The Lamar register., 1914-06-24

to unite in their political efforts this
fall under the banner of the republi-
can party to escape the insufferable
conditions tolerated by the party now
in control of our state affairs.
"To remove from the minds of our
voters all doubt that the state central
committee of the republican party
is not in harmony with the best po-
litical thought of it's voters, and to
demonstrate that the leaders of the
republican party of Colorado are in
entire sympathy with the governed
solely by these political tendencies
now actuating the non-radical rank
and file of republican as well as of
progressive party voters, the follow
ing Declaration of Principles is sub
mitted:
eve renew our allegiance to that
principle of our government which
declares that all it's inherent powers
are of and for and flow from all the
people; we recognize that it is not
alone the preogative but the duty of
the rank and file of any party to
sweep aside such of it's leaders as at
tempt to prostitute this essential
principle.
1--WE are determined to preserve
for our voters the right to determine
all party measures, and leadership,
- do TO-
for Office, we believe in preferential
primaries, and the selection of all del
egates to national political conven-
tions by direct primaries in the sew
eral states.
1--WE deplore the appearance in our
state of Industrial doctrines and activ
tiles inimical to the stability of our
governmental affairs; but we believe
that our people are alive to the peril
Threatening their institutions, and that
the conscience of our citizens has
been quickened into a new sense of
patriotic duty to conserve them from
all insidious influence and c0nt1niina-
tion.
1--WE believe in the supremacy of
the law as an essential principle of
government by any people who would
dispense social and industrial justice
in their affairs.
"We recognize that the republican
party had always contended for and
insisted upon the maintenance of law
and order as fundamental concept
of government; and that, when in
control of our state affairs, it has al
ways judiciously and fearlessly exer-
cised governmental authority for the
complete protection of all the people,
in their lives, their liberties and their
property, as it has likewise MAIN
tanned social and economic peace.
ave believe that the lamentable
condition of Colorado's civic interests
impose the duty upon all her loyal
citizens to rise above mere partisan
ship, in the approaching election, and
to unite for the common purpose of
reestablishing stable conditions in
matters of government and social
concern.
I'VE refuse to quarrel with either
capital or labor; we accord to each
the right to bargain with the other
upon all matters not of an exclusive
ly governmental import. While labor
may have temporary difference with
capital over any one of many corre-
lated departments of industry, and
wise public opinion should be brought
to the amelieration and solution of
such friction, yet any attempt upon
the part of labor to deny rights to
capital, and vice versa, should be
promptly rebuked by the sanity of
the community; since without capital
there is no call for labor, and without
capital government will fall, for
there will be absent the incentive to
command cohesion and uplift.
eve regret the presence of the la
bor "agitator" as we do that of a po-
litical "boss" and fail to find any ade-
quate excuse for the existence Of
either; we believe that both will dis
appear before the demand that our
laws be honestly enforced.
1--WE insist that each citizen, ire
spective of his associations, is entil-
led to and shall be accorded equal