The Bessemer indicator., 1893-10-28

gained the privilege of the floor only to
abuse 1t and stultify yourself as a
gentleman?
Accept. my dear sir which ever
aspect presents itself of the dilemma.
and still you seem to be impaled. But
Major, you are mssquerading Gin these
last days" as the especial friend of labor
and of the toiling millions. Labor seeks
to add to the list of her champions
those with clean hands and pure hearts;
those animated by unselfish friendship.
For the blatant demagogue labor has
the same niche that has been provided
for the knave or fool.
Did you once affiliate with the Re-
publican League of East Pueblo? Yes2
Then you remember the action taken
by it to provide sustenance for the
laborers OF the city upon West Fourth
street in the very recent past; you re
call that the chairman, Frank E. Taylor,
had appointed committee to draft
resolutions expressive of the sense of
the League upon the question of the
letting of work upon said street by the
day rather than by contract; that the
committee presented strong resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted. call
ing upon the county commissioners to
let said work by the day: TO limit labor
thereon to residents of the county and
| that only one team belonging to the
same owner should be employed. You
was member of the committee to
present the resolutions to the Board
that the latter unanimously acceded to
the request and appointed a superin-
tendant to carry out the spirit of the
resolutions. You remember that soon
after you obtained from an unfortunate
man, who had fallen into the tolls of
the law. the only wagon, team, and
harness he possessed. These constitut-
ed your fee as an attorney for inter
posing as defense IN his behalf Why
did you have your son, living under
your own roof, take this selfsame team,
wagon, and harness and go upon that
work and obtain from the public
treasury over thirty dollars, which you
knew of right belonged to other team
owners who, in their own proper per-
son would have been only too glad to
have had this labor wherewithal to
have fed their suffering families2
Why did you cause your son to con-
duct this whole matter as though the
team was his? Did you remember the
Leagues action and the reckoning labor
would require should the facts ever be
disclosed
No wonder you WINGED when Chair
man Morse was hard upon your trail.
Were you not glad that he did not know
the whole truth in his masterful Bes-
semer response to your twaddlc and
vapid mouthings? do you over,nuch
honor by this extended rejoinder.
Personally your communication does
not merit notice where you are known.
1t is only. Sir, because the populists
have honored you as an exponent and
and representative that you need be
noticed at ALL There is that round
about the populistic movement that
might catch the unwary but honest
citizen.
II l have shown by fair inference
and deduction that your fortunes have
been cast with the peoples movement
from motives characteristic of the NAL
content and chronic office hunter, and
because of unreguited aspirations else
where, then shall rest in the confident
belief that your power to lead astray
and beguile honest men has been some
what minimized. And in conclusion,
my dear Major, let me assure you that l
shall lay about me to ascertain If may
what there is behind the attack on W.
A. Moses, evtn to the extent of an in
terview with G. G. Merrill, Judges Glib
son and Elwell, and an examination of
the district court records in a recent
criminal cause wherein you figured as
an attorney. You do an injustice. my
dear major to the editor of the INDIcA-
TOR when you Impute the authorship
OF the editorial in last weeks issue to
any one other than himself.
l am, my dear Major,
Your most obedient servant.
REVIEWER.