The state herald., 1904-09-30
WHAT'S THE USE.

What is the Of the Democratic bosses and their
allies of the torch and bomb brigade constantly abusing
the who have established and who develop
ing Colorado's mining industries?
They refer to the men who conducting the mining
interests of this state in the most contempuous terms
They denounce them hearess corporations arrogant
combines of wealth, arbitrary arstocrats and other
abusive and absurd applied to these business
men because they asked the privilege of operating their
properties unmolesed and unterrorized by the Western
Federation of Miners They wanted to enjoy their con
stitntonal right to conduct legitimate business.
| The Democratic platform says that party is in
favor of granting the full protection of the law to all
alike.
Why, then. should the Democratic leaders denounce
and brand as enemies to American liberty the great min
ing interests of the state for asking for the legal
lection which the platform they entitled to?
The mines of Teller county are not owned by grasp
ing syndcates, illegal combines trusts. but by thou
sands Of individual stockholders the most Of whom are
citizens of Colorado.
The prospector and the investor have developed this
enormous industry cost of labor and capital and
in many instances under conditions calling for extraord
business and there industry in Colo
rado that merits the full and complete protection Of the
law. it is the mining industry.
They asked for protection in their right to operate
their plants and to employ men at wages and hours which
the strikers admitted We're satisfactory to them and which
they did not ask to have changed.
This lawful right the lawless element undertook to
deny to the mine and to the who wished to
work for them and the Democratic party
them for asking for this protection and the state admin
straon for granting it. If they entitled to this
lection. why are the Democrats kicking?
| What's the use?
sordid and Unpatriote Appeal.
The Democratic party attack or injure of
Colorados industries without injurng all of them One
industry great extent dependent upon another.
Democratic speakers in the agricultural that
the farmers are concerned in the prosperity of the
mining industry, and they tell the farmers that they
should be called upon to pay any portion Of the
incurred in maintaining property personal rights
in the mining counties.
more sordid and unpatrotic appeal could not pos
sibly be made by political party.
The prosperity of the farmer depends upon the pros
pery Of the mining and other industries state for
the greater portion of Coorados agricultural products is
consumed at home. 1t is impossible for the mining in
dustry to suffer without causing the farmer suffer The
numerous mining the state which consume agri
cultural products of all kinds could not exist without the
mines.
Colorado mines have supported directly and indirectly
large portion of the population of the state which
lives In the larger cities and which is engaged In trade
with the smaller towns in smelling and refining works
and other enterprises tributary to and dependent upon the
mining districts
All Protected Alike.
To depress destroy mining industry or to permit
the Socialists who declare all property to be robbery to
do it, would industrial the entire state The
farmers Of Colorado not called upon TO pay for any
protection granted the mine that they do not
themselves enjoy.
The farmer owing to the nature of his business Is sell
DOM Obliged to call the state to protect him
in the right to work his property to guard himself and
his property from attacks of awless but his
and properly demand the protection of the county state
authorities, which would be promptly granted him II the
Republicans were administering the law.
It is insult TO the intelligence and patriotism OF the
farmer say that he would deny the protection
Justice to the who conducting the mining indus
try Of the state which he would demand for himself
his rights assaed. 1t equally insulting
the intelligence and OF the for Demo
cratic orators to that he does know that his
interests Intimately bound with the interests the
mining industry.
The Republican party hopes for the support OF
ory OF the voters of Colorado; II appeals to them on the
grounds of sense justice and patriotism and is
satisfied leave the opposition the policy undertake
Ing win political support by arayng class against class
and the agricultural interests against the mining interests