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osophy underlying the industrisl and
social state of the world as it is to-day.
Judas lays down in very emphatic Ian
guage the principle of cost, which has
been followed by m ost of our writers on
political economy. That is what it will
fetch when well sold. Judas was good
representative of all those who would
get up rings, pools or corners in the
market, and whould have been boon
companion of. the bulls and bears in
Wall street. And he being treasurer of
the infant Christian society was also a
good type of our Christian philanthro-
phists who assist to get up a corner on
coal, wheat, oil or cotton, and then, un-
der the false plea of charity" say, "This
might have been sold for more than
three hundred pence and gwen to the
poor"
Ye rich church members, bankers,
money lenders, managers of railroads,
manipulators of bonds and stock
listen to your great prototype as he
moraIizes on tnis waste of precious per-
fume, which is wasting its odors on this
man" carpenter, this poor mechanic
but true representative man like unto
his brethren Athi is type ideal of human
ity, not as it was then and is now, but
as it shall be when the race is fully de-
veloped and true manhood shall stand
as the image and representative of all
that is good and true and beautiful on
earth. And woman, mans complement,
glorIfving and pouring upon him all the
ardor of her love and fragrance until
every house and home shall be filled
with the odor of the ointment.
Oh, We sordld souls whose hearts have
bee shriveled and starved by the love of
gold until We can see nothing good in
man, nothing worthy of this waste; We
true successors of this fallen apostle who
could see nothing but waste; wait mo-
ment and listen to the verdict of Chris
TIA lty as expounded by John: This
Re said not that he cared for the poor
| but because he was thief and had the
bag, and bore what was put therein
You name it ''charity;;" Christianity
says that it is thievery. You call it car
ing for the poor; John saws the plea is
false and brands it robbery.
Christianity is the true interpreter of
motives The man that corners the
market, robs the poor, and is thief be,
fore high heaven; it raises your masks
exposes your tire inwardness. smells
your rottenness however much you may
adorn the exterior by such terms at
waste, upon the leet of a pooNCarpentel
by great, full and loving heart.
Cost is your market value when al
your ingenuity has been taxed to its ut
most by cornering the market, to ra.st
the price and increase the cost to Wha
it will fetch YOU corner a hungry
stomach and raise the price of the las
loaf; get J corner on oil when dark
nights set in; put up the price of shoes
in wet weather; raise the price o
blankets when the thermometer regis
ter5 twenty degrees below zero; anC
advance the price of coal when persol
would feel comfortable in sheOl.
The bible says: "He that withhold
eth corn, the poor shall curse hum" |
might haYe been sold tor more, etc.
THOMAS YGUNG.
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ocaon With its mass Of animate and in

| ocean with its mass OF animate ana ln-
animate matter ? Labor.
sIn short, who are they that have
built the press. and impresses upon the
surface of paper the sentiments and
Thoughts of the man being7 l fancy 1
| hear some one say that genius has done
ali this. Granted. What is genius? Is
it not the application of the faculties OF
man to matterP True. Then, being the
application of the faculties of man to
matter, surely no one would bsso insane
as to consider or entertain the idea tina
they had right to pervert those facul-
ties, and make them instruments OF bar
barism in the shape of the most despot-
ical principles of oppression in order to
subserve their greedy appetite for pelf
Let me say right here that there is no
middle choice. ItImust be either the
man or the selfish instincts of the brute.
1t must be either the desire to promote
the ends of Justice, or the devil takes a
leln upon the souls of men by seeking to
subserve their own ends regardless OF
the personal rights and feelings OF
others.
"Let me add also that the man or
woman who holds dollars and cents par
amount to the promotion of justice, are
exactly in the same whirlpool as jay
Gould and his ilk. Hence it will be ap-
parent that the question of wages ls
not of so much Importance as that which
robs labor of its results-that is COM
prised in the vast machinery OF taxation,
rent, profit and usury, and If no effort ls
made to abolish these infamous ways OF
plunder by the workers, why then there
can only be one verdict, into the GRIM
inal vortex they must 60 and no mistake
about it. Increase of wages will not
better their condition. 1t Is the methods
of robbery and jobbery that must be
abolished For these enter into the cost
of everything eaten. drank or worn
Destroy monopoly and greed, then the
fetters will fall from the limbs O.
shackled labor, and not before"
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In the motion for new trial for the
Chicago Anarchists an affidavit was
offered to prove 'ha, Jurymen Denker
had expressed an opinion previous to
the trial. Impossible, says Mr.. Grinnell
in great surprise, here is an affidavit
from Mr.. Delker himself to show that
he never made the statement. As the
prosecution and jury have monopoly
of virtue, the last affidavit is conclusive.
H W auda1ious the lower classes will be
occasionally
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AMERICAN sEAMEN, TAKE NOTICE

