The chronicle=news., 1914-06-17
Witk State Editor.
A M0MHARTISAN CALL 10 m
PEOPLE

coie.nso springs TELEGRAPH;
A.suaiSd by no other pur,1ss~ than
that which is ou,iin-i above ia the
preamble Ia the constitution af the
state or Colorado. = group of earnest
m-n Of ali political faiths m-l in
p~ns.r last Saturday for the purpose
Of considering the conditions which
have hsssss~i this state for mum.
hsr Of months past Ia suggest. II ps,s.
sihi". a remedy upon which ali good
eitisrns eolid agree.
Thr meeting Nas non1ar,isan in
character and I, is tie purpas~ oi
,ha.. Who took part In iis proceed.
lass IN keep II 81. An orxaaisaiion
was formed under hi- name al the
Law sad Order League Of Colorado.
aud its only purpose l. To sustain
ahi d-f-nd those men for political of.
flee who uiii support the consiiin.
iinn aud the laws. who vii, protect
the rixhts Of the Individual and of
property and who will do all in their
pow~r tn psomose p~as~. tranquility
and safety for all person. within the
ronfin~s q: this state.
The fact that m-n hish In public
office. instead Of snpporsias tho con.
stitntioa sad the laws. have s~ea III
In irsiinrnusiy disobcy tho laws.
have eadravor~d TO uadcrmiac tbs
eoassiiuiioa and have done every.
lhiaR poaaihlc 10 psoWosr anarchy
and disorder. makes u OF primc I'm.
portAnr~ that men bc s-ieetcd fos
political office Who will ~ Of diff.
f-f~a' type from many Of these hi,h.
crio placed In roxrr.
Therefore the organization formed
will undoubtedly work for man and
women Of character who will ob~s
the law and no; si,r aid and romfos,
to the cDrmi~. Of the state. The or.
Rantsaiion by Its actions serves no.
;icc upon all political parties that
par'isanship has bc~n sunk In pa.
tsioiism and that a mans nincss fos
office must bc Judged according "a
his stand upon tho vital question oi
the preservation Of the honor and
disnisy Of the state.
The Telegraph Ia in hearty accord
With the principles ami purposes q.
laid down by 'ais meeting OF tho Law
land order league. We believe that
all GOOD citizens should anbscribc "a
tho resolutions proposed. which arc
In themselves founded upon the prin.
ciplcs laid down by our constitn.
tion.
In this connection We cannot dc
better than to rcstasc the doctrine
sct forth In an cditorisl in this pa.
per on the :sih Of last April. which
was as follows:
III Il should come to pass that the
state Of Colorado cannot enforce hcI
laws: II she cannot preserve peace;
" she becomes impotcnt and cannot
maintain the guaranty OF tho con
sti,ution for life. liberty and prop
crty. then she may M well shut ~
shop and quit trying to do business
rs a state. Colorado may ms well re-
turn TO the sagcbrush period Of 81
years ago. For II will be no ,lacc 10,
the poor man. no place for the ricf
man: no place for the merchant ant
no place for the pioneer: no place fol
the workingman. no place for thu
employer. because nobody will be
! safe in his person or his property.
"Thc present peace and the future
prosperity Of Colorado depend upon
its power to save itself: Its rights tc
have It's laws obcyed, its right to
compel obedience among its citizens
|lThis ia the great question In Colo.
RADIO today. and beside II nil other
questions dwindic into insignifl-
cancc."