Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-15
GDUDY ON
Law AND
ORDER
Notable SpeegIB Wlil
Should be Read by
Every Voter in
the State

What is the matter with Colorado
inis question propounded by The
herald some Gays ago Is Deing taken
up ali over the state. Conditions are
beng investigated. 1t Is found that
not dollar Is coming 10 the state and
tnat capital Is giving US as wide .
berth rs though we all mad smallpox,
and this with state blessed with
more natural advantages than any
section OF the country. For years
h0meseekers have passed us up
gone by and through the state by the
trainlosds and we nave not been CIV
en- even a pleasant look, because OF
the ruinous policies Of set of re-
formers OF the Shafroth, Thomas,
Kdating, Kenehan stripe who have
had the people by the throat, and
the past year lot of agitators and
foreign citizens have put law and
order to shame, with certain newspa-
pers commencing armed resistance to
the laws.
Is it any wonder capital is passing
the state up? Unless conditions
change there will be no employment
for the laboring element-the state
will be bankrupt and SO will the peo-
pie. Law and order must prevail and
to this end there is widespread
movement. Every political organiza-
ton in the state, outside Of the So
cislists, are moving, but the agitators
apparently have control Of the Dem
ocratic leaders who are afraid to
move. In Denver the other night
there was a meeting Of representa-
tive men from all over the state for
the purpose of discussing the situa-
tion. Party was cast aside for self
preservation. No attacks were made
upon labor or unionism. In fact, un-
ionism was upheld, but the whole idea
centered in whether lot Of outside
agitators who have not performed an
honest days labor in years are going
1, run this state and drive vested in
te.vsts out. Frank C. Goudy made
an address that should be read by
every one and to this end we are CIV
ing the speech space, although rath-
er lengthy, but it's the burning issue
Of the hour for every citizen, wheth-
er he be Democrat or Republican,
whether he be employer or employe,
and especially is this true of the farm
ers, the people who are really the
goats in this industrial warfare:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen:
l was in hopes to call on some Of
the people here outside of the city
to open these addresses at least and
propose to occupy the time while
we are waiting for the committee on
resolutions or address.
In a time such as we are facing
it is exceedingly gratifying to me as
a citizen of this state to see pres
ent, upon this occasion, coming from
all portions Of this state, men Of all
political parties. 1t is time, In
my judgment. for me to rise above
party and realize that, if this state
is permitted to drift on as it is now
drifting and has drifted, II won't bs
long worth having a party or It will
not be worth trying to be an expon.
cnt Of it. And ] wish there were
some way that we could convince al
the people, not only Of Colorado, bui
Of the other portions of the country
as to whnt the real question is-tha'
there is the nation, not Colorado alon'
but the nation; and when we stop t.
think of what this republic cost US
what it toook in blood and in none,
to create and maintain it and pre-
serve 1t, It seems q little strange K
me that there should b mon and wo
men within the confines Of Colo
rado willing to give encouragement
to something that is far beyond Al
ordinary strike, to something that Il
not only insurrection but is we'll
defined determination to say to tn,
American people "This government
does not suit me; we want more law
lessncss; we care nothing for free
don,:w and the strange and appalling
thing 70 me Is that in the Unitet
States congress ws have two ssna'
TIM and some congressman 10 want
~, ~ havs not had the courage
~ wv not had the patriotism OF
~ q this ststs. 70 stand up in thu
unllot States eeagrsss and ssy thsss