The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-04
FEDERATED UNIONS
OF COLORADO
Appeal to Wage Farmers and Voters
to Remember the Cripple Greek
Outrage on Election Day.

Denver, Colo, October %. The
Federated Unions of Colorado,
through their officers, have issued
the following appeal to the voters
of the country;
To the Wage Workers of the
United States-The Federated Tn.
ions of Colorado send greeting;
On November you will elect
the President aud Commander in
Chief of the Army and Navy of the
United States OF America. Nou
wage workers will decide the elec-
ton in Indiana, Wisconsin, Con-
necticut, Rhode Island, West Vir.
GINA, New Jersey and New York
These doubtful States are so close
that you can carry them through
your unions to either party you
please.
In Russianzed Colorado, the
wage earuers are awaiting your ac.
ton with hearts tense, strong with
hope and with unswerving faith in
your loyalty. Lest local interest
or party prejudice cause you to for.
get, we appeal to you ut this SUI.
preme moment to remember Colo.
RADIO; remember our suiferiugs, re
member that the Republican party
in the State aud nation is RESPONSE.
BILE for our wrongs and country :
disgrace.
STORY or WRONGS.
Let no spccious plea of koose.
yelts supposed friendship for labor
blind you to these facts, the story
of our wrongs - He knew
that the State and national couSt
tutions and every section OF the bill
Of rights were ruthlesSly trampied
under foot rs so much chat by
uniformed ruitians in the garh OF
the State and in the pay Of the
great criminal corporations.
Every constitutional. yea, every
national right was denied to us uu.
der the direct order of the Cover.
nor OF State, supposedly rcpub.
licau in form Our homes were
broken up, our premises searched,
our wives iuSultcd, our property
destroyed, our jobs taken away,
our mail opened, cur papers sup.
pressed, 10 make lis bow to these
self appointed rulers of the West
lOur people have been mobhrd
beaten with guns and clubs, wound
ed with hayou"ts, thrown by hun
reds into vile bull pens, rrrking
with filth and vrrmlu. kept for
months without charges, bnil or
trial and finally torn from our fam
lies and frlrHds, hrrdrd into bon
cars like cattle, aud baulshed from
our homes.
we applied to our civil officer,
for justice. They were promptly
forced to resign. We applied tC
the courts. They were iuSulte,
and dehed. We applied to Roosc
welt for friendly intervention, 70
but he utterly refused to inter,
tcre in behalf of the Colorado work
ers when such interference meant
the withdrawal from his support
of the colossal capllalistic interest,
Of the nation d
He heard the workers of the
nation wall for justice, but the clink
of corporation campaign coin
hushed our cries and fired his i'm.
perial ambition
APPEAL TO PEOPLE.
Now friends, brothers, com.
radcs in toll and struggle, he has
refused succor. We turn to YOU
Strike down with your votes the
strenuous advocate of war, militar-
ism and empire. Vote down the
man whose ear is open to the de.
mands of capital, but deaf to the
cry of labor. Help us to elect II
man who will maintain Republican
form Of government IN the nation
and the States. Z
A vote for Roosevelt is n vote
for war, militarism aud empire, y
vote for Roosevelt is a vote against
the interests OF the workers OF Col
orado and the nation, Il vote
against Roosevelt is vote for lib.
erty. J. c. SULLIVAN,
Attest President,
wv. II. WATERS, See y.