The Labor enquirer., 1886-07-24

'fessional politicians and the large mer-
chants. the dudes and society people, as
d rule for the loyal citizens ticket, ann
all the balance for the peoples ticket
i. 8. the ordinary merchant, the mae
pendent, fair-minded citizen and the
producing people.
There was no scratching OF conse-
quence, not more than q half dozen'
which showed that the issues were
strongly made between the politicians
and capitalism, and the people.
y The workingmen take their VIC
tory calmly. The others act as If they
had lied and been told on.
The candidate for chief ofpolice on
the loyalist ticket was Colonel Scott, who
was assistant provost marshal during the
reign of martial law here, last February.
The peoples party candidate was Will
liam Murphy, whoWas imprisoned un-
der that same martial law. The question
as to which was right, i. 9. martial law
or its victims. was here plainly put and
the decision was given by a. large ma,
jority in favor of William Murphy. The
same issue was decided between the can
didates for city attorney, and with a sttll
stronger telling effect. Y
So let it go out that majority, of the
=.
people of Seattle have decided by their
votes that our public disturbers were
those who set up martial law, lmprisoned d
innocent citizens, brutallv shot down in
cold blood spectators in our streets, and
then charge riot upon their helpless vic
Tins.
Will not this induce our congress to
rebuke the f1agrant violation of the con-
stitution in inst tituting military despot-
ism here and allowing general of the
army to take peaceable citizens to mill
itary prison.. and on no charge whatever,
but from the dictates of tyrant will ?
If not where will it end
Thank you for your kind notice of our
Puget Sound Cooperative Colony. 1t is
making fine progress in increase of
members and its subscription list, from
many of the states of the Union. Co..
operation is the great ho Je of the future
and its present rapid growth and the
spreading knowledge and appreciation
of its wonderful powers and advantages
will in the near future create anxiety
among capitalists, for more than all
other growths will it rapidly give labor
the power to dictate on equal terms with
capital and show capitalism by glance
how weak and impotent it Is with labor
standing alone, able at any time to per-
manently withdraw, or to return only
upon just and equitable grounds. The
majority of capital now in existence is
only nominal, existing only in the
power it holds over labor, and in its ex,
actions from labor.
Jay Gould would willingly sell hit
whole railroad system to an ordinary co
operative enterprise for comparatively
small sum, and that on time, if labor
was now prepared to permanently with
draw from him. So it can readily be
seen that wealth is not with the capital.
list but with labor which has only to re-
tain control Of iwhat labor now possesses
in order to turn the scale of fortune in
labor's favor. What will make labor
practically independent more rapidly
than by becoming its own master by CO.
operation? This factis rapidly becoming
understood and cooperative enterprises
are starting up everywhere. This viii
do away with the necessity of strikes
check lockouts and brd defiance to the
neglect of congress. 1t is to industria
laws that we should turn our attention
more than congressional, because there
is infinitely more to be gained in
the proper appliance of inl ustrial sys
TENS, than all else. The sooner work
ingmen realize this fact the faster will
be their progress and they will then dis
arm the detective thugs, brutal militia
men and corporate tyrants.
Yours in great haste,
GEORGE VENABLE SMITH.