Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-05-30

II uSAilCS llln tuS IlSHl 10 say Ilal a man
should be beaten and bruised and mall
treated if he does not carry a union card
and attemps to work to support his family
1t does not give him the right to place a
gang in front of mans place of business
to ruin his business Labor unions will be
all right as soon as they realize the fact that
the labor union is not the only party that
has rights under the flag. Let us give
every business place a show. Give every
business man, every toiler and every 1egiti-
mate business a chance. The man who has
vested rights, who has worked hard to ac-
working hard as an employe to do that
same thing have equal rights. The sooner
all classes realize this the better it will be
for all concerned.
The only difference between us and
President Roosevelt is that the president
has six children and we have but three.
There is chance, however, that we may
become president, as we are much younger
than Mr.. Roosevelt.
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1t has been suggested that the city could
well afford to expend little money in land
scape gardening in the city park. We be-
lieve the planting of flowers and the addition
of some of the shrubbery utilized to beautify
park grounds would be good thing.
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Memorial Day or Decoration Day appeals
peculiarly to the people. The United
States is the only government that pays
tribute to the memory of its heroic dead
Now that two generations are sleeping in
graves made on battlefelds the day has a
more peculiar and interesting significance.
The sons of those who wore the blue and
those who wore the gray are buried side by
side. There is something pathetic in this
and even more pathetic is the fact that
many of the mounds of mute clay mark the
the spots where lie, buried shoulder to
shoulder, the man who wore the blue and
the man who wore the gray. Henry Wat
terson, an eX-confederate and one of the
greatest editorial writers of the present day,
said when the Spanish American war broke
out: 81 know that | am anxious to have
war declared 1t is not alone to avenge the
death of those who lost their lives in the
sinking of the Maine but there is some
thing else. Tears come to my eyes as /
attempt to write it. l know that 1 was
wrong when 1 fought against the stars and
stripes of 81. l want to atone for that
wrong. I want to walk shoulder to shoul-
der with some man who wore the blue and
l want to show Old Glory that love her
as much as he does, or any other man on
earth. will give my life to prove this and
atone for the wrong have done" This
is all any man could do and was one of the
most pathetic incidents leading up to the
war. 1t shows the spirit of the present.
The custom is beautiful one. The inno-
cence of childhood crowning the living and
the graves of the departed dead with flow
ers. 1t tells story of national loyalty,
love and respect better than it could be told
in any other way
1t is stated that several mines will resume
ON the first of the month and then the dis
trict will be in full flower again. The past
three months have naturally decreased the
shipments although these have kept up
remarkably well. There is no doubt
that the labor difficulties will show when
the totals are rounded up at the beginning
of the new year but they will not seriously
effect the showing.
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From present indications the big Blue
Ribbon excursion will be one that will be of
especial interest to the people of Idaho
Springs. The Blue Ribbon company was