United labor bulletin., 1910-09-22

who have declared in their county con-
vention that the county Republicans are
against the initiative and referendum
The factions controlled by Guggenheim
and Evans are against law-making by
the people. Why, of course, they are;
but the writer didn't think the dealers"
would be foolish enough to unnecessar-
lily declare themselves But the move
means that the Republicans can have no
hope of winning in Denver county The
men selected by the Republican county
convention are not deserving of the suf-
frage Of working people; and the eyes
of the observing worker is turned to-
ward the. Democratic party, anxiously
awaiting the nominations to be made for
representatives and senators from Den
yer county. 1t is believed if the Demo
Gratis will give the union labor men fair
representation that the ticket will be lib
orally supported in this city. The ticket
will be named Oct. S.
And again much depends on what is
done in conventions to be held in Denver
Saturday of this week by the progress
sive element of the old political parties,
and it is believed that if they name a
progressive ticket headed by man
known for his progressiveness, the ticket
will sweep the city and state. The party
will probably be known as Citizen, and
will be supported by that element which
believes progressive measures are
needed and which cannot be secured
from the political 'fixers' of the old
parties.
The Republican state convention has
nominated State Senator Stephen as
their candidate for governor, but the or
ganization failed to declare for the initia-
tive and referendum and the leaders of
the party were against the amendments
to the constitution. The convention was
completely in the hands of the corpora
tons and money was used like water
Guggenheim was commended and Roose-
velt not mentioned.
Stephen will be put forward as a labor
candidate for governor, and will be
lauded to the skies for his labor record
The Bulletin will give its readers the
record of Mr.. stephen in another issue
as well as the doings of other labor leg
islators now in the state house.
George Creel has this to say in the
Denver Post of Wednesday of doings
of labor representatives:
At this present writing Representa-
tives Lubers, Rubin. Bellesfield, Ward
law, Howell and Garman are making a
vigorous fight to head the Traitor list
that the honest papers of the state are
preparing to print. These men united
yesterday in a furious attempt to kill the
Public Utilities bill, and had 1t not been
for Mr.. Hicks, Mr.. Skinner and Mr.. Hell
big, the effort might have been attended
by success.
As it stands now, the house is consid-
ering good public utilities bill. and the
senate is trying to pass a fake" The
Howell-Rubin Bellesfield Wardlaw Gar
man-Lubers fight yesterday was to Sc
cure the substitution of the senate bill
for the house bill.
Again let it be said that though fool
be brayed in the mortar, yet will his fool
ishness not depart from him. One fake
bill-the railroad commission measure
has already been passed by the senate.
Has it deceived anyone? On the con-
trary, the stupid effort at deception has
enraged the people more than absolute
refusal. Public sentiment is already de-
manding that Governor Shafroth veto
the thing. and it cannot be doubted that
he will.
| And yet these foolish tools OF the cor
porations are trying to put through a
fake" public utilities bill. and fake"
direct primary law-and fondly imagine
they can "get away with it.
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