The Coast Seamen's Union is the
Backbone of the Pacific Coast Labor
Movement. Capital has subscribed
large sums to break it up and threatens
to import men from the east and abroad
there are on the Pacific Coast now three
men for every place. Winter is coming
On and soon thousands will be out of work.
Therefore keep away from San Fran
CISCO. The COAST SEAMEN's UNION,
July l, 1886. $500 strong.
BURNETT-G. HASKELL, Chairman Adyis.
orY Committee, 5l33 East Street, San
Francisco, California.
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The CnIcAgo Tribune rails against
Henry George considerably. Yet tue
Tribune enjoys more favorable lease
under Henry Georges theory, and paws
less rent than It's neIghbOr6. The Tri-
bune building stands upon land owned
by the county, the rents going in the
school fund instead Of lazy landlords
The rent l8 but seven per cent OF the
valuation, while other rents are much
rnOlp
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PROHIBITION TICKET.
State Ticket.

For CONGRESS MURRAY.
For GOVERNOR W. H. FISHBACK.
FoR LIEUTENANT-G GOVERNOR R-JOHN A.
ELLET.
For SECRETARY OF STATE-THOMAS
E. BLISS
For AUDITOR OF WARREN R.
FOWLER.
For TREAsURER-WILLIAM G.. STO-
YER.
For ATTORNEY ,GENERAL-A. w. BRA,
ZEE.
FoR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHooLs-A.
B. COPELAND.
For REGENTS oE STATE UNIVERSITY
(Long Term)-J. A. MAXWELL, J. P.
RALSTlN; (Short Term. HARVEY
LINDSLEY.
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County TicLet-

FoR STATE SENAToRs-W. A. BURR
A. s. PETIT.
FoR REPRESENTATIVES, G. SMITH
JOHN 1. RLOCK, &. O. SHOVE, J. NJ
MURPHY, S. W.SPRAGUE, GEORGE
s. WEIGH, JAMES LIGHT, ARNOLD
SCHIMIKY.
For COUNTY JUDGE-JOHN HIPP.
For COUNTY COMMISSIONERS s-JOHN A.
LENNON, FRANCIS SHAW.
For JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. HLEI.
PER.
For CoNsTABLE-BURR JENNINGS
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"WHAT is the feeling ig Leadville
towards the condemned Anarchists ?"
was asked Of an old resident and work
ingman Of that town, recently in Denver
Il know the feeling of miners and labor
ing men Of that place quite we'll and as
sure you that the Anarchists are warmly
and openly sYmpathized with by the
workIngmen there. We do not approve
of dynamite until peaceful means fail,
but in Leadville the workingmen recog-
nize the fact that the Anarchists are
fighting the common enemy of all who
labor, and knowing and realizing this,
they sYmpathize with the men in Chi
cagO."
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The Bible and Corners"

For the Enquirer.
DENVER, Oct. 9.-"For it might have
been sold for more than three hundred
pence, and given to the poor. Judas.
This he said not that he cared for
the poor, but because he was thief and
had the bag; and bore what was put
erein."-John.
In these two quotations from the New
Testament we see very much of the phil
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THE MARTYRDOM OF MAN.
BY DYER D. LUM.

Mans outstretched hands which oft with
want have striven,
And feet toilworn on serfdoms treadmiQ
round
In irksome toll which ne'er resting
found,
By iron nails have been for ages riven
On Labor's Cross, a spectacle to heaven
Yet midst Mans Passion selfish joys
abound,
And Mammons halls with revelry re-
Where Poverty alone is unforgiven.
This Cross is old with age, the nails with
rust,
The lock of ages crumbles at Its feet.
So! from this moeking crown each bloody
thorn
Transforms to steel which eager hands ad-
just
With ardent zeal in serried ranks to greet
Humanity's bright resurrection morn
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NOTWITHSTANDING the pressure brought
to bear upon him during the past few
DAY S, Joe Murray has, with a decision
characteristic OF the man, refused to sac
rhce the principles which he believes
in, and the advocacy of winch has place
him, as an hDnored man, far above the
ordinary candidate
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The Three Deprees

When a man takes a loaf of bread
there's no appealing can make it any
thing but simple stealing.
when some fat bank becomes the aim
OF thieves assaulting, and loaded down
the cashier 8 kips, then it's defaulting.
But when higher genuine comes to
do the shearing, and Yanks railroad or
mine, it's fnaneiering.
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TACOMA LETTER
Indictments Against Ten of the Labor
tngmen-Rifle Practice Among
the Boys.

