Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-06
COATES ATTACKS DEMOCRATS.

The Herald has never been an ad-
vocate of Lieutenant Governor Coates,
but he has been heralded throughout
the state by the Democratic press as
the great and one friend of labor and
laboring men. II he was the friend
of the laboring men few months
ago, he must still be classed in the
same category. and in this connection,
his views as expressed in the Colo
RADIO Chronicle, paper owned and
edited before being elected and dur
ing the past two years, should be of
interest to the laboring class as
rule. He alleges that II was put up
by former Governor Charles 5. Thorn
as In the interest of the Mine own
ers' association. Mr.. Coates reviews
the various labor troubles during the
administration OF Governor Crman.
and says that because Governor Or
man declined. when asked by the
Mine Owners association to send
troops to the various camps In the
state. Thomas plotted to take the
nomination from him and give it TO
the corporation lawyer Stimson.
Charles s. Thomas. ex-governor of
Colorado and leading attorney for the
wealthy mine owners" says the
Chronicle. dominated and controlled
the Democratic state convention and
named the candidates on the ticket,
MIR. Thomas, although controlling
the nomination OF candidates, did not
| ,-sb tot ,.l, nf btu GIsban
lin the interest of his clients falling
so he had nominated as a candidate
for governor another prominent ano
unscrupulo1s attorney of the Mine
Owners' association. Mr.. Il, C. Slim
son. Even Republican members oi
the Mine Owners association are
openly supporting him morally auc
financially in his campaign for cleo
ton. Governor Stimson Will be phi
ant tool In the hands of Mr.. Thomas
and the mine owners of the
miners and other wage earners can
not look for the least consideration
from him.
"Alva Adams, candidate for con
gressman at large. is ii banker, mon
ey loaner and mine owner He is {
gold bug, Philippine, expansionist. an'
differs with Democracy on these tvs
Questions. Funny he got on the Dem
ocratic ticket. isn't it, MOI he wa
put on the ticket because he repre-
sents the same class interests al
those who controlled the nomination
of candidates, MIR. Adams was twice
governor of Colorado What has h'
ever done in the interest of or fo
the welfare and happiness of thu
working people? Not one single, sol
itay thing.
Before Henry NJ. Teller wont t
the United States senate he was ;
corporation lawyer, and is yet con
nected with the Union Pacific Law
firm When he was secretary of thu
interior he was n party to the deal
which allowed the Union Pacific t
grab millions of acres OF the mos
fertile western lands AS public
official Senator Teller has not don,
him to the working people, and !
vote for him is a vote for the capital
st class which he represents"
AS to Harry Il. Insley. candidate fo
state auditor, the Chronicle quotes a
length from the Denver and Colorado
Springs newspapers for the yea
1894. In which are recounted th'
achievements of Mr. lnsley as tn,
head of the Insley Guards, an organ
zation of deputies who were to storm
Bull Hin during the Cripple Creei
strike in that year. Mr.. lnsley is de
scribed as hired murderer" in tn,
Chronicle, and his candidacy is cafie,
an insult to he lahoring classes.