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The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07
CODE SUMMONS.

1881.
STATE OF COLORADO, County OF ARAPA-
In the County Court in and for said County
of Arapahoe;
MASON R. HoTr Plaintiff,
ARTHUR 3. sTgainsf Tanntr Defendant. Summons.
The People Of the State Of Colorado send
To Arthur G. Mullen defendant, above
named;
You are hereby required to appear in an
action brought against you by the above
named plaintiff, in the county, court OF the
county of Arapahoe, in the State of Colo
RADIO, to answer the complaint filed in said
county court in said county of .Arapahoe,
within ten days, exclusive of the day Of ser
we'd out of this county, but within the second
judicial district of the state Of Colorado,
within twenty days: otherwise within forty
DAYS; or Judgment by default will be taken
against you, according to the prayer OF the
complaint.
TIE said actionis is brought to recover the
sum of forty seven and 5000 dollars, balance
due from the defendant to the plaintiff on
account for money leaned and advanced by
plaintiff to defendant at his special instance
and request on or about the Goth day of June
1888, particularly described in the complaint
on file herein, reference to which is here
made also for interest thereon at the rate of
10 per cent per annum from the Goth day of
June 1888 And you are hereby notified that
il you fail to appear and answer the said
complaint as above required, the said plain-
tiff will take Judgment against you for said
sum of forty seven and 5o-1OO dollars, inter
est and cost.
(-o- Given under my hand and seal
SEAL of the county court of the said
~ Arapahoe county, at Denver in
said county, this 10th day of February, A. D..
1885, .-s Lt
ELIAS #. DUNLEvY, clerk.
Knapp & Benton Plaintiffs Attorneys.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07
THE BLUE MARK.

Those who are over two months be-
hind in their, subscription account will
notice blue mark upon the margin of
their paper this week, and will please
understand that they must pay up If
they desire to receive it any longer. |
have told you frequently that l have to
keep close to shore while the paper is
young to insure Its future success; and
the most important feature in safe sail
ing is to get returns for. the copies that l
print and send out. q
l do not want to hurt anybody's feel
ings, and hopenone who find their paper
marked will get angry. but will look st
the situation in the proper light. 1t is
your paper, and you must do your dfy
by it if you hope to. see it succeed.
The outlook is excellent, but do not
want to get reckless and spoil every
thing right on the eve of permanent vic
tarv
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07
AN EcLIPsEp SUN.

The Greeley Sun in its issue of last
week has something to say in weak imi-
tation of the more pretentious tools Of
capitalism, upon the subject of organized
labor, and like the journals it apes, ex-
poses its pitiable ignorance Of the sub
ject.
tits encouraging to the friends of the
labor cause to see evidences of the sue
cess of their movements, IN the wild and
illogical hostility of a subsidized press
Money can purchase type and presses,
and it can purchase humanity. The
almighty dollar when held in the right
position will obscure the Sun, but money
cannot buy brains for such cheap ignor-
amuses as the Sun editor. He says: 1T
is all right for the laborer to get the
highest wages for his labor that he can,
and it is all right for the man who en-
ploys him to get his labor as cheap as
possible. Any endeavor on the part Of
laboring men of any class or all classes
to combine to raise wages beyond what
| is established by the demand Il. 9. the
price set by the employer) is vain and
worse than vain because failure pro
duces discomfort and trouble.
| Observe the mental strabismus OF the
writer. First it is all right, if it is indi
vidual, with no chance for success -but
vain and worse than vain, if the move
lmant is strongly organised, and there 4
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07

CARROLL d. WRIGHT, commissioner Of
the national bureau oflabor statistics, has
addressed letter to the secretary of the
interior, declaring the policy he has
marked out for the bureau. This paper
thanks the commissioner for copy OF
the letter. The principal plank in the
policy is that the bureau will be con-
Quoted so as to command the co-opera-
tion of all classes and occupations, with
out reference to their degrees or their
special interests This is right, and, if
any particular good could come out of an
arrangement for reciting the ills of the
people-without providing remedy
the bureau, run upon Mr.. Wright's plan,
would probably be the thing. | wish
the commissioner success, and will assure
him of the friendship of this paper, 80
long as he pursues the course he has
marked out, though / am not an enthu-
siast on the subject of labor bureaus.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07

