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The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
so God OF JacOb!O

In the house the chaplin's opening
prayer on Saturday, March 27, was as
follows: "Give ear, O God of Jacob,
and awaken US to see the danger which
threatens the civilized world in a Revo-
luton more tremendous than any his
tory tells of, in which the scenes of a
reign of terror may be enacted in every
capital of Europe and America. For
long years the few have mastered the
many because they have tools given to
them that they could use them but now
the many have learned the secret of Or
ganization, drill and dynamite. Rouse
the rich of the world to understand that
the time has come for grinding, selfish
monopoly to cease that corporations
may get souls in them with justice,
honor, conscience aud human kindness.
Teach the rich men of this country that
great fortunes are lent them by Thee for
other purposes than to build and decor
ate palaces, to found private collections
of art, to stock wine cellars, to keep rae
ing steeds and yachts, and to find better
company than hostlers, grooms and jock
eys, booksellers and book kmakers teach
them, Oh God, that it is Thee who has
given them power to get these fortune,
that it is to prove them, to know what is
in their hearts, whether they will keep
Thy commandments or no, and those
commandments are Thou shalt loye
the Lord thy God with all thy heart and
thy neighbor as thyself.' That if the
rich men of our land keep these COM
madments the poor will follow their ex-
ample, and we at least will be saved
from the days of tribulation that are fast
coming on all the world. Help US, On
God, and save us. Amen"
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
BELGIAN TROUBLES.

Since last weeks issue each days tel,
egraph has brought startling news from
the field of BeIgian's revolt. There have
been several collisions Eetween the work,
ingmen and the soldiers, and 10Th sides
have lost a great many from their ranks,
in killed and wounded. The working
men have made good fight; a heroic
fight, considering the inferiority of their
equipment for an open struggle. Late
advices are to the effect that the excite
ment has subsided and that there is no
likely to be any more open fighting at
present but the conditions upon which
p ace has been declared are not given
A telegram from Brussels, dated March
80, says: "Quiet has not only been re-
stored at Charleroi but the strikers are
generally returning to work. The only
locality where disturbances have in
creased is in the central coal mining
district"
Whatever may be the immediate
terms of the restoration of comparative
order in Belgium, the results of the
the struggles of the past two weeks will
be felt forever. The world has been
shown what oppressed man will do when
his load becomes too heavy for him to
bear; and the governments have learned
that their armies have lost the power to
over-awe an injured and indignant peo-
pie, though they may temporarily win
in an open contest.
Socialism, the light of Europe, is fast
gaining streng b, and not many years
will 60 by until it will sweep every
throne and tyrant from its pathway.
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in the matter. He would feel badly If
the barriers were thrown down and the
truths of Socialism allowed q full chance
to spread and it would not be long,
under such free conditions and with
millions of German Socialists already,
until Willie's occupation would be gone.
And that he would be wiling to shed
blood, as kings, emperors, presidents and
all tyrants shed it, by forcing the people
into war to uphold his unjust powers,
there can be no doubt. The only times
these fellows shed tn ir own blood is
when the disc very is made that they
have been standing oyer dynamite
bomb and-it has exploded.
William of Germany had as we'll make
up his mind that Socialism will sooner
or later pull him down from his despotic,
luxurious position to level with other
men, and that he will have to earn what
he gets. Bismarck has about come to
that conclusion, and he is only skirmish-
ing around now to find the best method
of surrender.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
Mammoth Show.

Buffalo Bill (Hon. W. F. Cody will
appear at the Academy of Music during
the week commencing March 5, and
Saturday matinee. The play is the
prairie Waif," and among other noted
characters will appear Hon. Buffalo
Bill,", Miss Lynia Denier, Buck Taylor
and julie Keen. A good play may be
expected. Admission, 25, 80 and rs
cents.
There will also be boxing and wrest-
ling benefit rendered 10 Jack Davis at
the Academy on this Saturday even
ing at which number of noted boxers
and wrestle rs will appear. Admission,
25 and so cents.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03

