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hardly necessary to state that the
Roman Catholic religion is the
moral elevator which raises the
Mexicans up to the bull-6ghting
plane. Mexico is the land of
greasy priests and bull fights. The
priests encourage the brutal prac-
tice. as it keeps their dupes in that
state of moral and intellectual
darkness which makes them fit
victims for the plundering, priestly
parasites. A socialist would be
hanged or dirked to death if the
priests of Old Mexico caught him
preaching his doctrine in the land
of mass" poems, bull fights and
greasy priests.
The Labor enquirer., 1888-04-07

Ar the international council of
women, held recently at Washing
ton, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
made the opening speech, in the
course of which she discussed the
tendency Of the politicians and So
called leaders of thought to dis
courage the advance of women
towards equality with men, and
how obstacles are thrown in the
way of those who labor to elevate
women to a position equal to men
in the affairs of life; how laws
are framed to govern women while
they are allowed no voice in the
making of them, etc. In conclud-
ing her address Mrs. Stanton used
these remarkable words: "lf our
Saxon fathers do not give women
the rights they demand they will
strike hands with the labor unions,
anarchists and socialists" The
women, the labor unions, the So
cialists and anarchists would make
a combination strong enough in
physical and moral greatness to
conquer the world. When such a
combination is formed brighter
and better times will dawn.
The Labor enquirer., 1888-04-07
The Railroad Strike.

WASHINGTON, April Am east
ern railroad man claims to know
that the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy road has just purchased
in the east and sent to Chicago
1000 Winchester rifles, 100000
rounds of ammunition and 1000
pistols.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The
house commerce committee has
ordered a favorable report on the
resolution to provide for a con-
gressional committee of inquiry
into the engineers strike in the
west.
The committee is directed to 60
to the scene of the strike, call for
witnesses and papers. and inves-
tigate and ascertain what is neces-
sary in the way of legislation to
protect interstate commerce.
The Labor enquirer., 1888-04-07
144 Hours urs-Go.As.You.Please.

At the Mammoth rink, on April
8, commences the great six days
go-as-you-please race. The man
who covers $50 miles soonest wins
the first prize-S5oo. Some Of
the fastest walkers in this country
are entered, George D. Monroe,
the Scottish champion; Bobby
Vint, winner of the O'Leary belt
and $1,000 at Madison square gar
den; Daniel ]. Herty. of Boston,
champion of the eastern states;
Frank Hart, the colored ex-cham-
pion, long-distance pedertrian Of
the world; Antoine Strokle, the
Michigan champion who has be-
fore walked in Denver and who is
the owner of a fast record; VIM.
Nolan, the Pittsburg letter carrier,
all these are men with worldwide
records.
The local entries are Will A.
Smith, who, by the way, is an out
spoken believer in socialism, and
but recently made fine record as
a fast walker at Kansas City; w.
P. Stanton, whose record for a ten
mile run is the best in Colorado;
H. o. Messier., who has coed
local record; G. w. Roberts, and
VIM. Buchanan. a Champa street
butcher who proposes to take mol
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number who were doing battle
with the common enemy.

"AS "S 0
with the common enemy.
AS there are various reasons
why the engineers have fallen SO
are there various reasons to be
thankful for that failure. In the
first place it will compel labor to
stop and seriously ponder over
the why and wherefore of the de-
feat of what was but a short time
since rated as the most perfectly
organized class of workingmen in
the world. When men realize that
a trade union which had reached
that point of perfection that it was
deemed almost invincible. and yet
was so easily overcome in a trial
of strength with a single corpora
tion-when men, when we all,
realize this-then it seems we
must certainly conclud that a
trade anion. no matter how
perfectly it may be built
up, cannot cope with the
difficulties nor solve the problem
of our industrial complications
which are growing more tangled
and threatening as each year
proves. If the defeat of the en-
gineers will teach us all that the
man who is out of work and hun
cry, cares nothing about the man
ner in which he secures work, lie
bread, and that his love of union
principles" goes to the dogs ac'
cor ding as he gets hungry, then
this defeat of the engineers has
been in reality victory. If, tc
but it in a nutshell. this defeat will
teach US all that the trade union
cannot possibly solve the indus.
trial problem, then may we all
give thanks.
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The boycott on all Q cars has
been raised and the engineers on
all the other roads will haul Bur-
lington freight as of yore. The
fight will be kept up against the
Burlington and Mr.. Arthur ex-
poets to knock the latter road
silly by giving it RATS of business
all at once. This scheme is
something like the one invented
by the fellow who tried to kill a
Boston man by feeding him on
baked beans. Great head, Mr..
Arthur, great head.
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Do You Want

