The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-07
DENVER COLORADO, SATURDAY. AUGUST 1885, .| I.s

| sensible speecneS were maze Dy Incl
who were apparently men that toll at
hard word as they used no highhown
language, but confined themselves to
telling their views on the labor question
in plain. easily understood manner
They were listoned to very attentivelv
by the crowd of 500 or 600 men who
filed the hall. The interest manifested
by the audience indicates"
"Stopp cried the editor. 1--WE DOM
have any use for that style of reporting
on the Shylock's own"
"But the SUI iect is a very common
place one and it is not possible to make
it appear very interesting unless l cal
on my imagination and ignore the strict
line of fact" explained the. reporter.
Facts be d-dw was the editorial re-
ply: ''What business have We with the
line of fact when dealing with these
mudsills? Have you not sense enough
to know that they will support US any
how, and as Major Bnllion says we can't
afford to take much notice of those cat
tie ; for if we did they would imagine
themselves of more consequence than
the better classes. If you desire to re-
main on this paper would advise you
to report meetings such as that in this
manner" and the editor taking a sheet
of paper wrote, "The Knights of Labor
held meeting at an obscure uptown
hall last night, and, Notwithstanding the
fact that it had been advertised for two
weeks, they succeeded in getting but a
corpOral's guard to the meeting, which
was addressed by several men who never
did days work IN their lives. The
crowd was composed of roughs, hood
Iums and dynamiters. The police were
on hand as trouble was feared, but the
presence of the guardians of law and
order prevented serious outbreak"
This" continued the editor, ''is the
style best suited to great metropolitan
dailies, and as hintei to you before, is
the only style We allow. So you will
please, Mr.. Faber, guide your pen in
this direction in the future"
II have here" said the reporter in a
meek and humble tone, "a quat .er-col-
unn report of sermon by Rev. Mr..
Goodwill, on The Tendency to Make
the Ricn Man Richer and the Poor"
1T won't do, Mr.. F4ber, it won't do"
broke in the editor. 1--WE can't spare
the space and it is, l dare saw, written in
the same vein as that K. of l.. meeting
report of yours, so you will please put
that also in the waste basket"
Il have, according to your instruc
tions, got full report of the prize fight
which took place last night between
Slugem and Tuf," said the reporter
but as space is so limited, as you say, it
will have to lay over as it is a two,col-
umn report"
Plenty of room, plenty of room,"
broke in the editor "a great metropo d.
itau daily always has space for reports
of this kind, as they are the kind, as
Major Bullion says, to keep the people
from the error of this rich getting richer
and poor getting poorer cry, which
those cranks are getting up. Mr.. Faber,
when YOU have had the experience that
l have had in journals II you may ap
preciate the great dlty devolving upon
the great daily press, in the way OF
forming the opinions of the common
herd. who rely on such as l for an
opinion that is an oplnlon;" and the
editor smiled the smile of the man who
has monopoly in ready-made opinions
and big sale for them.
And now, Mr.. Faber," said the editor,
II hope you will develop the proper
style for this paper; and, by the way,
don't forget the dog fight to night and
the democratic convention morrow
column each" ). ). Z.