The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-21

friend If he tried TO interfere with my
duty
There wasn't anyone had any pull
with me. L wouldn't stand for IT, Two
Of the biggest politicians in the State
came to my Office once to tell me what /
should and shouldn't DO. 7 listened a
while, because I am a courteous man.
anG then I opened a side door and told
them not TO waste any time getting cut.
These politicians are the worst =
big bug, leader Of the party and friend
and adviser OF the governors. called on
me in camp to give me some advice, 20
tell me not 70 everyday my hand. and to
take care not to hurt the party. Final
~ I says, as soft as ] could. I don't
care a d about you or the RepubH-
can party. or anybody else. / know my
businc $. and am attending to il, and
advise you TO attend strictly 70 yours
And, Furthermore, we have military rule
here. While you are in this district
you'll be attended by a detail OF my
men. II you TO to shooting off your
mouth or interfering with military oper-
ations they know what to do. They'll
throw you in. and once you're in il may
take you a Id long time 10 get out. .
Three rich mine owners came to me
Z
holders were kicking because their mine
had been shut down. They wanted me
to make a statement that l would permit
them to start up soon IS a union mine
Can't Start With Anarchists.
Il said, You can't start any mine with
anarchists. assassins. men the military
can't trust TO be at large. Furthermore.
] am not sure such fellows as you arc
/ TT to go into a mine as superiutendents
and bosses. II you want to start your
mine. make application I'm the regular
way and after 7 have investigated it
/ thoroughly I'll tell you what the terms
are
Great time we had when we brought
| President Meyer from Telluride to pro
| duCe him before tho supreme court. -
| continued General Bell AT the
| hotel i'm Denver that man Haywood but
| ted in. and ] gave the sign to my
! boys. They smashed him up. They did
not kill him. but he'll never know why.
| He is too valuable for other purpos IS.
/ We took Haywood TO a room upstairs
! and sent for surgeon To fix him up.
! Then Captain Lee OF the Denver police.
with twenty-seven officers. came after
! Haywood
You can work martial law IN Tell
uride said Captain Lee, but IT doesn't
/ go here in Denver. Where is Haywood -
He's upstairs ! said. There's The
stairs. Third room at the right WHOM
YOU reach the top. Your have no trou-
bic in finding the right room. But II is
only fair to tell you that every man
that starts up those stairs will be shot
Now. it's UP TO YOU
MI
81 didn't see any policemen going UT
! the stairway. They never budgcd II
ia raised my finger my men would have
killed the whole bunch. ! had expected
trouble. and had prepared for IL; could
have had 300 men there i'm ten minutes
II looked pretty warm for a minute: tn,
street outside was damned with people
mostly unionists; there was great ex.
element If anything had cut loose dc
you know what Ia have done? First
I'd have got rid Of those policemen
Then. I'd have shot out the whole plat,
glass front Of that hotel That would
have cleaned out the mob in the street
By that time we should have wanted oul
breakfast"
And after breakfast"
, well, after breakfast. we'd hav,
started for the statehousc to delive,
Meyer to the supreme court. I'd hay.
, taken all day 10 II. We'd have stopped
every block or two to rest. and II any
body had wanted trouble with US the,
would have had no difficulty in gettlnl
; H. Wed have shot everybody that go
ian our way-policemen or anybody else
5 You see. we knew our rights. We rep
2 resented the State Of Colorado, and wer,
acting under a writ from the sUpr 1m'
court
"As for Haywood ! wanted to tax,
7 him back to Telluride rs a military prIs
[ oner. but the lawyers butted in-cus
EN- and / had to turn him loose. Blu
= while he was under the surgeons car,