Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-15

were brought together, but all OF their
of all of their opera
tions are strictly and absolutely with
in the law. (Applaose.)
Some men say, some newspapers
say that this is war upon union
labor. There was never a more in
famous statement, a more untruth-
fuI statement made in the press or
on the rostrum or the street corner
than that statement. Every Ameri-
can, every citizen of Colorado, be-
lieyes in and recognizes the right
as have said, of men to organize
within the law, obeying the law as
you and ! have to obey it. But on
the other hand if there is corpora
tion operating coal mines or any 9th
er kind of mines or any other busi-
ness interests in this state that is vio-
lating the law, that is going outside
of the law and outside of right, then
this organization and the various
leagues that will grow out of it, or
come up and be organized in the diff
ferent counties, can surely see to it
that the laws now on the statute
books controlling such corporations
are enforced strictly and literally.
and if not sufficient to control the
affairs of men or the greed of men
handling these corporations, then lei
us make our laws broad enough and
spreading enough and enforce them
so that the corporation man must
obey them as well as the laborer and
worker. (Applause.)
1t is a time when, as you have
heard today, men of all parties come
together for counsel and advice, ant
so far as l am concerned-radical Re.
publican as I am, if my party does
not put up law and order set of
men and women on the ticket and
some other party does, will vote
for the other party. (Applause.)
The best thing we can do in these
times is to forget everything save
and except that we are citizens of 2
great splendid, free commonwealth
chat we want to have remain great
splendid, free commonwealth. Gap.
plause)
Judge Rucker: | understand that
the gentleman means that the letter
and spirit of the law shall hit the
dead line
Mr.. Goudy: Yes, sir.
Now as to what this organization
may be able to accomplish am tax.
ing more time than I intended, but
I want to say a word on that and
then l am through-we cannot bui
say to the various political organiza-
tions, "You put forward the best
that is in you, you nominate the
cleanest and best people in your par.
ty, We don't ask you to leave you
party" and then if it turns out that
some party has, in the judgment OF
this organization, ticket of the best
men and Of the people who will en-.
force the law, who will do their duty
and treat all justly and properly
then that is the ticket this organiza-
ton can afford to endorse and We
will be with it. (Applause.) If the
Republican party puts up ticket
composed of men--we will say having
at the head any candidate for COVER
nor whose business will be to wink
at lawlessness in any particular par,
Of the state and especially northern
Colorado, then let us defeat that can.
didate for governor. (Applause.) Lei
uS see if the different parties, in the
primaries and assemblies of the diff
ferent parties you belong to-let us
see if you can find man who will
be willing to serve as governor of
this state for two years, with the
understanding he will do his duty
regardless of what happens to hin
after that politi' ally. (Applause.l
When you find that character of mar
he will probably be as hated in some
places and some localities as any
man can become, but we will have
for once for two years in Colorado a
man doing nothing save and except
being governor of the state; and SO
on down through the different places
to- be filled at the coming election;
and this body Of men-you don't need
tol leave your party, 1t is not the OBJ
jeet or underlying purpose, as | un.
derstand it, of this organization to
ask men to break away from oeir
political affiliations, but you can go
into your primaries and YOUR assem-
blies and give due warning "If You,
my fellow members of this party to
which belong, do your duty I am
with you; il you fail to do your duty
in putting up the right man. the right
fellow, then l am against you, and /
am going to vote for the party that
puts up the right man"-some party,
somewhere, will select he man we
can vote for. II we cannot find the
right man, and we find it necessary
to make up ticket that can be done