Boots or shoes2 Of course you
do. Do you want reliable goods
at bottom hgures7 Of course you
do. You want to know where
to find all these? AtCross' stores
one at 1852 Larimer street and
another at I548 Lawrence street.
where you can get boots and
shoes at bottom prices Don't
let this fade from your memory.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

Those OF our subscribers who receive their
papers with their address printed on the mar
gin will please notice the date aitef tue name
pald nm. For Instance: "John Smith el-
means that Mr.. smith has paid 10 september
4. iss7. and on that date his subscription De-
comes again due. n not renewed promptly
the paper will be stopped without urtner
notice. II the date does not correspond WIN
your receipt please notify US at once and
have the error corrected. II you fall 70 re-
ceiye your paper mall complaints at once 70
this ONCE and 10 your local postmaster.
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WXas II q Fair Trial2O

IAN Appeal to the Governor of
Illinois by Gen. M. M. Trumbull,
in behalf of the Condemned An
archists."
This work, twenty-page PAM
phlet, on the trial and the rascally
and murderous rulings of the
court, can be had at the following
prices:
Per copy, 10 cents; in quantities
of ten, Is cents.
Address: Lucy E. Parsons, 785
Milwaukee Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
The Labor enquirer., 1888-04-07

Ar a bull fight on Sunday near
the City of Mexico a fire broke
out near the amphitheatre and
eighteen persons were burned or
gored to death by the infuriated
bulls. The dispatch states that
the bull fight took place after
mass" on Easter Sunday. 1t is
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Entered at the Denver postofnce ~ second.
class matter.

In the whole line of advertise
ments, from soap to imported
bulls, in Fridays railroad jubilee
parade none spoke more truth in
few words than the banner car
ried at the head of the real estate
shark delegation. 1t read; 1--WE
Own the Town"
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"THE GENERAL SENTIMENT"

In commenting on the PROPOSE
tions of the federated trades of
New York to have all workingmen
observe November II as day to
be devoted to showing respect to
the memories of the murdered
Chicago labor agitators, the Re
publican says:
- 1t is not likely however, that
they will induce many Americans
to join with them. The general
sentiment of the country approved
of the execution and this verdict
is not likely to be changed.
If millionaire Hills organ had
expressed its whole mind it,
instead of saying 1T is not likely"
have said 1t is to be hoped,"
as the organs of those who
hung the anarchists" are depend
ing on the hope that the working
people will forget all about the
men who were slaughtered for
having talked out boldly and Bit
terly against the wrongs which
make the toilers beasts of burdens
for those who toll not.
Of course "the general senti-
m ent of the country" which the
Republican says approved of the
murder of our comrades is, in its
estimation, combined under the
head of the sentiment" of bro
kers. stock watering swindlers,
railroad and land monopolists
and trust" organizer.
Jay Gould and his pimps and
satellites at Washington; prosti-
tutes of Capital on the bench, at
the bar and in the editorial chair
as we'll as those worse than hypo-
critical, Intellectual, pandering
prostitutes who preach of the
doctrine of the carpenter of Naz-
areth. of course these are the
only elements worthy of consider
alton when the capitalist press
speaks of the general sentiment" 3"
But, ye organs of the powers
that be, you make a mistake when
you even pretend to think that
there is no general sentiment"
but that made to order by hire
ling press and a prostituted pulpit.
Above and beyond ye all there
is a power at work making senti-
ment which cannot be governed,
controlled or vitiated by your fou |
lies md wool-pulling schemes.
Above, and beyond your power
to stay it, is the giant force of "the
logic of events" that teaches men
that the abuses and wrongs which
the Chicago anarchists preached
against must be eradicated or the
present civilization will be swept
away in the red tide of revolution.
This vigorously growing senti-
ment is, in spite of the machinery OF
corrupt and debauched press and
pulpit, bound togive the anarchists
new trial and the Gary verdict
will be set aside.
The Labor enquirer., 1888-04-07