TACOMA Oct. The grand jury at
this place has indicted eleven of our cit
liens for conspiring against certain Chi,
nese tina used to reside in our midst but
who suddenly departed, never more to
return, one bright November day. The
names of those indicted are:
R. J. WEIsBACH,
NJ. KAUFMAN,
H A. STEVENS,
JOHN FORBES,
j. RALPH,
E. G. BACON,
JOHN. .CoMMERFoRD,
GEORGE EPPERsON,
JAMES WICKERsHAM,
DoLPH HANNAH,
A. U. MILLS.
Why these men were chosen bv the
Jury from the twenty seven formerly
indicted remains Xplained. From a
technical blunder in the former indiCt
ments they we're Quashed at the last
term of court. The trial was postponed
till next February.
The International Rifle club is pros
pering finely. 1t was organized about
the middle of last Arril. will give
you brief sketch of the form Of organi-
zation as think some such club should
be organized in each locality for several
reasons.
First. 1t is good exercise and 8 a
means of recreation has no sup rior
Second. | believe that every laborer
should own rife and know how to use
it, and become a professional expert and
dead shot. As the dudes are praCtcing,
why not we?
Third. | think it is far slp4rior to
the ballot when the police are unlaw-
fully breaking up Deaceable assem-
blage Of citizens with murder IN their
hearts and Winchester rifles in their
hands.
Any party wishing to joiI our rifle
club requests member to present his
name, and tWo-4hirds majority elects.
Before he can become member, after
being accepted, he must purchase rifle,
IS Calibre, not less than seventy grains.
A regular shooting match is held quar-
terly in which all the club participates,
and the ten best records made consti-
tutes the team for the next quarter in
the contests with other clubs, etc. This
induces healthy rivalry and the mem
ber5 Will practice regularly. In order to
get on the team each member is sup
posed to put up any amount from 10
cents to 81 in pool once a month and
the best record takes 1t. Outside of the
team this is not obligatory, however.
Each member is supposed to own 1000
rounds of cartridges and set of reload
ing tools.
The object of the club is to afford a
harmless amusement to its members
and allow them for short intervals to
break loose from the wage-slave bonds.
We buy our guns bv the dozen and get
them at wholesale rates.
There is another clu3 at Old Tacoma,
or properly the First ward of Tacoma.
1t was organized shortly after ours and
they are making good progress. Every
thing is quiet here now. When we
want meeting we have one, and when
we want to say anything we say 1t. The
police have never interfered with US and
| don't think that they want to.
WILLIAM CHRISTIE.
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GHE monopoly Ot eastern coat mines
is tue most glazing outrage ever perpe
trateG. Even The capltallstlc press con
demn it. With railroads and the mines
at the service of the people, anthracite
coal could be sent to anY point in this
country for $3.50 TO 50 per ton; $6 to IS
is vile robbery.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-10-16

The Chicago Times has great .especl
for monopoly. If four 100000 acres of
coal area are all involved IN the pool
We must get coal from Nova Scotia. TINS
respect for ownership u sunshine Is ex'
actiy like that Formerly fel. for owner.
ship III men.
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THE Chicago News thinks that anyone
looking at August Spies as he made his
speech would easily conceive what an
influence he might have on mass of
"exasperated" men. He would perhaps
not influence fat, sleek, contented men,
as the News and other papers claim are
the results Of our pre- sent system, and
which now fill tnis happy land. Why
were the men whom Spies perverted IN
an "exssperated" condition Because
they were wronged and starved by in
dustrial evils. When an eloquent man
sees mass of starving people he must
restrain himself lest he rouse them to
violence and thus beco ,:e, himself, the
sole cause Of the violence.
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CARPENTERS.

Carpenters Union, No. IS, of the Brother
mood of America, meets every Saturday
evening at Euclid Hall. All good Carpenters
E. G. WALLACE, President
T. R. LARIMER, Rec. Sec.,
A. E. GILMAN, Cor. Sec.
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PLASTERERS' LINTON

The Plasterers Union, of Denver, meet
every Monday evening at 7:3O o'clock in ST
oseph's temperance Hall, corner Fifteenth
and Stout streets.
HARRY COLE, President
CHARLES NJ. McCABE, Secretary.
Address, lG0 East 18th street.
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BRICKLAYERs.

