The Glenwood post., 1904-08-20

eration-not only its advertising
space but it's editorial columns. The
editors are sensible young men. They
admit their fault. They confess their
paper was being used by the fedora
ton to stir up trouble and foment
passion. What they most complain
of is that their presses were smashed
just at the moment when they were
Voluntarily veering around to the side
of law and order. The very number
of their paper which was going to
press that night containing a conser-
vative editorial. The citizens say
the publishers had Just discovered they
were op the wrong side, the losing
side, and at the twelfth hour were
trying to get right.
There is an impression throughout
the East that this printing Office was
smashed by the military The mill
tary had nothing to do with it The
seven midnight visitors We're citizens
of Victor. Most of them are known
to the owners of the paper, hut the
owners confessed to me that they had
no intention of prosecuting the offend
ers. In fact, like senslble men, these
young journalists have got in line
and are sincerely trying to run a de.
cent and wholesome paper.
OF course, the troops came back
The next day after the internal
machine explosion and the riots in
Victor General Sherman NJ. Bell ap-
peared upon the scene, where he was
destined to play such an important
part for two months June he is-
sued proclamation, dated Head
quarters Teller County Military Dis
trict, declaring military law, prom
Using to protect all business and prop.
erty and to punish all offenders
against the peace, and closing with
the characteristic and significant line
in bold type;
The Military Orders and Will of
the Military Commander Will be
Obeyed.
For weeks Brigadier General Bell
was the autocrat of this district. His
orders and will We're obeyel.. He
ruled with non hand. He talked glib
ly of shooting men by the hundreds
A a matter Of fact, his troopers killed
but a single man during their entire
stay in the district a union man
who was shot in the so-called battle
Of Dunuville. General Bells CORY
threats doubtless saved many lives.
/ He convinced the lawless element and
the desperate inner circle" fedora
uouists and the red ueclls that he
meant business; thar he could not be
triHed with that nothing could please
him better than an opportunity to
test the craftsmanship Of his men,
every one ordered TO shoot to kill
General Bell made himself absolute
master Of the situation. His tactics
seemed brutal but they We're in fact
merciful He wa. the western Bad
Man with hundreds Of good guns lie.
hind him, and he commanded the re
5pect and inspired the fear of all
men, bad good and Indifferent The
vicious element or what remained of
it, was completely c5wed There
was no more disorder There Were
no more liots or dynamite explosions,
no more beaGng5 OF men who wanted
to work by men who refused to work.
Peace came. True, it was peace
worked by military dictator, but it
was peace. The method was harsh,
but it was effectual.
Moreover, General Bell made no
secret of his intention to destroy the
influence of the Western Federation of
Miners in his military district. He
looked upon that organization as an
abettor of crime. AS long as it con-
tinued he believed crime would con-
tinue. He believed there could be no