Denver labor bulletin., 1915-04-24

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which one miner was declared guilty
of murder, one of common assault and
the rest acquitted wasn't a great sur
prise 70 any one who has kept his ear
to the ground. SO many glaring errors
were made by the prosecution in the
| hurry to get a conviction that it's a
pretty sure thing that the supreme court
viii reverse the Boulder county $4,000
verdict when they come to it.
Onc Of the attorneys for the prosecu-
tion Who by the way is reported as be-
ing an assistant attorney general, tried
to make two points in his closing ad-
dress one by playing upon Boulder
county prohibition camps; when he
called attention to lbis) fact that the
prisoners on the morning of the Hecla
distuT bInce had been drinking whiskey,
and yet the man himself is well known
not t. practice that much to be desired
self restraint in the use OF booze.
The other point he hammered at was
| that the day he was addressing the jury
was The anniversary OF the death OF
| President Lincoln and he asked the jury
to return a verdict of guilty in honor
| of the day. because he had such pro-
found respect for the law. But he.didn't
tell the same jury that Lincoln, when
the liberties of the negro We're being
tampered with by the southern slave
Owner. disregarded the question of the
Law interpreted by the Dred Scott
decis on and issued the proclamation
emancpating the slaves.
There is not true coal miner in the
county that doesn't reverence the law
and doesn't wish to see it enforced
| equally and exactly to all. but we do
deeline TO accept the Interpretation of
the law shat is delivered by n corrupt
gang Of hooilums who for fee will do
and ,ay anything that certain discred-
tied oiflials OF coal companies want
them TO deliver.
The very mention OF the name of Pres
ident Lincoln by such people and in such
a cause j. an offense against common
deceucy and for pure unadulterated hy-
pocIlry il has the devil quoting scrip
ture backed off the boards.
Nh.H Judas Iscariot betrayed Christ
for thirty pieces OF silver he became
! file with remor-e and hung himself.
just watch what one Of the special
pros .Hffng attorneys does with hi
-thirF pieces when the supervision of
bis riiIu- j. Withdrawn
Assessors Should Investigate
On uf the last acts OF the twentieth
i euehr--I out uf SllS.UOu for the southern
coal Companies claims for damages The
dem ul for the sum was as nav a deal
a. rlsiId be imag gined and its a pity
the a--rs-or- OF Hucrfano and Las AMI
mas counties don't look into the whole
tran II this property really did
eNist before IL was burnt up i'm that
RIO; aud insurrcetiou which didn't oc-
cur when theses people made their
claim. on the insurance companies Its
true the owners We're called on for an
explanation Of the reason they made
sucli crooked returns on their assess
mem blanks.
Governor Carlson has been vetoiHg the
different pork barrel bills that had
been rushed through the Legislature. and
in this he was quite right. The old
ia shioned bunk OF passing bills for i'm.
provement. for different districts and at
the same time knowing full well that
there wasn't one chance in a hundred
that single cent would be paid. should
BE- stopped and stopped suddenly.
Some time ago there was considerable
aaitation about the state university tax
ing up the extension work among The
miners aud We have been waiting de
yelopments hoping that the scheme
would materialize Lately We have heard
some disguieting uImors in this direc'
ton which we hope will prove ground
les. Such movement to he a sue
c,ss must be operated and come from .
body such a. the university in which tn,
miners have confidence and any Juggling
with ii viii mean fiaseo.
The recent death of John ID. Rocke
ieller's father-in-law will give some min,
officials few more days grace IL
which to set their house in order ant
they badly need it. It's a questsior
whether even with the delay they car
cover up enough even to make their owl
Little patches pass muster.
People Won in Trinidad.
The Republican victory in the muuf
cinal election at Trinidad seems trifl,
q 'ferent from what some people wanted
Ms to think it was. When you get
close look at it the plain truth about il
there wasn't any question of Repuh
licln or Democrat raised. II was Il wei
dofined issue shall Trinidad be run by
and in the interest OF Attorney North
cutt or in the interest Of the people
and strange as it may seem in Las Ami
mas county the people won and Attor
nyv Northcutt got 'his'sn in the hacl
| uj the neck"
It's in a way mystery how this mal
Northcutt occupies any position at al
iu any community save that of \ leper
HIS tactics have been exposed 50 Otter
aud his general character is 50 wei
iuown. vet he is picked mp by the
F. x I. officials to do certain work
II can bc imagined what when John II
r does investigate the southern condi
tions, one of the most difficult natter