The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09

parade Denver September s, 1904 have fit to
nterec into the matters outside the realm of labor
and have put to the front the Western Federation of Min
and its grievances against the constituted authorities
now, therefore, be 1t
Resolved That the Brotherhood of Railroad Tranmen.
E. McGraw lodge No. declines participate in said
of Socialism and disrespoct for law by making conspc-
uous wholly out Of sympathy with the aims
and aspirations of organized labor and labor unions
The Governor Offers Assistance.
The action of the governor in calling the attention OF
Shern Bell Of Cripple Creek to the necessity of preventing
further violence in Teller county has met with the ap
proval OF every fair-minded citizen.
The machinery of the law in Teller county Is in the
hands of officers and there is reason why
the civil authorities should not handle the situation WIN
out the interference of the "vgilantes."
Our duty the governor. "at this and
at all times uphold the law and its safeguards with
distinction of interests Individuals This Is good
doctrine and in spite of the Misrepresentation OF the gov
enemies is the position he has taken right along
American workingmen must have the right to work when
they please where they please and for what they please
and the law be impartially enforced This is SEN
ment in which good citizen joins however they may
differ to who is right and who is wrong in dispute
So far the rabd denuncation of the authorities,
which is coming from the Western Federation of Miners
and their friends the Democratic politicians is con-
cerned this is to be expected History records no instance
where lawess individuals have been restrained by force
which they approved of Of the author
tiles.
1t Is simply questo nof method 1t is the judgment
of that the to handle lawless crowd Is
temporze with It, to treat with the most tender con-
sderaton. when violence cones to encourage 1t by
firing Sin the air. This is the weak and the way that
responsible for the constant increase In strike violence
in this country.
The records of party this state shows
that has of this method The last Democratic
governor Orman. permitted mob which had captured by
assault the works of the smugger Union mine in San
Miguel remain in peaceabe possession of it until the
Of the property had signed that was
satisfactory the leaders Of the mob reign of terror
naturally followed and the awless element errorzed San
Miguel county for months after this occurred Men
opposed the methods Of the errorists were
wayaid assaulted and others were murdered
Newspapers and merchants who objected to the la&ess
boycotted and possible effort was made
to bring financial ruin upon them.
This was the lawless condition affairs which the
Republican administration inherited from the Or
administration and 1t had to be stamped OUT the
longer 1t allowed to continue the 1t became
The Republican party has the courage to not only de-
crime but to it. and has apology to
make for using force to rid this state of this Democratic
legacy of lawessness. The people of Colorado will have
opportunity the coming election to place themselves
record which method they prefer in dealing with
settle this question and that is the party
believes forcing prompt complete obedience to
the laws designed to protect life and property.
A Revolutionary Utterance.
The Western Federation recently secured the
services Of attorney who drew the defense in
necton with the charges made against that organization in
the Red Book issued by the mine association This
appeared in the Denver News of August 2Sh and
occupied nearly columns of fine print The lawyer
naturally entered plea of mot guilty for his clients
but his demurrer is weak and is to be over
ruled by the "court at the session to be held Novem
Der Sth next.
The defense consisted principally in charging
Der of mine accidents to the mine the most of
which occurred before the mine owners association
organized No attempt made to explain the action of
the federation in arming its members and engaging in
rebellion in San Miguel county No excuse is offered for
the deportation of eghythree miners from the Smugger
Union mine for the brutal treatment which they
ceived the hands of the federation mob. The de
murrer had much of the of troops in Las Ami
but offered explanation for the purchase of
by wholesale by the strikers, before the troops
were ordered out.
Judging by statement deportation is only lawful
when indulged in by the Western Federation of
While this organization claims the right to force
workingmen into its ranks against their will it denies
right authorities its members to keep
and the lawful rights of nonederation work
ngmen The most remarkable uerance of the federation
in this found at the end, and reads fol
lows
I'VE point with lasting pride to the words of Edward
Boyce he said I strongly advise you to provide
every member with the latest improved rifle, which
be the factory nominal price entreat
action this important question so that in
hear the martial tread of $4,000 armed
men in the ranks of labor
Nothing clearly establish the revolutionary
reasohbe character of this organization than this
fresh call to Western Federation of Miners
opposed of force accomplish its ends what
do they need with $4,000 armed men? The statement
that they will be needed to protect the homes of
the worngmen. If the Socalistic which this
ganzaton the the majority of the
people will recognize it and adopt it, In this event the
armed men provided law could be used by the Social