The Springfield herald., 1904-08-19
STATE AND NATIONAL POLITICS.

Denver. Aug 15.-The political situ-
alton is constantly growing in inter-
est An active and comprehensive
campaign has been started, at least a
month earlier than usual by all parties
in this state.
Liberty Leagues.
The people of the state have been
presented with the extraordinary
spectacle of the Democratic or
ganization employing Socialist agi-
tators to go over the state
and organize Democratic Liberty
Leagues. These Socialist organizers,
while constantly urging Socialist doc
trines and theories upon their hearers,
advise them to vote the Democratic
ticket. The Socialist politicians. who
must be given credit for considerable
foresight, believe that they are killing
two birds with one stone By combi-
nation they are able to pour their doc
trines into Democratic ears at the ex-
pense of the Democratic state commit
tee, for that body is paying at least,
portion of the expenses of the organic
ers of the Liberty Leagues.
The Socialists figure it out this way:
II the Democrats will accept their plat
form and nominate a radical anti-law
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with the Democrats and secure large
campaign contributions, and If the
ticket is successful, number of the
state offices. 1t is understood that in
the event of the success of combina-
ton of this kind that President Meyer
will be made adjutant general OF the
state. On the other hand, If the Demo-
Gratis nominate a conservative candl-
date. who is openly opposed to the an
archistic methods of the Socialists, they
will put up candidate OF their own,
who. they hope. will profit materially
in the matter of votes from the Liberty
League movement. which they control.
In any event, the Socialist politicians
have succeeded in entangling the DEM
ocratic leaders in a nauseating combl-
nation that will drive thousands OF
Democratic votes to the Republican
party. Reports from the organizers or
these Liberty Leagues are far from en-
couraging At first they appeared to be
making some impression upon the more
ignorant classes, but since the first
spasm has worn off, they find very little
interest among the conservative work
ing people. They. of course, have no
difficulty in bringing the radical ele-
ment into these leagues, for this ele-
ment is composed almost wholly OF
rampant Socialists, and this is about
all there is to the Liberty League
movement. 1t is the same sort OF an
auxiliary to the Socialist party as the
Western Federation of Miners. In a
good-siZed town Socialist organizer
recently made socialistic appeal to
the BARRIERS union. At the close of his
talk he asked the thirty BARRIERS pres
ent to sign a pledge to vote the DEM
ocratic ticket The paper received one
signature.
An Enormous Campaign Fund.
President Moyer and Secretary Hay
wood. in their recent TRADE of abuse,
offered in reply to the governors state
ment regarding the strike, boasted or
the enormous sums of money the West
ern Federation was receiving from the
various unions of the East While
there is absolutely nothing left OF the
Western Federation of Miners in Colo
RADIO, except the executive committee
and the headquarters in Denver, the
twenty-seven orators which they sent
East to stir up union men, have been
financial success. The absurd
stories of outrages by the authorities
which were sent out, and which have
been supported by the exaggerations
of these twenty-seven Patrick Hen
rvs" who were demanding liberty or
death of their sympathetic hearers. has
resulted in a veritable harvest of yel-
low coin. This enormous campaign
fund, which is said to now be approach
ing the two hundred thousand dollar
mark, is sure to exercise very marked
influence upon the judgment of the
Democratic campaign committee, and
when Joined with the Democratic cam
paign fund will supply the sinews OF
war by which the combination hopes
to defeat the Republican party and re-
store the delightful conditions which
have existed during strikes under for
mer Democratic administrations in this
state.