The Labor enquirer., 1886-04-10
INCREASE OF THE ARMY.

The Tribune Republican, in its usual
puerile manner, when discussing tt e
great questions of the day, condemns
the course taken by Senators Bowen and
Teller in voting against the Logan army
bill. 1t is hardly credible, and yet it is
fact that this vehicle of Capltallstlc
thought makes the mistake, always made
by the few who possess money, when
speaking of the people. The people OF
Colorado are misrepresented, saws this
organ. Who are the people? My DEAR
purblind. infatuated hlrelings of Yenal
press. will YOU ever learn that the people
of a republic are its rank and file, and
not a few moneyed men and pretentious
aristocrats, until it is beaten into your
heads with club ?
The people of Colorado are thankful
to the senators named that thew helped
to kill the army bill, and that for many
reasons. Nothing is more disgusting to
a true republican or a true democrat
than the sight of an aristocratlc clique
of laced and starched officers ofan army
who are fed and clothed at the pubic
expense and who are menace to the
liberties of the people. A standing army
is a reflection on the patriotism of the
people, that should at all times be ready
to respond to the call of duty, if justly
governed. This country never need tear
the danger of foreign invasion ifthe love
of country is not crushed out OF its peo-
pie by the moneyed fe"-but, if the few
are determined to own all the country
they must also expect to defend ltin case
of attack, and not expect to receive the
aid of the peoples vote to raise an army.
BLACK Jack" will be remembered by
the people for his attempt to increase
the power of capital by purchasing the
aid of further mercenary bodies, and
they are very thankful that he showed
his hand before the slate for the next
presidential election is made up; he will
now expire to the tune. of "GoOd by
John"
The lea that Colorado, New Mexico
and Arizona need regular soldiers to
protect their citizens from Indian at
tscks may mislead some simple people
in the east, but all western men know
that fitv volunteers, who know the
countrv can do more than thousand
mercerary troops who care for nothing
more than drawing their paw and rations.
For the, sake of everything that is vener-
able dc not talk about increasing the
army for the purpose of fighting Indians
after the lamentable failure of fighting
the few Apaches twenty or thirty OF
them) down in New Mexico. 1t Is time
for the people to arise and protest against
the enormous expense connected with
sending regular troops to fight Indians,
when bodies of volunteers could be
raised Just when they are wanted, dis
charged as soon as the work is accom-
plished and all expense at once stopped.
Nine-tenths of the people of the coun-
try want no regular army and feel that
the West Point institution for breeding
and raising aristocratic officers should
be abolished, and the army dudes there
sent home to learn some honest calling.
They also feel that the eagerness with
which the money lords call on the army
when their privileges arein danger is a
menace to their liberties and a, threat to
the freedom of speech. The masses are
awaking and it is safe to say that every
politician and capitalistlc paper that ad-
yocates an increase of the army will be
marked aud condemned. 1t is all bosh
about the relative sizes Of the army at
an earlier day and now. Now, men can
be concentrated at "a given point in a few
hours where before it took days and
weeks. Soldiers can be sent from the
east to the west before so-called mob
can do much damage, as,witness Seattle
and numerous other places. The idea
that the sovereign states of this glorious
Union are not able to take care OF their