The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-22

from the coal miners slTlhe- ne us
cussed both of them TO the point OF
exhaustion and when he had finished
an uncertainty existed in the minds
of many unprejudiced people who
heard him rs to what his real con-
victions on these subjects were.
That Senator Paterson does not be-
lieve in prohibition was. however,
easily discernible. He says that local
option in relation TO the liquor traffic
is in harm 1ny with Democratic ideas
on all political and economic prob
lens and is better than prohibition.
Statewide prohibition. in the opinion
of Senator Patterson. would work an
an injury to the material interests Of
Colorado and would keep thousands of
tourists from the state every year
that would otherwise come here for
their summers vacation. Senator
Patterson says he is a temperance
man and believes it is the province
of the community to regulate the sa-
loon. but it is not hard TO detect the
fact that his ardor in that direction
does not extend to a prohibition of
the business by statutatory enact
ment, although he studiously avoids
positive declaration OF that kind
On the subject OF statewide prohibit
ton the senator's statements Wednes-
day night might be construed to suit
almost any viewpoint, according to
the bias and prediction OF the
partisan. They we're hipopolorum, or
lowpopihirum. as one looked at them.
and might be interpreted either way
without doing the speaker serious in
justice.
On the question of the strike and
OF the remedy to bring about a settle
ment OF the controversy between the
disaffected miners and the operators
Senator Patterson was no less prolix
and ingenious than he was on the
other proposition and IL was extreme
ly difficult 70 say just where he was
at when he got through. Many peo-
pei rather inclined to the idea from
his speech that he favored the re
tention Of the Federal troops here as
long as the government could spare
them. or until the trouble between the
mienrs and operators had become dis
sipated by the dying out OF the hatred
and malice that a few months ago re-
suited in murder. arson and almost
insurrection in the southern coal
fields. In the opinion OF Senator Pat.
terson Il would be a cheap and easy
solution Of the industrial troubles Of
Colorado TO keep the government
troops in this state until the strike
and its me. .nories passed away into
that "innocuous desuetuder from
which II could not be ressurrected.
III am elected governor said
Senator Patterson. Il will endeavor to
arrange an interview with John u.
Rockefeller. owner OF the majority OF
the stock of the Colorado Fuel a. Iron
company, and to try to persuade him
to agree TO permit his representatives
TO meet and confer with accredited
delegates OF the United Mine Work
ers Of America in relation to an amlc-
able adjustment OF the strike troubles
in Colorado. and. believe. IL the
privilege is given TO me to do SO that
/ viii succeed in restoring permanent
peace In Colorado"
Senator Patterson said that II he
was chosen governor he would be no
respector OF persons in the discharge
OF his duty and that John d. Rookie
feller would look the same to him as
John Smith, the coal miner. and that
both would have the same rights un-