TnE same paper that contained
the dispatch which stated that
John A. Logan's widow had been
granted a pension of $1,000 per
year, also had this bit of news:
John A. Logan, Jr, son Of the
late senator, now has a string OF
fourteen racers at Lexington, Ken
lucky, and proposes to have a
good string of thoroughbreds in
the near future" This of itself
will prove the great need Mrs. Lo-
gan has OF a two-thousand-dollar
pension. If Mrs. Logan were a
poor wash-woman, twould be a
very cold day when congress
would grant her a fortune every
year. But then, it must be recol-
lected that $1,000 will 90 a consid.
cradle way towards paying Mrs
Logan's yearly theatrc-box bill.
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lr's a very unimportant gather
ing nowadays that can't boast OF
the presence of socialist. A
Denver tailor, in the bicycle
parade on Friday, decorated his
machine with the red flag and was
greeted at many points on the
line with cries of "vive la rouge"
The Labor enquirer., 1888-04-07

AT a recent meeting of the New
York anti-poverty society, John
II. Blakency. chairman of the
state committee, made a speech
in which he said the elements
which were wrongfully excluded
at Syracuse should be cultivated
and a union made with them. He
referred to the Socialists.
The Labor enquirer., 1888-04-07

A PRESS dispatch states that O.
ii. Rothackcr, formerly editor of
the Omaha Republican, and whose
young wife died a few weeks since,
is charged with having horribly
ill-used her during the past two
years and that it was from the
effects of brutal treatment received
at his hands that she died. He
was at one time a brilliant Jour
nalist and his descent into the
Slums of drunkenness is accounted
for only by the fact of his having
At one time edited a Denver capi-
talist daily. He never recovered
his self-respect afterward and
drifted from bad to worse as most
capitalist editors, who are CON-
PEELED to prostitute their mental
ity, are sure to.
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RESULTS OF COMPETITION.

Inc tendency, the inevitable
tendency, of the competitive sys-
TEN to compel men to be thieves,
cutthroats and unprincipled, swim
ding schemers has never had a
clearer demonstration than that
of the evidence given by an
ex-pork packer before the COM
mittee on agriculture the other
day. The committee were exam
ining witnesses in the investigation
of the charges against manufac-
turers of lard. The report says:
William Bartle, an ex-packer,
of St. Louis, continued his testi-
mony. He repeated his statement
that in most packing-houses
smothered hogs, pregnant sows
and hogs suffering from cholera
we're used indiscriminately with
good hogs to make prime steam
lard. He could, as pork-packer
and experienced farmer, verify all
the statements he had heard about
the manufacture of steam lard.
He had only gone out Of business
because he could not pursue it
longer and deal honestly.
Continuing. the witness said
when he was in business he neces-
sarily packed cholera hogs because
they were packed with other hogs.
He had cut hogs into hams, ETC.,
knowing them to be diseased, just
as every other packer did.
What a horribly disgusting re-
cital this testimony is! What an
abominable, cursed. brutalizing
thing is modern commercialism
How men can uphold a system
which, through force of its bottom
principle. competition, can rob a
man of all human feelings Of
decency and make of him a
conscienceless, depraved, money
making machine, is beyond COM
prehension and can only be &C.
counted for by saying that the
race has gone mad in the wild
brutalizing struggle for money.
The pork-packers are no worse
than the general run of humanity
They do not make lard out oi
animals that have died of disease
or pack pork Of hogs that die Of
cholera because of any choice they
might have in the matter, but be.
cause they. through the terribly
crushing force of the competitive
system of industry, are compelled
to resort to those methods or get
crushed out by their competitors.
And so it in every branch Of
trade" The grocer is compelled
to sell sand for sugar, beans for
coffee; the dry-goods man has to
lie about his cotton-and-wool fab
RIGS being all wool; the coal mer-
chant is compelled to be a thief
by giving from sixteen to twenty
hundred pounds for a ton. And
so it is to the end of the disgusting
chapter of crime-breeding COM
mercialism.
And no one raises his voice
against this miserable, all-round
thieving mode of doing business,
excepting the socialist and
the anarchist. The fat, eontented
priest and preacher, whose salaries
are paid from the proceeds of pork
made of cholera hogs, sanded
sugar and short-weight coal don't
dare raise their voices in condem-
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dust from the best of them in this
this race.
A full brass band will be in at
tendance during the afternoon
and evenings.
Referee. Capt. ]. T. Smith Of
the Ntsvs. Season tickets on sale
at the rink Office. Single admis-
sion 50 cents. 1t
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THE absence of the very inter-
esting "Woman's Column" is owing
to 'copy" for same being mislaid.
1t will appear as usual next week.
The Labor enquirer., 1888-04-07
Much Pleased.