The Auburn assembly of Knights of
Labor has passed the five hundred mem
bership stake, and will undoubtedly
reach the sixth before March l. This is
not a bad showing for an assembly that
is not yet quite nine emonths old.-Haver-
hill Laborer.
That's not bad, Frank. but Denver
beats you and goes few hundred better.
Assembly 32lS, of this city, has been
organized about nine months, and now
has an active membership of sos. And
we have eight others that are not very
small
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07

THE inauguration of Cleveland took
place on "Wednesday With all the pomp
customary at the browning of 9 czar
This paper attaches no particular signif-
canceto this event. but would call the
attention Of workinsmen. who have been
told that there Va bitter opposition in
the policies Of ehe tE4 old parties, TO the
fact that the sun rose d6 Thursday morn
ing upon land full of misery and
tramps just as il did the day before. If
the change in administration brings re-
liefto the oyerburdened people then the
talk Of politicians has a foundation; but
if it does not, then the worker who
allows himself to be longer blinded by
the claim that "our party" is honest, and
their party" composed of thieves, is
the fool politicians take him for.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07
CODE SUMMONS.
No. 1894.

No. 1894 i
STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF .ARAPA'
In the County Court in and for said County
of ArapahOe; i-.:
PHILLIP JACOB FRIcK Plaintiff,
/-.- against summons
PAULINE WEIGELE FRIcK. '0nii-'oi''
Defendant.
The People of the State of Colorado send
Greeting:
To Pauline Weigele Frick, Defendant
above named: ! ! III
You are hereby required to appear in an
action brought againt you by the above
named Plaintiff, in the County Court, in and
for the County of Arapahoe, iii the State OF
Colorado, and to answer the complaint filed
therein, within ten days exclusive OF the day
of service, if served within this County; OF
if served out Of this" County, but in this
Colorado, within twenty days; otherwise,
within forty days; or Judgment by default
will be taken againt you, according to
prayer of said complaint g
The action is brought to procure a decreI
of this County Court, dissolving the bonds
of matrimonY now existing between the
Plaintiff and Defendant on the grounds that
the Defendant since the marriage between
Plaintiff and Defendant has been guilty OF
habitual drunk kenness for the space of one
year. and more, and that the defendant since
the marriage between Plaintiff and Defen-
dant and particularly january 12tn, August
18th and October 10th, 1888 has been guilty
of extreme cruelty toward Plaintiff as Will
more fully appear by the complaint on file
herein, to which reference is here made.
And you are hereby notified, that If you
fail to appear and answer the said complaints
as above required the said Plaintiff will
apply to the Court for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
[@~l Court, and the seal thereof at
SEAL Denver, in said County, this Sd
- day of February, A. d. 1885.
ELIAS f. DUNLEYY, CLERK.
Talbot & Ward Plaintiffs Attorneys.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07
! ssroae PROBABILITY Of Is end betng s

: stro1s probability Of Il end betns "
complished.
Again, The workingmens procession
in DenYer intended to influence Ieeisla-
ton in their interest was questionable
at least. OF. if admitted to be right, the
right of railroad corporations, mine
owners and others to parade the streets
and get up demonstration must be ad-
mitted.n
Granted but somehow or other the
railroad and other corporations have q
slightly different way Of influencing
legislation and public sentiment; when
Legislators are to be Influenced I" q par.
ade to the cloak room, and judicioua
application of "soap" will have greater
and more lasting effect upon the average
member than any parade of laborinR
men could have. The idea of railroad
magnates, bonanza kings and others Of
the same kidney petltioning for their
rights is laughable absurdity /; as for
public sentiment '.the public be damned =
But the climax is reached when the
feeble rays Of this eclipeed luminary
show Us that ssthe world is in . bad
shape, always waa. and always will be;;'
this Is the ssssinistac view that the de-
spoilers Of maqkind would have @ take
This is the parrot CRY which has beer
echoed and re-echoed BY 9 corrupt and
hireling press and pulpit at the bidding
Of their masters. They may believe it
lbut the wish is father to the Thought.
Away with such doctrine; it's accep
tance is a proof Of cowardice and un
faith. It is true the world is in "hel
of FIX" but it is likewise true tina
| none but willing slave would be con
tent to let it remain so, and none bu
shareholders and their tools would advo
cate lnaction.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07
A FRIEND at Ogden sends a short lette