6rlcKiayers' 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, Sec'y. NJ. SULLIVAN,
lOZo blake Street President.
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FEDERATED TRAOES

III IHeSatdquarters of the Representative COun-
Gil OF the Federated Trades and Labor Organ
lzatlons aI o Of the Pacific coast, is at Huddy's
nall, 9O9R Mark ct, San Francisco, California
FRANK RONEY, President
Z. d. MCKINLEY, Cor. Sec,
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IRON MOLDERG-

lion Molders' Union, meets every second
ana fourth Tuesday of each month at Reno
HAIL TWenty-seventh and Holiday, at 7:3O p.
IN. j. ]. SMITH, Cor Sec,
10l5 Holladay street
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TAIIORS.

The Tailors' Protective Society," Of Denver
meets in Judge Jetfries court ROOM a
O'Clock p. M, on the first Monday of each b
month. D. ]. MORAN, President.
T. HAMLIN, Secretary.
Room So Skinner Block
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The celebrated stiff Hats from the
Cooperative Hat company just received
at Ciayton's.
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BRICK MOULDERs' & Settlers UNION.
Meets every Thursday evening at 557 Down
Ing avenue, at o'clock. p1l-l-36
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Use Wilhelm's Nasaline for Catarrh,
Hay Fever and Colds. Drug stores; SOC.
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Meeting of Merchants.

GALVESTON, Tex. March ia special
10 the News, from Dallas, says: "a meeting
Of the members of the Merchants Exchange
hss been called for this morning to pass
action upon the strike. The fact that the
commercial interests Of the city are suffer-
ing, strongly forshadows the action to be
taken. U. S. Marshal Cabel and six depu-
ties started West to day to make further ar
rests. Tho Knights have retained able coun-
Sci to defend the five prisoners now in Gus
lndy for contempt Of court. There is no
change in the situation at Sherman and
Texarkana. Ono freight train left Texar-
kama yesterday, over tho Continental
division. AT Denison the four local assem-
b'ies Of Knights of Labor attended eli.
zens' mass meeting in body, and voted
with the citizens in adopting resolutions de-
p.oriug The present difficulties, and pledgirg
their hearty cooperation with tho legal au-
thoriiics in preserving order.
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Kniphts of Labor Fined,

GALVESTON, Tex, March ia special
to the Ners from Waco says: "Great inter-
est was exhibited about the court room yes.
terday during the progress Of the trial of
James Murray and james A. Anthony, two
Knights of Labor, who were arrested on
the 18Th instant, on q charge Of malicious
mischief, in disabling q freight locomotive
on The Missouri Pacific road. The engine
was pulling the last freight train which
reached this point from Fort Worth. The
locomotive was killed in tho presence of
several persons near tho depot. The
Knights watched the progress of the trial
with the keenest interest, and when the jury
entered and the foreman read the verdict,
guilty as charged the Knight exhibited
surprise. The punishment was assessed at
fine of 500 each. Counsel for the knights
has been instructed to move for a new trial,
and if this is refused, to appeal the case.
The Knights claim that inasmuch as no per-
manent injury was done to property, the
offence does not come under the statute.
Citizens outside OF The circle Of Knights ap-
prove the verdict, not that they desire these
particular Knights to be punished, but as q
wholesome precedent indicating the pur-
pose of the authorities 10 punish offences
under the State law.
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Suit Against Knights of Labor.

