The Lamar register., 1898-10-19
c. s. THOMAS RECORD.
AN ENEMY OF LABOR UNIONS.
Industrial Advocate. of Dshrer. shows
Him up--Hls Attitude In the Baii nm
STRIKE.

state OF Colorado are opposed 10 the
candidacy OF Charles s. Thomas. He
is their most outspoken Zoe, and has
ueves iost an opportunity when a
candidate for some office 10 sssal their
interests and aid In whatever way he
could 10 grind them down When
asked why he does this his reply Is
that 1t Is because he Is n lawyer, and
the interests OF his clients demand that
he oppress labor or anything else TO
win his point. His record on matters
In which labor IS interested is public
property, and no matter how much he
may attempt TO smooth 1t over the
cold. hard, unreienting and unforgiy-
ling facts will stare him and his can
didacy squarely in the face.
In the first place Il has not been de
MED that he is the hired attorney OF
the Pinkerton detective agency. and
receives retainer from them annually
for his services in that capacity. While
he does not claim that this Is In oppo-
sitiou to organized labor md laughs
at the efforts Of labor, against the
Pinkerons, it is a noticeable fact that
since the corporations OF that sort
have indorsrd his candidacy the labor
unions will not.
But just At this time. when be sees
fate tempting the odds against him. he
Is Inclined TO atteEpt what Is known
In politics as the -straddle." and states
that what he has been should make
no difference for all these things win
be given up when the time arrives that
he is elected governor. Then he VIII
be for the people. and not for Mr.
Thomas. This may have It's effect
upon those who are inclined TO believe
that it Is possible for Democrat to
get better. but with the majority OF
people who have a habit of thinking
FOR themselves IT viii hardly 20 down.
Right at the present time this man
Thomas Is weeping over the state, nil
ing his various appointments and tell
ing the toilinG masses how be loves
taem II might be well for the people
to understand just the attitude he
bears toward labor The following
from the Industrial Advocate, the Off
eiai organ of the Colorado State Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor. and also OF the Den
vcr Trades and Labor Assembly. win
tell the story as the lahoring people
see It through their official organ:
UNION MEN WILL
SEE THAT HE
Is NOT ELECTED.
At Colorado Springs last week the
Democrats. Teller Republicans and
Popuiists nominated Charles $. Thom-
as of Denver for governor. The union
men Of the state should see TO II thar
he is never placed In the governors
chair. A glance At his actions in the
Cripple Greek strike Is sufficient 10 con
vince all Of them that he Is no Eriend
of organized inbor. 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 /. 1891. From that time TIL
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
crs. The latter We're determined TO
force the acceptance of a lower scale
of wages and longer hours. Early in
May they made a proposition to the
county commissioners OF FL Paso coun-
" that they would bear n part Of the
expense of guarding men who were
willing TO work At the terms offered
At once agents began recruiting q big
force Of deputies in Denver and other
cities, secretly armlng them and chip
ping them to Colorado Springs The
miners learned of this and at once
made preparations to meet armed
force with armed force. They en-
trenehed themselves on Bull hill and
were ready 10 meet the deputies " hen
they arrived. All mining was sus-
pended in the district. and the world
daily expected n bloody conflict. The
men were fighting for what they con
sidered fair wages. and the mine own
ers and their hired murderers were
trying TO prevent them by force from
ginning their end The only war OF
resistance, 1t seemed to the minors.
was in the same manner
Just at this time Governor Waite IN
terfered and used the state militia 20
protect both parties. The soldiers weHe
forced in between the hostile factions
and both were compelled TO keep tie
peace, This was not at all 10 the Ifss.
ing of the mine owners. so they hired
Charles S. Thomas TO try TO get the
United States troops TO take charge of
the whole matter. just the same as
had been done in Chicago and at Pu-
eblo with the A. II. L. strike.
On May 2Tth he filed petition for
the Raven Mining Company. asking
that the United States courts inter
vene to protect the property of a cor
poration which was organized outside
the state. Judge Hallet. himself no
sympathizer with The strikers refused