Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

sislently questioned the integrity and
honesty of purpose of said body; and
Whereas, the Denver Post has in
terfered with and attempted by di-
rect threats to control the actions of
. non-partisan committee of the
house, appointed to investigate the
conduct of one of its members, while
said investigation was still in prog
ress; and
Whereas, in the issue of the Dem
yer Post under date of March 10,
1915, the proprietors of said paper
openly charged the members of the
assembly with indecent and wanton
conduct; and
Whereas, the Denver Post did in
its issue of March 10, untruthfully
charge the house with dereliction of
duty and wanton carelessness in the
lifficult ond highly responsible duty
Of investigating fellow member
;harged by rumor with a serious Of
Tense; and
Whereas, the Denver Post of the
same date has published untrue and
malicious statements about and has
sought to heap disgrace and con-
tumely upon the house of representa-
tives and the committee appointed by
the house to investigate the rumors
relative to the action of one of its
members, for the reason that said
committee declined to give out ad-
vance information relative to the work
Of the committee; and
Whereas, it has been hitherto i'm
possible for the committee to get the
facts in the investigation because of
the refusal of certain newspaper men
10 divulge the sources of their in
formation, and the committees have
been otherwise unable to make more
rapid progress without the aid of evi.
dence brought out by the diligence of
The district attorney and the grand
jury of Denver recently sitting and
andeavoring to bring out the truth in
reference to these rumors; and
Whereas, the said committee of
he house is making thorough nom
partisan investigation, open TO every
one, in a conscientious effort to ar
rive at the exact truth; and
Whereas, the house OF representa-
lives has full faith and confidence in
the honor and integrity of said COM
mittee, and resents the statements
and reflections unjustly cast upon
them;
Now, therefore, be it resolved,
that for the remainder of this ses-
sion the Denver Post be denied the
privilege Of representative or re-
porter within the chamber"
/ moved the adoption of this reso-
luton, Mr. Fincher, minority leader,
seconded the motion, and without
dissenting vote the resolution was
unanimously adopted. The Post re-
ports no Democrat voting for this
resolution and only a caucus-bound
Republican vote cast for it. Every
Democrat voted for it and every Re-
publican voted for it. The issue for
public opinion to pass on is this-is
the legislature of the state of Colo
rado bound to submit to slanderous
attack? Do the people desire to sub
stitute the domination of newspaper
demands for the discretion in conduct |
of their duties with which they are
charged us representatives of their
and u responsibility
owed only to their superior author
ity? Are self-respeeting men called
on TO endure this form of intimida-
tlon without protest? How can this
legislative body be built up to the
standard which we all hope to see if
such bulldozing is endorsed? Is this
Kind of outside influence any ,ni-
on the other sinister type
from which we are recovering, and
from which this legislature is singu-
larly clean? We all concede the de-
Of complete publicity, and
that every member should be held
accountable for his vote.
l care nothing for what the Denver
rost ma say or do so far as it is
to myself for / am known
m the community where / live and
me Denver Post is known in Dem
'er. resent their charges against
my colleagues and against the BODY
'i which l am member. have
never been associated with q group