A FRIEND at Ogden sends short letter
to be taken "for what it is worth = but
as it contains illusions which might be
applied to some one, and as the letter is
not signed / cannot use it. I have no
doubt but that the statements are cor
rect, but / must always have the names
Of writer's as sign Of good faith / do
not want the names to print, butt comes
mighty handy to be able to give the
authority for an article that contains
anything calculated to raise some fellows
ire. Please remember this, friends.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07

VIM 90 - |'i q q
polistcl 4 sqlli w. w. { { yinx that an
other palty ~ 4 = Y dnctsd things
to the good ok ~ and no sound-
thinking man smpt 70 main-
tain such an a fanlt lies in the
system, NOT ~ ~ md 70 long as
the only dill parties are names
and quessios e pIssll receive the
spoils, it viii 1l6 ~ difference to- the
people at lasss "A srty is in power.
Our presentpolit zasm offers bribes
for dishonesty, "A fhe party method
only deals With NJ spirants ysays who
shall have the oppds dstnnlty to profit by
dishonesty, and Hhonots IN, G. W."
knows this, and n hia structures upon
the Con. should speak out plainly
and anticipate the charge that he is de-
Tending the republ blian party.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07
For The ENQUIRER.

For Inc enquirer. y,
IN. q. W. raises a pertinent objection
to my conclusions drawn from the Chi
cago Tribune's business summary. My
apparent omission (the cost of materially
was not found in the Tribune's figures, so
the faults hardly mine. We could be
more precise had We the amount paid
for the product before it reached the
Chicago houses. Take as an instance
the meat-paeking business. We see that
the finished product is more than double
the value oftheI live stock. We find
then, that less wages we're expended on
the material before it was brought here
than afterwards. But for convenience
say the amounts were the same, we have
two-sixths ofthe products paid to labor
instead of one-sixth. The result is still
startling enough. This estimate seems
too large when we view the wealth Of
the employers and the poverty of the
workers.
Whoever said that labor received ~
per cent of the total product IN this
country was paid for saying it, or else
was void of brains. Practically, capital
receives 100 i er cent and the producers
0, for the latter only have what will en-
able them to work. The machines are
allowed oil enough to run properly, yet
no one ever says machine receives part
Of the wealth produced. Therefore, if
SO per cent is required to sustain the
laborers. thsysreceive in reality nothing,
if the benefits of wealth are considersd.
"It is clear that he gives capital moth
ing and assumes that everything belongs
to labor, !" says N. g, W." am glad l
made it clear, for that is Just what / do
assume. BY alaborn | do not mean mus
culsr exertlon alone. From the superin-
tendent down to the cattle driver we can
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07

damn your politics." says the editor
otthe Tabor (Iowa) Mont Conformist, and
l heartily endorse the sentiment. In
another column of this issue will be
found an article from IN. g. W." criti-
cising the editor ofthe Non-Con. for his
inconsistency. The criticism is just,
though IN. G.. W. expresses, or init
mates some sentiments with which do
not fully agree. Too much politics has
damned the people, and now it is time to
change the order of things; but the re-
publican party is certainly not response
BILE alone for the terrible condition in
which we find the country. 1t is quite
natural to charge the party in power
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07
,otsd coavenasntly = the leeishtlys

