The Delta independent., 1904-11-04

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You are strenuousfy de4Anatpa
peace aud an end to industrtsf strtte,
We have peace. have re uo<s where
Is the Industrial strife n Colorado 10
day?
You know that ewing 70 DE eours
age and efficiency OF the Peab0dy Ad-
ministration organized fauieseuess hAa
ceen crushed in Colorado. Law ahid-
ing people know for the frst time IN
many years that the full power Gf tho
state will he used, II necessary. 10
guard their personal and property
rights against the attacks OF vtcioaiS
characters.
What Kind Of Peaesf
What kind of peace DO yen want'
Isn't il fact that every business en-.
terprise in Colorado Is now being OPP.
Grated without fear. Of attack from taa
!awless element: The wheels 4 In.
dustry have been set il motion. every
mining camp In the state is pouring
out its harvest Of precious metal ur-
yeXed and unhampered by the dyna-
miters Of the Western Federation Of
Miners. Once more 1t is safe for I. q
miners Of Colorado to walk the streets
Of their towns and to follow the trails
in the hills after dark without fear Of
the hidden assassin. gM
You may not know il. Mr.. Adams,
but the development OF Colorldo's
great mining industry has been re-
sumed and the men who are develop
ing it are receiving the same satisfac-
tory wages and working the same sat-
isfactory hours that they were before
this industry was wantonly and sense
lessly paralyzed by our friends. the
Western Federation of Miners.
The merchants. professional men
and wage-earners of the mining camps
and valley cities OF the state are again
busy: the railways and the employees
thereof are once more prosperous: the
farmers have resumed the sale of their
products In the camps and cities where
few months ago there was little or
no demand. Peace reigns. Mr.. Adams,
and prosperity has returned to Colo
RADIO by the grace OF God and strong
courageous Republican administra-
ton.
Is this peace not satisfactory to you
By your constant Glamour for peace
you are giving the people the impress
sion that you refer to the peace" de-
manded by the Western Federation OF
Miners. and which they enjoyed in our
mining camps before the late strike.
peace wanted by the people Of this
state are apparently very different.
DO you really believe that you can
build up tie prosperity Of Colorado
and the supremacy Of the Western
Federation OF Miners at the same
time?
Mr.. Adams ccols His Heels.
You have not claimed ignorance Of
the policies Of tht Western Federation
OF Mines; in fact, ycu have had ex-
perience with this organization In deal
ing with strike violence.
Do you remember. the time durtas
the Leadville strike when you. thea
governor of Colorado. cooled your hee q
in a frosty Leadyil!e hallway about az
teen minutes while you arguel
through snail hoe in the doc: of
lodge room with the officials oil the
Western Federation Of Miners? Ycl
will remember that yol were trying 10
induce them to permit your military
todyguard. a very peaceable looking
young man in citizens clothes. to eii-
te: the lodge room of their secret and
revolutionary organization with you,
where you wished to consult with the
former rioters on the strike question.
They were as bitterly opposed to the
militia then as they are EoW. but mas
much as you now believe that the milt-
tia should be ornamental rather th1a
useful. you doubtless and that their ar-
/ tS--sthy to the state soldiers Is excIs-
able
You know Of their lawless conduct In
| Leadville. Of the armirg OF their fed
Grafton members, Of the murder OF
Jerry O'Keefe and other crimes, You
! know that this organization has been
pfsr{oItr hrnpdaH Iru1oS md gpr>
Gus by the Canadian Government Com
mission. You know OF It's korrib;e
crimes and the long reign Of terror
which 1t carried on in the Coeur
d'Alenes. You know that In California
and Nevada II has IN almost equally
bad record. You are surely familiar
by this tine with i.s record of chine
and stIike violence in Idaho Springs.
Colorado City. Telluride, Lake CtIs,
Leadrilie and Cripple Creek. These
crimes are familiar to every man,.
woman and child In this state who
reads. They are the subject CT COM
prime issue in this state Is whether o.
rot this revolutionary society shall be
permitted 90 resume operations in our
mining camps.
And yet knowing all thsss things.
you are addressing the people Of Colo
rado every day without the moral cour-
age to Join them In denouncing the
crimes Of these federation outlaws,
and their outlaw leaders.
What a brave statesman!
How Many Crimes Neeessaryf
More than this. you went SO far in
your Denver speech as to say TINT you
did not believe that the published
charges against this organization we,e
true. You doubtless meant that you
did rot regard them IS all true.
How many murders and cases OF dy-
namiting. how many instances OF as
sanlt and deportation would be neces-
sary to convince you OF the criminal.
character Of this organization?
Name the limit and then send some
one in whom you have confidence to
search the records Of the Cripple Cresa
and Telluride districts. and see II you
do not and enough foul murdess and
other crimes coun itteed by this organ
ixation or Its members to meet your re
Quirements. t
You have at last undertaken to min
imize and cordone the crimes OF the
Western Federation Of Miners. and at
the same time to exasset ate and mag
nifty the alleged errors OF the Republi !,
can administration while engaged In
breaking the power Of this murderous
organization. You have now added TO
your list Of vote-settlng ty) devices the
practice OF sneering at and ridiculing
the military arm of the state. and In
timating that you viii render the mi
litia useless when you become cover
nor
Don't you really think that you ows