Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-31

large body Of men idle. sustained by
an organization, which had only few
months before posted notices in that
camp that every man who could not
show card in their organization
will be considered scab, and an
enemy to us. himself and the COM
munity at large and will be treated
as such" This last body OF men were
using every effort to prevent the
opening of the mines and the employ
ment of labor. They were kept there
and remained there in idleness large
ly or wholly for this purpose. and
numerous acts OF violence. such as
beating and even the murder of non
union men and the destruction of
property where they were employed
had been and were being committed:
and at last came the elimination of
the Independence horror. where the
depot platform. on which more than
4 score .of inoffensive workmen were
,ongregated, was blown up by dyna-
mite. many killed and many more
wounded. Whether the union or any
Of its members was or was not re-
sponsible for this outrage. there can
be no question that the presence of
this body of men, coupled with their
threats and conduct, and the official ut
terances of the organization, to which
they belonged. made it necessary that
the men should be dispersed If bust
ness and order were to be maintained
n the camp.
Did the duly constituted authori-
Ties have any right to disperse these
men under these circumstances? If
not, how can any community protect
itself?
There was nothing new or unheard-
If in this proceeding In the Colonies
obnoxious characters were banished
and sent among the Indians. In the
war of the Rebellion more than one
person was sent to Canada for the
good of his country. Every steam
ship that reaches our shores is met
by officers and some of the passen-
gers are returned without being per
mitted to land. In every city of the
United States. in almost every day OF
the year, some one or more persons
is notified by the police to move on,
and crowds are dispersed or broken
mp where the peace is threatened
In one year Frank Adams. the brother
| Of the candidate of the Democratic
party for governor, has deported more
than 300 people from Denver against
whom he had no charge sufficient for
heir detention. Judge Frank Overs
| Of Leadville, who is so Mortified at
| The act of the authorities in Teller
| county. has more than once in his
court ordered persons to leave Lead
vile and has seen to it that his order
| was obeyed Only recently in one
| morning he rounded up number of
| the frail women of that city and told
| them that for the good of the morals
of Leadville they must leave the
place, and commanded and compelled
them to leave without consulting
| their wishes. Probably he was right.
| probably Frank Adams was right. but
| II does not become either Judge Ow-
ers or Governor Adams to denounce
with so much violence the authorities
of Teller county, when they have
| done the same thing under circum-
stances which seemed to demand 1t.
The right of authorities to restrain
| or disperse people, whose presence
Is dangerous to the peace OF the com
munity has been everywhere recog-
nized, and is expressly upheld by the
| decision Of our supreme court in the
Meyer case
In view Of the conditions existing
at Cripple Creek we cannot believe
that any good citizen will want to see
the policy Of Governor Peabody re-
versed simply because OF the So
| called deportations at Cripple Creek.
Is it not true that the greatest out
rry against these deportations Is
made by the Western Federation,
which has more than once been guilty
Of abusing and driving away good
citizens, whose only offense was that
they remained peaceably at work?
Have they not, to your own know
ledge, deported such citizens from
Telluride and other places without
any authority of law and without any
| reason or necessity therefor?
Peace has been restored and order
now prevails, because Peabody IS
Governor and the disturbers know
what he will do. One of the best ar.
guments for his retention is found in
the speech Of Bourke Cochran the
famous Democratic orator at Cripple
Creek on Oct rs. when he said ~ AN
NOT HERE TO DISCUSS THE aEA-
SONS, AND WHATEVER THE
FACTS MAY HAVE BEEN, BOTH
SIDES NOW CoNcEDE THAT
PEACE AND ORDER ARE EsTAs.
LISHED."
ion Know the reasons, and you
know this condition can be maintain
ed by the reelection OF Governor
Peabody,