The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
ZEN Will
SEE THAT He
is NOT ELECTED.

10 NOk ELECIED.
At Colorado Springs last week the
Democrats. Teller Republicans and
Popullsts nominated Charles s. Thom-
as of Denver for governor. The union
men OF the state should see to 1t that
he Is never placed In the governors
chair. A glance at his actions In the
Cripple Greek strike is sufficient to CON
vince all of them that he is no friend
of organized labor. The facts in the
case have been carefully looked up by
the Industrial Advocate this week and
are presented herewith. The files of
the daily papers In the public library
are accessible to all. and they have
been consulted in the Investigation
As all know. the strike began on
February 1, 1891. From that time till
the latter part of May there was hard
iy any trouble. The miners simply re-
fused to work or allow others to work
on the terms offered by the mine own
ers. The latter were determined to
force the acceptance OF lower scale
Of wages and longer hours. Early In
May they made proposition TO the
county commissioners of El Paso eoun-
iy that they would bear part of the
expense of guarding men who We're
willing TO work at the terms offered.
At once agents began recruiting big
force of deputies In Denver and other
cities. secretly arming them and ship
ping them to Colorado Springs. The
miners learned of this and Mt once
made preparations TO meet armed
force with armed force. They en-.
trenched themselves on Bull hill and
were ready to meet the deputies when
they arrived. All mining was sus-
pended in the district. and the world
iaily expected a bloody conflict. The
men were fighting for what they con
sldered fair wages. and the mine own
ers and their hired murderers were
trying to prevent them ly force from
gaining their end. The only way OF
resistance, 1t seemed to the miners,
was in the same manner
GOVERNOR WAITE
FOUGHT AGAINST
THE ANGRY THOMAS.
Just at this time Governor Waite In
terfered and used tin state militia to
protect both parties 4 he soldiers were
forced in between the hostile factions
and both were COMPELLED TO keep the
peace. This was NOT at all to the lils-
ing of the mine owiers. so they hired
Charles S. Thomas 10 try to get the
United States trooJy TO take charge Of
the whole matte, just the same as
had been done in Chicago and Mt Pu-
eblo with the A. II. U. strike.
On May 9th he filed petition for
the Raven Mining Company. asking
that the United States courts inter
vene to protect the property of cor
poration which was organized outside
the state. Judge Hallet, himself no
sympathizer with the strikers. refused
the petition. making the following
,tdttlnellts II tHt EbNtthihtht VI 'h'
state has fallen into .he hands of So
ciaIists, as 1t certainly has, or OF i'm
beetles. as is probably true, that Is
misfortune; but we do not thereby ac-
quire the right TO assume control of
Affairs on the part of the federal gov
ernment.r
On May 31st n similar petition was
presented by Mr.. Thomas TO Judges
HalIett and Riner. II was taken under
advlsement, and next day was refused
the same as the former one had been
turned down
THOMAS INCITES
THE CITIZENS
AGAINST MINERS.
Immediately there was great no"i
among the mine owners. An indignn-
tlon meeting was called. Admission
was restricted to those who had re-
celyed invitations, hence 1t was made
up entirely by mine owners and their
sympathizers. ". n. Byers was pre-