The Glenwood post., 1904-10-15

given to the Filipinos degree of lib
erty that has never been known under
Spanish rule, we have introduced mod
ern sanitary methods in the towns of
the Islands and have given to the peo
pie the same laws in relation to the
taking up of lands as prevails in this
country ''All this has been done
through the republican party
'When Japan and Russia first went
to war, Secretary Hay suggested that
the scene of military operations be con-
fined to a certain restricted area and
all the European nations discovered
almost at the same time that they, too,
wanted the area limited
I'VE have navy to be proud of
and we no longer suffer the humila,
tion of calling upon foreign govern
ments for the protection of an American
citizen in other lands. -
THE democrats say that Newlands,
of Nevada. was the father of the pres
ent irrigation laws that have done so
much for the reclamation of the arid
lands of the west, but tell you that it
was due to the message to congess of
President Roosevelt, who not only
plainly stated the needs of the west in
this regard but insisted that action in
Congress be taken and we now have ir-
rigation laws that are giving new
life to the west mo man has ever
been in the White house that is so
thoroughly in touch with the country s
needs as President Roosevelt, not only
the needs of the east but of the south
and the north and the west. -
Brooks Applauds Grubb's Work
Mr.. Brooks gave little history of
the efforts of Eugene Grubb to secure
the small appropriation of $25, 900 for
the purpose of improving the breed of
western horses in Colorado. He stated
that Mr.. Grubb appeared before the
committee on agriculture and stated
what he wanted. "Do you suppose he
secured the aid of the democratic
members of that committee? No, the
democratic members believed that the
bill would be good thing for the west
but they didn't believe in paternalism
and they could not give Colorado the
desired aid. The republican majority,
however, made the recommendation to
congress and the bill was passed" 1t
will be remembered in this connection
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securing new stock for the experiments
to be made in Colorado and, together
with Professor Carlisle. has spent the
last of the money appropriated by a
republican congress for that purpose.
Mr.. Brooks speech was replete with
convincing arguments and entirely free
from any abuse of any candidate or
party and was received with rapt at
tention by those present.
At the close of Mr.. Brooks speech
Judge Beardsley introduced John T
McNeely, of Cripple Creek who,
talked only upon the overshadowing
state issue and of the conditions that
existed in Cripple Creek for the past
few years. Mr.. McNeely, being an
old timer in Cripple Creek spoke from
actual knowledge of the scenes enacted
there and told with great pathos of the
killing and manning of the men at the
Independence depot explosion on that
memorable sixth day of June. To
many the information contained in his
remarks was new as but few under
stand or realize the awful state of
tension which has existed in that dis
trict for years under the domination of
the Western Federation of Miners He
told of the beating and shooting re-
ceived by personal friends at the hands
of members of that organization and
said "After all these things do you
suppose that the people of Cripple
Creek were not exasperated' Why. the
Western Federation used to dictate at
what time merchant should open his
store and at what time it should be
closed. Then there came whisperings
of strike to be called. What were
the men to strike fors They had no
grievance. They were getting their
wage scale and were working eight
hours and less They were called out
on a strike against their will for about
% foreigners who were working at the
mills in Colorado City where the wage
schedule was not satisfactory to the
Western Federation. After the strike
was called these men came to Cripple
Creek to work in the mines as strike
breakers
81 had son at work on another
shift of the Findley mine and he didn t