Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-07-15
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COLORADO LABOR WAR.

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FROM THE DEAD IN THE |
PERSON OF COLORADO'S
BANKER. GOVERNOR. D
Cincinnati, O., July 8, 19O4-In
speaking Of the Colorado Labor war.
Herbert 8. Bigelow said in part:
Read the Declaration OF Independ:
ence and think OF Colorado. When the
fire-craokers give out. here is q sug.
gestion for the patriotic.
For George III substitute the names
of the mine owners To be more spe-
ci6c, substitute the name OF the
Standard Oil monopoly. since this is
the power behind the throne in Colo
RADIO Then note how many of those
Indictment against King George ap-
ply literally to this new tyranny.
'He has refused to consent to laws
the most wholesome and necessary for
the public good
LAW MAKERS IN RESURRECTION.
In Colorado the Legislature passed
an eight-hour law. The mine owners
refused to obey 1t. The Onions asked
the courts to inforce the law. The
Supreme court of the United States
declared it unconstitutional. The
Unions secured the submisson of a
constitutional amendment. The puo-
pie adopted 1t by more than two
thirds majority. It then became the
duty of the legislature to pass the
enabling act. But a powerful lobby
of the mine owners we're there. The
Legislature dallied along for months
and then adjourned without needing
the mandate Of the people. When the
monopolists hire Legislature to betray
the people they bring republican in
situations into contempt and SOW the
seeds of anarchy.
THE WRONG SCENT
It is said that when the blood
hounds were put upon the trail of the
independence assassins, they went
straight to the house of the company q
detective. But they should have gone
to the capital building at Denver. It
was there, in the lobby of the legisla-
rure. that the wire was pulled that
discharged the pistol into the dyna
mite. Those who tamper with legisla-
ture and subvert popular government
are worse than assassins as they are
more dangerous. For their crimes
they gain wealth and honor, and
then, with hypocritical zeal for the
law, they help to prosecute the me1
whom they have provoked to deeds
of desperation.
OUR STAR CHAMBERS.
HE has made judges dependent on
his will alone.''
This the Fourth of July, 1904-no1
1776. Yet two weeks ago tomorsow thu
! president Of the Miners Union wal
arraigned tor murder in Colorado
Court. Who was the judge to try him
One elected by the people? No, tn,
duly elected prosecutor had been de-
posed by mob. Before this mob
appointed Judge the mob-appointet
prosecutor brought his prisoner
George Washington would have beer
as likely to get justice before the Sta,
Chamber of English King az Presiden
Meyer is to receive justice at tn
hands of the Standard Oil crowd.
CARTE BLANCHE.
"He has effected to render the mill
tary independent of and superior t.
the civil power.
George the Third has risen from tn
dead in the person Of Colorado
banker-governor. The supreme cour
of the state was the good angel tina
called him back to life. That cour
has decided that the governor ma!
destroy all civil government and OK
ercise absolutely despotic power when
ever state of instruction exists
And what was still more obligin,
In the court, it decided that tn
governor Is the sole judge as t.
when occasion requires that he ceas
to be public servant and assum
the role of despot.
TRIAL OF THE REPUBLIC.
With Run-powder and bunting W
celebrate victory which brought q
political independence q century an,
more ago. But while we drown %
thoughts in the noise, tyranny is bus.
with new chains. In those days of 90
youth we thought our political free
dom was the cause of our prosperity
We did not understand that it ga
the un-monopoltzed bounty Of natur
which gave Us prosperity, nor d.,
we foresee that with the MONOPOLY 0
these natural resources the old worl,
tyranny was bound to arise in spit
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