The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-07-02
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Iz 81 The: Colorado 5ituAt ION =is just as
likely ~ not to become IN Issue X.
the ]colnif1g national cotnpaign, There
- more than 49,. the. 81 mere issue
OF y the Fedora ton sok Miners at
Sta re-: a.: Such abussa ~ are prac-
titcd by the executive authorities
And the militia OF t11sstat@ can not SO
unehallenEed. The miners, may be
guilty OF acts Of laWlessness. If 80
the civil authorities usht to be strong
enough to prosecute them So long
~ there are courts and grand turies
no citizen should be denied his right to
q trial when accused Of crime. It is
the old question of human rights over
again. Peabody is but an ancient
usurper of power cropped out in an
other form. Democracies have always
split on the Question of despotism. No
people will long stand for Peabodyism
at1 it's metho1 of nlilitarism without
raising a mighty protest. This pro-
test may become SO serious as to lead
to open and deadly revolt. There comes
time when patience ceases to become
virtue, even among the most peace
able on earth.
That the Colorado question will be-
come a political issue is evident from
the fact that the American Federation
OF Labor will make it one. If one
governor, In any state, has the right
to suspend the writ Of habeas corpus
at will, then the executive in any other
state will find a precedent for doing
likewise. This, If carried to its logi-
cal conclusion, will give to certain
men power that even the Car Of Rus
STA does not enjoy. All that labor asks
Is that we again return to the original
American principles of human rights.
No militarism, no suspension OF the
writ Of l1abeas corpus, no denial Of the
right OF trial by jury. These are sa-
cred heritages, and labor Intends to
fight for them at any cost.
Some one said years ago: HE who
hauls down the American flag, shoot
him on the spot like a dog" 1t was a
mighty spirit of patriotism that
| proihrtsd such a sentiment The haul
goes to make the stars and stripes
| has no significance. the literal inter-
probation is "a mistaken one. We once
saw a most lawless mob carry on a
frightful riot with Old Glory before
~ASAA' al IHAS case tHc 1ld6 was uSou
as decoy. The true meaning of that
old sentiment is: "That he who would
drag down the principles for which
Ola Glory stands should be shot on
the spot like a dog This is what is
| being done iii Colorado. The struggle
| there has long ago ceased to be
bread and butter fBnt. It has now re-
solved itself into an effort to defend
constitutional liberty. The flag is be-
ing drags4d i'll the dust of shame by
Peabody. Bell. the mine owners and tho
citizens alliance Now Is the time for
ell; good, true and patriotic citizens to
come TO the reseae .of Old Glory:
| On, "Wednesday NEXT the Democrats
Of ArnericA viii meet In national con-
vei1tiot: TWO mighty factions will be
;afraysd Akainst #4aeh other. The one
that tands 4 fdr q reat e.. d Democracy
t,Is @to ,s fiv4ns sd / ( st. The expsdisnt
f11shaosra G, Ia I1na iEills tha tS all
street fs AfrA III efE eve II, Will 1er4
.deav6r to1# curry favor with this ele-
tnshts and place 4 'saf e !, candidate in
| the fis1d, and ffatfs i platform Of lit
tie meaning; iii the hope that temper
ary gain may be mad The true blue
Democrats OF 1895 and 1900 will stand
t for no man or no platform that does
not meet the issue Of today sduarely
ana frankly. Let us hope that they
| will viii.
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