The Famous Buffalo Shoe Co.
is much pleased over the sple lendid
trade secured since the first Of the
year, which has surpassed any
previous season. Low price tells
the story. People will 60 where
they can do the best.
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CARPENTEBs.' :

Carpenters' Union, No. 56, Of the Brother.
mood OF America. meets every Saturday
evening at Red Mems Hall. All good Carpes.
ters are invited to Join.
W. NJ. PARK, President
L. ]. Il ERSEY, r. Secretary.
I. j. FERRIS. Rec. and Cor. Sec.
The Labor enquirer., 1888-04-07

BREWERS ARBEITER UNION No.A
Meets every second and fourth Wed aesdav
evening In the month at Greedle Hall. III.
teenth street between Holiday and Blake.
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LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS,
HstIcss under thIs head ars sb ps, yea, In ad,,no.
TAmNBS.

The Tailors' Protective Society, of Denyar
meets In California Hall, at 1850 O'Clock D. m
every Tuesday. o. A. CEANDER, Pres.
]. B. W1LLEMS, Cor. Secretary,
1918 Holiday street.
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action by instructing the Sergeant arms Of
this convention to invite and find seats In
this convention for every uniformed Domo-
cratic club which oern"S from other States. Jap
The Chair requested that the amendment be
passed up.
Mr.. Pusey-My resolution embodios that very
thing. 1t says all visiting clubs.
Mr.. Bakor-There are. 1 understand, uniform
cd Democratic clubs here from ten or twelve
States, and think those clubs ought 10 be per-
United 10 have n seat in this convention during
the deliberations OF this body. understand that
yesterday 1000 tickets were distributed 70 tho
members Of the Chamber Of Commerce of this
city they ought to have been distributed to the
Democratic clubs who are here from Chicago
from Cincinnati, and from New York. loud
cheers, and Good !" "Goodi"l / therefore insist
Mr.. Chairman, that we owe it to these Demo-
cratic clubs to extend to them the courtesy Of
this convention.
Gov. Albeit, OF New Jersey-I can not see any
difference between uniformed Democrats and the
Democrats that have come from all portions Of
the United States Lupplausel and as to tho fur
ther distribution Of tickets they have already
been made. The National Committee has dis
tributed them, and IL thore is an attempt now to
mako the Sergoant-at-Arms superior 10 the Ma
tional Committee, and admit anybody that comes
in uniform, i will amend TO say that the whole
Democracy come into this hall and be seated.
[Applausel
The Chairman-An In favor of the substitute
will say aye.
The substitute was adopted.
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The Committee on Resolutions mot after adj
journment. and proceeded Mt onco 70 ballot for
Chairman. Thore were two candidates-Henry
Watterson, who received % votes and was elected
and Senator German, who had twenty votes.
IL took nearly four hours for the Committee
ON Credentials TO settle the faction fight in Da-
kota between the followers of Gov. Church and
those OF the Dakota member OF the National
Committee, M. II. Day. Church won. 1t was
purely personal contest, having its origin away
back when Church was recommended for Gov
ernor TO President Cleveland by Day, who aftor-
ward sought to have some one else appointed in
Churchs stead
member from Arkansas tied red bandana
to the banner that showed whore his delegation
belonged. This simple little act threw the con-
vention into n spasnl. A Connecticut man who
sat behind him noticed the performance and at
once sprung to his chair, while the rost OF the
delegates and the audience I'm tho galleries, CATCH
ing its Significance beganto choer. The proceed
ings were entirely interrupted for ten minutes
or more, and when the shouting ceased and order
was restored itwas discovered that twenty OF the
States had followed the example, and the Thur
man palladium appeared over the banners OF Ar
kansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Wis
| consin, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
Oregon, Ohio, Utah, Montana, Dakota, Now
Mexico New Jersey, New York Michigan, Mis-
| souri,, Mississippi and Nebraska.
Michael DorRn OF Minnesota, came ont victor
| I'm the long struggle That has been made 70 de-
| prive him OF tho honor Of being a member OF the
