The Delta independent., 1914-10-09

time, when the full armed strength
of the nation was needed on Mexican
national honor; when the president
and his cabinet were laboring night
and day on the grave problems that
confronted our nation, Colorado's dem
ocratic administration proved itself
utterly incapable of preserving our
sovereignty and aghast at the logical
and inevitable results of it's weakness,
grovelled at the feet of its national
party leader and begged for federal
aid. The president was compelled to
turn from the Mexican problem and
consider the Colorado problem. The
armed strength of the United States
divided and a part sent to Colorado to
preserve government which should
have preserved itself. Colorado's
Democratic administration may ad-
mire the president. His opinion of our
democratic leaders would be interest
ing indeed.
You are all wondering what we
ought to do about our troubles in the
coal fields. l think we should extend
our thanks to the President of the
United States and request him to
take back his splendid boys. Both
sides to the dispute say that all they
want is square deal. The thing to
do is to give each side a square deal.
This can only be accomplished by
respecting the rights of both parties.
The violation of these rights must be
legal action-never by force of arms.
If the rights of labor or capital do
not now find expression in constitu-
tion or laws, then recourse must be
had to constitutional amendment or
the enactment of suitable statutes.
1t is easy to pass laws. 1t is some
times difficult to enforce them In
order that laws designed to protect
the rights of labor and capital be en-
forced fairly and impartially, there
must be strong, yet responsive gov
ernment. Parties to any dispute of
fering armed resistance to officers of
the law must be met by the combined
and unified action of the entire exec
utive arm of the state. This means
that every executive and administra-
tive officer, from the governor down
to the constable in the field must act
with clear understanding, in complete
harmony and with a definite policy
The democratic party failed to main
tain peace because it's policy was wav-
ering, and the executive DEGREES of
the governor were made useless by the
brazen defiance and open hostility of
certain coordinate executive officers.
The Republican party and its candi-
dates are united on the proposition
that the first duty of governments is
to preserve peace, and in order that
this may be done, and that our govern
ment may never again be found weak
in the event of public disturbance,
the Republican candidates have
pledged themselves to act in entire
harmony with the governor
The legitimate interests of labor and
labor are Identical and not antagonis-
tic. From hilltop midway between
Loveland and Greeley, any night dur
ing the fall campaign, you can see the
lights of the Longmont, Fort Collins,
Windsor. Greeley and Eaton sugar fac
tories. Over the more distant factor
les, broad yellow river of merged
electricity floods the heavens. From
the nearer ones, half thousand bright
lights twinkle from as many windows.
there were from one to three men on
every one hundred and sixty acres
Now there is large family on every
beet field. They are happy, hopeful
and prosperous. They intend soon to
buy some of these rich acres, as many
of thir countrymen who came a few
years ahead have already done Be-
fore them is opportunity-behind
them memory-a memory of days
and years of bondage in some faraway
foreign land. The same is true in
every industry. Wherever the invest
ment of capital is increased, the op-
portunity of labor is likewise
increased. Destroy the security of in
vestment and you diminish proportion
ately the opportunities of labor. Every
dollar invested in legitimate industry
and every right of labor should be
protected by the whole force of Colo
RADIOS government. Labor can least
afford to deny capital the fullest pro-
lection of its property rights. Capital