locstsd convenisntly 70 the leeislative
dive.
Thank God / didn't help 70 elect any
of the new Legislature. and you cannot
in any manner hold me responsible Tor
the fact that you have to petition them
to represent the people !" but you are,
nevertheless, welcome to the bit Of ad-
vice have given above.
There is no question but that you
folks in Georgetown are terribly op.
pressed and Disseminated against in the
matter Of railroad tariff; but, ifit will
be any consolation to you, ! can inform
you that there about fifty millions Of
people in this country who are in the
same boat with you. They have all
tried the memorial business, too, and
they seem to get in worse condition
after every memorial.
Ifthe Union Pacific company was tc
lessen your freight rates, it would be
necessary to cut the wages Of their em'
ployes to be able to operate the road z
and as / am the friend of the employees
l can't see my way clear to using nay
"infiuencer in your behalf -mueh - ]
Isympathize with you.
You see, whom you try to patch up =
old, worn-out, rotten system, you mus
punch holes in one part while sewing
them up in another. ] give you N,
word, have tried to see how it was pos
sible to help things according to ths
ideas of you 'reformers," but it's no use
had to give up and join the Revolu
tionists The system must be revolution
lied. turned upside down; competition
must give way to cooperation, and if yol
will put in half as much time to think
ing upon that line as you consume il
memorializing your Representatives
you can soon work it out.
Throw this down in disgust, now, ant
call me crank but when you do 30.
advise you to order an India rubbe
blanket upon which to write your memo
rials, SO they will last as long as the pres
system lasts s-yon'll need them.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.

z q ! /
On the first page Of this issue is printed
an essay upon the subject of nitroglycer-
inc, dynamite and other high explosives
The essay contains a complete recipe for
the manufacture of these powerful are-
sources of civilization and makes the
preparation of the much dreaded dynam-
ite as simple as mixing paints.
The publication of the article will
probably bring charges of incendiarism
against this paper, and desire 70 antici-
pate those charges, and avow positively
that while the recipe is given thus pub
licly, THE EsouIRER is not in favor of the
use of dynamite by the working classes
of this country at present. The time
may come when it will be necessary to
use force in this, as well in European
countries; but until that hour arrives it
shall be the mission of this paper to
counsel moderation, and to urge the
education of the masses.
An international, worldwide interest
has been awakened in the subject Of dy-
Mantle, and a great deal of mysterious,
under-tone consideration has been given
to it, till a majority of the people have
become to consider it as something infn-
lite and bevond the reach of any but the
deeply scientific conjuring in deep and
dark caves.
This all mistake. Dynamite is to-
day commodity which is deemed nee
essary to certain kinds of excavating,
and the knowledge of its manufacture is
easily acquired and unrestrainedly
taught in several large establishments
where it is put up "for the trade" There
fore, the publication of the recipe is of
no more consequence as a present-fact
than would be the details of manufac-
turing soap or shoeblacking. But as an
implement of scientific warfare to be
used at some future time, thorough
knowledge of the stuff may amount to
more and therefore, 1t might be well to.
preserve the recipe, The capitalistic.
class, which has habit, of buying what
ever knowledge it NAV need Gin its bust
ness" can command from laboratories
and scientific gentlemen the information
at all times. The ENQUIRER believing
that accumulated knowledge and inven-
tions belong. to the whole people, gives
this bit of .infor nation to that class
which is not able to employ the talent
necessary to elucidation. at.a4 X,
Those who heard or read DR.. De La
Matyr's sermon of last Sunday evening
will remember that he referred to this
essays on explosives, and'as that sermon
called attention SO forcibly on the srb-
ject / considered it good time TO get
out my files of the San Francisco Truth.
and reprint the article.
The mystery surrounding dynamite is
now dissolved, and all who will read can
stand upon an equal footing.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07

THE entire edition of last weeks paper
was exhausted before noon on Saturday,
and yet great many extra copies we're
printed. New friends abroad came for
ward with teleeraphic orders for bundles
! affsssr f tfhe first s.: s: was printed. ] am
more than ever convinced that the surest
plan for those to pursue who we're disap-
pointed last week, is to get their names
on the subscription book then you're
sure.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07
Let the People Labor in Hope.

