United labor bulletin., 1912-09-05

B. Pearce. Here are the facts that have
been given to the public:
At the Pueblo Democratic assembly,
Editor Paddock of the Boulder Camera
nominated Sheriff Capp for secretary OF
state. The following is taken from Ed
itor Paddock's Camera, and shows con-
clusively that Sheriff Capp asked the
governor to senu the troops, and that it
was Ben Pearce that prevented them
from going. Here it is:
However. We urged all last week that
Sheriff Capp's position was no longer
tenable. 1t is too uncertain and hazard
GUS and we joined in meeting of his
friends at the governors office at Den
yer, lasting from 1890 to $40, in which
we pleaded with him to relieve Sheriff
Capp of responsibility and in which the
latter tSheriff Capp) FLATLY TOLD
THE GOVERNOR THAT HE WOULD
NO LONGER BE RESPONSIBLE This
occurred last Saturday. The trouble
with the men is they cannot control the
passions of their women. who insist on
picketing and who defy the sheriff. An
other trouble is that despite the assur-
ances of Executive Committeeman Law
son and President Smith. THEY HAVE
LOST THE STRIKE" etc.
Following this action Of Sherin Capp,
the governor it will be remembered sent
Major Lee of the National Guard into
Boulder county to locate sites for mill
tary camps: the darkest hour of the
strike had arrived. Sheriff Capp had
practically thrown up his hands, the
mine operators were about to gain what
they wanted-the troops-AND WOULD
HAVE GOT THEM BUT FOR THE
PROMPT AND DECISIVE ACTION OF
SECRETARY PEARCE. MARK THE
CONTRAST BETWEEN HIS ACTION
AND THAT OF SHERIFF CAPP. Mr..
Pearce. taking two of his trusted dep
uties, visited the mining camps of Boul-
der county. spending three days in this
work, and also visiting the city of Boul-
der. where Mr.. Paddock had a committee
of prominent business men" ready to
wait upon him and demand the sending
of troops. Secretary Pearce, however,
returned to Denver and PROTESTED
AGAINST THE SENDING OF TROOPS
INTO THAT DISTRICT. AND IN RING
ING WORDS STATED THAT 1T
WOULD BE A CRIME TO SEND THE
TROOPS INTO THAT TERRITORY"
How sound his Judgment was and how
well he stopped this attempted high
handed work are matters of record
1T is intolerable that men working in
the mines should be denied the freedom
of travei and such repression cannot
for it BUT THE ASSUMPTION OF
MARTIAL LAW BY GOVERNOR SHAF-
ROTH, who declares he will take the
responsibility if Sheriff Capp insists he
is no longer able to preserve the peace.
The latter has but nine deputies in the
camps. Adjutant General John Chase
assured the writer he believed he could
hold down the situation with three com
panies including the cavalry troop of
Boulder. ETC.
This is the same John Chase who
threw the Cripple Creek district strikers
in the bull pen" without warrant or
is how he expected to hold down the
situation in Boulder county" Editor
Paddock winds up this long plea for mar
tial law with the following:
If he tShafroth) could close the sa-
looms by executive order it would help
materially. but this cannot be done ex-
cept by declaration of MARTIAL LAW.
II the citizens of Boulder county feel
that we can endure for another twenty
months, or longer. presence of troops
and declaration of a state of insurrec-
ton. We are WILLING TO JOIN THEM
IN INSISTENCE TO THE POINT OF A
POSITIVE DEMA.SD ON THE GOV
ERNOR THAT THE ORDER BE CIV
MIR. Shumway has written since writing
the above that his company will not
keep their men in the bull pens. so BE
IT WE DON'T BLAME HIM"
Sherif Capp's candidacy has been
made unpopular in Denver on account of
the men he has conducting his campaign.
He has gathered about him number OF
the prominent members of the United
Mine Workers. who have made many
enemies in the city. and these men are
losing Capp hundreds of votes. not to
mention the fact that he is opposing a
man who is a union man and whose rec
ord in the office of secretary of state
has been of the best.
When labor finds a friend in office it
should keep him there. Vote for Pearce.
the man who kept the soldiers out of
Boulder county.