CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-01

Coafes. now candidate for lieutenant
governor on the fusion ticket, has
t-een one Of the propriefors OF n weekly
paper In Pueblo called the Pueblo
Courier AT the head of the editorial
page. Thum & Coates are advertised as
proprietors. and -. e. Coates as busi-
ness manager. II II fair to presume.
therefore. that the original articles In
the paper reflect the opinion Of Air.
Coates. The following are articles
from this paper with the dates append
eel. giving Mr. Coates opinion of the
Supreme Court OF Colorado OF Cover
nor Thomas Of fusion as a principle. of
Mayor johnson OF Denver. and Of
Waite's "bIoosly bri lies speech
Mr.. Coates opinion OF the Supreme
Court is worthy OF irsfe AT tid~ time in
View OF the fac1 thai he may. IL elecf-
cd. be af any time the acting governor
Of the state His opinions of Governor
Thomas and eahcr leading Democrats
with whom he Is now associasing are
chiefly OF inier~-st ~ showing what a
wide diversity Of opinion may be
brought into the mosr benuiful har-
mony by the process Of fusion.
A Criminal Supreme Court
Another great crime against The pro
dnes1'~ Of wealth wls committed last
Monday when The supreme Court OF
Colorado declared the lnw passed By
fheiate Legislature providing tizzt eight
hours shall he the period Of employ
sBent In underground mines. smeiters
and other institutions for the reduction
aud refining of orcs nnd metals with
out giving an opinion for the same.
wholly Unconstitutional and void A
rrime-yes, For This decision further
'eStihe~ that fiie protection OF property
is rnorr sscrs.d than protection to the
life ana happiness OF the individual.
and once more hns tine cruel announce
nent b-rn made by a court supreme In
lfs power that fhr individual II not to
fse considered where the sacredness OF
property Is disputed A crime-y-s. For
this decision viii allow conditions TO
eSis; which have robbed. and Will con-
tinuc 60 rob. men Of their very lives.
and leave mt the merry Of the evcr-in-
cruising hardness. hcartlc~sncss and
cruelty ot tlsr world many widows and
children. a crtmc-yc~. For In the
opinion Of the hest and foremost law
ysr- Ia the state there h nothing In law
10 justify ahe decision OF tse court and
in our opinion. there is nothing In com
mon Justice between man and man
which warrants a.. A crime--yes, For
II has robbed men OF their faith In the
eourtI. nnd -ca~t them ndrift as men
hopcle~s OF Justice where their inter-
cs's are measured alongside OF the
almighty dollar. A crime-ycs, In
thousand different ways was crime
committed by the three justices 90 who
set themselves higher Ia authority in
determining whnt shall be law and
what ~han,t rhan the law-makIng
bodies OF the state clectcd as the rep.
r.scntnttvc< OF the people aud TO car
~ out the wishes OF the people. 4
crime yes. To many there appears TO
have been n crime committed In iufiu-
enrinr uic decision announced.
That the supreme Court OF Colorado
could give such a slrt-ision in the face
of contrary opinions 10y the United
States Supreme Court and the Su-
rrcmc Courts of Utah and Mnssachu-
setts. In beyond comprehension. espe-
cialIy In the absence od the opinion of
the court and though n may he posi-.
bic for the titrec judges to satisfy them
selves that they did right. the mass of
Colorado citizens will never erllcve siiat
the decision was based GA law. right or
justlvc. Prccendent. the sentiment Of
the people and the readjustmcpt OF all
institutions coming under the law. with
the sole exception OF the smelling
plants Of thr trust. to it~ provieions.
were all In favor OF the law being mr.
held. But no, Either by techni~ni
reasoning prohibition was fcs,nd iu rel,
constitution or other Influence guided
decision against the law. and to-day
the workers In these unhealthy and
dangerous nvccations stand stripped Of
NIL aid from the state In lettering the
condition which capitnlistic greed has
made almost unbcarable for the human
being.
To say we were disappointed in the
decision Is putting II mild. We wcrr
utterly stunned -sIumbfounded- that a
court supposed to contain a majority
of members who profess and
are supposed 10 he abroad OF
the progress OF the state. could have
announced snch decision. Aud we
were not alone In this. for very few
persons who have given the subject
Thought were prepared to see such
stand taken: moreover. the opinion OF
the supreme Court OF the United States
was so pronounccdly aud clearly In IA
vor Of the passage OF this identical law
by the state that lnymeu felt perfect
iy secure In the belief that the position
of the highest tribunal In the land
would have great weight with and have
been the guiding star for the Colorado
court.
hut all Is not lost, There will bc
good come out OF the courts work The
nIcnty per cent OF the people who fn-
vorcd the law tonly the ten per cent
crs were against III Will have their
thoughts and actions stirred MS tlrcy
never were before. and means to free
dom from absolute domination of the
stnte hy two or three men will be
found; an early amendment 10 the con-
oftf,,tfss, will ~. f..rt1,rrx,iY,r nuN mar,