Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-10
The Optimistic Philosopher

and Joiners Union at Austin, "Wednesday
night of this week. Since becoming chief
executive of our large sister state to the
South, Jim Ferguson, as he likes to be
addressed, has in many ways shown a
practical friendship for men and women
of labor. He declares that everyone who
works for wages should affiliate with the
union of his craft. To demonstrate that
he appreciated the compliment of the
Carpenters Union, the governor appeared
I'm person at the meeting and took the
membership obligation just like other
workers. Some of the boys said the gov
ernor qualified as a carpenter expert at
the recent Demcratic state convention
held in San Antonio when he constructed
all the main planks of the party plat
form.
Mayor George Richard Lunn of Sche-
nectady, n. Y, elected originally as a
Socialist and soon afterward read out of
the party because he appointed few
Democrats and Republicans to important
and responsible city positions, was
Denver visitor this week. Mayor Lunn
is now serving second term, having
been reelected over the opposition OF the
Socialists because he made good n
municipal administrative official. Speak
ing of his attitude and defining what he
terms Socialistic doctrine, the mayor
said:
Public officials, elected by any por-
tion OF the people, should serve the in
terests of all the people by picking as
their subordinates the most efficient
men they can get for the particular
work. without regard to party. Social
lists hold up internationalism as an ideal.
Very good, but sane nationalism is es-
sential to the best internationalism. Each
race or geographical subdivision contrib
utes most effectively to internationalism,
if it gets its fullest national develop
ment-the best results possible from its
peculiar conditions Of temperament, ira
ditions or environment. But to guard
sane nationalism, we must be prepared.
Socialist principles have always stood for
universal military service. The present
leaders of the party in this country are
departing from the true spirit Of thor
ideals when they side with the extreme
anti-preparationists,'
The Colrado Bar Association has just
concluded its usual prediction sport Of
selecting from its membership those legal
gentlemen whom IL wants to fill vacan-
cies on the State Supreme Court bench.
The plain people will be asked to indorse
these selections in the party primaries
and then vote for them in the state cleo
tion this fall, A very simple and alto
gether pleasing process for members Of
the Bar Association. Yet up to date the
records do not disclose that any candi.
date or candidates hitherto chosen by the
lawyers have been approved by the plebcs.
The o. +. does not know how many
members are enrolled by the State Bar
Association. The report says 3Gl mem
bers Were voted for in the primary just
closed. which we take to be close to the
paid up memorbship, as every lawyer as
pires to seat on the supreme Court
bench. BY process of elimination. six
names are put forward as choices" from
which the people are asked to make
lections. In the order OF high vote they
are: Chief Justice w. II. Gabbcrt. whose
term expires next january; Judge Charles
G. Butler OF the Denver district court;
Judge j. II. Denison of the Denver dis
trict court; Judge Charles Cavender of
Leadville: Justice Morton $. Bailey.
whose term expires next January. and
Judge X. G. Strong of Greeley.