Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-06
DEMOCRATIC ENDORSEMENT
FOR GOVERNOR PEABODY.


,ading Democratic papers OF Ne
'ork, and II is enthusiastically an
supporting Judge Pa
er for the presidency. But Mr.. s
lair McKelway. It's editor, believe
l law and order. He is a man of e,
optional ability, and this In conne'
on with the fact that he and his pi
per are strongly supporting Judg
'arker, makes the following edito
II, which we take from the Eagle {
ept. 10 especially interesting:
"a SPEECH UNFIT
TO BE MADE.
"The Eagle published Bourke
Cockran's speech in full on Sun
day. That much was due to news.
The Eagle gave to the speech not
only full publication but promi
nent placement. That was due to
the magnitude of the meeting.
The Eagle made no comment on
the speech when 1t published it,
but cannot withhold candid oom-
ment from 1t today with justice to
Its readers or to itself.
''As much of the speech as con-
demned the governor of Colorado,
against mobs, which claimed to
act as labor organizations, should
not have been delivered and
should be pointedly condemned
h, aynrv Ia M a hi ding paucna nor.
The mobs were made up of muir
derers. manners. terrorizers and
outlaws. AS many as 81 murders
and twice as many maimings
were scored against them. Arson
and terrorism further decorated
the conduct OF these organized
outlaws. They threw down law.
They sacrificed life. They wound
ed whom they could not kill. and
they followed such performances.
congenial to them, with dynamite
and the torch. What they did was
Infamous. The condition which
they brought about was intolera-
BILE. They made war, with Its
worst atrocities, on government,
on property and life.
What was done against them
by the state government of Colo
RADIO. either In Its judicial or its
military capacity. was rightly
ly done, bravely done. laudably
done. sternly done. admirably
well done. We hope that the do
Ing Of 1t will be approved by the
people OF Colorado. 1t will be ap-
proved by them II they love libe'-
ey. respect human and natural
rights and deserve to enjoy those
rights. It will be approved If the
punishment of murdeders Is to
to be preferred to the coronation
of systematized crime.
1T should be incredible that ev-
en- Bourke Cochran should attack
the action and misrepresent the
record of the governor and the
government of Colorado in this
matter. But being not incredible
because he did so. his condemna-
ton OF 1t should itself be con-
demned. and the injury which,
without rebuke OF him would en-
sue. to those whom he professed
to advocate should be repaired as
far as 1t can be, as explicitly, as
earnestly and as soon as possi-
BILE.
From much tha' Bourke Cock
ran said about free trade and
glOrifcatiOn Of boycotts, from
much that he said on collateral
subjects. the Eagle differs, but
those are matters of mere opin-
ion. however unwise. premature
or dogmatic. They can be let
pass. The things which we have
detailed and denounced were i'm
moral. incendiary and scandal
Gus. We can imagine nothing
more hurtful than those things
to the cause which Bourke Cock
ran would, or would AFFECT to. ia
vor. AS that cause is sincerely
supported by the Eagle, this pa
per feels bound to note and to de-
nounce the injury to that cause
which Bourke Cochran Willingly
or unwittingly, has sought to in
fiict upon IL, His was speech.
in the respects set forth, unfit to
be made"
This is exactly right, and we CON
end 1t to the consideration of Cole
do Democrats who. following in tn
otsteps of Bourke Cochran, are or
/ to the condemnation which tn
agile brings against him. Th
'eeches of Democrats. and particu
rly those who live in Colorado
at denounce Governor Peabody
lould never be delivered. 1t is
sgrace to any Colorado man to cor
mn governor who establishe
der and enforces the laws agains
ose who resort TO intimidation, al
n. murder and innumerable othe
lines to prevent men from working
cause they do not belong to thei
II is treason to tn
ate and should be denounced b,
cry law-abiding citizen in the land
Denver Republican.