dermining all the better conditions of
labor. It matters not that they are Chi
nese or from any other country, or if
they descended from the Pilgrim Faith
ers of Plymouth Rock, it is all the same.
They are undermining the laborer's
condition and therefore must expect war
to the knife from all other laborers.
The demand of to-day is the elevation of
labor bv union; less hours and more in
come; and the Chinese must unite and
demand less hour and more pay or be
treated as an enemy by all united labor.
Why it is called Chinese question atall
is simply because there are more Chi
nese per ratio of the number in the
country who accept the lowest grade OF
wages than of anv other nationality.
The war of necessity has to begin on
those who put up with the lowest wages
no matter what country they are born
in. 1t is well settled opinion that t le
Chinese accept the yerv lowest wages of
any class of people in America. 1t
therefore follows that the most and
bloodest war will be waged against them
in this great labor struggle until they
organize and demand the wages that
other ORGANIZATIONS are demanding.
Congress is demanding protection for
the Chinese without once telling the
poor Cinnamon why all other laborers
are down on them. Congress is capi-
talistic institution and had much rather
put all other laborers into the degraded
condition of Chi" amen than to tell the
Cinnamon how they can elevate them
selves to the condition and respect of
other laborers. If the Chinese depend
on congress for protection they will
have hard time of it. The American
people have about as much respect for
the will of the congress of 1885 as our
forefathers hid for the continental con-
gress of 1776, and for the same reason
VIZ: because it does not represent the
will of the people. The truth is, the
will of congress is becoming miserably
dispised, and justly 80.
If the Chinese want protection they
must organize and take position that
will command the respect and support
of all other laborers. The position they
now hold simply makes them the best
tools of caoitaIism, to be used against
other la borers. This alone is why they
are despised and abused, and they will
appeal to congress and to their own
Fkingdom in vain if they do not change
their own condition or built the country.
When the Chinese are disposed of then
the war will turn upon whoever else &C
cepts the lowest wages and consequent
lowest condition of living. The Chi
nese will some day wake up to the fact
that resistless war is going on for the
elevation of labor. Experience enough
will get their eY es open.
C.S. GRIFFIN.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
FARCES.

No governmental board of arbitration
can make employers pay certain wages,
nor force laborers to accept them. If the
government should interfere in railroad
strikes, it can do so only by undertaking
the railroad business itself. This the
suffering public will demand in time,
after everything else fails. The chief
reason why private companies will not
paw good wages is that they desire large
dividends. With the government, this
objection will be removed, and that por,
ton of railroad revenues now used tc
pay dividends will revert to the people
in lower rates, and to railroad empl9yes
in higher wages.
The public must expect to suffer wher
it places an important public service
into private, irresponsible hands. W.
regard railroads as public institution
it is folly then to regard railroad prop
erty as private wealth subject to private
control.
During the great telegraph strike o
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'S3 it was plain that the officers of the
company were whipped, if crippling the
telegraph business could whip them,
But what did these public servants care
for the public welfare? Nothing; they
wished to sustain their dignity ; to stand
out on the aprinciple" that they must be
allowed to control their own property
The public submitted to the sacrifice to
this principle, like MARTYR. Yet the
principle was false. The pr>pertv be-
longed to the public, and the people
must suffer until they claim their own
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
LET HIM SHED.

Germany has law against the propa-
cation of Socialism in its territory. By
the provisions of this law liberal publi-
cations are suppressed and public meet
ings are broken up BY the police and
military. The German people are ad-
vancing, and are clamoring for the
abolition of law which forbids free
speech and free thought. The powers
of the government are combined to pro-
tect and continue the law, and the en-
peror has, by proxy, informed the reich
stag that he would regret profoundly
and grieve deeply if the prolongation OF
the anti Socialist law is refused" He
also says he would shed his blood (this
by proxy, too) in order to maintain the
law.
| mo one doubts Williams earnestness
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
CATO.

Wright assembly, No. 3714, held its
seventh and last monthly soclable at
McClelland hall, Tuesday, March 80
The occasion was most ENJOYABLE one,
and the attendance was large. Messrs
Serven, Levey, Hill, Higgins, Hosford
Craig, Roman and Klein took part in the
programme, and considerable real talent
was displayed. The programme con-
cluded with rattle of thirty eight la
dies leather belts and twelve whisp-
brooms to the holders of the lucky ad-
mission tickets. About fifty couples re-
mained to the dance, which commenced
at 10 o'clock and lasted until about 8,
and general good time was had.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03

THE jackanapes known as the Denver
city council refuse to receive petition
from the Trades Assembly, an organiza-
ton representing thousands of the city's
best people. 1t has come to pretty pass
when a gang of fward-workers are trusted
with the power to deny to American cit
izens the right 10 petition. The Trades
Assembly now has chance to show of
what kind of stuff it is made. %, They
should kaep the record of how each al
derman voted upon the motion to re-
ceive their petition
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
The New Day.