Let the People Labor In Hope.
Editor Labor Enquirer. #
In your paper dated February Ia an
article from Liberty was published "Why
Labor Papers .Die?" The article says
that these papers simply recite the
wrongs of a system which they attempt
to patch. l admit that they appear to
be trying to patch up the old system,
when we want a new one. But it is
necessary to "rec;te" the evils. People
do not realize what miserable con-
ditioD society is In, and the best way
to find 1t out is to recite the evils, write
about them, and let the nation observe
the awful consequences of them, and do
something TO make them right. One
great step toward helping is knowing
there is great deal to do and having
desire to do something to further the
right. - - .. So :. ' " =. i,
Because there are some papers which
have gone down in disgust and despair
is no reason why there lie not work to do,
which will be successful. Liberty says
81 do not much blame working people
for refusing to support mere labor papers
of the ordinary stamp. What consola.
|tion has the poor slave of toll and sor.
row in merely reading of his abuse and
degradation from week to week ?'' They
surely have the consolation that there
ara some who are interested ins their
welfaSs, and can take their sbarein the
combat. -'s
Again, Liberty says, "yet all the mental
and moral pith that can be squeezed out
of the labor editor is the blind mans cry
Of ORGANIZED organize organize y" That
is just what must be done. Organize
into bands and learn d plan for the re-
construction of society.
To Liberty's remark 4to organize for
emancipation while supporting the gov
ernmental conspiracy which arrogates
to itself the power, thus far shalt thou
60 and no farther IsG kind of jack-in-
the-box performance which will con-
tinue to feed and amuse politicians till
the incoming anarchistic tide heads it
off" l will but say We do not want the
governmental conspiracy which arro-
gates such power. We wish a new code
of government in the interests Of all
people. The laws of society, includ-
ing government, ETC., have already been
discovered and formulated, and are
ready for the adoption of the people.
So, although the good time coming"
may not be at present foreseen, people
are preparing for it. These plans will be
presented through THE ENQUIRER in due
time.
The cry Of the poor has assembled to
God who has sent them a Saviour, and
great one.n And the truth of this will
be made manifest in the near future.
Let the people labor in hope, not in fear
and discouragement. JosEPHA,
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-07

draw no line between mental and phys
ical labor. The fault Of the capitalistic
system is that labor is rewarded by dis
torted supply and demand while cap
ital claims recompense in the form Of
interest, profit and wages of superin-
stendence The latter is the only just
CLAIM. Under Socialism interest. profit
and rent will be abolished and the whole
reward will 90 to labor. If it be said
that capital will not enter production
without reward, I will answer that any
person can, by mere observation, prove
such statement is false. I can see at
this moment q large bridge costing half
million dollars, and bearing upa heavy
traffic. If anyone should say that the
value of the bridge should draw interest.
profit or rent, he would be laughed at.
But house will be built, or car or a
ship, or even a two-wheeled draw, any
of which are not used as much as the
bridge, and the Socialist is laughed at
for not admitting the justice of interest,
profit and rent on their value. A bridge
is public property. So are railroads,
telegraphs, or anything which performs
a public service, but they are turned
over toindividual ownership and allowed
to be used to crafty personal greed.
This is the great industrial evil.
This is where the Anarchist gets
swamped. AK one Should the gov
ernment assume control and ownership
Of factories, mines, water, gas. streets
and schools? They answer, no, aboli sh
the government; let these things be
managed by y"local autonomies." Thus
they make distinction between their
aautonomies" and the Socialists state"
when no difference exists. This is what
Fl meant, and what / said, friend
Gorsuch, when / gave my opinion that
Anarchists were becoming Socialists
Whenever the Anarchist is led astray
far enough to give an opinion as to
future industrial systems, he is MORALLY
sure to make general statement Of
State Socialism. Leaving local affairs
suppose we ask an Anarchist: Shall the
government assume control of railroads
and telegraphs? They still answer
Abolish the government. Then abolish
| the railroads and telegraphs, for "local
autonomles" are not adequate for all Of
-society's wants. Thus we see how abuses
! in government create a prejudice in
some minds, making them wish to
destroy thegood features of government
along with the bad Their zeal seems
to have erased from their minds the
faculty of discrimination. 9
One more point in IN. G. VS. letter
IF a totally different system be intro
duced, would there be as much to divide
among the laborers, admitted that il
would be divided equitably?" There
would be more. Give man chance
to raise corn and he will buy shoes
books and pianos; the makers of these
in turn would buy hats, clothing, paint
ings and carriages. Everybody woult
have all Of thasse and be contented. /
is rent5 profit and interest that preven
! lit now. as showed in my amazing
fgures.n ZESo.