PALESTINE, Tex, Mar 17.-In the District
Court yesterday, the Missouri Pacific Rail
road Company filed petition in suit
against 104 members of the Knights OF La
Dor organization in this place, alleging that
the men named in the petition, together
with about 100 more, had conspired together
and were acting in concert to prevent the
running Of trains over the International and
Great Northern road, and the proper work
ing and management of the railroad shops.
1t was also stated in the petition that said
men were not employees of the railroad
company, but we're trespass ,rs who assem-
bled in large numbers on the premises OF
the company, and by dint ofpersuasion and
intimation prevented those in the employ OF
the company from discharging their duties,
and that BY their interference, traspassing
etc., the company had been damaged in the
sum of 800 900. The petition closed with
prayer for an Injunction against the men
which was granted by Hon. +. A. Williams,
district Judge, in chambers, and writs of in
junction were at once Issued and placed in
the hands Of The sheriff, who is now serving
them.
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NOT SUSTAINED The demands of the
Atlanta Typographical Union against tie
Constitution. which for four years has been
non.union office, were not sustained byi.,
appeal to the Knights OF Labor, which pro.
posed arbitration. The union demand,d
that The Office adopt union rules: that Tia
foreman be discharged, and replaced bv =,
foreman selected Ivy the union, with GIl
power TO discharge and 'employ men: an
advance OF wages: no further advance To- b..
asked for twelve months, and none I'm,
union printers to be employed The d.,
mand to discharge the foremen was rci,c.
ted; the assertion was made that the olIir.
paid higher wages than any Office in the
city, and ten per cent. more than the even
ing papers; the office rules are fair, horu,,
and acceptable; is present force is hon. i
and faithful, and it could not force them n
join the union.
The Committee of the Knights of l.ahor
agreed with the Constitution The Coq>.j.
tuition will hold It's present prices and IT,,
own rules. The Brotherhood Of Locomr.
tives Engineers, in a letter to the Coastr,
ton, refused to assist in the boycott when
requested to do So
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NEWS OF THEDAY.

There was heavy snow storm in Eng
land yesterday.
Major General Pope, with headquarters
in the saddle, has been retired.
Large gold shipments to Europe were
made from New York yesterday.
The Senate yesterday passed the House
bill increasing from IS to Sl2 month the
pension of soldiers widows.
The House of Representatives yesterday
passed the bill closing up the business ofthe
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims.
Charges Of violating the civil service law
in appointments in the Baltimore postoflice
have been preferred against. postmaster
Veazoy.
1t is officially announced from Rome that
Archbishop Gibbons and other church dig
nitaries will be made cardinals at the April
consistory. I.
Vice President Potter, OF tho Burlington
and Missouri railway, was telegraphed by
the striking Knights OF Labor that the
Knights on the Burlington would strike il
his road did not stop doing business with the
Missouri Pacific. Mr.. Potter's reply 10 the
telegram was short, but pointed, it being
Strike"
Hon. Jefferson Davis has accepted an in.
vitation to deliver an address in Montsom-
cry, Ala, in May, for the benefit of II Con
federate charity. The papers there arc
already agitating The question OF securing a
building 10 accommodate the great crowd
which it is expected will desire to hear Mr..
Davis. A cotton warehouse, capable OF
comfortably seating 5000 people, will prob
ably be secured.
A bill was introduced in the House yes.
terday by Mr. Springer, of Illinois, to run m
avenue from the Capitol to the Washington
Monument; in other words, as Mr.. Springer
puts it, ito rival in Washington the beauti-
full Champs Elysees of Paris. The new
avenue is to be tho Same width as Pennsyl-
vania avenue. There is to be carriage
way, with bride path and sidewalk on
either side, after the manner of Rotten Row,
Hyde Park, London. Thore is TO be n row
of trees on either side of the carragewny
and on either side of the avenue.
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designations.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Mar. 17.-Directly
pon the accession of President Cleveland's
administration Governor Murray signifed
through Judge Harlan, that his resignation
was at the disposal OF The President when
ever desired. Yesterday he received tele.
gram from Secretary Lamar that his resig.
nation was desired Governor Murray
promptly replied, saying that his resigna-
ton would be handed to the President by
R. n. Baskin, the delegate chosen by the
non Mormons 10 proceed to Washington 10
represent their interests. Mr.. Baskin will
proceed to Washington Immediately.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-Ezra w. Clark,
Chief Of the Revenue Marine Division Of the
Treasury Department, has voluntarily ten.
dered his resignation, in order to engage in
private business in New York city. 1t is to
take effect at once
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knights of Labor Discharged.

CHICAGO, Mar. IA special from Detroit,
Mich, says that 25 employees ofthe Eureka
Iron Works ut Wyandntte, who had recent
ly joined the knights Of Labor, were dis
charged Yesterday. On asking for an ex-
PLANTATION they were informed that it was
against tho policy of the company to employ
members of a labor organization. A dele
CATION from the discharged men waited upon
President Muir, who informed them that
they would bo taken back only on condition
that they leave The Knights of Labor. This
condition the men say they will not comply
with, and protraGted strike is imminent.
The matter will he laid before the district
assembly of tho Knights of Labor. Much
feeling is manifested by local knights and it
is probable The Wyandotte branch will be
assisted in making stubborn fight.