Denver labor bulletin., 1915-09-11


letter, Charles 7. Mahoney, is a we'll
known young lawyer, former assistant
district attorney of Denver, and now as
sociated with Horace N. Hawkins in de-
Tending the union miners and labor off
Gals who are being prosecuted by Gov
ernor Carlson, Attorney General Farrar
and the allied Rockefeller interests.)
The most dangerous man to a democ-
racy is man who comes from the poor
and styles himself self-made man, and
stands for Justice for all the people"
and is elevated to high public office and
goes over" to the moneyed kings and
privileged class and uses the power and
dignity of his office to serve them in
crushing the poor, or assists in keeping
them in their enslavement.
Whyr Because such man can with
more ease and less cunning deceive the
people.
Can Mr.. Carlson deny that he is the
chief executive of the state, and the
representative and servant of the whole
people, including the humble coal miner
1t is true that Rockefeller's money and
influence assisted him in being elected;
and he understands that in the closed
coal camps of the allied coal compan-
les he received ninety-nine per cent of
the vote and, of course, knows thar In
those camps his opponents were not per-
mitted TO have election judges or clerks,
because this was the sacred property OF
the coal barons, many of whom have
never set foot or laid an eye upon the
soil-'tis sacred, however; it has been
blessed with the sweat and blood OF the
poor miner.
Some Pointed Questions.
Even tho the coal companies did assist
him, is that any reason why he should
serve them at the expense of the people,
is HE SERVING THE COAL COM
PANIES AT THE EXPENSE OF THE
PEOPLE?
First-Is it not true, Mr.. Carlson, that
after you became governor, the coal com
panies were dissatisfied with the fairness
of Judge Burke of Sterling. and Judge
Butler of Denver, who presided in some
of the strike cases, and that they fos-
tered law to create new judgship IN
this district. with the object in view of
getting an individual that they could
call their judge"
Second.-Did you not know that the
judge you had the power to appoint was
to try the strike cases?
Third.-You did not appoint as Judge
one OF the attorneys who were in the
ers. Wbyg Because that would have
been unfair, not alone to the allied coal
companies. but to the public. Then
was It Just that you should appoint
Judge Hillyer who had openly denounced
the miners. and who was one of the at
torneys for the coal companies. especial
| ly hired to prosecute these miners whom
| he had denounced! You might call that
law and order, but you cannot call It
| JUSTICE. either to the miners or to
the public. This action on your part il
matter that strikes at the very fonn-
dation OF our government; II Is mat
ter OF public concern that we have i'm
| partial Judges who sit in Judgment on
their fellowmcn, or tyranny ana anarchy
will follow.
| Anarchy-yes, because tyranny is the
parent of anarchy.
Pathway to Anarchy.
You, in your interview in the News of
| August 80, spoke of anarchy-welf, the
easiest way / know of to bring about
anarchy and lawlessness is to follow in
your chosen path-that of tyranny to
| the laboring masses. and special favors,
| in the form of judges. laws and polit-
| ical and industrial control to the few.
Did Lawson or the United Mine Work
| ers recommend coal company attorney
| to your excellency as the judge to try
| the striking miners? If not, tell the
public whether Senator Hayden or Judge
Northcutt or Cass Harrington, or Cove.
the allied coal companies attorneys, or
any of the agents Of the coal companies,
recommended him; or, if not. who did,
Fourth.-You know, governor, your
platform is law and order, but when
| the supreme court of this state enforced
Ia. estr In
and removed the Judge you appointed,
! because he was partisan. did you not
Immediately come to the defense of the
| coal companies. or did you simply exhibit
publicity test (which is not a new
| pos session of yours) and spring into
public and say the law should not be en-
| forced. or should be changed and try to
convince the public that an unfair judge
of your own creation should try cases
where the lives and liberties of hundreds
of human beings were at stake, and the
happiness of whole families?
A Prize Mountebank.
You call Chairman Walsh mounte-
bank or circus jnggier. Why, governor,
| ri venture to predict, If the old circus
king. Barnum, were alive (you know
he said, "The people like to be fooled,"),
and Chairman Walsh and you applied for
| n position as a mountebank or circus Jug
gler, from past performances Walsh
would not stand any show as long IA
you were in the market, and to retain
YOU in that position. If Barnum had the
money your present benefactor possesses,
he would employ an Ivy Lee to satisfy
your publicity lust.
| Fifth.-Was it fair for you to charge
| Chairman Walsh, II lawyer of marked
ability and character, who has represent
ed in his profession the poor, wealthy
mon and DOwerful and influential cor