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The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

JOHN SwINToN evaded "a column long
the brief request of a correspondent
that he "give us a'blast against this dy-
namite business" Stand up to the rack,
John. 1fyou think the dynamite weapon
against England justifable, say SO. If
you think the dynamiuards are a lot un
called-for, crazy butchers, spit it out.
This is no time for straddllng.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

DELINoUENTs will please settle their
subscription accounts as soon as possible.
If / send the paper two or three months
beyond the time paid for, think that is
as much as you can expect. I am not
begging; but must have pay for the
papers I print, or quit printing so many.
We must pull together and be consider
ate for each others necessities.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

Il co4l mines, cs5lbr = n GO of
nealissnee o ne ps X nine managers,
I respectfully ~ III such ! one
take trip down into one Of the mines.
The editor this paps vent into one
1000 feet under ground the other day,
and now there Isn't npney enough in
the world to make him adopt that call
ing forllife Of ratber5o death. Nothing
but the necessity 1or food and raiment
could induce anyone to risk his life in
those death traps, and / would starve or
steal before 1 would doit. if.the fire died
out in every CRATE IN the land.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

The Opinion will have to be sup
pressed. Its seditious sentiments are
put in too plain English. Last Sunday
it rejoiced because some striking miners
in Indiana broke into store and de-
molished several thousand dollars worth
of stock. The Opinion Injuries itself.
however, when it locates the blame I"
for the introduction of Socialism into
the country" The opinion is not worth
much which does not announce Social
ism blessing, rather than a blame"
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07
ORIGINALS FOR LIFE.

In reporting the frequent burglaries IN
this city one of our daily papers SAYS :
aThe police have a great deal of trouble
eyery time batch of convicts finish 8
term in the penitentiary. The officers
say that the exconvicts all focs to this
city, and, if known, it is impossible for
'thsm 20 get work, and they very soon
begin their old life, for the sake of 3
Livelihood"
Here Is evidence from an aushorita-
tive source, of the blasting effects of our
present system. If q man through want,
or any other cause steps aside fIom the
path of strict honesty. as defined by our
law, he is made thief for life. lie may
steal coat to keep him from freezing,
or a watch that he may bly, something
to eat or place to sleep, end he is sent
to the penitentiary. Without discuss
ing his first crime, let us see what are
the effects upon his life, after be has ex-
plated his "crime" to the full extent of
the "1aw.o
The convict is released after serving
"his time" and he starts out in search
of honest work. He is known, is a
g marked man." and the self-righteous
clan which controls all employment,
SAYS, you cannot work for Us, nor for any
to whom we can communicate the facts
Of your past.
The moral and righteous man, who
reposes his fat carcass oncs or twice a
week in the cushioned pew, and wells
"Amen p as the minister tells how Christ
pardoned the thief on the cross, raises
his arm against the repentant criminal
and bids him to begone. The ex-convict
tramps on begging for a chance to earn
his bread, but4the system which made
him what he is, will not-csnnot-rescue
him from the pit into which he has
fallen. -.s. .,...-. SIX .
In ninety-nine cases out OF one hundred
the little good that is left in the unfor-
tunate creature is oblIterated by this
treatment; his resolutions to lead bet
ter life are swept away, and he deter.
mines to no longer hold respect for that
society which has declared war on him.
He is cold and hungry, and no cne will
give him work none will pity, not even
in our Charitable" societies is there for
bearance for him. The animal grows
strong within him, and rathef than
starve he steals. And so he goes on,
with horrible, intensifyirg growth, to
the end. ="
The comparatively few control the
means of life for the whole they know
no justice, no mercy. The poor must
work to eat, and they are not allowed to
work. They become " criminals" the
state and those who have made them
fends rack their. brains to provide
methods of punishment, and SO rule So
ciety that the fallen become criminals
for life. Does any reader want to be
told what must be done to prevent all
this? Yes, probably our city officials
and the daily press DO not know.
There is but one remedy which will
stand the test, which will not fail. That
is the complete abolition of capitalism,
the absolute overthrow of the competi-
tive system. So long as {, few control
the means of the existence of the rest of
mankind, 80 long will there be misery,
injustice and crime in the world. and at
the present rate it will soon geE out of
the reach of the exhortatior of the chari-
table and religious, and bey ond the con-
troll of law and officers.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

PEr1rIoNs and protests containing in
the aggregate thousands Of names for
prese ntation to the legislature, have
been received sinceths Trades Assembly.
sent out its circular calling for support of
the legislative committee. Senator Car
penter's bills were the chief cause of this
activity among workingmen. Both these
bills are now dead but there are several
others yet alive and kicking which call
for loud denunciation, notably house bill
No. 1874. .A
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Weighed and Found Wanting.
editor Labor ENQUIRER -.

CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-Through the kind
ness of some friend / have received The
ENQUIRER for the past three weeks, and
80 far l like 1t. 1t seems to me that with
the many labor papers scattered through
out the country, the great mass of
laborers must become educated in the
essential principles of justice pertaining
to themselves. .r. -
Alas, the many good men who busy
themselves in circumscribing the monop-
oily question. They bow to its legality
wherever it now exists, little dreaming
that it is owing to such courteous and
gratuitous concession that tyranny ever
and anon leaps over into new fields, and
with impunity wrests, if possible, from US
our inalienable rights.
Men lack honesty and integrity with
out as much as suspecting that thew lack
1t, They pirate and preach about q
higher law" forgetting that faithful
recognition of human rights is the only
evidence man can furnish of his obedi-
ence to this law
Of what use is it to claim great honesty
and integrity while the knowledge and
experience of thousands will add their
testimony to the truthfulness of the
picture, that they are controlled IN their
ecclesiastical and legal relations by q low
principal OF blind expediency.
Is it real honesty for person to ac-
knowledge the obligations of legal codes
and customs when others and not them
selves are to suffer from those codes? 4
Now here is great truth for each one
to take home to his own consciousness,
that we are living under the law of pro-
gress To be true to that law and to our
selvee, we ought to tolerate free discus
sion, be ever ready to learn, friend of
investigation, true freedom for universal
humanity. Ifeyery one would be willing
to do this, what a quick and peaceful So
luton to the whole social question would
be presented.
But, alas, few independent souls are
left to grapple with the giant wrongs OF
the daY, We are sorry to admit that the
slow growth OF humanitarian principles
in regard to labor question, when traced
to it's origin, will be found at last lying
at the door of our Christianity itself. This
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

Rosa will probably have less to say
than any other editor in the country
about the recent attempt to murder HIM.
He certainly knows that he is. liable to
be shot down at any time, by some dure
of British rule, and he takes the chan
ces. Notwithstanding the profuse
charges of cowardlce made against this
man by the editors of Denver dailies,
there isn'tone of them that has the
nerve to sit in Rossa's Office long enough
to read column of proof.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07
DEMONSTRATION FoR LEa1sLl

DEMONSTRATION For LEGISLATION
The announcement of the infamous
Carpenter bill at the session of the Trades
Assembly next subsequent to its intro
duction raised the ire of the assembled
representative of labor organizations to
instant white heat. Not as the special
sufferers, but as members of common
wealth that must depend upon Drawn
as well as brain and which must be sup
ported, if at all, by the working element,
the complete degradation of which this
bill was intended to effect.
Of course such a bill, so extreme in its
provisions, could not be entertained.
The wonder is that any one should have
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

THERE isn't anything odd about Queen
Victoria offering to give reward for
the apprehension of the dvnamitards.
The lady feels uneasy amidst all the
turmoil She is probably unnecessarily
alarmed about her own safety; and il
she will keep her hands of, it is hardly
likely that she will be bothered.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

IT is great mistake to think that the
Italians do not make good union men.
The trouble is thev naturally have some
difficulty In understanding the situation
at all times. The writer knows posi-
lively that they are .'stayers" when they
know what they are atayipg for. Wipe
out the race lines Y bRsi22& push for
ward with the work Of education.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

to preeentit. Whom the gods would
destroy they frst make mad, and It
needs but continuation ~of the folly
attempted by the monopolishc backing
of the numerous bills which, With more
discretion but no less determination, are
now being urged in the interest Of
labor spoliation to complete their de-
[struction.
To demonstrate in unmistakable terms
"argumentum ad hominumn the only ar
gnment remainingto be tried upon a
conscience that has its costs in stupen-
dous eelfshness, giving to the poor no
hope but heaven, and reserying the
earth to the enjoyment of the wealthy
monopolist; to ooppose by exhibiting the
calm determination Of thousands of yig-
orous men, united as one, against the
wire pulling manipulations of the
machine capitalists, showing the reserve
tha. stands to-day behind the little bar
rier of opposition to the work of paid
Legislators in their interest, and holding
out with the olive branch of peace and
good will the petition of humanity for
right and justice, it has been decided that
on the coming national holiday com-
memorating the birth of one who led the
van of our first marches to freedom the
organized and unorganized, but never
dis-organized, workingmen of Denver
and vicinity, and of the state at large, in
representative bodies, will march IN
Solen1n procession through the streets of
the state capital.
On that day we call upon all our
brothers to remember whose sons they
are, to remember the birthright of free
dom which has been preached from a
thousand pulpits, borne by thousands of
banners, proclaimed from the hot muz-
zles of millions of weapons In freemens'
hands, and been sanctifed by the sacri-
fee of millions of lives, since the flag we
shall carry was first unfurled. With this
memory in your hearts bear yourselves
as in penitence for the Sins that degrade
our hirthright, in sorrow for the fall of
the noble standards of days of the
father, and in righteous hope that our
earnest faith in the light that now falls
upon the land may lead us and our chill
dren and our children's children to the
consummation of the hope for the uni
versal good that was born eighteen hun
dred years ago in the manger at Bethle-
hem.
The details of the programme for the
day includes a mass meeting on some
public square, notice of which will be
given in due time. The pastors of all
churches are invited to hold forth from
their respective pulpits. on the same
evening, upon the labor question, and all
halls of labor Assem- blies will be open to
the public for the same purpose.
All labor organizations, within reach
of this call are invited to communicate
with the committee, and if possible, to
join in the above demonstration. A re-
ception committee will meet and escort
them to their place on the right of the
column, which will move as soon after l
O'Clock as practicable. Any intended
notices or insignia must be reported in
advance and passed upon by this com
mittee.
| Communications intended for the com
mittee may be directed in care of THE
ENQUIRER, ~
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