National Democratic Committee. II. A. Smith,
who had the support Of Mayor Ames Of St. Paul,
| was the chief candidate against Doran. The lat
| tor was elected by tho historical vote Of tot.
John q. Prather was chosen by the Missouri
delegation member OF the National Commit
| tee over DR. Munford, Of the Kansas City Times.
At the mention Of Cleveland's name there
was a scene OF great excitement oil the delo-
gates rising 10 their feet cheering, and waving
One Of the happiost delegations in town
| is that of Wisconsin. Colonel J. III.
Knight Secretary Villas business partner, 10
| the only miserable man IN the delegation 10.
night. A pickpocket relieved him OF his wallet,
containing his ticket TO tho convention, bis rail-
/ road ticket, aud all his cash.
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"
tender its first place ON the call and first right tn
speak to the State Of New York. lGreat up
plause.l
OF Alabama desires to surrender its right to n
nomination to the delegates from the State of
New York. The gentleman from New York, Mr..
Dougherty has the floor
Amid great enthusiasm and applause Mr..
Dougherty ascended the platform to the right of
tho Chairman and addressed the convention as
follows.
Il greet you my countrymen, with fraternal
regard In your presence bow to the majesty
of the people. The sight itself is inspiring, the
thought sublime You come from every State
and Territory, from every nook and corner of our
ocean-bound, contineut-covering country. You
are about to discharge more than imperial
duty with simplest ceremouials You, as repre-
sentatives OF the people, are to choose a magis-
trate with power mightier than monarch, yet
checked and controlled by the supreme law OF a
written Constitution.
@Thus impressed, I ascend the rostrum TO
name the next President OF tho United States.
New York presents him to tho convention and
pledges her electoral vote. Delegations from the
thirty-eight States and ali the Territories are as
sembled without caucus on consultation, ready,
simultaneously, to take up the cry and make the
vote unanimous. We are hero not, indeed, TO
choose a candidate but TO name the one tho peo-
pie have already chosen He Is the man for the
people. His career illustrates the glory Of our
his own locality. he Tor fine Iast four wears has
stood I'm the gazo OF the world, discharging the
most exalted duties that can DO conhded to a
mortal
aTo-day determines that not OF his own ohoioe
but by tho mandate OF his countrymen, and with
the sanction OF heaven he shall fill the Presiden-
cy for four years more. Hehas met and mastered
every question as II from youth trained to states-
manship. His promises Of his letter OF acceptance
and inaugural address have been fulfilled. His
fidelity I'm the past inspires fnith I'm the future
He is not hope. He Is a realization. scorning
subterfuge, dlsdaining reelection by ooncealing
convictions. mindful Of his oath OF Office 10 do
fend the Constitution, - cnnraeooualy declares
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the reduction Of the revenue now pending in the
House Of Representatives" [Cheers and APP
plGusel
The convention then, amid great excitement,
proceeded TO the nomination of candidate for
Vice President. When in the call Of the States
California was reached, Mr.. Tarpey, OF that
State arose and nominated Allen q. Thurman,
of Ohio, in n highly eulogistic speech. Mr.. Pat
terson, OF Colorado nominated Gen. J. G. Black,
of Illinois. Connecticut, through Delegate Pig
gott, also seconded Thurmans nomination.
Senator Voorhees,, on behalf Of Indiana, pre-
sented tho name Of Isaac p. GRAY, and made
an eloquent plea for his nomination. Georgia
and Kentucky through Delegates Cox and
Settle seconded Gray's nomination. They were
followed in turn by Delegates Dryden OF Mis-
souri,, Green of New Jersey, and Dorsey of Neva-
da, who presented the claims OF the old Roman.
Then followed Delegates Raines Of New York,
Strange of North Carolina, Dawson Of South Car
olina, Lillard of Tennessee, and Throckmorton OF
Texas oil of whom spoke eulogistic OF the Ohio
man, and seconded his nomination. Senator
Daniel Of Virginia closed the speech-making
with an impetuous panegyric Of Thurman.
The Secretary then called the roll of the States
with the following result: