The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-30
Two Moyerte. on the Democratic Ticket.

The Democratic convention offered the
Democrats of Colorado most humiliating spectacle OF
political cowardice when insured election of the
Republican ticket by nominating member OF the West
Federation Miners auditor. and for pres
dental elector only Colorado who has
publicly condoned the crimes OF the Western Federation
of Miners espoused this Socialist organ
zaton The former is F. II. Wheeler of Creede and the
James of Ell county. 1t is safe to
that the vast majority of the Democrats In this state mad
hoped that the leaders would develop sufficient
and moral courage to openly and formally denounce ne
awless Federation OF Miners, but
the bosses shrunk from their duty they have always
done when called to deal with this Socialist organt
zaton
They indulged in a lot of rambling plattudes about
violence and the to constitutional liberty but when
1t came denouncing the Western Federation by name
they seized with the old fear and surrendered bag
and baggage Instead of placing their party record in
opposition the reasonable and murderous practices OF
the Western Federation Of Miners which has cost this
body for suppessng this lawlessness and to show their
complete subservency Meyer and Haywood placed two
federation men upon the ticket.
humiliating alliance could scarcely be imagined
by the number Of law and order who had
hoped that their party would return to sanity
THAT $4.eoo.
1t currently reported political and financial circles
in that the officers of the Western Federation OF
Miners contributed few months ago sum of $4,000 to
the campaign fund of the Democratic State Committee
and that the OF this item on the books prevented
the Western Federation from answering the challenge OF
Walter Weman to explain what they had done with the
enormous contributions which they boasted having re-
ceived
1t is generally believed that this money used by
the Democratic leaders in the Liberty League movement
1t Is entirely reasonable to that if the Democratic
organization the candidates of the Western
Federation of Miners and place them the Democratic
ticket it would hesitate to accept campaign contr
button from the Federation Of Miners in the form
of cash remed organization for the Of the
strikers and their families. To further emphasize the
connection of the Democratic leaders with the Red Flag
party additional bid made for the Socialist vote
by inserting of the principal panks Of the Socialist
platform into the Democratic platform; The demand
tor the initiative and referendum.
WHAT THEY WOULD DO. VI
and Democrats asking II the Democratic
organization will surrender to Meyer and Haywood in
this what would they do for them II their
ticket elected by the votes of the followers Of these
They would certainly be under obligations to
they would naturally discharge their obligation to the
freeatng aw-defying element by granting it return
the former immunity from punishment which enjoyed
in the mining in this state under the adminsra-
tons Of Waite, Adams, Thomas and Orman. The Demo-
cratic platform and the Democratic leaders publicly
pledge the party the form Of liberty which
prevailed in mining camps before the election of
Governor Peabody.
will therefore that the Democratic leaders
left the law and order Democrats but to
and that is to vote the Republican ticket and
ports from all the State indicate that thousands of
them will follow the dictates of their conscences rather
than the dictates of their party BOSSES and vote the Re-
publican ticket.
The Democratic politicians those who usually
found at the conventions, those who known party
workers and who look for political reward their party
successful will proclaim The virtues Of Ava Adams and of
the platform from the housetops but the thoughtful
servave substantial element of the Democratic party
alliance with political organization that de-
mands the conscation of private property and that
holds and encourages awlessness and violence during
strikes.