The Lamar register., 1904-08-31
Denver. August. 1904.

democrats that Will the Democratic
form planks demanding the reputation of the mitia
of suppressing federation reigs
terror for the establishment of the initiative and refer
endum and to deprive the of the power to sup
strike lawessness 1t is stated reliable author
iy that Chairman Smith has committed the Democratic
party to these Socalstic panks. but the time
the Democratic managers trying to find means OF
publicly denouncing the Western federation and the lead
of the Socialist party In other words they are try
ing to devise of making the conservative Demo
Gratis believe that the organization opposed to the So
ciasts and their sms and at the time retain the
Socialist vote and cash contributions To carry out this
scheme requires high order of political diplomacy
But Chairman Smith to think that he deliver
the goods
The managers of the Republican campaign propose to
to IT, however that the effort of the Democratic poll
cians to hoodwnk the voters this question does not
succeed The state issue in Colorado is cearcut ques
ton of being for against strike awlessness and oil
mob rule for against the Democratic policy of tenn
porizing with mobs and condoning their crimes as they
have done in the The Democratic leaders will not
be allowed to get away from this ISSUE
lt-i- The Pueblo Platform.
The last platform adopted by the Democratic party
in this Pueblo this and its only ref
directly indirectly to the murderous and revo
utonary OF the Western Federation of Miners which
the state authorities obliged to suppress was the
pleasing generality that
I'VE believe in the strict enforcement OF law and
order"
This faint hint that perhaps law and order had been
qualified by the next sentence which con-
the authorities for enforcing law and order in
this state. Democratic convention did not believe
policy of violence and murder followed by the
Federation of Miners why did 1t not say SO?
1t did because it following the same tactics
Senator Patterson, who advised the readers OF the
Denver Weman letters, which he said
very fair and who after publishing three OF them
that Mr. 'Wemans conclusions were against the
Federation Of Miners and thereupon he discon
tinued publishing them and denounced Wellman
Denver News and the Democratic bosses lack
he to
inaI the Western Federation of Miners They
stand ready and willing to condone overlook and forget
and other crimes committed by this orsani
zation they have the votes of the radical
and semiawess element Of the state Instead of de-
nouncing enemies society and their crimes, the
convention followed the lead of Senator Pat
terson denounced the authorities for suppressng
them They claimed to stand for the enforcement Of
law but damned the man who enforced it.
Appeal the LawIess.
In this platform and in the deal they trying
to put through Democratic leaders making bare
appeal the anarchstic element of the Socialists
They pandering the lowest and worst elements in
political life and offering comfort support and en-
couragement violate natural and
right of those whom they and who
defy authorities whenever attempt is made
suppress their lawlessness
The action of leaders prompted Judge
X. Babbtt a prominent and lifelong Democrat, to
make the following announcement in his recent public
statement Withdrawing from the Democratic party:
81 do wish to stand upon platform written for
purpose obtaining the votes of that federation.
wish to for party advantage the forces
seeking to make life and property and
Join with organization that has respected
either"
Thousands of Democrats will adopt the
course Democratic leaders will find 1T impossible
to get away from the real issue, which is
Shall dynamiter rule? Shall the practice of toer
ang condoning mob rule and strike violence be
sumed?