Semi-weekly herald., 1914-11-16
EVERYBODY HAPPY, INCLUDING


U. M. w.
Strange as it may seem, the or
ganization known as the United Mine
Workers of America profess to see a
victory for their organization in the
recent election.
Their publicity bureau in Denver
sends out the following:
Voters Of Colorado sustained
President Wilson in his efforts to
settle the coal strike when they
returned three Democrats to con-
gress and reelected Democrat
ic senator last Tuesday.
In view of the fact that the Demo-
cratic vote decreased about 33 1-3 per
cent, it is hard to see where the Unit
ed Mine Workers can claim a vic
tory. Their candidates won by very
narrow margin. To be sure, Presi-
dent Wilson was sustained. but he
was sustained not SO much with re-
spect to the coal strike as because
of his attitude in preserving the neu-
trality of the United States in the
face of the conflict in Europe. More
over, many people desired to give the
Democratic party free hand for the
four-year period so that it could not
come back and say that it had been
handicapped in the middle of the
presidential term.
Returning to the United Mine
Workers bulletin, we find this state
ment:
The striking feature Of the
election was that these same vot-
ers repudiated the Ammons DEM
ocratic administration which per-
mitted the Ludlow massacre and
other strike disorders resulting
in the murder and cremation of
thirty-four men, women and chill
[ dren. With the exception Of two
offices every Democratic candi-
date was defeated.
John D. Rockefeller spent $780,
900 to make the state go dry, it
is said, and Senator Patterson
claimed in public speech that
he also handed the Denver Post
100000 to support his candidate
for governor. This with the od-
ium attached to the Ammons ad-
ministration was too much for the
Democratic state candidates to
carry.
The victory Of Tuesday was as clear
cut rebuff to anarchy and insur-
rection and to the tactics of the
United Mine Workers as has ever
been demonstrated in the history of
the west. The particular cronies Of
the mine workers, Patterson and Co.'S
tigan, were absolutely showed under.
George Carlson received more votes
than both Of them put together, and
the voters knew exactly what they
were doing when they repudiated
these two public disturbers of the
peace in such striking manner.
However, the mine workers bulle-
tin is not without its humorous para
graphs. One of them is as follows:
Labor centered most of its sup
port on Mary C. C. Bradford, su-
perintendent Of public schools,
ana reelected her by handsome
majority.
Inasmuch as Mrs. Bradford was
the only Democratic state candidate
elected, it is apparent that if United
Mine Workers are to take credit for
anything, they must take it on this
particular office. They made u Wig
orous fight on Attorney General Far
rar and as a result, Farrar was elect
ed by handsome plurality. And on
the other hand, of course, the Mine
Workers did not center "most Of their
support" on Kenehan and Brake, be-
cause it seems that these two men
were not elected.
Anyhow, we are very glad that the
publicity agent of the mine workers
is able to derive such comfort and
satisfaction out of Tuesdays returns.
The Republicans are gratified, the
Progressives assert that they are still
coming strong and, therefore, every
body is happy.-Colorado Springs
Telegraph.