The Indications are that the working
mems celebration which is announced
for Sunday the twenty-second, will be
a grand affair. st. Louis workingmen
will have demonstration on the same
day, and they expect to have 10000 in
line. Denver should turn out 5000.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

If ever you 60 to Como. stop with
Uncle John Gray, at the Mon.ag house.
Uncle John does not put on many airs;
but ifhe don't make you feel at home,
you have not a drop of congenial blood
in your veins.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07
To His Old Friends. /,

"a. B. Baird, formerly of the firm Of f.
Smith & Co.., Golden, Colorado, has ac-,
cepted position with A. G. Smith, staple
and fancy groceries, corner Of TWENTY
first and Champa streets, and will be
pleased to see his old friends and GUS
toners q ~ I,..a
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07
nARpENTERs-

Carpenters Union No. IS of the Brother
hood of America meets every Saturday eve
ming at Euclid hall. All good Carpenters are
invited to join. =. -.a
A. 81. HIGGINs, President.
j. C. JONES, Secretary. f
M. 7. BLACK, Deputy State Organizer.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07
TYPOGRAPHICAL,

Typographical Union No. 40 meets on the
first Sunday of each month at Knights of
Pythias hall, at 3 o'clock p. m.
A. R. PELToN, Rec and Cor. Sec'y.
F. P. MANNTX, Financial Secretary.
Republican Office.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07
IRON MoLDaRs.

Iron Molders Union meets every fourth
Tuesday of each month, at Knights of
Labor hall, at 7:30 p. m.
GEO. SWEET, Secretary,
1864 Wewatta street.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07
TAILoRs.

The Tailors' Protective Society, of Den
yer, meets in Judge Jeffries' court room, at
Z o'clock p. M, on the first Monday of each
month. FRED WEIDER, President,
T. HAMLIN, Sec. ~ 291 10Th street.
Room SO Skinner block.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

If there is any member of the Colo
RADIO legislature who would oppose meas
ures for the protection of life and limb
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07
PIAsTERERs, uNIaN.

The Piasterers' Union, of Denver, meets
every Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, in 7
st. Joseph's Temperance hall, corner Fiff
teenth and Stout streets.
HARRY Cole, President
CHAs. NJ. McCABE, Secretary.
Address 100 East 18th street.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

labor Cause ID tho halance in which n
has been wsi9hed and and found want
in6. It,b the test at the value and the
amount Of our popular religion. It is
emphatically the cause Of God-the rep
resentativs cause Of Christ in this coun-
Try and in this generation In the ma
jority Of churches how is it treated :
Alas, Christ is delivered over TO his muir
derers. Mrs II. G. GARNER.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

THE LABOR ENquIREB Is published every
Saturday. It will be devoted TO tne olscus-
ai0n Of ali subjects which tend to educate,
oleyate and advance the laboring classes.
Politically It xill support only the friends
Of labor.
All communications must be addI eSSed 10
THE LABOR ENQUIRER, 1858 Larimer Street.
Denver Colorado.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07

The publisher of this paper Is not resgon-
sibie for the opinions OF contributors, Inc
columns will always be open for the discus
sion Of all sides Of the labor questions Oh the
day. Contributions always welcome
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07
LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
Hotcs. under this heaasre St per year in advance ]
TRADES ASSEMBLY,.

TRADES ASSEMBLY.
The Trades Assembly of Denver and
Vicinity meets on the second and fourth Sun
days OF each month.
o. L. SMITH, President.
Q L. MERRITT, Secretary, News office,
The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07
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Prompt delivery and full weight
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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-10-15
The Styles in Glass Eyes.