1
The great waves are sweeping on.
The winds of the future are blowing life
into the dry bones of the past. Rumb-
lings of distant storms are shaking old
institutions to their foundations. HUI
manity is awakening and men are learn
ing what to demand and how.
The present universal "stir" in the
world of economic thought has not its
counterpart in history.
People, to be sure, have rebelled, but
always against some individual tyrant,
or some local or specific bad law-only
to put new or modified tyrant in his
place or to make new law equally as
CALLING in another direction.
Men have fought for freedom-for
themselves, and sFraightway enslaved
others in their turn. Thev have died,
in all ages, to break the Grains of a
hated bondage, only to Eaye their chill.
dren shackled in some new form of
slavery.
Human beings have always been OBJ
jecting to being slaves, but have not
until the present century objected to
slavery itself. The Egyptians thought
they had right to freedom-not be-.
cause they were part of the human race,
but because they were peculiar aople
the chosen ones of God. Spartacus,
fleeing to the mountains with his
brother gladiators, made a grand effort
for personal freedom; but he never
thought of denying the right of slavery
to exist. He belle we'd, as did all the
world in that day, that slavery was an
essential accompaniment to civilization
only he did not want to be one cf the
slaves himself.
But in the light of the present age
the light that has already shown man he
must make the world what it should be,
instead of depending on some mysterious
being bevond the skies to bring about
justice miraculonsly, or to console his
abused favorites in vague and blissful
future heaven, men are beginning to
realize that the human race are one.
If slavery is bad for one, it is bad for
all; if it is wrong in great degree it is
no less wroug in a small degree. If one
tyrant is cruel and unjust, another ty-
rant will be no better. If one form of
authority works misery to the people,
another form is not likely to be an i'm
provement.
death to tyranny, and freedom for
all" is beginning to find an echo in the
hearts of the people of every nation.
Old systems and customs are losing
the sacredness once enveloping them,
and we are daring to question their USE
fulness. Even law, regularly passed
by duly elected lawmakers, does not
make wrong right, even in the eyes of
the common people. Legal robbery will
soon be recognized as robbery, pure and
simple, despite its red tape.
Working people are already, instead of
waiting for laws to be passed" by peo-
pie who have nothing IN common with
them, beginning to be their own laws.
jaw Gould's men are making laws, more
inexorable than any on the statute
books. A Knight of Labor boycott
needs no legal stamp to make it a tre-
mendour power.
The people-the peoples needs, the
peoples demands, as occasions arise,
will be the future law. One generation,
or one class, cannot in justice make laws
for another generation or class Natural
law with all barriers abolished, will be
sufficient for the future glorious free
society. LIZZIE M. SwANK.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03

NEW YORK, March 31.-To-morrow
the inside cloak operators, fnishers and
most of the cloak operators who are en-
ployed by the contractors will resume
work, the manufacturers having virtu.
ally acceded to their. demands. The
strike has lasted two weeks, about 1000
persons have been idle and the families
of manv of them have been brought close
to the starvation point. The manufac-
turers esti mate their losses at $4,000.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
MIR. PoWDERLY,s LETTER.

Few,documents issued have been ac-
corded the notoriety which was given
the secret circular of General Master
Workman PowderlY; presidents mes
sages have paled before it. Broth her
Powderly, however, is not to blame for
the noise which has been made over his
circular. 1t was "secre" circular, and
not intended to be scanned by the pub
lie; but some internal biack-leg violated
his obligation, his honor and his man
hood and gave it to the public press. If
uneartbed, the traitor should be stran-
gled.
But, since the circular became public
and has been discussed by the capitals
tic press, it is certainly in order for a
labor paper to say few words upon it.
Every sentiment contained in it is in
perfect accord with the doctrines of the
order of which Mr.. Powderly is the
head, and must also meet the approval
of every fair minded man outside the
folds of labor organization. I know also
that it contains sentiments which have
been held by Mr.. Powderly ever since
he has been active in the Knights of
Labor, and that nothing in it was the
result of hastv conclus ons Influenced by
present surroundings.
The claim made that the circular was
ill-timed, because of the great railroad d
strike then in progress under direction
of members of the order, is entitled to
consideration. Also that the reference
to the eight-hour movement anticipated
for the first of May was unnecessary and
not expedient at this time is posi-
ton we'll taken. But had the circular
been kept secret, as it was intended, lit
tie of the annoyance and trouble 1t has
and will occasion would have resulted !;
and Mr.. PowderlY, as said before, is not
responsible for its publicity.
The most unfortunate part of the mat
ter lies in the fact that the press which
has abused and slandered Brother Pow
derly and the order, has, since the circu-
lar became public, been covering him
with praise. This is evidence, to me at
any rate, that the enemies of labor are
pleased over something, and I call to
mind an expression I heard lately to
this effect: Find out what your enemy
wants you to do and then-don't do it.
Some loose-tongued folk are around
with the usual insinuation that "Pow-
derly has sold out" This is lie 1
know T. V. Powderly intimately and
well, and l pronounce the man who
breathes such an insinuation liar and
coward; and fit company for the fool
who saws Martin Irons was in collision
with the brokers to bull and bear rail-
road stocks. Both PowderlY and Irons
did what they considered their duties in
the premises and only fools think
otherwise; while only honest friends Of
these gentlemen and the cause they es-
pouse are fit to judge as to whether mis-,
takes have been made. If good man
makes mistake l can respect and honor
him, without endorsing the error; but I
am not competent to do even this unless
my mind is free from prejudice and I am
fully informed upon the subject
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Changed His Opinions.

