Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-11-08
THE PEABODY INFAMY.
Russianized Colorado Appeals to the
Wage Farmers Of All States.

To the Wage Farmers of the United
States-The Federated Unions of Col
orado Sends Greeting: .a ..
On November Sth you will elect the
President ard Commander-in-Ch:es
OF the army and navy of the United
States Of America
You wage workers will decide the
election in Indiana, Wisconsin, Con-
necticut, Rhode Island. West Virgin
ia, New Jersew and New York. All
doubtful states are so close that you
can through your union carry them TO
either party you please.
In Russianized Colorado the work
ers are awaiting your action with
heart tense, strong with hope and.
with answering faith in your loyal
ty.
Lest local issues or party prejudices
cause you to forget, we appeal to YOU
at this supreme moment to remember
Colorado: remember our sufferingS;
remember that the Republican party
in the State and nation is responsible
for our wrongs and our country's dis
grace.
Let no spacious plea of Roosevelt's
supposed friendship for labor blind
you to these facts the story Of our
wrongs.
Roosevelt. as President he's sworn
to maintain the Constitutional liber-
ties of all citizens.
Has he done it?
He knew in detail from day to day
tho whole story of the military des-
rLtism set up here by MS pet and
protege, the illiterate and infamous
Sherman Bell.
He knew that the State and Nation
al constitutions. and every section of
the bill of rights were ruthlessly tram
the uniformed ruffians in the garb of
the State and in the pay of the great
criminal corporations.
Ever constitutional, yes, every no.
tional right. was denied to us under
the direct order of the Governor in
State supposedly Republican in
form.
Our homes were broken up: our
premises searched. our wives insulted
our property destroyed; our jobs TAX
en- away: our arms seized: our mai
opened; our papers suppressed and al
manners Of Outrages and indignitele;
and humiliations heaped upon us K
make us bow to those self-appointet
rulers of the West.
Our people have been mobbed; beat
en- with guns and clubs; wounde-
with bayonets; tossed in blankets
thrown by hundreds into vile bullpen
reeking with filth and -virmin: KEEP
for months without charges. bail o
trial and finally torn from our famil.
and friends, herded in box cars lik
cattle and banished from our chose
abiding places.
We appealed to the civil officers TO
justice-they were promptly forced t
resign.
We appealed to the courts-the.
were insulted and defied.
We appealed to Roosevelt for FRIEND
ly intervention, and, backing up GU
cries, from all over the nation cam
an avalanche of petitions. signed b
millions of sovereign citizens, begin
him to extend the strong arm of tn
nation over the state which was stru'
Cling in the grasp of a military oil
garchy.
He found time to state that MIN
thunder in his famous messag
Pericardis alive, Raisuli lead
bring himself into the lime light {
the world. but he utterly refused I
Interfere in behalf of Colorado wor
ers, when such interference mean Il
withdrawal from his support of II
colossal capitalistic interests of tt
nation.
found bic r1nor n cpn6 fa
eral troops in Croton Dam and in
Arizona when property interests erie
for supposedly necessary protection.
He recognized no State lines whe
in the judgement of property interes
it was necessary to use the feder
arms against the workers.
He swOre to uphold the law. He {
lowed it to be trampled under foot.
He swore to uphold the constit
ton intact. He allowed it to
set aside by military oligarcy..
He swore to maintain the bill
- rights It's most equatible provisio
were brutalIv ignored by the militia
lick-spittles, to whom he gave his {
tire approval.
He held the power to right o
wrongs and he refused to do it.
With one word he could have
established Republican form Of g
eminent in Colorado. He refused
speak that word.
With one stroke of the pen
could have destroyed forever the {
World despotiGm now rearing
ugly head in the mountain State. ]
refused to write it.
He heard our appeals.
He heard your appeals.
He heard the workers Of the VIII
nation wall for justice, but the eli
Of the corporation campaign G.
hushed our cries and fired his imper
ambition.
Now friends, brothers. comrads
toll and struggle, he has refused S
cor, We turn to you. From the Il
of bull-pens and hayonets, Of ble
lists and deportations,, labor of CO
RADIO calls to labor of the nation
help. ..., ,.,-...