The Glenwood post., 1905-02-25
The MOB OR THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH?
To Check LawIessness.

| To Check LawIessness.
Every loyal citizen should do his
share toward suppressing this grow
ing sentiment of disorder and contempt
for lawful methods of procedure. This
is the only way it can be checked. The
outrageous misstatements of fact. the
constant hammering by the yellow
press upon the sore spots of the Social
lists and anarchists, the endless argu-
ment published in this press to con
vince the people that they are the
worst oppressed people on earth. the
ridiculous and eXtravagant condemna-
ton of the business interests of the
state under the broad term Corpora
tions,' the incessant and, in most in
stances, utterly false charges against
public officials and assemblymen as
corrupt and briber-takers, is all well
calculated to arouse the passions of
the man who feels that the world is
all wrong, anyway, and to incite him
to commit some grave crime.
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policy pursued by the newspaper policy
pursued by Senator T. NJ. Patterson,
and this is one of the chief reasons
why he is regarded by nearly every
body in the state outside of his own
clique, as a dangerous enemy to the
state.
1t is possible that Mr.. Adams re-
quest may be needed and the gathering
of militant Democrats at the capitol
to coerce the assemblymen into seat
ing Adams may not occur, but that
there will be a large attendance of the
most radical and dangerous Of ol.g
anarchistic pests there is no doubt.
They have been stirred by the success
of the Russian revolutionist assassns
and in the meeting recently held in
Denver the suggestion was that the
Adams adherents of the fighting revolu.
slams and march upon the capitol to
"thwart" the designs of the assembly
men if they concluded to seat Mr. Pea.
body.
Who Will Be Responsible.
Who is to be responsible if, out of
this crowd, some addled-headed enemy
of organized government comes to
bring the object of the mob to its logi-
cal conclusion by assassinating some
one or dynamiting a whole group OF
legislators?
The people of Colorado Will place
the responsibility somewhere, and it
will not be far from the offices of the
newspapers that have encouraged it,
some by innuendo and suggestion, and
others by openly advocating force to
establish their views of public cues
tions. There is nothing" said a prom
inent senator, that would quicker turn
the assembly solidly from Mr. Adams
than the encouragement of this idea
of mob rule. In the first place it is an
insult as it implies that we are all
dishonest, dishonorable and unjust
Next it implies that we are towards
and will be swayed by the bawling
threats of a mob composed of an infin-
itisimal portion of half of one per
cent. of the people of this state If the
Democratic leaders who have encour-
aged this thing follow it up by falling
to prevent such a demonstration they
will surely furnish the ASSEMBLY the
host Al
Adams. No political party that vii.
permit such frauds as occurred in Den
yer and then undertake to enforce the
seating of a candidate elected by them,
by the intimidation offered by a mob
of Democrats, should be trusted witE
power. 1t would be almost treason
, against the state. Therefore | hope
the Democrats will do nothing of the
sort. If they do the people of Colo
RADIO will rise in their might and crush
the Democratic party in this state for
ever more"
This seems to be the general opinion
among legislators, and many of them
of the Democratic persuasion
The briefs are being prepared, the
arguments will be made next week
before the joint assembly. The matter
will be conducted and decided in a
calm, dignitied and creditable manner
if the rabid followers of Mr.. Adams
will permit it to be done.
The Eight-Hour Law
The Stephen eight-hour law is now
in the Senate and will undoubtedly
pass. The Democrats in the House
voted for it almost to man
The howl of the opposition press
that it is farce and useless is to be
expected. No bill that could possibly
be passed by. Republican body would
meet with the approval of the bitter