The daily sentinel., 1908-10-30

declared that he come from the ranks
himself and then right around and
informed the labor>men "That strikes
are thing of the past, they are by
cones and the sooner you realize il
the better we will he off, What do
union men fighting for principle
thing of that statement? He branded
Bryan as labor's worst enemy and
Taft as its best friend. He talked of
the front pages of papers being
'adurned with stories about the
eight hour law. He claimed to have
secured about all the legislation in
the interest of labor ever enacted in
Colorado. He tried to discuss state
politics and confused everybody with
his complicated statements. 1t was
81 did this, Il told them where to
head in." II killed the bear" etc.
Stephen applied vile names to
Charles j. Hughes and John Shafroth.
! Then he paid a marvellous tribute TO
Senator Guggenheim and declared
| that the fact that Guggenheim gave
! 900 suits of clothes to little children
each year for a number of years and
agreed to put in vogue the eight hour
day rt his smelters If others would,
made him one of the greatest men of
modern times.
He made dirty attack on the
Southern states and waved the
bloody shirt He declared that all
Democratic government governed
states are so years behind Republic
can governed states. He told Of child
labor in the South but overlooked
child labor in Pennsylvania and other
northern states.
He asked II Charles j. Hughes had
ever been known to do a kindness.
He referred to Jesse Mcdonald as
the greatest governor we ever seen
or ever will see" Then he made an
appeal to all laboring men to heed
his words and support the Republican
ticket from top to bottom, and closed
with a school boy peroration on the
| statute of Liberty.
We hope this man will continue to
speak until election day. Such dis
reputable harangues will turn many
n Republican or Independent vote
to the Democratic party. Statements
that are strange TO argument, asser-
| tons that We're raw, falsehoods that
were weak, libel and abuse that were
/ repulsive, spread out in a dirty
manner, would be 4 good definition
| for stephens harangue.
! During his speech stephens started
! into pay sky-high tribute to DeLong
and Hoyt and right at the pinnacle
lpISot DelsOnS name ana caused
| everybody to laugh.
Following the efforts of this ex-
laboring man who is trying to influ-
ence the laboring men in the inter-
ests of the corporation, Attorney Grif-
fifth introduced George b. Hodges,
candidate for attorney general. Mr.
Hodges voice was in bad condit ION
owing to much speaking and he aHly
talked about fifteen minutes. mailing
a defense of the courts relation ia
labor. AS stated at the begin 4 1e
! Mr.. Hodges paid a splendid trib te &C
both Bryan and Taft.
Mr.. Hodges referred briefly 10 ;he
sugar beet question.
Mr. Hodges is a sincere speaker
and his argument was very worthy
from a Republican standpoint. lie IL
evidently good speaker whea his
voice is in its normal condition.
Senator Horace T. DeLong wa.
then introdu uced and the Mesa count,
statesman was cheered heartily as h,
came forward.
The text of Senator belongs hou
address was The Democratic part,
is making a campaign of appeal t,
prejudice and criticism and not +;
campaign of argument" Yet If Sen