liar is wasting its
sweetness, as the strikers do not read
the vile sheet.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16

In the meantime, we should strive to
win them away from the obstructing in
fuences Of the ballot box, so that they
could be educated out Of the idea that
they can be saved by present political
forms. When this is accomplished, we
will be in position to demand our
rights and if necessary, take them-by
the aid Of dynamite or anything equal to
the emergency.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
Day Of Reckoning Near,

Editor Labor Enquirer.
Fort COLLINS, May. Ill see the
Rocky Mountain News of to-day has
fling at you because you have manhood
and heart, and brain and nerve, to show
such towards in their true colors and
defy them. But the day of reckoning is
drawing near. Be of good cheer.
JOE MURRAY.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16

If the Denver and Rio Grande officials
have more men than they want, why do
they send letters by special messengers
to idle mechanics Offering them $3.50 and
$500 per day, if they will come to work I?
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
CARPENTERS.

Carpenters Union No 55, of the Brother
hood of America. meets every Saturday
evening at Euclid Hall. All good Carpenters
are invited to join.
A. II. HIGGINS, President
]. W. ROBERTS, Secretary.
M. T. BLACK, Deputy State Organlzer.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
PLAsTERERs' UNION,

The Plasterers Union, of Denver, meets
every Monday evening at 7:30 O'Clock, in St.
j oseph's Temperance Hall, corner Fifteenth
and Stout streets.
HARRY COLE, President
CHARLES NJ. McCABE, Secretary
Address, 100 East 18th street.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
Where They Stand.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
golden, May 13.-Enclosed please
find list (twenty-four, with CASH. sub
scribers to- The LABOR ENQUIRER, who.
will peruse the classic pages of the
Rocky Mountain News nevermore.
Yours, US.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

Typographical Union, No. 40, meets on the
first Sunday of each month at Knights Of
Pythias Hall, al O. clock p. m.
A. R. PELTON, Rec. and Cor. Sec'y.
F. P. MANN1X, Financial Secretary.
Republican Office.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
BRICKLAYERS.

Bricklayers' International Union mo. l, OF
Colorado meets first and third Tuesday
evenings in each month, at Elks' Hall, corner
Colorado. WILLIAM ATKINS Pres
JAMES COOK, Sec'y.
1923 Blake Street
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THEnewsboys say that it is no use
handling the Liar, as they invariably get
STUCK" Nobody seems to want the
disreputable rag.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
IRON MOLDERS.

lion Molders Union. meets every fourt
Tuesday of each month at Reno Hail. Twenty
seventh and Holiday, at 7:30 p. m.
GEORGE SWEET, Secretary.
1904 Wewatta street.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
TAILORs.

The Tailors' Protective Society. of Denve
meets in Judge Jeffries' court room,
o'clock p: M, on the first Monday of each
month. FRED WEIDER, President.
T. HAMLIN, Sec, 29l 10th street,
Room S. Skinner Block.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
Notices under this head are So year in advance
TRApEs ASSEMBLY.

The Trades Assembly of Denver and Vicin.
ity meets on the second and fourth Sundays
of each month. o. l.. SMITH, President.
NC. L. MERRITT, Secretary, News office.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16

ONE of the boys came up from Ala
mosa yesterday. He reports none of the
men at work and everything progressing
fo b1I
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: The publisher of this paper is net resp0n. ,I
sibie for the opinions of contributors; dne
columns will always be open for the uiscus, s ths
day. Contributions always welcome. .
The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-16
p..cihc Coast Agent.

Sigismund Danielewicz is the duly author-
Sized agent for this paper on the Pacific coast
and all contracts made by lin will be duly
bonored. JOSEPH q. BUCHANAN.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-01
AN ECCENTRIC DIVINE,

The Rev. Billy Hibbard, as he
was uniformly called, was some
what eccentric but Jealous preacher,
who labored in Columbia and Living
ston counties some forty years ago.
At meeting of conference the
Bishop called the roll of Ministers
names, but on calling the name
William Hubbard there vas no re-
spouse, whereupon the following
dialogue occurred: Bishop-Bro-
Their Hubbard, why do you not
answer to your name as called?
Mr.. Hibbard-You have not called
my name. Bishop-What is your
name, brother? Mr.. Hibbard-
Billy Hubbard. Bishop-Why, that
is the name of little boy. Mr..
Hibbard-I was very little boy
when my father gave me that name.
This reply upset the gravity of
the conference and an explosion of
laughter followed, in which the
Bishop joined. Mr.. Hubbard at one
time, in conversation with minister
of another denomination, was asked
the following question: "Brother
Hubbard, why is it that you have so
few Doctors of Divinity in your
church," He answered: "Because
our divinity is never sick"
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-01
Refreshing RAIN.

1t rained heavily more or less all
of yesterday and last night. Very
little business was transacted and
few people were seen on the streets.
Large streams of water could be seen
on many of the streets, and on Ala
kea, between Queen and Merchant
streets, the water was several inches
deep. The wind got up last evening
and what with the heavy rain kept
everyone in doors. This morning
opened out bright and fine, but to-
wards noon it became cloudy and
there is every indication that the
storm is not yet over. 1t appears
to be a general storm throughout
the group.