The Lamar register., 1898-10-19

supremacy OF law to said community.
.,gesolyed. that the situation at said
Cripple Greek district has been triiis-
formed by the acts OF said organization
from n controversy concerning wages
and hours OF labor TO an organised re-
volt against tls constitution and the
laws: that Il has IA consequence CEASED
10 be local dispute between employ
ployers aud employees. and has become
one In which l. involved the peace OF
society. the sovereignty Of the law aud
the existence Of constitutional govern
ment: as such Il directly concerns ey-
cry citizen. and we hereby pledge 70
the people OF El Paso county not only
our hearty sympathy with their efforts
to suppress said revolt. but also our
active assistance and cooperation at
all times aud by every lawful method
TO thar end"
Mr.. Thomas said in suppor, OF these
resolutions.
s-ThIS occasion Is most serious one.
Indeed. | would darc 10 say II h as
grave n one as the citizens Of our be-
loved state have ever been called upon
70 face, The question before ns now
l. not one of local Importance. IL i
dangerously general IL affects not
alone the property and rights OF the
Cripple Creck district. or OF those who
reside at Colorado Springs. but II In
wolves the very safety OF the liherties
OF every citizen OF the state. n indeed
It's limits are bounded by the borders
Of Colorado.
Some people would have Us beIIavr
that this Is question Of Labor against
capital Il has got far beyond that.
gentlemen l have said much and
spoken often on the subject OF labor
and capital and l never said 4 uord
ia that connection that regretted,
and I am here 70 admit that there are
erros In both organized labor and or
ganized capital do not Intend 90 a.
assaii or defend either AT this moment
aui here for another purpose.
Within our state We have n candi.
tlon OF Affairs thar = a disGrnce 20 us.
and which We must help put down
Wherever he i, OF whoever b. T.. ev-
cry man In Colorado must b. taught 60
respect the law. and be must De made
TO respect II. Whichever man or a
body OF men 80 far forget theIr duties
as 10 place themselves above the pale
OF the law. they must hc eiasscd a.
criminals by every honest and law
abiding citi2en and made TO feel ihr
fullest effects OF the criminal Laws
enacted for his benefit. Those laws
must he applied with all thcir sever
ify.-
Aficr reviewing the history = the
strike he said: Arbitration was al
tempted and failr,i The militia wa
then called out 10 aid tha sheriff and
the request was complled with With.
In a week The military was N1ih,
drawn. and six days afterwards th,s
adjutani general q the state. " 10 hal
becn In command af the TROOPS ar,.
peared In the Criminal Court NJ Colo
RADIO Springs 10 defsnd aumb-r of
strikers. IL Is such things aS this las.
which cali for this wee;inE.
Murder and th'every. the u.s. %
dynamite ia a recklr-ss way. destruc-
tlon OF property. thesss. all these aud
worse iawlessnr-S have been engaged
In The rights ~ property ownecs
have been iufrinEed upon. and when
the rights of 4 single indlvidual have
been infriu<ed upon. the rights Of cv-
cry american citizen have been tam
percd with. WIN we stand IT.
The otficer of the II PaSo court has
attempted 10 cumtat this eyi. hut he
has failed. There IL talk that Denver
IS supplying 1000 men 10 assist him.
tell you that there Is patriotism
enough in this Stale 10 send % fhs Aif
OF the sheriff of that county 10000
men, fully armed and equipped. 10 ~.
force and protect the sacred right snd
power OF our slightest civil tnssltu.
ton. Those rights and institutions
Gust US much. They were wrested
from tyraai by the lilaod of our
fathers and at much cost We sar,s
not let them be sacrificed By a lot OF
lawless animals calling ihenlseIye.
men. This IS not, / say. a question OF
hours and labor. What we are here for
is TO consider whether we shall have
law and order or shall We have an
archyT'
Such was the opinion OF Charles =.
Thomas Of the Cripple Greek miners
and their organizations. There were
some who thought different then
There are many more now Ii
charged wholesale lawlessness. After
the trouble WIS over several Of the
miners were sent TO prison. Not one 4
there now Nicholas Tuily was the Las
TO be- released, IL was shown clearly 10
the State Board Of Partiuns thar not one
OF the convicted men was guilty OF
the crime for which he was sentenced.
and all were released. So the charge
that they were law-breakers falls 10
the ground.
The attorney general OF the state at
the time. Eugene EngIey. visited the
strikers in their stronghold, and had
this to say Of them;
Those men on the hill are fighting
for. as | believe. principle They
have much at stake, and are not willing