For the Enquirer.
1876.
Reputable Citizen-Eh who are the
Socialists Oh, few crazy cranks-
Don't amount to much.
1880.
R. C.-Who are the Socialists? Why
lot of id scoundrels who talk o.
burning property, massacreing honest
folks in their beds and dividing up the
money of the rich. Dangerous, sir dan
gerous, and ought to be suppressed.
1886.
R. C.-Who are the Socialists Ny
dear sir, where have you been ? Why
everybody is talking about them. MIN
listers defend Socialism from their pull
pits. The newspapers and magazines
are full of it. The country is full of So
cialists, and they are increasing at
great rate. Many of their doctrines are
sound, sir, sound, and though I can't
subscribe to everything they say. yet |
am something of Socialist myself.
1890?
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
The Chinese Question.

For the ENQUIRER.
1t is hardly necessary to state thst
this question has been solved in the
minds of majority of the organized
laborers. The difficulty briefly stated is
simply this; The Chinese will not Or
ganize and demand the going wages of
the country. This is all there is of the
Chinese question. That they swarm in
filth and disease and cultivate bad
habits and morals is simply natural re-
suit of the starvation wages they put up
with. The same income would reduce
any other class of people to the same
condition. But other people could en-
dure to see them in their rat-lke, pest
hole condition and would peaceably risk
the contagion, if the rule of wages and
competition did not put all the low
liye:s in competition with all good livers
and operate to reduce all decent living
to the lowest grade.
The Chinese are living on less than
other laborers can or will endure, and
are consequently underbidding and un-
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
PRrneIl Rranch.

B. L. Pollock will address the Parnell
Branch of the Irish National League to-
morrow; subject, Home Rule" In
addition there will be the usual musical
and literary programme. A complete Or
chestra will discourse music. ALI are
invited to be present. Meets at Good
Templars' hall, 369 Lawrence street, Sun
dav afternoon.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
CARPENTERs

Carpenters Union, No. So, Of the Brother
mood of America. meets every saturday
evening at Euclid Hall. All good Carpenters
are invited to join.
JAMES D. MACDONALD, President.
THOMAS MUIRHEAD, Rec. Sec,
FRANK BAYER, State Organizer.
E. E. RICE, Cor. and Fin. Secetary,
% COlfaX avenue
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
TYPOGRAPHICAL,

Typographical Union, No. 40, meets on the
first Sunday Of each month in Police Court
ROOM, City Hall, al 2 O'Clock p. m.
o. L. SMALLWOOD, Rec and Cor. Sec'y-
w. H. MONTGOMERY, Fin. Sec.
Collier & Cleveland's office.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
PIASTERERs' uNToN

The Plasterers' Union, of Denver, meets
every Monday evening at 7:3O O'Clock, in St.
j osephs Temperance Hall, corner Fifteenth
and Stout streets.
HARRY COLE, President.
CHARLES M. McCABE, Secretary.
Address, 100 East 18th street.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
TRADES ASSEMBLY.

The Trades Assembly of Denver and Vfcfn-
ity meets on the second and fourth Sunday
OF each month, in Police court room, City
hail., at 2 o'clock. A. MENCHE, President.
T. HAMLIN, Secretary.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
TATT,ORS.

