The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
ED DERHEY GETS INTO PRINT
FoRKER GOODLAED KAE GIVES HIS
VIEWS on COLORADO SITUATION.
Thinks Laboring .1Ten Have No Business
TO Support Governor Peabody and His
Machine in That State-Wants Mob
Rule Ousted.

Ed Denney, now a passenger conduc-
tor on the Rock Island between Colo
rado Springs and PhTHpsburg, but for
merly Of GOodland-whe-e many years
ago he began as a brakeman on this
freight divisiOn-has written a letter ex-
pressing his views on the Colo
RADIO situation, TO the Rocky Mountain
News, dated July IS. Mr.. Denney says:
Dear Sirs-I have taken your paper
for more than ten years, and am much
pleased to note the interest you are tax
ing in the common people, and more
especially the laboring CLASSES. It seems
to me any laboring man in the state
who is in his right mind will not vote
for Governor Peabody or the rePubIi-
can machine this fall. have voted
the republican ticket all my life, but
since the last unpleasantness IN Colo
RADIO have made up my mind land l
don't think am alOne) to never vote
for another republican as long as
live. When we stop to think of the
treatment innocent men, women and
children are receiving in our state, be-
ing depoTted out Of the state by a mill
tary mob without a trial in any case,
there being. no crime charged, and
leaving their families to starve as far as
this mob law is concerned, and not al
lowed to even buy food or raiment of
any kind or description, It seems to me
this would make the blood Of any
American citizen boil to Oyerflo wing.
81 cannot imagine how an American
government can OF does tolerate such
work as has been going on in our sup
posedlY free country of which we boast.
When we stop to think, there is no law
in Teller county, there being no
legal county officers IN Office, they hav-
ing to resign at the point of a gun or
rope, and only given so long to sign the
resignation, which was already made
out and placed on the table before them.
It seems to me this is not. according to
the constitution of the United States.
We viii suppose some union miner had
something to do with blowing up the
independence depot on June 6. Why
deport 500 innocent men out of the
state2 Why not prove the guilty, and
deal with them according to the law,
and let the innocent men remain to
protect their families, who are depend
ent upon them for support, and many
of whom are at this hour hungry for
the want of bread?
4 viii say want every railroad man
who has a vote IN this state, as well as
other labOring men, to go to the polls this
fall and cast their vote to down Gov
ernor Peabody and his mob law govern
ment, whicff we have had so much of
for the last ten months, and if possible,
boys, every man who has job in any
capacity whatever, help those who are
for US and who stand for government
by law and not Peabody's mob rule,
which parts Of our great state of Colo
RADIO are now undergoing at the present
time. Think of sending a man to Chi
cagO to assist IN nominating our Presi-
dent of this great United States who
does not attempt to govern his own
state, except by military, hired by the
Mine Owners association. He is a
good man to send to represent Us in a
national convention. These are my
views, I being close to the seat Of war
and knowing the facts. and believe If
| is the sentiment of nine-tenths of the
men who work for wages in the state
today. EDWARD J. DENNEY,
Conductor Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
ci6c, division 276, o. R. c, 129
North Wahsatch avenue, Colorado
/ Strings. Colo.