The Lamar register., 1898-10-19

up entirely by mine owners and their
sympathizers. w. \. Byers was pre-
siding officer of the evening. and the
speakers were Chas. s Thomas. Chas.
| Hnrtzell. Joel r. Vale. W. 5. Decker
and Willard Teller. Charles ;. Thorn
as presented the resolutions which
We're adopted at the meeting and rnade
speech in support of them. II goes
without sayiug the resolutions. de
eouncing the miners as lawbrcassTs
ana anarchists. aud everything else
bad. were adopted unanimously The
meeting was so made up that not
person was admitted who had any
sympathy for the miners. The resolu-
tions were as follows.
Whereas, large body OF men as
semhled together In the Cripple Greek
mining district, county Of Fl Paso.
aud state ot Colorado. have orgauized
and armed themselves for the purpose
OF compelling the concession 10 them
OF certain demands heretofore made
against other citizens of said county
and state; and,
Whereas, the said organization has
armed It's members with deadly weap-
ons erected fortlficatious. secured a
cannon and other munitions OF war,
and are and for some time past have
been defying the civil authorities OF
said county; and.
HE RESOLVES THAT
LABOR Is \
STANDING MENACE.
Whereas, the said organization have
morlerd unoffcnding citizens, des-
troyed buildings and machinery by
dynamite with a reckless disregard for
human life: have deprived citizens OF
the state OF their liberty and imprison-
ed them without cause, have subjected
the habifattonS and residents OF said
Cripple Greek district TO violent and
unlawful searches and seizures. have
laid violent hands upon and eonascst-
ed private property. have j riven num-
hers Of people from said district whose
only offense have been their exercise
OF the constitutional right Of FRYE
speech, and the desire to possess them
selves OF and enjoy their property.
and have declared their purpose TO
continue the commission OF said I'M
lawful aud criminal acts and have de
fed and are now defyins the power
and authority OF the sheriff OF said
county in his efforts to preserve the
peace and protect the lives and prop.
erty Of said district; md.
Whereas. the civil authorities in II
Paso county arr exersiug every effort
at their cummand 10 restore orjcr and
which end they have among other
things deputized citizens OF the state
to act under the command and In aid
OF the sheriff or said county. and are
now engaged ia the effort 10 enforc.
the process Of the courts and 10 pro
tect the property OF the citizens which
efforts arc opposed by the armed re
sIstance OF said organization: and,
Whereas the rights guaranteed 10
every citizen by the constitution AMI
laws of the state and OF the United.
States can only be enjoyed and exer-
cised through the continued supremacy
and enforcement OF said laws and con
stitution. which. IL successfully resist.
ed or oyerthrown by any portion OF the
people. nu-t teopardlze. II not DESTROY.
the continued enjoyment and recocni.
tion Of such rights by all other citizens;
and.
Whereas the acts and conduct Of
said unlawful organization in said
Cripple Greek Is a conspiracy. lnsur-
rection and rebellion against the SOW
ereignty OF the state. and as such
should be summartly suppressed by the
strong hand OF the law: aud.
Whereas, the said conspiracy and
insurrection Is said TO have had It's
origin in some controversy regarding
hours OF labor and rates OF wages In
said Cripple Greek district; now. there.
fore. be Il
Resolved. by this meeting. ffrst.
That the right OF every citizen to con.
tract in his own behalf for the rendl-
tion OF service or to refuse to make any
contract or enter any service Is fully
recognized and conceded. and no per
son or corporation can constitutionally
or lawfully interfere or deny the exer.
else OF such right
Second. that the rights OF Ind!yid-
uals TO organize for all lawful purposes
Is also hereby fully conceded and rec.
ognized.
Third, that the right of every indi.
yidual to the possession. occupation,
enjoyment and Development Of his
property in any and every lawful man
ner Is equally fundamental and In
alienable; and any unlawful or unau.
thorized interference with or deprfya-
tlon OF such right should. Ia the inter.
ests for the preservation of organized,
society. be summarily suppressed and
punished.
Fourth. we denounce the acts and
conduct OF the men now organized
united and armed IN the Cripple Greek
mining district and defying the law
full authorities OF the county Of
Paso as wanton and lawless insur.
| rection, conspiracy and rebellion
against the said authorities and the
peace and good government OF the