The Tailors' Protective Society of Denver
meets in Judge Jeffries' court room.
O'Clock p. M, on the first Monday OF each
month. FRED WEIDER, President.
L. HAMLlN, Sec, 29l 10Th street
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
IRON MOLDRRS.

lion Molders' Union. meets every second
and fourth Tuesday of each month at Reno
Hall Twenty-seventh and Holiday, at 7:30 p.
M J. ]. SMITH, Cor. Sec.,
l0l5 HOlladay atreet
The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-03
RRICR1,AYERQ

Brlckiayers' lnternatlona Union, No. l, OF
colorado, meets The second and fourth Mon
day evenings in each month, at No. 379 Lari-
mer street, Denver, Colorado
JAMES COOK, Secy. M. SULLIVAN,
1923 Blake Street President.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-31
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features of the Money and Stock
MnrkAtH

Tho Features Of the Money and Stool
Markets,
NEw YORK, Dec, SL-AOuey on call at 4lO per
cent, closing at 4Percent, Prime mercantile pape
CAT percent. Sterling exchange dull but stead!
aud unchanged,
GOVERNMENT loSps-wero dull aud steady,
BoNts Closed bI1; U. s Ss,. 1907; U s. 49,
q vs., i3Si 0ul.aua stS@pd l. w. g; aIsSS Il
Is, lOl; Tennessee u s'tllGmGnW, i0g4 do o. l02;
20 81, sOi Central Pacific tr'ts, ll6%; LelYer 4
40 Ghnde iilss, llyHi Denver & Rio GrandG
Western Ss SFsts, 1si Erie seconds; VIZ Missouri
Gina lists ll9i Nnthrrl Pacific seconds, 1854
northwestern cons0s, lAli Northwestern debont;
ures 5', 1851 ht. Louis y San francisco general
E MR9,r.hgs, liSA 81 Paul CoHsos lS3I ~ Pau,
g ant! bs; TexAi y Pacific Il q extra coupons,
7I1S; UniOn Pacific ltSIs, liGIS West Shore, iOi3t
SrATE loNDs-Dull and stcGdy.
RAILROAD BOSDs-AUiive; sales Il,6GJ,CO0.
sToCSs-7Ihe stock market showed Improve
III 'ut III the ringe OF prices and AMOUNT OF bust.
nesS dohe. The opening was generally Sttong the
Hlvant9, ranging from to per cent There
was active trading aud after IL slight decluOH Ia
early deAllugi the entire market bscamQ strong,
and uudc' the lead Ol Jersey euLIal and kichnOnd
4 West rOtut AdyRaCel materially during the hrsl
hour, The rise, except IN i0w Speci4l stocks,
"NNNA bgA1AN hlhh NuA q tlAGklNllHN lEAN W. NFpA
pllcG There was renewal OF tho buying IN the
afternoon Iud further prOsrCSS toward higher
prices was nGdc although on somewhOt reduced
buslatsL
Oscillations again caused q saRglng Of prices In
The lR hour ~ the market recovered In the last
fifteen minutes Rlt closed StiOpg W 4 shade under
tho hess prices Of tho day TIe urllve list, with
the except III OF Canada southern and Michigan
central Is higher this evening the most notable
gains being western unlUn 50 percent New Egg
land 2Is, Colorado Coal y, LaCkaWaan1 and Pacific
Nail ~.
Transactions Al Oi5 shares
STOCKS -U!Osed bid; Adams ExrrISS, 1877; AnGri.
eau Express, lTi tAuNdL onuIhera OK: Central
Pacific, lSt; CheSa cake Il Ohio ~; do lrsW PIE.
Ierr,d, 49, do seconds. ~, u, O., q. & /, az;
DUuYyr u Rio GApdc, IN; Eric, 3i1k; DO nTe,
erred. 73jS; Fort Wayne, lii; kdnSiS 4 Texas,
Nj IptO Eric & Western, IS; Lake Shore, OGIS;
4lrisvll'G Il Nashville. C61s; Louisville q! New
! bany & Cuiergo o.; Memphis & GRar GstOn, 50;
dlrrig u Central, VA; Missouri Pacific, l07IS;
SashvI IL u Chattanooga, 6GIS; New jersey Cen
fll, hES; Northern Pacific, IN; do preferred,
.Jbi Chicago 4 Northwest RI, llA1t; do preferred,
a!Hsi New i0rE Central, ll4N; OhlI& Mississippi,
va do preferred VIZ: Pacific Mall, 6IA; Pits
,u'gh, ~; Reading 8dIE; It. Louis & SGn Fran.
tcJ, SlA: do prrlerTel !, GilIi do lTst preferred
lE9; u. n. 4 ct, Paul, gO5S; Texas 4 FAcilC, |
"a Union Pacific on; United States Express, |
II W u l.. & L, l0Hi do preferred, SGk; Wells, |
'ATg0 E1pEekS, ~; Western Union, n,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-31

nav YOsR, Dec. 20, -1he market was very quiet
and RAldC from II dOlvg los Ol old ehgAs efHetla
there WA very little doing IN any OlA1 Ol goods
1hS cotton goods nAtkOi was very s1Ong,