The state herald., 1904-09-16
THE RIoTER soLlLooUIzEs
BY AMMI.

Behold the humble rioter!
am he-the Demagogue's strong
right arm.
am he whose brain is fred" whose
arm is nerved"
10 black deeds by the advance agent
of crime.
Ihe roaring. raving, ranting Dema-
gogue. and his saffron allies,
The pestilential press.
Liberty? Ho! no! have been
gorged with it in all times and all ages
for
belong to the prowling gang of So
cial cutthroats which has harassed the
Hanks of orderly society from away
Dack beyond the farthest reaches of his
tory.
By day charge with the frenzied
mob; by night | prowl as the
Secret assassin.
My weapons? The bomb, the bullet,
the bludgon. the torch.
Punished? Scarcely ever, for
My liberty has exceeded that of the
goddess herself.
But here in Colorado mine enemy (or)
'he law relentlessly puisueth me, my
liberties are assailed, the divine right
OF rioters is questioned. and / am
bounded from pillar to post.
And also from Dan to Bersheba.
Bull-penned to-day, habeas corpused
tomorrow, next day torn from the
bosom OF my family and cruelty dis
persed elsewhere.
But there is balm and Gilcad
Friends and sympathisers in high
places soothe and comfort me and fire
my Quenched spirits anew.
My hands drip with the red blood of
my brothers,
But in Colorado Democratic United
states senator defends me.
And a Democratic ex-governor has
)oyously Joined him in an attack upon
mine enemy, the peace officer, who
tramples upon my rights.
The sobs of the widows and orphans
Oh my victims are music to my soul
Thoughts of the livid scars | have
made. OF the men whom have MANNED
and crippled in Colorado fills my cup
with Joy.
Therefore do I gloat, and fear not,
Tor big political party has Joined with
little political party In an effort to
ehasten mine enemies of the law.
The arrogance of corporate greed"
is to be rebuked.
The governor who has staid my ruth
less hand and thereby violated
And circumscribed my heretofore
boundless liberties, is to be dismissed
by my good friends. the Democratic
politicians.
And again. Ho, hol for the merry
show. the booming bomb, the tunefal
bullet. the bludgeon's thud, the hum
BILE rioters rights restored.
Due process of law" What an alb
surd term.
This binds my victims. but meg not
much!
This due process OF law" prevented
Policeman Cannon from doing me bod.
IA harm In the Denver strike,
But It did not prevent me from ....d-
Ing him helpless while female rioters
threw red pepper in his eyes.
Nor did 1t prevent me from fractur-
Ing the skull Of the man whom he was
trying to protect
The fear OF this terrible phrase"
Paralyized the hand OF the Demo-
cratic Governor Orman. but II did not
prevent me from taking possession oil
another mans property
And killing and crippllng his en-
ployes. and driving nearly one hundred
Of them out OF the Telluride district.
The due process OF fracturing skulls.
OF blowing into fragments my dea:
brothers, Of destroying wealth by dy-
Mantle and flame, to spread distress,
misery. grief.
Ia the divine right Of rioters,
And no Nrocess Of law will be per-
mitted to abrIdge It, for
In Colorado. Democratic United
States senator defends me and publicly
ohnstlses mine enemies.
In Colorado. a Democratic ex-foyer.
nor pleads my cause. and swcars before
High Heaven to conquer mine enemies
And moreover. there is the Other
Democratic leaders also fighting m,
battle against the outrageous tyranny
OF lawful rcFtrnint from which have
recently suffered.
ird so l, the huble. pcaccnblc. law.
deiyins rioter. am bid TO hope
For Democratic success, the which
am now doing buslly.
The Invaluable Newspaper.
Tho newspaper now takoa the place