The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-28
Forbearanee Playing Out.
Editor Labor Enquirer:

DENVER, Feb. 23.-Will you give me
space in your very valuable paper to re-
ply to an article that appeared in the
Tribune Republican, that great friend OF
the laboring class, entitled Labor and
Anarchism." These poor laborers are a
very foolish setof fellows there is little
doubt, or they would select one of the
editors of that great friend of the people
as an officer to manage their organiza-
tions for them. But we presume we
know our leaders, or at any rate think
we do, and we select them not to man
age the Tribune-Republican but to rep
resent the labor movement 1t has
always been the plan of the men that
paper represents to throw dirt at our
leaders, but that plan never worked sue
cessfully J; try again gentlemen. Anarch-
ism is an outgrowth of the same perni-
cious system that has so successfully
despoiled the Iaborer of the fruit of his
toll, and to talk to poor men of redress
by the ballot is all moonshine, in fact
we have abandoned all hope of ever
righting our wrongs by that means. We
have been using the ballot now for oyer
one hundred years to elect men to look
after our rights, and to see that the
strong do not oppress the weak, and
every fresh congress has only made our
oppression greater, and plunged us
deeper in the gulf of despair. The sys-
tenn that will enable Jay Gould in a lit
tie over thirty years to accumulate $780,.
100000 without passing law to prevent
further stealing in that line is one of the
things that gives rise to Anarchism.
What is it that gives rise to lynching
that has become so common of late-be-
cause juries fail to convict for willful
murder, and the law to punish with
death is evaded, so that the people take
1t into their own hands and see that it is
is carried out. Anarchism also arises from
lawmakers failing to prevent stealing
under cover of law, and the strong from
depressing the weak. A little dynamite
now and then tends to awaken the pub
lie conscience as nothing else will. When
men are driven to desperation and de-
spoiled. of their right and in need of
bread they are not in fitting frame of
mind to discuss the merits of the eighth
commandment. / am glad to see the
Tribune-Republican/ admit that our
rights have been invaded and that they
will soon be r stored. We hold to that
doctrine ourselves, but they. will not be
restored until we are in a position to
take them by force. 1t Is true that a
timely concession on the part of our de-
spoilers may prevent dose of dynam-
tie being administered by some over
jealous friend of the cause. But we are
not dynamiters. There are a few in the
country cannot be denied, and as long as
they only practice upon John Bull our
millionaires will not complain. That
the laboring men are in dead earnest l
am sure. and If the men sent to the legis-
iature do not look after our interest bet
ter than they have done In the past we
shall feel like taking the matter up our
selves and see what we can do in that
line of business without their aid God
is moving nations, let us read the signs
of the times Alright, and not say peace,
peace, when there is no peace, and can
be none until labor shall receive Its just
reward, and man be of more value than
money, .. A UNIoNIsT.