The Labor enquirer., 1885-05-23

Il
have come here to do my part in ex-
planning.
In the first place, as Mr.. Young has
told you, there is a system over. there of
discouraging the young. In other places,
overtime is paid, but on the Denver and
Rio Grande men work two and three
hours day and getno pay for it. When
the Denver and Rio Grande say they
have not reduced the wages of the men,
they lie. There are men who have been
| reduced 10 and Is per cent within six
months. There is a man employed as
foreman whose blasphemY and curses are
unbearable. Mr.. Jackson. when spoken
to, said 1t was necessary to curse and
damn some men to get work out Of, them,
and this in the nineteenth century,.
They have purposelY made scarcitg
OF work as an excuse to discharge men.
The men begged to be heard as to their,
grievances, but were told by the officers
of the road that they would have nothing
to do with any committee of the men
and would hire and discharge whom
they pleased The men asked them to
reduce the hours of labor and keep the
men on, but they said NO" The men
along the line of the road in sympathy
with their fellows, and for asking others
to quit became criminals and were torn
from their families and thrown into Jail.
This is the law, but law that ought to
be changed.
Mr.. Jackson pretends to be a friend of
the workingman. Laughter
Mr.. Driscoll then read Carstarphen's |
bill against striKes amid laughter and
Kisses.
"If Mr.. Jackson is friend of the
laborlng man how much had he to do in
the framing of this law in the Office of
the Colorado Coal & Iron companyW
81 haven't much further to say on this
matter. might say something about
the abuse The Rocky Mountain News
has given me, but will simply say that
for going down in the filth and slums
and using the vilest billingsgate, there is
no one can equal renegade Irish Ro
man Catholic"
Thomas Painter was introduced and
said:
"If there is anything that hate it is to
60 to the funeral of a friend, but l
be sorry to go to that of such
friend as Jackson. Of course mean if
be dies a natural death. We don't want
any violence. I ask you to all think of
those five martyrs now lying in the
Arapahoe county Jail. Five martyrs
whose names you must paste in your
hats, and don't you never forget it. They
.alk of dynamite and wild-eyed mobs,
but we want none of that. We hear that
the militia are in readiness. What kind
of ANN unition have we got? We have
numerical powers. We have the sharp
edged sword of intelligence. Brothers,
it is our duty to arm, and when the time
comes to use our arms. | ask you all to
stand by the Rio Grande men in this
strike. Their cause is just one. 1t
deserves our support. Will you? Well
give it to you. [Cries of "Yes."] This
strike was organized by the Rio Grande
men. The names of Brother Buchanan,
Brother Howell and Brother Driscoll
have been used as the organizers OF this
strike. They have no more to do with
the strike than the man in the moon.
Howell is down in the Hardscrable dis
tr:ct working prospect, and has been
for months.
Much has been said about the course
of The Rocky Mountain News in this
matter. think that the time will come
without our taking any action, when The
Rocky Mountain News will die natural
death. have often thought of that
rooster they had. 1 don't believe they |
will put that out again right away.
say to all you Rio Grande men, don't you
never 60 back to them shops till your
brothers are liberated from their prison.
You are not worthy of being freemen II
you do. IApplause.]
Mr.. Thomas Carroll was introduced and
said: I am surprised at your calling on
person so thoroughly incompetent. but
must say something. l want to get at
The Rocky Mountain News. Thev have
devoted nine-tenths of the editorial COL
umns of the vile sheet to the abuse of
our best friends.
Iwant to say something about the
grand grievances of the grand United
States court, presided over by crooked
eyed Judge Hallett.
Now, as 10 the cause of grievance, | say
don't discharge the men, but reduce the
| hours of labor so that there may be no
tramps or idle men. will say in con-
clusion, every one present should help
to establish paper which will show to
the people our grievances and bury out
of sight that rotten sheet The Rocky
Mountain News.
Mr.. Thomas Nesham, of the Union
Pacific was then introduced. He alluded
to an article in the Times which gave
an account of the boycottlng of "lady"
for cruelty to woman" servant, and
said he differed with the Times as to
which of the two was the lady.
!, There has been something about the
Rocky Mountain News. He hoped the