The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-11-18
r reject 1t and 20 to strife.
pub,Ic WIN b Hoard.


Public VIII Be Heard.
But when we have once sifted the
facts to the bottom. and you have
taken them and given them TO the
state. then the third party in every
dispute, the great Colombo public.
will be heard and will take that side
of the controversy that is shown by
the facts to be just and fair. And
thru our probe and your display of the
facts we give you, public opinion
will mould them into just and final
judgment. that will ..nally compel tXe
settlement of every dispute in accord
ance with true American standards
OF what is square and right, what
ever that result may be.
Men have said to me-we hope the
commission will make good and give
us industrial peace in Colorado, and
| to all such, | reply, SO does the COM
mission hope and want to make good,
and SO far as human nature permits.
we shall make good. But making
good means whatever you take 1t to
mean; 1t is relative term. We
might make good with capital and
fail to make good with labor. and we
might make good with labor and dis
appoint capital. or we might make
good with neither side and have them
correct standards OF right and make
good with the public. the third party
in the dispute.
But I am profundly convinced that
IL we are true to ourselves and to
our duty. and faiter not but find the
truth and proclaim IL, and deal Justly
| with both sides. no matter what they
may do. We must be said to have
made good. We claim but two quail
ties. the determination to keep an
open mind and be fair. and the dispo-
sition to work hard. to get at all the
facts. Given these two qualities. we
\ shall meet every problem put up to
| Us, no matter how serious. with un-
| iiinching determination to do the
right as God gives us to see the right.
and to solve these problems in accord
ance with the law which guides andA
directs us; and to do all in our power
! to bring complete harmony to all
| classes OF industry in Colorado.
And this Industrial question. deli
cate as II is and difficult as Il is. can
be solved without heat or warfare. II
cannot be finally disposed of in a day
or year: II is part OF the warp and
woof OF our huge industrial machin-
cry In this nation: the great ma
chine moves on. new complications
and taneies arise to be smoothed out.
hut with patience. with fairness I'm
our dealings with both sides. by talk,
ing and thinking clearly and fairly. by
getting the facts before the people, by
moulding public opinion thru the
press. by the interaction OF mind up
on mind. by every agency that is grad
| ualiy moving men upward In this
world. this great Ieavening process Is
going on and men who toll and men
who control are beginning TO look In
10 each others eyes with new mean
Ing and respect
And In this way slowly. even pain
fully. but surely. our Industrial COM
mission hopes TO bring the two sides
together In mutual respect and good
will. each recogniEing its helpiessness
| without the other In the present in
dustrial scheme OF the world and grad
nally. we hope. TO bring harmony In
place Of warfare. good will In place OF
hatred. and peace instead OF strife.
and N we see that day dawning. We
shall establish here \ commouv enith,
to which all men may look with tho
new hope that lights the life OF every
man and in the minds OF the people
OF every other state. when they speak
OF peace and good will and real happi-
ness In living. they shall think of
Colorado.