Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26

nice. nothing like coal mnns there 10 rsdamp In the
mnss and the only dangers Of aeeidsnss
the air In the mnes know from visit to the level
1900 feet below the main drift, 10 almost and
outdoors the do live In bunk
houses at mines. but occupy their neat little
cottages scattered about the hss.s and ride to and
from electric with low farss
living but little dearsr than In Chicago single get
ting good and board for IS IS week; there are
plenty Of and reeretons; good schools ara
hand for the children; the climate heathfui and
delightful"
Az to the eshthour excuse. Mr.. Weiman makes It
that this question had nothing to do with the strike
1T has been widely published that this trouble was duo
the Of the labor people the defeat of the
eighthour law in Legislature BY large majority
the people had adopted constitutional amendment to the
effect that the Legislature shall eghthour law
The Legislature failed to do is charged that the
corporations corrupy defeat such iekis-
ation. doubt this Is and there is Ian
strong enough adequately to condemn such crimes
by the rich The Legislature had Republican branch
and Democratic. II engaged In long and bitter
struggle senatorial election Under such circum-
stances for the corporations to manipulate
things o defeat the eisht.hour law.
"sut the mine owners interested In that prop
ostion. They the eohhour day for years.
siohour defeat had nothing to do with bringing on
the recent troubles. To that had 10 prstsst an
sftsthoush Even the strike coiorsso City ordered
weeks before the Legislature adjourned and while the
proposed law ssiii under consideration"
And the responsibility for the Independence sta
tion horror he says:
crime station there doubt Tho
mine engaged In that plot
known and all prominent unionis,s who have hed
the country given the OF these suspects In
confidence. and there sti hope Of bringing them to just
Ice. Judges others with whom talked agreed
that tho union had deliberately created rcsn Of tcvror
trying win through intimidation nHht which could
be- the justice Of the This the opin
Ion Democratic leaders In this community. who
trying the their political advantage and
therefore favor tho federation great extent
a. their conscience. will permit them to do
"a Judge the bench. though In politics opposed to
Governor Peabody. told the unions bossse
the local oseiss and that ~silnieh impossible 70
convict . unenss Of any crime or minor eHsnss
lie then jus'ines the severe measures taken b, the
state authorities:
| u have inquired carefully this whole question:
my conclusion ia ,ha, the dspora'ions iusna
BILE: they There In n work Of sienia
shat Secretary Hamiin Of the mine said
TO me: no, willing TO take the responsibility q
hanging lot Of willing TO take the rcspoas'
biiiy Of acrorisnE them.
| Mos, Of the .ss men Acpor,.a we're dangerous ana
guilty Some innocent Of any ~roasdohE Il
ia denied ;ha, mistakes .isac. and they
src,,cd.
| -sus an inneesn, man dspsrssd may return
establish himself. An innocent hanged has
ticket.
| when ! Colorado I, With a feeling ,ha;
these dcpor,a,i.ns blot upon civilization
Nov. think the conditions made I, Banish
mcns Of has raised great oucry In the East; hut
the truth IL known. little condemn In the
method employed BY Governor Peabody. the military and
the citizens. and much orsse. They confronted
with great emergency and they met u sravsIy and
humanity - they could.
| What else eoud hav. donsv ask the business
men here. You nigh, have kcp, the pris
oners Tha, would only have prolonged the ,rpubie.
would have made them martyrs. Attempts mish, have
been made them. Tha, would have led riots
Il is serious question how may in n,erfcf
Ing with rights of others while standing his
alleged constitutional rights We carefully considered all
this We believed deportation the effective.
humane We stand by IL Of good public policy.
lit has been said they had not sh, 10 these crim
mails communities hut the
criminals heart. aud Of them at all
Their here encouragement TO crime. In
any other community they would he good citizens
of them had Most of these simply
unfortunate the victims Of criminal The real
cupri,s the reckless leaders of their organization
and inner circle dynamisTds Who planted the
Mr.. welman then indicts Messrs. Meyer and Haywood
in the following terms:
"Henee srrsien Charles n. Meyer and william Asy.
wood who be held responsible for this
crime against erqsnsed labor. offense against
civilization and offer them before Jury
posed Venerable labor orosr
sa,ions Of the county
The Western Federation Of Miners is for the
most part Of homes; and industrious u is their
duty repudsse these evil eenvses. reckless unfit dan
eeovs. Before the Western Federation can
hold up ar,oru useful respected labor