The daily sentinel., 1904-08-08
Liberty League Formed.

A large and intelligent crowd OF
Grand functions S representative citi-
zens gathered at the Court house last
evening at O'Clock in answer to a
call for a mass meeting of citizens for
the purpose of organizing a Liberty
League. A large number of ladies
were present and listened attentively
to the speakers of the evening.
Peter Chellius, member of the
State Ways and Means Committee act
ed as Chairman and made few ap-
propriate remarks stating the purposes
of the meeting. ]. O. Sullivan, pre-
sident of the Colorado State Fedora
tion of Labor and charm an of the
State Ways and Means committee. who
is i'll the city in the interest of the
local unions. was present and was cal
led upon and made a short talk touch
ing upon the outrages prepetuated up
on citizens of Trinidad, Telluride,
Teller county and other places show
ing the necessity of the people who
believe in law and order organizing
to overthrow the present administra-
tion or defeating any candidate for
office who endorses the policy of Gov
ernor Peabody.
Mrs. Emma F. Langdon. organizer
of the Liberty Leagues was then in
troduced as the Joan of Arc Of Colo
rsdo who had defeated the military
in their plan to suppress free press
in.the Cripple Greek district. She
etatad tho oh7act of tha 7 aagua (which
given in brief is the defeat of the
reelection of Governor Peabody and
the refusal of the unions to endorse
all aspirants for office who favor his
policy of military misrule.
She told in an interesting and for
ciful manner the insults she had been
heaDed upon citizens of Victor, of
women being insulted. ropes used on
city and county officials and other
things to which she was an eye wit
ness.
The cause has a clever presenter in
Mrs. Langdon. she has a way of max
ing you feel the truth of her state
ments. She closed her remarks with
a strong appeal for the freedom of
speech and the liberty of the press,
saying that when the Victor Daily
Record force was arrested and confin-
ed in the bull pen it was for the pu~-
pose OF suppressing free press. That
it was not bravery that prompted her
to 90 to the rescue. She worked in
very cleverly the declaration of the
first strikers as she was pleased to
term the signers of the Declaration of
Independence, pointing out the fact
that King George at that time called
out his relocated military to sup
pre- 81 the strikers at that time, COM
pairing conditions that existed in the
latter part of the Seventeenth cent
ury with those in Colorado at the
present time.
After reading the constitution of
Liberty League Mrs. Langdon asked
for an enrolment of membership and
almost the entire audience of men and
women joined. Men like Senator
Bucklin. the uncompromising defend
er of those who toll, being glad of the
opportunity to become members of an
organization tat stands for Liberty
as set forth in the Constitution of the
U. S. AS there was formerly Lib
erty League formed in a different
manner the entire membership of the
old League was enrolled as members
and chartered by the Ways and Means
Committee. By motion the officers
of the temporary organization were
made permanent officers of the League
formed last night. The officers are
as follows:
Pres. Peter Chellius. Vice Pres /;
j. r. Sry. Secy. and Treas, ]. B.
Boyer Advising Board j. w. Buck
lin. John Whitfield and Tom Con-
nelly.