1--WE sell several hundred eyes 4
year." said dealer yesterday, "and
send them as far as Portland, Ore,
Denver, Col, and Lawrence, Kan. It
is a growing business, and it would
surprise you to know who some of my
customers are. Eyesight is easily lost
"a blow, an accident, severe cold
| even, may destroy the nerve. and then
che surgeon removes the ball, and fit
| the counterieit. I don't manufacture
| these glass limitations, but import ex-
clusiveiy. American eyes are made
| and sell at the same figure as foreign
| ones, but they are not 50 fine by any
! means. The most perfect eyes are
made in Thuringia, Germany, and have
moro natural appearance than any
| others. The iris IS covered with silver,
| and the blood vessels with gold, and,
when properly inserted, they will move
| almost as readily as their natural COM
panion. OF course much depends upon
the condition OF the socket and the
| state Of the muscles as left by the sur
| geon.
'Our greatest trouble is the MATCH
ing of eyes. The slightest difference in
tint is very appreciable, and when you
| remember that no two persons eyes
are alike, you can imagine the difficult
| ty we often have. Here is an eye be-
longing to an old gent in Germantown.
| 1t Is special eye, and is left here as
! sample by which he can order new
ones. You see, eyes wear out. their
Efe being about a year or little over,
| though occasionally see one which
has lasted much longer time. One
gentleman, who was here this morning,
had worn his ere for five years, both
! night and day. The salt and alkaline
solutions Of the tear-ducts, however,
glass, and eventually roughen il, SO :hat
q new eye is necessary. One Of nay
| customers, a lady, renews her eye about
| every si1 months; kcre's her last one,
you can see how rough its surface is.
! and how its coiors are dimzred.
II: is quite an operstiou," the dealer
| went On. ''to properly select ard 1T an'
eye. but when c:ce yoa .:aTe succeeded
| tie owner suHers 20 pain or inconTen-
ience. La. Month gentleman came
to ne for left eye. 1 fitted bin up
and then was astonished TO De soundly
bersteG because lie could rot see
through Il Eahad an idea that my
glass imitation was going to restore
! life to his DESTROYED optic nerve, and he
told me- he hati been thus informed by
his doctor. You gee this eye-that be-
longs to Joung lady on Broad street,
| and / haze no doubt that 1t has often
gaze: teni:eriy into the crhs of many a
| gcang gentleman. There is some ex-
| preston ev=n il slsss eyes. There is a
| birs ono that goes 70 . Lady il Iowa.
HI vei,tGre the Is ssrtion that in week
soma young rnaa viii te pecping into
! It's depths ard n:on:aliy believing that
. lie is roS<iine .he soul of tho faic owner.
she Is pretty aud lost her sFe through
premature explosion in cao OF her
fa;i.er's ...;,ics. -iii4:iiG:icjt}hii Press.
--------~<..r-- So
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-10-15
a Dowoy ,odpecEeN

From an article By John Burroughs.
se tia December Century. entitled
"Siuter Ne:ghbors." we take tho fol
lowing: "Aiy bird is genuine little
:avsge. doubtless, but / value MIN as
a ncighbor. L is satisfaction during 2
tie cold snd stormy winter nights to
know he is warm ard coy there in his
retreat. Whsa tie day is bad and un-
st to be abroad in, he is there too
When wish 10 know if hs 10 at home,
! go and wrap upon ais tree. and, if he
Is not TOO lazy CT Indifferent, after some
delay he shows lis head ia his round
doorway about ten feet above, and
looks down inquirngly upon me
sometimes iatte-iy think hali resent
fully, ns much As TO say: i would thank
you not 70 disturb, me so often. After
SHUTDOWN no will not put his head out
sny p,ore when ] call, bu: rs step
eway can get a glimpse Of him inside
looking cold and reserved. He is late
riser especially if it is cold or disagree
abis morning, in this respect being ike
the barn fowls; 1t Is sometimes near
nine O'Clock before see him leave his
tree On the ether hand, he comes
home early. being in II the day is m
pleasant by z. 4. He lives all alone;
In this respect do not commend his
example. Where his mate is | should
like 20 know"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-10-15
GHa Was o,st ofa Gishs Eiaca


"Or.e day" aays Edmund Yates in
his "Rocolieciioas," Il" IS Qaeon's birth.
day, cn which hal holiday from my
eii!cc. wo (Yates and Dickens) had
spent together at Gadshill. The fami-
II was abaont, and the house was in
charge OF tho gardener. whose wife
cooAad uJ e .ioak. and Dickens had
taken care TO bring the cellar-key with
him. We ranblod shout during the
afternoon, and ri Il igh. we went to the
Rochester theatre. ! +orgo. the play
indeed, I recoi!oct nothing bu; the pres
once O. inind Of + large man in green
baizc iunic ard . pair OF buff boots,
vino. TO Dickens JOY, evidently did not
know word ct his part. He strobe
into the middle Of the stage without ut
tering asyil:>bio, looking iierceiy around
then SAID in stcntorian tones: / viii
r-r-ra-;i.r-r-n aronn and walked ouist-
II eli 20 read up hls par, at the wings.
-IrJy iis;.es.
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